Sweeting Sweeps to Third CDLC Title in Panama City
Rashad Sweeting powered to his third career CDLC Main Tour title on Sunday, producing a dominant 6-0 victory over Jamaica’s Jonathon Heron in the final of Event 2 in Panama City.
The Bahamian star, who captured headlines with his historic World Darts Championship debut last December, was in impressive form throughout the day. Sweeting edged past Jesus Salate 6-5 in the quarterfinals and took out top seed Sudesh Fitzgerald 6-2 in the semifinals before racing to a whitewash win in the final.
Sweeting’s 76.48 tournament average was second only to Salate’s 81.09, but it was his finishing that made the difference on the final day of the Panama City weekend. He also topped the 180 chart, landing six maximums across his matches.
Heron made history of his own by becoming the first Jamaican player to reach a CDLC Main Tour final, narrowly edging out Brazil’s Artur Valle 6-5 in the semifinals after seeing off Costa Rican, Jonathan Quiros, in the last eight.
Fitzgerald, who had reached the final of Event 1, continued his consistent run with a semifinal appearance, falling just short of another title shot. Meanwhile, Trinidad’s James Walkin finished second behind Sweeting in the 180 race, firing in four on the day.
The CDLC Tour resumes action July 25-27 in Freeport, Bahamas, as players look to continue their push toward World Championship qualification.