Hi Guys
I was delighted to see Scott Waites win his second World title (after shoulder surgery) and remind us that he too should be considered one of the modern darting superstars.
Going into the final a resurrected Waites had already knocked out BDO number1 and tournament favourite (the in-form Glen Durrant) 4-5 in a thriller before whitewashing the Canadian Jeff Smith (whom had an excellent tournament) 7-1, in the most one sided final since Waites beat crowd favourite Tony O'Shea 7-1 in 2013. It seems when Waites wins it, he wins BIG!
A quick fix for all your Historians is that Waites is the only player to win by such a wide margin in the last 15 years (since Ted Hankey whitewashed Ronnie Baxter 6-0 in 2000).
Waites has now joined an exclusive league of players who have won the title more than once as he becomes only the 8th player to do so in 38 years behind:
John Lowe
Eric Bristow
Jocky Wilson
Raymond van Barneveld
Martin Adams
Ted Hankey
Phil Taylor
Modern Legend: Why not
I do find it puzzling that Waites, who won his second world title on 10/1/16, and is a 5 times Major winner (excluding 20+ Open wins):
World Championship (2013,2016)
World Masters (2011)
Zuiderduin Masters (2011)
PDc Grandslam (2010)
is rarely mentioned in darting circles???
It may be, because he has remained staunchly with his BDO roots and never ventured over to the PDC, and like Martin Adams he must now be considered a true BDO icon and commended for staying true to himself and his darting preferences.
I think Waites is fantastic for the sport and would love to see him have a superb 2016!
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