LEDBURY arrowsmith Terry Jenkins was as solid as a rock as he reached the final of the Stan James Players' Championship in Gibraltar.
Jenkins played brilliantly all week, before succumbing to seasoned professional Dennis Priestly by three sets to two.
On the way to the final, Jenkins beat some of the game's biggest names, including Wayne 'Hawaii 501' Mardle and world number one Colin Lloyd.
Jenkins picked up a cheque for £2,500 for his runner-up spot, but, more importantly, he also picked up 16 world-ranking points. This moved him up one place to number 14 in the world.
Jenkins, known as 'Tucker' in the darts world, said: "I was chuffed to get to the final, but it was more about the people I beat on the way to it.
"I beat Wayne (Mardle) and Colin (Lloyd) who are both top, top players, so I was very happy with that.
"I now have Dennis (Priestly) in my sights in the world rankings. If he hadn't won the tournament himself, my performance in the Stan James would have taken me above him."
Also in Gibraltar, Dave Honey savoured the sweet taste of revenge on his way to the quarter-finals.
The Droitwich thrower suffered a disappointing first round exit at the hands of Adrian Lewis, mentored by the legendary Phil 'The Power' Taylor, at the recent World Championships, but the darts went in his favour this time around.
Honey came up against Lewis in the third round of the Players' Championship and blew him away in a whirlwind of arrows. Lewis could only manage to win two legs as Honey whitewashed him 3-0.
The Spa taxi firm boss, however, could not match Jenkins when the duo met in the last eight, losing 3-1.
Honey, who won 10 world-ranking points for his performance, is now at a career-high 69th in the world.
He said: "I am definitely very happy with the way I am playing these days. It was good to get revenge over Adrian (Lewis).
"The darts are certainly going for me at the moment."
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