Burnley’s Kaya Baysal celebrated Junior World Masters glory with a straight-sets victory over Mitchell Lawrie in Milton Keynes last night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pair went head-to-head in a repeat of last month’s Junior World Championship final, as Baysal produced a clinical display to avenge his defeat against the Scottish star at Alexandra Palace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There was little to separate the pair in the opening exchanges, with Baysal drawing first blood on tops, before Lawrie levelled with a two-dart 89 combination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, despite missing tops for an eye-catching 120 checkout, the young Englishman clinched the opening set after Lawrie missed a dart at double nine for an 83 combination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Baysal then strengthened his grip on proceedings with a brilliant 121 on the bull to break and seize the initiative in set two, before punishing a hat-trick of missed opportunities from the Scot to seal the deal on tops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It feels amazing to win this competition for the first time,”\u00a0reflected Baysal, who averaged 89.37 to triumph at Arena MK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“To win a title on the big stage, this means a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I’m sure me and Mitchell will have a rivalry for years to come. We play each other more and more every week, and hopefully we can keep these performances up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“When I turn 16, I’ll probably go to Q School next year, but I just want to keep doing what I’m doing.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Baysal and Lawrie came through the early rounds of the Junior World Masters in Aylesbury on Saturday, battling through a 256-player field to confirm their spots in Sunday’s showpiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Baysal remarkably didn’t drop a single set in Saturday’s early rounds, averaging over 97 to see off CJ Ayres in the quarter-finals, before averaging 100.2 to dispatch Jack Nankervis in the last four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lawrie, meanwhile, also made serene progress, dumping out JDC National Volts champion Jack Johnson in the last eight, which he followed with a comeback win over Harley Glycos in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Final<\/strong>: Kaya Baysal 2-0 Mitchell Lawrie (2-1, 2-0)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"