Heydon seals his place in the BDO World Championship

Lillington's Nigel Heydon qualified for the BDO World Professional Darts Championship on Wednesday when beating Adam Smith-Neale two sets to nil in Bridlington.
Nigel Heydon in Budapest.Nigel Heydon in Budapest.
Nigel Heydon in Budapest.

Heydon won his group thanks to 2-1 victories over Catalonia’s Carles Arola and Wales’ Nathan Treadgold and a 2-0 success against Theo De Jong (Netherlands).

He then beat the USA’s Tom Sawyer 2-0 to set up a clash against Smith-Neale, with the victory securing him one of just four places for the Lakeside at the turn of the year.

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Heydon was also aiming to qualify for the Winmau World Masters where he faces Callan Rydz in his first match today.

The 48-year-old has just returned from the Europe Cup in Budapest where he helped the four-strong England men’s team take the overall team award.

Heydon reached the last 16 of the pairs alongside Paul Hogan and was knocked out in the quarter-finals of the singles by Scotland’s Alan Soutar.