A GRADE – Full Ladder
Javelins 12 v Vipers 9 – Match Stats
Scorpions 21 v Two Darts 0 – Forfeit
Motley Crew 13 v Dragons 8 – Match Stats
Ex Pats 16 v Imports 5 – Match Stats
B GRADE – Full Ladder
Slashers2 9 v Slashers1 6 – Match Stats
Arrows 11 v Bulls 4 – Match Stats
Devils 10 v Tri-Hards 5 – Match Stats
Jockys 11 v Wanderers 4 – Match Stats
A GRADE – Full Ladder
Imports 11 v Javelins 10 – Match Stats
A see-sawing match saw the Javelins go into the final round of singles leading 8-7 but it was a case of youth over experience as an Imports line-up less John Rankine got home by James and Ashley winning the last 2 singles.The score line typifies the close of the game with only 3 match-ups over in 2 legs..
Two Darts 13 v Motley Crew 8 – Match Stats
Two Darts were back to their traditional 5 man line-up which included new player Ray Smith. It’s great to see players of Ray’s calibre join the comp and along with his 21 tons it looks as though he was playing “Low Game Bingo” with check outs in 14, 15, 16 and 17 darts respectively. Alex and Greg were also firing on all cylinders with 4 wins from 4 whilst for the MC it was Aaron once again who won all 3 singles.
Dragons 13 v Vipers 8 – Match Stats
Dragons solidified their top 4 spot with a comfortable win over the Vipers. Ciaran won all his matches as did captain Ben Lothian. For the Vipers Jamil led the way with 12 tons and two wins.
Scorpions 16 v Panthers 5 – Match Stats
Scorpions reminded us all why they are top of the ladder with an empatic over the in-form Panthers. Scotty smacked out 13 tons, 4 circles, a 180, a 110 peg and a 17 dart leg with young Dave Hill also featuring with another 180. For the Panthers it was Tamm who led from the front with 2 wins with Gabe increasing his 180 tally for the season to 4.
B GRADE – Full Ladder
Slashers1 8 v Arrows 7 – Match Stats
Edge of the seat stuff at Albany Links with one team never leading by more than 1 at any stage it was left to the experienced Graham Parish to seal victory. A win which keeps the Slashers1 outift in touch with the top 4 and finals berth in their maiden season. Corey once again leading the charge with 8 tons and 3 wins but Nicky’s 117 peg was equally impressive. For the Arrows Edgar and Leo won all their matches but with Tri-Hards also winning their slender lead over them has been reduced to 2 competition points.
Tri-Hards 10 v Bulls 5 – Match Stats
With the end of the 3rd round approaching the Tri-Hards needed a win to keep the pressure on the Arrows and that they did. Archie won all his matches whilst Marty and Banger hit the tons with 5 and 4 respectively. For the Bulls it was Craig once again leading the charged with 3 tons and 3 wins.
Devils 10 v Wanderers 5 – Match Stats
Another red hot Devils as they swept to a 4-0 lead and were never going to lose from there. Steve, Ash and Dave all collected 3 wins for the night. For the Wanderers it’s obvious that some rep darts did Carol’s game alot of good as she won both her singles.
Jockys 9 v Slashers2 6 – Match Stats
A bit of a slow start from the Jockys as they went behind 3-1 early before they got the whip out. Some quality match ups here especially Ben Hughes vs Rob Funnell playing some very good darts. A return to the winner’s dais for Jockys captain Patrick Wilson with a win in the last leg of the singles. Three circle night to Marshall Thompson which crowned a 9-6 win to the Jockys. For the Slashers Rob and Rean hit 5 and 4 tons respectively and 2 wins along with Pat Smith. The loss however gives the Devils a 4 point buffer over the Slashers coming in to the last week of the third round.
A GRADE – Full Ladder
Two Darts 16 v Imports 5 – Match Stats
Another convincing for the Two Darts who enjoyed having six on deck for their match against the Imports. Greg the star with 15 tons including a 125 peg and two low games of 15 and 17 darts. Imports welcomed back Nev senior as he showed his guile and experience winning all 3 singles matches including beating our current singles champion.
Dragons 14 v Javelins 7 – Match Stats
Very consistent night from the Dragons with solid performances across the board. Gav with a 180, Ciaran yet another high peg with 116 and Mark Edge and Greg winning all their matches. As always for the Javelins it was Bryan leading the charge with 9 tons and 3 wins.
Scorpions 15 v Motley Crew 6 – Match Stats
The Scorpions without “Metronome” Mountney had a slight chink their armour but you would not have known. Scotty once again the ton race by a single ton and won all his matches while Horse hit a 180 and Grant an 18 dart leg. For the MC, it was Richard and Aaron winning 2 matches and hitting 9 tons each that led the charge.
Ex Pats 16 v Panthers 5 – Match Stats
The Panthers winning streak came to an end against relentless Ex Pats who were at one stage 3-1 down. Stewy and Mick won all their matches whilst for the Panthers Gabe and Max both hit 8 tons a piece and once again won their doubles. Have they lost this season ??
B GRADE – Full Ladder
Arrows 10 v Wanderers 5 – Match Stats
With a slender 2-1 lead the Arrows went on a rampage winning the next 8 singles matches but once again the Wanderers bounced back to win the last 4 games two zip to again give them some encouragement going into this week’s matches. For the Arrows, Banz was a man possessed, 9 tons and 3 from 3 without dropping a leg. Edgar followed up his 16 dart leg from last week with another 180 and by all reports Vinnie did an excellent job deputising for Dave who had an appointment at the manicurist. Bryan and Mick did their bit with 2 wins a piece for the Wanderers.
Tri-Hards 10 v Slashers2 5 – Match Stats
The Tri-Hards reminded everyone why they are a side that should be feared in the finals. Blasting to a 4-0 lead they never let the Slashers2 into the game as they suffer their second loss in a row. Marty Tuohy again doing very little wrong with 9 tons and 3 circles as he shoots up the MVP points ladder. Denis was the pick of the links crew with 4 tons and two singles wins. They need to re-group and throw everything they have at the Jockys tonight to stay in the hunt for a top 4 finals spot.
Jockys 8 v Slashers1 7 – Match Stats
Slashers1 led 2-1 early then kept the pressure going into the last round of singles holding a 5-4 lead. In the end though it was the experienced and in-from duo of Ben Hughes and Josh Allen who turned the match in the jockys favour in the final 2 legs. A very friendly and competitive match with Josh for the Jockys and Graham for the home side winning all their games. Slasher1 take on the Arrows this week and only just outside the top four so can still make the finals but need to start their push soon.
Devils 14 v Bulls 1 – Match Stats
The Devils are red hot form team of the moment and it was the Bulls on the receiving end this week. A superb all round team effort with Col and Justin hitting 6 tons a piece which included a 132 checkout from Justin surpassing his team mate Dave Burleigh’s 123 as the highest B grade peg out. For the Bulls Craig was ultra consistent hitting 8 tons and taking the single win for the night.
A GRADE – Full Ladder
Panthers 15 v Motley Crew 6 – Match Stats
Once again the Panthers didn’t get value for money with only 5 of the MC turning up. Tamm and Max were ruthless beating all those that stood before them with Gabe hitting another 180. Aaron continued his rich vein of form with 3 singles wins and looks primed for the Skulls upcoming rep match.
Two Darts 20 v Javelins 1 – Match Stats
Really not much i can say about the result here. After ceding top spot Matt clearly mustered the troops and they turned up to play. The Alex kiddie with 15 tons, a 103 peg and two low games had a blinder of a night. The solitary win went to Keith Farr who rolled our current singles champion with Bryan adding to his tally of 180’s. Onwards and upwards Javelins.
Scorpions 14 v Dragons 7 – Match Stats
Scorpions were also in the mood, a 2-1 lead turned into 7-2 as they really took command. Horse led from the front with 13 tons including a 180 and a 17 dart leg. Ant also chimed in with a 180 with the Mountney Metronome also hitting 13 tons including a 100 peg. For the Dragons Greg and Mark Edge notched 9 tons a piece including a 103 finish for Mark as they won 3 and 2 matches respectively.
Ex Pats 14 v Vipers 7 – Match Stats
The Vipers went behind 3-0 after the doubles and were then in big trouble at 7-2. A mini fightback avoided an embarassing loss but the hillbillies never looked troubled. Scott and Ian were unstoppable winning every game while Stewy pegged 115 and captain Mick Ward threw himself back into form with a 143 peg. Paz as always solid with 10 tons but it was Jamil that carried the home team with 3 strong singles wins.
B GRADE – Full Ladder
Wanderers 9 v Tri-Hards 6 – Match Stats
Well you heard it here first after last week’s stirring final round of singles it was mentioned that the Wanderers would take alot of positives out of that into next week and BAM !!! Look out Tri-Hards. Quite the upset really but not to the Wanderers. Kev Mitchell the star winning all his games and the ever reliable Captain Snow with two singles wins without dropping a leg. For the Tri-Hards Marty was a rock with 7 tons and 3 circles.
Devils 11 v Slashers2 4 – Match Stats
The Devils not only maintained their 100% win record against the Slashers2 but ended their 6 match winning streak also. Very impressive team performance with 24 tons thrown from the Devils including 6 from new signing Justin King. Pieter Kruger the rock for the home side with two singles wins without dropping a leg
Jockys 9 v Arrows 6 – Match Stats
After going behind 2-1 in the doubles the Jockys rallied winning the next. Derek, Ben and Clive all undefeated for the night with 12 tons between them. For the Arrows it was Edgar who impressed with 3 wins, no dropped legs and a 16 dart finish to boot he had a great night.
Slashers1 11 v Bulls 4 – Match Stats
Similar to the Jockys the Slashers1 found themselves 2-1 down after the doubles only to reel off the next 7 games. Nicky and Graham won all their matches whilst Liam with 7 just tipped Corey in the ton race. Captain Craig was solid for the Bulls with 2 wins and 5 tons but it’s clear they are really missing the Nottingham duo.
A GRADE – Full Ladder
Panthers 11 v Two Darts 10 – Match Stats
Starting a match down 7 games without a dart being thrown would be the end of most teams but if any team could win with 4 it would be the classy Two Darts. After winning the first 8 games of the match they had their nose in front also but this is where the momentum shifted. After Tamm beat Michael and Gabe beat Matt it was all of a sudden game on again. It came down to the final game with the experienced Tony Welsh taking the match for the Panthers. Gabe won all his singles games and Tamm pegged 120 for the home side whilst the Two Darts really threw everything at this game. Alex with two 180’s and a 110 peg and captain Matt with two 100 plus peg outs. The loss however opened the door for the Scorpions to snatch back top spot.
Scorpions 14 v Vipers 7 – Match Stats
Captain changed the normal doubles pairings around it worked a treat with the Vipers taking an uncustomary 2-1 lead. Scorpions then bit back hard with some great darts. Brian’s back to back 17 dart legs a highlight as the Scorpions stormed to a 6-3. The next round was shared 3 a piece but the Scorpions once again stepped it up a gear to fly home with Jack hitting a 16 dart leg in between. Quality night of darts with a ton of tons thrown on the night and Scotty controversially winning the race with 16. Ant pegged 116 and both Dave and Pas hit bullseye finishes in consecutive legs with the former hitting a 180 along with Jack. The win puts Scorpions back on top and the Vipers wondering whether they will ever play a team short a player this season.
Motley Crew 13 v Imports 8 – Match Stats
Solid result for the MC as ran away with it in the second round of singles to set up the win. Aaron led from the front with 4 wins and 11 tons and Joe pegged 132 along with 3 wins. Although he was restricted to 2 wins John Rankine still plundered 18 tons including a 100 peg and 18 dart leg. The only remaining 100% record bit the dust as Shane Rose beat John Ives in the final singles who in all fairness played the whole night without his glasses (the neighbours called mate, they found them in the bushes out the front of their place).
Ex Pats 15 v Javelins 6 – Match Stats
A full strength Ex Pats produced a stellar performance to beat the evergreen Javelins. Tristan and Marty won all their matches with Stewy producing his 3rd 100+ peg of the season with a 150 finish. For the Javelins it was the silver duo of Bryan and Hugh who hit 8 tons a piece with Luch winning 2 of their 6 matches.
B GRADE – Full Ladder
Jockys 10 v Tri-Hards 5 – Match Stats
A good night of darts despite the one sided nature of the score. Strong games from Ian Newton, Ben Hughes, and Marshall Thompson for the Jockys and Marty and Archie for the Trihards. Peter Wilson had the honour of winning the Jockys last game of the night before going under the knife for a knee replacement. 20 tons shared between Ben, Derek Smart and Ian, as well as Ben’s 118 peg was a notable feature. The Trihards just had an off night and are sure to come back strongly in the lead in to the finals.
Slashers2 9 v Arrows 6 – Match Stats
And that makes 6 in a row with Slashers2 only one game away from a round clean sweep. Never letting the foot of the gas the Slashers were relentless. Edgar was a stand out for the Arrows with 5 tons and 3 circles.
Slashers1 9 v Devils 6 – Match Stats
Solid all round team performance by the Slashers1 outfit with Alex winning all 3 games and Corey banging in 6 tons. For the visitors Steve was outstanding hitting 5 tons and not dropping a leg all night although by all reports Kim carried him in the doubles. The Devils now need to stop the Slashers2 train this week or risk losing touch with the top 4 but apparently they have a surprise in store for the Albany Links team this week.
Bulls 8 v Wanderers 7 – Match Stats
With the Nottingham connection away this week the Bulls were done to 5 with new player Rob Webster having a great night with 3 wins along with Denise. For the wanderers Kev Mitchell had a solid night with 3 wins and it was an encouraging performance from them winning 5 of the last 6 singles.
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SOME of the best darts players in Australia came to Warwick at the weekend for the Inter-cities finals at St Mary’s Hall.
The weekend attracted 120 players and was hosted by the Premier Darts Association of Warwick.
Premier qualified for the women’s final and had early wins against West Moreton and Pine Rivers.
Kerri Edwards and Shelly Crummy were virtually unbeaten in singles for the Premier team.
Edwards plays for the Premier team after deciding to follow a darts dream by driving from Dalby to Warwick each week to play.
“Dalby doesn’t have a representative team. I did play with Kingaroy but now play with Premier,” Edwards said.
“They are a lovely bunch of people in Premier.”
The inter-cities competition is different to Adam and Eve as each game needs to start and finish with a double.
One of the top players in action at the weekend was Lorraine Burn, of Wynnum, who will play for Australia in Turkey in October.
She made her debut for Australia in the Asia Pacific Cup in Hong Kong last year when the Aussies were victorious.
Logan player Chrissy Sheerin was runner-up in the recent Pacific Masters in Perth and said she loved coming to Warwick to play darts.
A GRADE – Full Ladder
Two Darts 11 v Dragons 10 – Game Stats
The Two Darts were in the unfamiliar position of being behind for almost the entire until they showed their real class and rattled off 4 wins from the last round of singles to win a very entertaining local derby. Pat with 4 wins and Matt with three 2-0 singles wins were the stars for 2D. Dragons were solid across the board with young Arthur Owen hitting his 2nd 180 in 2 weeks and Greg Lennon an 18-darter.
Javelins 13 v Panthers 8 – Game Stats
The Javelins enjoying the rarity of 7 players kept the lower order carousel going with a well earned victory over the Panthers.With the game in the balance at 5-4 the Javelins then hammered out 5 in a row led by Pete and Hugh to lead 10-5 going into the final round of singles which was too much for the Panthers to peg back.
Imports 15 v Vipers 6 – Game Stats
After some double trouble in the doubles the Vipers went behind 3-0 early which was soon to become 6-0. At 10-5 going into the last round they needed 6 from 6 wins but the Imports were just way too good on the night. John Rankine tried to re-design the score sheet with 19 tons including a 180 and a 16 dart leg. Jack the pick of the Vipers with 2 wins on the night.
Scorpions 19 v Ex Pats 2 – Game Stats
Yep, that’s not a typo. It was an under strength Ex Pats that met an on-fire Scorpions desperate to drag back some of that points difference conceded on the forfeit. Smashing out 61 tons in total they never looked troubled. Dave pegged 116, Scotty hit a 180 and an 18 darter and some guy called Daryl a 16 darter, nice one mate. Martin with 14 tons and Tristan with 13 threw well for the Ex Pats but the bearded burglar hit the doubles and took home 2 wins for the night.
B Grade – Full Ladder
Jockys 12 v Bulls 3 – Game Stats
The Jockys kept their substantial lead at the top of the table with another commanding performance to signal that their mid-season slump was only a glitch and normal service has been resumed. With 8 players in attendance the games, and honours were shared around although Derek did show he was human ending a decent winning streak. The under strength Bulls will bounce back this week for sure so look out Wanderers, don’t wear red.
Arrows 9 v Devils 6 – Game Stats
Arrows continue their rich vein of form with their 5th win on the trot and are now 4 points clear of the Tri-Hards. “Banz” was red hot with 6 tons and 3 circles. The Devils started well jumping to a 4-1 lead on the back of strong performances from Steve and Ash but met a team in clinical form.
Slashers2 10 v Wanderers 5 – Game Stats
Slashers 2 also made it 5 on the trot and with them schedule to play the Arrows this week only one team will have a 6 game winning streak. Without Rob at the helm the Slashers were a little slow out of the blocks but like Usain Bolt flashed home to collect the spoils and also sneak into the top 4.
Slashers1 9 v Tri-Hards 6 – Game Stats
With the game in the balance at 5-4 to the Slashers the last round of singles was going to be critical. It was Graham, Liam and then Corey who secured the victory. Corey and Nicky won all 3 of their matches hitting 2 and 7 tons respectively. Marty and Dean won 2 singles a piece for the visitors who now have to turn their form around against the table-topping Jockys.
Two Darts 13 vs Motley Crew 8 – Game Stats
Two Darts were once again down to five against the Motley Crew but eventually held on to win 13-8. Pat once again was relentless with three 2-0 singles victories. For the MC it was Richard who shone with 14 tons and new recruit Sam Batch who hit 7 tons including an opening 177.
Scorpions vs Panthers
A disappointing forfeit from the Scorpions has seen them concede top spot. Given the negative feedback (if not 3-4 months late), scheduling matches on Ekka Wednesday will likely not happen again but in every case where a team is struggling for numbers the preference is always to re-schedule to a date that suits both parties. However the Panthers were quite within their rights to claim a forfeit in this instance given the short notice, I know they would have preferred to have played.
Dragons 14 vs Vipers 7 – Game Stats
Dragons never really took their foot of the pedal against the Vipers winning every round to post a 14-7 victory. Arthur Owen was superb with 12 tons and 4 rings. For the Vipers Pas and Jack with 2 wins each led the way.
Javelins vs Imports – Game Stats
The Javelins and Imports enjoyed all the food at Gaythorne with the Imports holding out a five player Javelins 13-8. It was the John and Shane show with 24 tons and 8 wins between them. For the Javelins Pete was on fire with 13 tons and his only loss was a narrow 2-1 loss to Shane
A near full strength Two Darts were ruthless against the Vipers barnstorming to a 6-0 lead before eventually winning 17-4. Pat didn’t drop a leg and rarely gave his opponent a sight at a double whilst for the Vipers it was Jack Frost who starred with 2 wins. It would be remiss of me not to mention one of the biggest busts I have seen since I stumbled across my uncle’s porn collection. With 168 left captain Matt Knott set himself up perfectly with two triple 20’s and wanting a 16 or an 8 to leave a double rammed one right into the middle of the triple 16 … ouch.
Scorpions and Imports was neck and neck all night and with 2 singles left to play the league leaders led 10-9. It was the old and wise heads of Dave and Ant who led the Scorpions home with Dave’s 10 tons only surpassed by Brian’s dozen capped by 4 wins. For the Imports John Rankine didn’t drop a leg in his singles hitting 14 tons and two 18 darts games.
Motley Crew bounced back to beat the high flying Ex Pats 14-7. After going behind 3-0 the Crew did some soul searching and came out firing in the singles winning the next 8 games. Aaron and Richard led the charge with 3 singles wins each and for the Ex Pats a special thanks to Jane Fitzpatrick who filled in and by all accounts totally carried Mick in their doubles win.
A see-sawing match saw the lead change several times before the Dragons pulled through 11-10 against the Panthers. It was a solid team effort from the Dragons with Greg Lennon winning all his singles. For the Panthers Tamm starred with 12 tons and 2 singles wins.
