NICK Kenny is warming up nicely for his BDO World Championship debut, with victory at the Darts Corner Jersey Open giving him another confidence boost ahead of January’s trip to the Lakeside.

The Cwmbran ace beat Eddie Le Bailly Jnr, Geoff Heath, Martin Atkins, Graham Cummings and Mark McGeeney before taking the crown in St Helier with a 5-1 win over Paul Harvey.

He also won three matches on his way to the quarter-finals of the One80 Jersey Classic, eventually losing 4-2 to Scotland’s Ross Montgomery at the last eight stage.

Kenny’s form bodes well for the new year when he joins the British Darts Organisation’s elite on the big stage when the world championships take place at the Lakeside Country Club (January 7-15).

It might be his competition debut but Kenny has appeared at the famous venue before, and he will also play there next month in the Winmau World Masters (December 2-4).

The draw for the worlds are going to be held during that tournament, with Kenny eagerly anticipating which of the BDO’s top 16 seeds he is going to face in the first round.

Speaking about his triumph in Jersey, Kenny said: “I had a feeling after qualifying for the quarter-finals in both events I would win one of them.

“I played really well in patches during the early rounds and only faced one dart to lose any of those matches. I was getting off to good starts and keeping on top of the play.

“One of the guys I beat said he played out of his skin but just couldn’t get on top of me.

“I seem to be playing well at just the right time with those big events coming up.”