Welsh Classic
James Wilson secured victory in the Welsh Classic on 2nd June by defeating Glen Durrant 6-4 in a close fought final . The England International saw off former PDC player Tony Eccles 4-1 in the last 16 , Martin Adams 4-3 in the quarter finals and Dave Smith 5-0 in the semi-finals before moving on to secure a victory that will aid his cause as he aims to return to the Lakeside stage in 2014 .
Durrant made steady progress to the last 16 and then he came alive in a big way , producing whitewash victories over England International Martin Atkins , World number 1 Stephen Bunting and Dutch International Rick Hofstra . He ran out of steam somewhat in the final however , but he will no doubt be pleased with his run on the day .
Deta Hedman extended her lead at the top of the ladies rankings thanks to victory over young starlet Fallon Sherrock in the final of the ladies event . Hedman had previously defeated another young gun in the form of Zoe Jones , along with the experienced duo of Anastasia Dobromyslova in the quarter finals and Lisa Ashton in the semis .
Sherrock ’ s run to the final included victories over Julie Gore , Sue Gulliver and fellow youngster Casey Gallagher .
The youth singles was won by Kallum Graham from Southport , who defeated the in form Casey Gallagher 3-0 in the final . In the men ’ s pairs Robbie Green and Wesley Harms claimed victory , whilst the ladies event was won by Lorraine Farlam and Anastasia Dobromyslova and the mixed event by James Wilson and Rachel Brooks .