England's Deta
Hedman took the 2010 Swedish Open ladies singles
title in Alvik, Stockholm. Twenty years after winning
her first title, the BDO/WDF No.1 won a record fifth
title, beating Russia's Irina Armstrong
5-2 in the final.
Sweden's Carina
Ekberg was trying to win her fourth successive
Swedish Open but lost out to Hedman in the semi finals,
despite winning her quarter final match with a 170 checkout
in the deciding leg.
In the mens singles, Göran Klemme
became only the third Swedish player to win the event
in it's 41 year history. The man affectionately tagged
the "Sausage Sizzler" during his run to the
2005 Winmau World Masters final returned to form after
a long break from the sport, defeating Finland's Veijo
Viinikka 5-4 in a thrilling finale.
LAST 8 MEN:
1. Göran Klemme,
Sweden,
2. Veijo Viinikka, Finland
3-4. Daniel Larsson, Sweden
3-4. Vesa Nuutinen, Finland
5-8. Willy van de Wiel, Holland
5-8. Swein Seifert, Tyskland
5-8. Håkan Jansson, Sweden
5-8. Tomas Caris, Sweden
LAST 8 LADIES:
1. Deta Hedman, England
2. Irina Armstrong, Russia
3-4. Carina Ekberg, Sweden
3-4. Lumi Silvan, Finland
5-8. Kristin Bomander, Sweden
5-8. Deana Rosenblom, Sweden
5-8. Tarja Salminen, Finland
5-8. Anna Forsmark, Sweden
report by Richard Ashdown
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