Brilliant Baker Rolls into PDC

Scott Baker admitted he was “buzzing” after rolling into the PDC at the first attempt of Q School. The Mod produced a great display at the weekend to grab a vital “golden ticket” at the qualifiers in Wigan. Back-to-back whitewashes of Mark Esposito and Lorraine Winstanley got Baker's day off to a perfect start before a sensational 107.7 average saw him overcome David Adshead 5-2. Victories over former Tour Card holders Barrie Bates, Stephen Burton and Jonathan Worsley followed, before a 5-2 success over Lakeside Championship semi-finalist Jim Williams put him within one win of glory. A convincing 5-1 triumph over American Danny Lauby confirmed Baker's status as a full-time professional on the PDC circuit for 2019 and 2020. Baker, who has competed in the last two stagings of the Lakeside Championship, said: “I'm absolutely buzzing, I'm on top of the world right now. “I was playing well yesterday but today I managed to produce that little bit extra to get through. “The setup here is worlds apart from what I'm used to and I surprised myself a bit with how well I played. Now I can't wait to get started on the ProTour.” By Phil Lanning (@lannomedia)