LOURENCE ILAGAN defeated Paul Lim 3-2 to win Stage Five of DARTSLIVE - THE WORLD in Shanghai.
The latest stage of DARTSLIVE - THE WORLD, the world's biggest soft-tip darts tournament, saw players from over 20 countries taking part, including PDC stars Mark Webster and Adrian Gray, as well as Japanese ace Morihiro Hashimoto and leading female player Anastasia Dobromyslova.
Ilagan edged out Lim in the final in a deciding leg of the Cricket format as he claimed the Stage Five win, which followed up his victory in the DARTSLIVE IDF World Cup Team event 24 hours earlier.
"I feel so happy to have won, and proud for my country," said Ilagan, a two-time Ladbrokes World Darts Championship qualifier.
"It's my first stage win this year, and I had to prepare very hard for this event. I wanted to prove something. Playing against Paul, I always feel pressure as he always plays so well."
Lim, the 2011 DARTSLIVE - THE WORLD Champion - sits at the top of this year's rankings following his run to the final of Stage Five, ahead of Japan's Takehiro Suzuki and two-time event winner Ronald Briones, with American Scott Kirchner and Croatia's Boris Kcrmar tied for fourth.
Following the eight Stages, the top 100 ranked players will travel to Hong Kong in December for the Grand Final, with Stage Six to be held in Las Vegas on September 21 before Hong Kong hosts Stage Seven on October 13 and Stage Eight on November 3.
DARTSLIVE - THE WORLD
Soft Darts World Championship 2013
Stage Five, August 25 - Shanghai, China
Last 32
Atsushi Matsumoto (Japan), Chris White (Canada), Ken Touzawa (Japan), Kenichi Ajiki (Japan), Takehiro Suzuki (Japan), Han Woong Hee (Korea), Shingo Enomata (Japan), Mark Webster (UK), Bryan Eribal (Philippines) Y Matsumoto (Japan), Arashi Matsumoto (Japan), Filipe Chan (Macau), Park Hyunchul (Korea), Liao Yeng Chou (Taiwan), Tommy Pong (Hong Kong), Daisuke Akamatsu (Japan)
Last 16
Adrian Gray (UK), Harley Kemp (Australia), Haruki Muramatsu (Japan) Mitsumasa Hoshino (Japan), Liu Yuan Jun (China), Kei Usami (Japan), Tomoya Tsumura (Japan), Royden Lam (Hong Kong)
Quarter-Finalists
R Van Deursen (USA), Benjamin Dersch (USA), Morihiro Hashimoto (Japan), Boris Krcmar (Croatia)
Semi-Finalists
Rob Modra (Australia), Yuji Eguchi (Japan)
Final
Lourence Ilagan (Philippines) 3-2 Paul Lim (Singapore)
The Final
Leg-By-Leg - 701/Cricket/Cricket/701/Choice. Loser throws first.
1-0 - Ilagan, with the throw, wins the first 701 game in 17 darts and ends up with a 123.7 average with Lim way behind with a 112 average and still on 141 points.
1-1 - Lim starts with a 9 mark in cricket, and ends up winning comfortably with a score of 177 points and 5.60 average, with Ilagan on 127 points and 5.00 average.
2-1 - Ilagan wins the second cricket game with a 7.00 average and 480 points to Lim's 422 points and 6.00 average.
2-2 - The games continue to go with throw, Lim wins in 17 darts with an average of 123.7 to Ilagan's better 134.6 average and 28 left.
3-2 - Ilagan wins the bull again to throw first. Both players struggle and each have chances to pull ahead with Ilagan pipping Lim to the post with a 4.67 avergae and 460 points to Lim's better 4.78 average and 401 points.
DARTSLIVE - THE WORLD
Soft Darts World Championship 2013 Schedule
Stage One - April 28, Hong Kong
Stage Two - May 26, Hong Kong
Stage Three - June 16, La Rochelle, France
Stage Four - July 13, Seoul, Korea
Stage Five - August 25, Shanghai, China
Stage Six - September 21, Las Vegas, USA
Stage Seven - October 13, Hong Kong
Stage Eight - November 3, Hong Kong
Grand Final - Dec 14-15, Hong Kong
For more information and entry details, please visit:
http://darts-theworld.com/en/schedule/