Owen wins one match at Grand Slam qualifier before all three Welsh players go out
Rob Owen was the only Welsh player to win a match at the Grand Slam of Darts qualifier at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester on Friday 6 November, beating Ireland’s Stephen Rosney 5–4 before losing 5–3 to England’s Tom Sykes in the last 40. No Welsh player is left in the draw. Every match was best of nine legs.
Welsh match path
- Rob Owen, last 80
- Won 5–4
- Rob Owen, last 40
- Lost 3–5
- Nick Kenny, last 80
- Lost 3–5
- Rhys Griffin, last 80
- Lost 1–5
Owen, Kenny and Griffin
Owen, listed 62nd in the tournament record, beat Rosney, listed 125th, by a single leg in the last 80. Sykes, listed 81st, then won the last 40 match 5–3. Nick Kenny, listed 64th, lost 5–3 to the Netherlands’ Sietse Lap, listed 115th, in the last 80. Rhys Griffin, listed 126th, lost 5–1 to England’s Michael Smith, listed 37th, in the same round.
Already in the field
Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton are already in the Grand Slam field after qualifying earlier this season, so Wales still has representation at Wolverhampton.