MAGNIFICENT MONTGOMERY WINS WORLD SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIP
22/02/2025 By Aaron Nijjar
By Aaron Nijjar
ROSS MONTGOMERY broke down in tears after making it four successive Scottish winners of the World Seniors Championship.
The East Kilbride thrower defeated Graham Usher 5-1 in the final at the Circus Tavern, securing his fourth Seniors ranking title in the process.
Montgomery produced a stunning 120 checkout in the match and hit an incredible fourteen 140’s as Usher struggled with his finishing throughout the game.
On his way to the final, Montgomery saw off his fellow compatriot Robert Thornton in the quarter-final and tournament favourite Steve Beaton in the last four.
‘The Boss’, 62, followed Thornton’s two wins and then John Henderson last year, continuing the record of only Scots winning this event in its history.
Following his victory, Montgomery said: “I played last year. Jason had set up the Seniors tour. Daryl Fitton was at me for ages when I got my card. ‘You’re coming to seniors.’ I’ve arrived and I have loved every single minute of it.”
Montgomery picked up a whopping £30,000 and started to cry as he said: “I came here with the fantastic news I’m going to be a grandad.
“They don’t put averages on trophies. There are fantastic players in the seniors that have been here long before. My big brother Martin Adams taught me how to play. Honestly, I’m over the moon.
“I dedicate this to my two grandchildren that are coming soon. It’s going to be a good year but I don’t know if I’ve got time to play darts!”
The Scot heaped praise on Usher after their match.
He said: “Graham has kicked my a*** many times because he’s a fantastic player. I told him on stage ‘Graham, just calm down and be yourself son’.
“If you win, you win. Just calm down. This is all about a game of darts. Graham is a fantastic player; he will be back. He will be kicking backsides.
“I was watching him in the practice room earlier and I was like ‘I’m not watching this anymore’ and I walked out. He was hitting 180, 180, 177. I was like, ‘Graham, sit down and give someone else a shot on the practice board.’”
