WOLVES GO HUNTING FOR POINTS

Sheffield Franchise League
Leadmill Premier Division

Players Bar All Stars v Wilton Wizards
Woodbourne Black Eagles v Frecheville Vulcans
Milton Magic v station Hotel Railway men
Uni Arms academical v Woodbourne wolves
Woodbourne Panthers v Newbold Aces
Cumberland Sausages v Woodbourne Warriors

Woodbourne Wolves under the guidance of John Edwards will go in search of there first points this week as surely luck is going to change as they have been unlucky with so many 3-2 game defeats sods law must be around the corner but the Academicals with Ed "Bish Bash Bosh" McCosh leading the team will be looking to extend the university sides unbeaten run and stretch it to 3 games.Lee Slack takes his Wizards the small trip to Players Bar to play the Allstars and Pete Seniors men are armed to the hilt for this one after last weeks draw.Jim Smith's Vulcans will be on form again this week following a tremendous performance against the Allstars and will be all guns blazing as the visit the leaders the Black Eagles at Worthing road but the home side will be ready in what should be a brilliant night.Aces travel to Worthing road also to play the Panthers with both team starting to get going now.Sausages will be aiming to put pressure on the top two sides when they welcome the red army of the Warriors.Milton Magic will be at full strength as the host Andy Bradbury and his Railwaymen in what could prove to be the game of the week.

Good night the last time the Vulcans played the Black eagles

ACADEMICAL SEAL SECOND STALEMATE

The University Arms Academical made it two consecutive draws in the Sheffield Franchise League after coming from 3-1 down to claim a 3-3 tie against the Newbold Aces.
Replete with a sizeable stage and a wealth of practice boards, the Newbold WMC was the perfect venue for a night of high quality and drama.

M. SMITH 3-2 JACK LEWIS: The first game of the evening proved to be one of the most thrilling. "Pot" had the Academical in high spirits with an excellent 22-dart opening leg, whittling his score down to 150 after 12 darts, but Smith responded with a 23 darter to level the scores. Double trouble in the third heightened the drama, but Lewis kept his nerve to hit double 16 and hold throw. Smith opened with a 140 in the fourth leg, but Lewis responded with two tons to find himself on 196 after four visits. With the fate of the match hanging in the balance, it took a double 1 from Smith to level the scores and set up a climactic decider. Unfortunately, the final leg failed to meet the standards of its predecessors, and a ton halfway through the leg was all it took for Smith to seal the only break of the game and edge a superb encounter.
RICHARD SWAINSTON 3-0 TOM WRIGHT: Luck was not on the Ginger Hero's side as the draw pitched him against Aces star player Swainston, who barely threw a loose dart throughout. A 50 checkout sealed a 21-dart first leg, and though Wright notched up a ton in the second, Swainston held firm to double his advantage. The Aces thrower sealed the third in 20 darts, a 60 checkout ending Wright's resistance.
TREVOR TYE 2-3 MATT ROYLE: Unarguably the tie of the night, Matt Royle marked his Academical debut with a remarkable comeback against Trevor Tye. The Aces man started on the front foot, breaking Royle's throw with a 68 checkout sealing a 21-dart leg. Better was to follow; two 140s gave Tye the chance to claim a 15 darter. Though the double 18 was missed, the second attempt landed in the red bit to round off an excellent leg. It was then that Royle sprung into action. Having troubled the treble plenty already, Royle hit a ton and a 99 as he looked to rescue the game. Tye could not close out the leg but his opponent could, nailing tops at the first attempt. Royle kept the pressure up in the fourth, reaching 152 after 15 to stay in contention, and when Tye missed double 18 for a 21-dart leg the Academical player was able to take out 59 in ice-cool fashion. The decider was a superb culmination to a high-intensity games, with the pair trading big scores. Tye followed up a 122 with a missed attempt on the bull for the match. It was Royle, who had put himself in an excellent position with a 140, who checked out 21 for a 24 darter to put the Academical on the board.
IAN SPEED 3-0 OLI NEWALL: Oli Newall's Franchise League development continued apace, but Ian Speed's consistency proved too much for the youngest player on the night. Speed hit two tons en route to a 26-dart leg in the first leg, repeating the feat in the second thanks to a 68 checkout. Speed left 99 after 21 darts in the third leg, but a two-dart 61 out made it three 26-dart legs in a row for a comfortable win.
D. BELFITT 0-3 MATT EARDLEY: Matt "Cardley" made it three Franchise League wins from three with an easy 3-0 win in the fifth tie of the night. Eardley opened with a 123, adding a ton before a cool 52 checkout rounded off a 21-dart leg. Eardley once again hit a 21 darter in the second, needing just one ton before finishing 61. The third leg lacked any of its predecessors' quality, with Eardley completing the whitewash in a mammoth 46 darts - the longest leg of the night by a full 16 darts.
D. WILLS 0-3 ED MCCOSH: With a draw up for grabs, Ed McCosh kept his cool to take a 3-0 win and an overall share of the spoils. The Academical captain was rarely troubled, and a ton followed by a 93 saw him canter clear in the opener, needing just one dart at double 18 to seal a 22-dart leg. McCosh opened the second leg with another ton, wobbling slightly before hitting 96 to leave 95 after 18 darts. Again, double 18 did the trick, and a 140 in the third leg had McCosh well on his way to victory. Wills would not give up however, hitting an 81 to leave 127. McCosh's nerve almost left him with the previously unmissable double 18 letting him down. Double 9 was dealt with swiftly though, and the win secured the draw for the Academical.
The result lifts the Academical firmly into mid-table, while the Aces kept themselves off the bottom of the table with their first draw of the season.

report by Ed McCosh

VULCANS HOLD ALLSTARS TO A DRAW WHILE EAGLES FLY HIGH

SFL (Week 4)
Sheffield Darts Franchise League:Leadmill Premier Division
Sponsored by:                               The Leadmill
                                                      Red Dragon Darts
                                                      Projectdarts
                                                      Winmau Blade 4
In Association with:                     Sheffield Star

22nd September 2016

Aces 3-3 Academicals

Mick Smith 3-2 Jack Lewis
Rich Swainston 3-0 Tom Wright
Trev Tye 2-3 Matt Royle
Ian Speed 3-0 Oli Newell
D. Belfitt 0-3 Matt Eardley
Dawn Wills 0-3 Ed McCosh

We start Week 4 with the Academicals travelling to the Newbold Club with both teams still searching for their first wins in the Franchise League. The night couldn't have got off to a better start when Aces' Mick Smith played Academicals Jack Lewis in an exciting encounter where the pendulum swung back and forth where no player were giving an inch. Lewis started well holding throw in the first leg then it was status quo up until the 4th leg of the game with Academicals' Lewis 2-1 up Smith hammered in a 20 dart leg to level the scores and push the game into a decider where Smith continued to rally to a 3-2 victory and put the Aces into an early lead. The second game of the night saw Rich Swainston up against Tom Wright. Swainston started well hitting a 21 dart leg to take the lead and Wright never really got going as Swainston followed by throwing consistent darts finishing with a 20 darter to win 3-0. Up next was another close game between Trev Tye and Matt Royle, Tye kicked off in style with a 21 darter then followed it by hitting a 140 to start the second leg followed by a ton to set up a 16 dart leg to race into a 2-0 lead but just when you thought the game will be over early Matt Royle made a fantastic comeback and it looked like it took Tye by surprise with the scores level at 2-2 it was Royle who finished hitting the winning double to complete the comeback and pull one back for the Academicals. The fourth game of the night saw a ultra consistant performance by Aces' Ian Speed defeating Oli Newell by a 3-0 scoreline with every leg finishing in 26 darts. With the score at 3-1 to the home side Academicals would have been forgiven for lying down but that's not in their nature as a fight back ensured first Matt Eardley took out Belfitt starting with back to back 21 dart legs then finishing in style to guarantee theirs something to play for in the decider. The deciding match of the night saw Dawn Willis have a chance to give Aces the victory but Ed McCosh had other ideas has he cooly finished the night with a 3-0 victory and rescue his team a battling point.

Railwaymen 0-6 Black Eagles

Jordan Payne 2-3 Micky Stocks
Tom Gurran 0-3 Simon Birkett
Brian Lewis 2-3 Stephen Briggs
Mark Gurran 0-3 Greg Beard
Gav Pilling 2-3 Pete Daffin
Pete Bramley 2-3 Jelger Tuinstra

The Black Eagles travelled to The Station hoping to keep their 100% record in tact and what a belter of a match it turned out to be with close games aplenty and the scoreline didn't do the game justice. First up saw a quality battle between Railwaymen's Jordan Payne up against Micky Stocks in a match that went all the way with both men holding throw throughout the game. In the first leg Stocks took the lead hitting a 20 dart leg but Payne hit back immediately making the score 1–1. In the third leg Micky hit another 20 dart leg to go 2-1 in front but once again Payne rallied hitting an impressive 13 dart leg to equalise for a second time to force the match into a deciding leg which saw Stocks fire in a maximum and finishing it off in 21 darts to win the game 3-2 and put Black Eagles 1-0 in front. Second up was young Tom Gurran facing a difficult game against Simon Birkett as it proved as Birkett kicked off with a 21 dart leg. Gurran tried to reply with a maximum but it was all in vain as Birkett reeled off the next 2 legs hitting a 104 checkout and an 18 dart leg to win the game 3-0. Third up on the night was an evenly matched contest between Brian Lewis and Stephen Briggs where every leg went with the throw. Lewis managed to chuck in a maximum to try and fend off Briggs but as the game wore on it went to another decider where experience counted for Briggs as he hit a 15 darter and a 106 checkout to win the battle 3-2. In the fourth game of the night Mark Gurran tried to keep his team in the game but had a mountain to climb against "The Titan" Greg Beard and it showed as Greg kicked off hitting a 20 darter but their was more to come in the second where he hit an 18 dart leg and a maximum to go 2-0 in front and just when you thought Gurran had a chance "The Titan" slammed the door in his face winning the game 3-0 and put his team 4 up overall but we weren't finished yet. Up next was Railwaymen's Gav Pilling as he faced "Super Daffs" Pete Daffin and what a match it was. It had everything from a maximum a piece and high finishes aplenty. Pilling took the lead with an 18 dart leg, hitting the first maximum of the game. Daffin hit back with a maximum of his own, winning legs in 15 and 18 darts not to mention the ton checkout to take the lead 2-1, but back came Pilling taking out a 112 finish to level the scores again and force the game into a decider where Daffin showed true class winning the game with a 13 dart leg and a 134 finish to win the game 3-2. In the final match of the night saw yet another quality darts match between Railwaymen's Pete Bramley and Jelger Tuinstra, It all started well for Jelger taking the first 2 legs everyone thought he was going to win it comfortably but not Bramley who fired back in the game hitting a maximum and a 20 dart leg then in the fourth leg Bramley equalised to set up a decider in the final game of the night. Tuinstra held his nerve to win the game 3-2 with a 21 dart leg to give Black Eagles a 6-0 victory but with the scores so close Railwaymen were unlucky not to get anything out of the game.

Vulcans 3-3 All Stars

Russ Lockwood 3-0 Tony Harper
Chris Gray 1-3 Dave Copley
Anthony Warne 1-3 Terry Temple
Daz Layden 3-2 Daz Johnson
Jim Smith 0-3 Carl Wilkinson
Steve Stacey 3-2 Johnny Daniels

It was a closely fought contest at Frecheville where the All Stars looked to defend their 100% start to the season against a resolute Vulcans side in a very even game where it went all the way to the final leg of the night and also every leg in every game was around 22 darts and saw both teams go in the lead only to be pegged back. The night started when Frecheville's Russ Lockwood kicked off proceedings with a 21 darter against Tony Harper to go in front then Russ rallied through the match winning 3-0. In the next match saw Chris Gray up against All Stars Dave Copley in a match which saw 3 solid 17 dart legs between the pair, the game started well for Gray who hit the first 17 darter to go 1-0 in front but Copley found his range after that winning the next 2 legs both also in 17 to overturn the deficit and Dave finished off Gray in the fourth to win 3-1 and equalise for his team. The third game of the night saw Anthony Warne in a tough contest against Terry Temple. Game started off with Temple taking the lead with an 18 dart leg and an 88 checkout but back came Warne with a 20 darter of his own to level the scores, in the third leg Temple regained the lead calmly taking out the double then turned into over-drive hitting a maximum and winning the game in style finishing in 15 darts to win 3-1 and put his team 2-1 up. The fourth match saw 2 warriors battle it out in the battle of the Daz's. Vulcans Daz Layden faced All Stars PDC player Darren Johnson, Layden kicked off in fine form taking a 2-0 lead finishing in 19 and 16 darts but "Dynamite" hit back with a 17 and an 18 dart leg that also included 3 maximums and a 98 finish to boot to level the tie but Layden weren't to be denied in the final leg decider where he managed to race over the line to win a tightly fought contest 3-2 to equal the scores on the night with 2 to play. Jim Smith played Carl Wilkinson both knowing that a win for either men guaranteed their team won't taste defeat and Wilkinson got off to the perfect start with a 13 dart leg and he didn't hold back winning the second leg as Jim a Smith tried to scrape anything Wilkinson managed to run riot and win the match 3-0 and take the game into the decider knowing his team won't be beaten tonight. In the final game of the night with the game delicately poised at 3-2 to All Stars, Vulcans Steve Stacey was looking to rescue a draw against Johnny Daniels and Stacey got off to the perfect start taking the lead but Daniels hit back with an 18 dart leg to equalise then won the third to go in front but then it was Stacey's turn to fight back equalising with a 19 darter to take the game into a deciding last leg of the night it was a matter of who will hold their nerve for the team in a tussle which saw Stacey take out the winning double and both teams sharing the spoils in this thriller of a contest.

Warriors 0-6 Panthers

Barry Brittle 0-3 John Leiber
Ian Webster 0-3 Russ Simons
Steve Newton 2-3 Brad Ellis
Jodie Bruce 0-3 Ryan Goffin
Nicola Warne 0-3 Mick Hulley
Paul Brittle 1-3 John Schultz

Over at the Woodbourne we saw Warriors face a tricky tie against a Panthers team who have started the season well. Up first to toe the oche was Woodbourne's Barry Brittle facing John Leiber in a match what saw Leiber comfortably hold his own hitting a 20 and a 21 dart leg to win the game and put the Panthers into the lead. Ian Webster was up next against Panthers Russ Simons but despite Webster playing well couldn't cope with Simons consistency hitting a maximum along the way to a 3-0 victory to put his team 2-0 up. Steve Newton faced Brad Ellis in the closest contest of the night in the third game which saw Newton shoot out of the blocks and had a superb start after taking the first leg he followed it up with a 21 darter to go 2 in front with 3 to play then Ellis hit back finally finding his range to tie the game 2-2 and make the game go into a decider where Brad managed to complete the comeback and defeat Newton who played very well and deserved more than he got out of it. Jodie Bruce was next up for the Warriors as she faced a tough game against Ryan Goffin and it showed as Goffin kicked off with a maximum then that followed a 13 dart leg to open proceedings. In the second leg Goffin continued the form hitting a 17 darter to go 2-0 up and after that he raced to victory taking out the winning double to put his side 4-0 up with 3 to play. Nicola Warne faced Mick Hulley in the fifth game of the night hoping to take something from the game but it wasn't to be as Hulley hit a 20 followed by a 17 dart leg to win the game 3-0 and put his team 5-0 up on the night going into the final game. In the last match Paul "The Undertaker" Brittle started brightly taking the first leg against John Schultz but then Schultz rallied after levelling the scores at 1 each Schultz stepped it up and took the next 2 legs to win the tie 3-0 and giving The Panthers a 6-0 victory overall.

Wizards 1-5 Sausages

Des Moore 1-3 Ben Dolman
Tony Casril 1-3 Pete Bell
Martin Peel 3-1 Matt Pryor
Michael Slack 0-3 Shaun Greenfield
Simon Simmons 1-3 Ben Beardmore
Lee Slack 0-3 Stephen Ewington

Cumberland Sausages

The Cumberland Sausages took their 100% record to Wilton to play the Wizards team who are yet to get off the mark this season in a game that saw a lot of 140's on the night. The match started brightly for The Sausages as Ben Dolman took on Des Moore. Dolman won the first leg but Moore hit back equalising to make the game all square, that's when Dolman stepped up to the plate hitting a 16 dart leg to go back in front then finishing the game off cooly in the fourth to put Sausages 1-0 up. Up next was Wilton's Tony Casril up against "The Landlord" Pete Bell looking to level the scores. Both players started well sharing the first 2 legs but then Bell relaxed more and ran away with the game also winning by a 3-1 scoreline to put his team 2-0 in front. Martin Peel found a bit of form for Wizards against Matt Pryor winning the first leg but after Pryor levelled up the score Peel found another gear and won the game by a third consecutive 3-1 scoreline. Up next was Michael Slack against Shaun "Croc" Greenfield with Slack looking bring the scores level but he found "Croc" a tough nut to crack and Greenfield sailed into the distance winning comfortably 3-0 to put Sausages 3-1 up with 2 to play. Onto the fifth game where Simon Simmons looking to keep his team in the game faced Ben "Boom" Beardmore but things didn't get off to the best of starts as "Boom" kicked off winning the first then hitting a 17 dart leg to race into a 2-0 lead but as Simmons threatened a comeback taking the third leg, Beardmore rattled in a 20 dart leg to finish the game winning 3-1 and give The Sausages a 4-1 advantage going into the last game. In the last match we saw Stephen Ewington was just too much for Lee Slack, After Ewington won the first leg he smashed in an 18 darter to go 2-0 up and he rounded off the night taking out the final double to win 3-0 over Lee Slack and Sausages win 5-1 overall to continue their 100% start to the season.

Wolves 0-6 Magic

John Edwards 0-3 Gav Markham
Pat Finney 1-3 Chris Markham
Sue Edwards 0-3 Lester Bowers
John Smethurst 0-3 Paul Harris
Steve Naisbitt 0-3 Chris Keane
Antonio Cruz 0-3 Steve Marfleet

Milton Magic

Over in the other room at The Woodbourne Hotel, The Wolves still searching for their first points of the season was up against a Magic team who have started with 2 wins out of 3. Up first was Wolves captain John Edwards facing Gav Markham and things didn't get off to the best start for the captain as Markham started well winning the first leg then racing clear to win comfortably 3-0 to put Magic into the lead. In the second game of the night Pat Finney started well winning the first leg in his match with Chris Markham but that's all he got as Markham stepped it up equalising then running away with the match which showed both players struggle through. Lester Bowers confidently put his side 3-0 in front taking out Sue Edwards. Paul Harris won Magic the game defeating John Smethurst by the same 3-0 scoreline. Chris Keane found a bit of form in his tie with Steve Naisbitt starting off with a 21 dart leg and a 92 finish as he ran riot winning comfortably and Naisbitt couldn't cope with Keane's darts. The night finished off with Antonio Cruz trying to salvage something for The Wolves but he faced a solid player in Steve Marfleet and it showed as Marfleet hit a 16 dart leg in the second to go 2-0 in front then he rounded off the night by taking out the winning double for his team to win 3-0 and with it giving Magic a comfortably 6-0 victory.

Pat Finney (Projectdarts Reporter/Media)

Vulcans vs Allstars looks the match of the week

Leadmill Franchise League (Week 4)
Sheffield Darts Franchise League:Leadmill Premier Division
Sponsored by:                               The Leadmill
                                                      Red Dragon Darts
                                                      Projectdarts
                                                      Winmau Blade 4
In Association with:                     Sheffield Star


This Weeks Fixtures
Wilton Wizards v Cumberland Sausages
Woodbourne Warriors v Woodbourne Panthers
Newbold Aces v Uni Arms academical
Woodbourne Wolves v Milton Magic
station Hotel Railway men v Woodbourne Black Eagles
Frecheville Vulcans v Players Bar All Stars

Phil Lambert

Matt Pryor and his Sausage team travel to the Wilton Arms to play the Wizards in what could be a close game if Lee Slack and his team get on a roll.Panthers make the shortest of trip to play the Panthers with Pat Meeson's men looking to go better than last week and the Warriors looking to extend the there unbeaten run.Aces will be looking to get off the mark against the Academicals but that could be a close one.Wolves and Magic square off and that will be an interesting match with new signings on each side.Station Hotel welcome the Black eagles from 2nd spot and will be a tough game and finally what is clearly the match of the week Frecheville Vulcans(Phil Lambert pic) play the All stars from the Players Bar and will be a CRACKER!!!!!

Allstars Train Leaves The Station Behind

Leadmill Franchise League (Week 3)
Sheffield Darts Franchise League:Leadmill Premier Division
Sponsored by:                               The Leadmill
                                                      Red Dragon Darts
                                                      Projectdarts
                                                      Winmau Blade 4
In Association with:                     Sheffield Star

15th September 2016

All Stars 6-0 Railwaymen

Dave Copley 3-0 Gav Pilling
Carl Wilkinson 3-0 Mark Gurran
(pictured)Daz Johnson 3-1 Brian Lewis
Tony Harper 3-0 Tom Gurran
Tony Hull 3-0 Pete Bramley
Terry Temple 3-0 Jordan Payne

Darren Johnson

Week 3 kicked off with the All Stars taking on Railwaymen with both teams defending their 100% starts to the season. Dave Copley set the ball rolling hitting a 21 followed by a 16 dart leg in his 3-0 victory over Gav Pilling to put the All Stars in front then Carl Wilkinson doubled the lead starting his game with a 19 dart leg, then going better with a 17 and wrapped up a convincing victory over Mark Gurran with another 19 darter also including 2 maximums which Gurran couldn't cope with Wilkinson's high scoring. Third up was "Dynamite" Darren Johnson up against "The Messiah" Brian Lewis which looked a close game to call. "The Messiah" started brightly taking the first leg but then Dynamite stepped up a gear hitting a 17 to level the scores then taking out a 142 checkout and a 19 dart leg to put Lewis under pressure. In the 4th and final leg Daz finished the game off hitting a steady 18 darter to win the game 3-1 and give his team a 3-0 lead. The fourth game kicked off with Tom Gurran knowing he needs a win to keep his side in the game up against Tony Harper. Gurran started off brightly with a maximum but he couldn't manage to get a leg on the board as Harper kept his cool on the doubles getting himself a 19 dart leg in the second and then rounding the match off in the third to run out a 3-0 winner and put his team 4 up with 2 to play. Tony Hull was up next for the home side and he gave a man of the match performance in his 3-0 victory over Pete Bramley which saw him clinch it in two 14 dart legs and winning the game with a 15 darter which left Bramley with nowhere to hide. In the final match of the night Terry Temple threw some solid darts in his comfortable victory over Jordan Payne.

Academicals 3-3 Warriors

Danny Hall 3-0 Angela Brittle
Oli Newall 0-3 Ian Webster
Jonny Kirk 1-3 Nicola Warne
Declan Parsons 3-1 Steve Newton
Ed McCosh 3-0 Barry Brittle
Adam Warner 1-3 Paul Brittle

Barry Brittle

The Warriors travelled to the Academicals searching for their first points of the season and what a battle it turned out to be as Danny Hall starting proceedings with a 3-0 victory over Angie Brittle to give his Academicals side a 1-0 lead. But then Ian Webster hit back for the Warriors as he sailed past Oli Newall by the same 3-0 scoreline. As the third match got underway with the score poised a 1-1 Academicals Jonny Kirk faced Warriors Nicola Warne with a chance to put either of their side in front, Kirk managed to pinch a leg but that's all he got as Warne helped herself to a 3-1 victory to put the Warriors in front for the first time on the night. Their was more to come in this bruising battle as Declan Parsons equalised for the Academicals against Steve Newton with the first 2 legs shared Parsons notched up a gear and got a 3-1 victory for his team. In the penultimate tie of the match it was the battle of the captains as Ed McCosh faced up to the new Warriors captain Barry Brittle and it was Ed who took the honours with a comfortable 3-0 victory to guarantee his side a point but their was more to come in the final match where former captain Paul Brittle played Adam Warner with a chance to level the match on the night, It was Brittle that started the brighter taking the first 2 legs with Warner threatening a comeback in the third, Brittle held out and won the game 3-1 and achieving the share of the spoils for his Warriors team.

Black Eagles 6-0 Wolves

Greg Beard 3-0 Ricardo Cruz
Tom Briggs 3-0 Pat Finney
Dave Hemsworth 3-1 John Smethurst
Owen Cubitt 3-1 Sue Edwards
Tony Darlow 3-0 John Edwards
Charlie Stocks 3-1 Steven Naisbitt

It was a Woodbourne derby over in S9 as the Black Eagles looking defend their 100% start against a Wolves team still looking for their first game win of the season and it was a perfect start for the Black Eagles as Greg Beard and Tom Briggs powered through Ricardo Cruz and Pat Finney with both game finishing by a 3-0 scoreline. In the third game John Smethurst threatened a comeback when he took the first leg over Dave Hemsworth but then after Hemsworth levelled the scoring he put his foot on the gas and rattled in a 17 followed by a 19 dart leg to win the game and put his side 3 up with 3 to play. In the fourth game of the night it was a family affair which saw "Ice" young Owen Cubitt taking on his "Nan" Sue "Sue, Sue, Sue" Edwards in what turned out closer than what many people expected, first Owen took the first leg in what looked like it was going to be a routine win for the youngster then Sue Edwards managed to equalise in the second leg to tie the game up 1-1 but after that Cubitt manage to steady himself and hold his nerve together as he took the next 2 legs to win the tie 3-1 and put Black Eagles in an unassailable 4-0 lead. Next up was Wolves captain John Edwards looking to get anything for his Wolves side but he was facing a major task against Tony "The Tiger" Darlow as it proved when Darlow kicked off the game with a 17 dart leg, then he followed with a 20 but he saved his best leg until last when he took out a 16 darter leaving Edwards with no answer to his opponents brilliantly consistent darts. In the final match of the night saw young star Charlie Stocks face Steve Naisbitt looking to complete the rout for his team. Stocks started brightly taking the first 2 legs but as Naisbitt won in the third leg he threatened to turn the game around but to no avail as cool Charlie confidently won the 4th to win the game 3-1 and on the night give his team the 6-0 victory and keep the 100% record.

Magic 4-2 Aces

Gav Markham 2-3 Rich Swainston
Steve Marfleet 3-1 Trev Tye
Chris Markham 1-3 Mick Smith
Lester Bowers 3-0 Rebecca Toomay
Paul Harris 3-0 Dawn Willis
Darren Wynne 3-0 Bye

An under strength Aces team travelled to the Milton in search of the first win of the season and they started brightly when Rich Swainston hammered in an 18 dart leg against opponent Gav Markham to take the lead, Markham replied in kind finishing off the second leg to level the score. In the third leg Swainston put himself back in front keeping the darts with a 19 darter. Gav Markham then fired home a 180 and capitalised on that to take the match to a decider where we saw Swainston fire home another 18 darter to win the game 3-2 in a cracker of a first game. Magic's Steve Marfleet was next up against Trev Tye and it was Tye who got out of the blocks first hitting a 21 darter but Marfleet made it 1 a piece with a cool 14 dart leg, Steve then followed up in the third with a 19 to take a 2-1 lead and then he finished off the game hitting the winning double to win 3-1 and levelling the score at 1-1. Captain Chris Markham was next on against Mick Smith in what was a crucial game, it started with Smith taking the lead, then Markham kept his throw to make it 1 each, in the 3rd leg, Smith piled on the pressure with a 21 darter and then he finished off Markham in the fourth to give his team a 2-1 lead with just 2 to play. In the final 2 games of the night so a Magic fight back from 2-1 down, Lester Bowers started it off taking out Rebecca Toomay 3-0, then in the final match of the night Paul Harris sailed home for his team taking out Dawn Willis also by a 3-0 scoreline to give Magic a 4-2 victory.

Panthers 1-5 Sausages

Andre Van Bilderbeek 3-0 Mark Ellis
John Lieber 1-3 Ben Beardmore
Mick Wood 0-3 Matt Pryor
Russ Simons 2-3 Pete Bell
Ryan Goffin 2-3 Stephen Ewington
Mick Hulley 0-3 Ben Dolman

Panthers and Sausages squared up at Woodbourne Hotel both putting their 100% starts on the line. We kick things off with Andre Van Bilderbeek in fine form starting with a 21 dart leg and an high finish of 80 to romp home 3-0 against "Tiny" Mark Ellis. In match 2 Ben "Boom" Beardmore showed very good consistency against Panthers' John Leiber after taking the first leg, "Boom" then fired in an 18 darter to go 2 in front but after a mini fight back from Leiber, Beardmore finished off with another 18 dart leg and a high finish of 76 to win 3-1 and level the score on the night. Mick Wood was up next against Sausages' Matt Pryor and Pryor got out of the blocks well hitting an 18 darter in the first leg to ease any nerves and he didn't look back after that as he hit an 74 finish and took control of the match winning 3-0 and Mick Wood didn't have an answer to Pryor's form on the night. With the scores 2-1 to Sausages "The Landlord" Pete Bell toed the oche facing a tough game against Russ Simons as it proved with Simons claiming the first leg with an 18 darter but battling Bell weren't going to lie down as he took the next 2 legs to put himself in front, after an equalising 4th leg from Simons it was Bell who won the decider to put his team 3-1 up with 2 to play. In another cracker of a game that this league is producing Ryan Goffin faced Stephen Ewington and Ewington showed what he is capable of starting with a 21 dart leg, Goffin then hit back with a maximum and a 16 darter to level the scores but then Stephen fired home a solid 18 and a high finish of 90 to go back in front. Goffin weren't finished yet as he levelled the scores once again to make this tussle go into a decider, Ewington reeled off a 19 dart leg to win the game 3-2 in another barnstorming game. In the final match of the night Ben Dolman put the icing on the cake for the Sausages winning his first game of the league as he ran out a comfortable winner over Mick Hulley to give The Sausages a tasty 5-1 victory.

Vulcans 6-0 Wizards

Antony Warne 3-2 Lee Slack
Steve Stacey 3-0 Sarah Gregory
Daz Layden 3-0 Simon Simmons
Russ Lockwood 3-0 Mandy Slack
Chris Grey 3-0 Tony Cosil
Matthew Grey 3-1 Michael Slack

The night at Frecheville started with a tense first match between Antony Warne and Lee Slack with every dart going against the throw. Warne started off with a 17 darter and a max to take the first leg of the night but Slack responded and levelled the scores, Warne then hit another 180 and took a 2-1 lead as he tried to keep Slack at bay. Lee hit back with a maximum of his own and with the scores at 2-2, Warne held out and hit the decisive double to give his team the advantage early doors. In the second game the Vulcans showed what they're capable of as Steve Stacey fired a steady 17, then getting a maximum followed by a 14 dart leg has he took victory over Gregory. Daz Layden showed good form as he took off with a 180 then achieving 16 and 17 darters as he ran riot over Simmons to put his side 3 up. In the fourth game saw Russ Lockwood confidently despatch Mandy Slack with a max and finishing in 18 darts then followed that up by hitting a 21 dart leg to give the Vulcans a 4-0 lead with 2 to play. Chris Grey was next up for the Vulcans as he took on Tony Cosil trying to keep the teams winning run going and he did emphatically running out 3-0 winner. In the final match of the night saw Matthew Grey take on young Michael Slack and when Grey took the first leg it seemed a foregone conclusion but Slack equalised in the second leg throwing some good darts but Grey was no match as he took the last 2 and winning the game with a 21 dart finish to give the Vulcans a 6-0 victory.

Report by
Pat Finney

Allstars take on Railwaymen for top spot

Sheffield Darts Franchise League:Leadmill Premier Division
Sponsored by:                               The Leadmill
                                                      Red Dragon Darts
                                                      Projectdarts
                                                      Winmau Blade 4
In Association with:                     Sheffield Star

Week three of the SFL Leadmill Premier Division and two games stand out as the unbeaten Railwaymen make the trip to the Players Bar to take on the Allstars in what will prove to be the biggest game this season.The Panthers play host the the Sausages with both team unbeaten also and sit 4th and 5th in the table and key players Ben Beardmore(Sausages)

Ben Beardmore

and Ryan Goffin(Panthers) will be hopeful to drive there team home.The Black Eagles take on the Wolves with the youngster Owen Cubitt in a possible clash with the Wolves Captain John Edwards which will be a keen watch.The Aces travel to the Milton arms to take on the Magic and will be looking to add more points but the Magic will also be looking to continue on from last weeks win.The Vulcans have a tricky home game against the Wilton who are more than capable of ruffling a few feathers and finally the Warriors make the trip to the Uni Arms and take on the Academicals with the home side under Ed McCosh looking to get his team off the mark.Good luck to all as the league gets Hot Hot Hot.

Railwaymen pip Vulcans in thriller

Russ Simons of the Panthers

We start the round up with the Panthers trip to the Wilton to play the Wizards
and it was a tasty opener with Brad Ellis just shading Martin bell 3-2 with all
legs going with the throw.John Lieber spent the entire 1st match looking for the Beard but
then rattled in a 3-0 victory over Tony Easril.Sie Simons then went down 3-1 to Potter Hulley
and John Schultz rallied to beat Michael Slack 3-1.Sarah Gregory and Lee Slack went down 3-0 to
russ Simons and The Manic Ryan Goffin for a panther 6-0 win.Lester Big red Bowers got the
Magic off to a good start and it was followed by Chris Markham,steve Marfleet and Gav Markham to take the visitors to
a 4-0 lead before Paul Harris and Chris Keane wrapped up a 6-0 win over the Warriors.
Newbold Aces played host to the Black Eagles and what an opener as John Walton just got home against Rich swainston 3-2
.Steve Briggs did likewise against trev Tye before Trev Burkhill turbocharged himself to a 3-0 win.Simon birkett then put the
visitors 4-0 in front hitting a 120 out for a 3-1 win.Super Daffs then hit legs of 19,13,15 to win and put the away side 5-0 up.Darren Brown made his darts perform magic to beat Jelger Tuinstra 3-1 in the last giving the aces something from the game with
the final score Aces 1 Black Eagles 5.
Frecheville Vulcans took on the Station Railwaymen and away win for andy Bradbury and co.
Pete Bramley was perfect as he got the visitors off to a flier beating Phil The Power Lambert 3-1.Jordan Payne then made it 2-0
before Steve Stacey and Chris Gray levelled the game at 2-2 with win over both Gurrans Mark and Tom.Gav Pilling hit a 21 dart leg
to put the Railwaymen 3-2 up before a nailbiting last game which went with the arrows as both captains squared off
and it was Andy Bradders Bradbury who got his side home for a 4-2.The Cumberland won 4-2 at home to the academicals with Steve Ewington hitting a 160 finish.Allstars was too strong for the Wolves this week with Mark Lawrence taking the opener against steve naisbit.
Dave Copley with a 13 dart leg made it 2-0 before Danny was to good for Pat Finney with John daniels winning 3-0.
 Daz Johnson made it 4-0 with two more maximums.before Tony Harper and Tony Hull made the whitewash safe and the game ending wolves 0-6 Allstars.

Sausages edge university team in thriller

Cumberland Sausages 4-2 Academicals.
The Academicals slipped to a second successive 4-2 franchise league defeat in an entertaining game at the Cumberland pub in Beighton.
The game was poised until the end and with a bit more composure on the doubles (Thomas Wright) it may have been a different result
We arrived at the meet point in jovial mood and this was improved further upon hearing of John Henderson's pro tour drinking exploits - perhaps our own drinking levels aren't so bad after all.....
After an arduous journey involving a flat tyre and several wrong turns (sorry!) we arrived at the Cumberland; a nice country pub with a decent darts set up and most importantly a drink for only £2.60 (come on uni arms sort it out!)
MATCH 1 - Brad Clowery v Marc Ellis. The Pizza boy made his long awaited return to the oche in the first match of the evening against what appeared to be a giant (he was pretty good at darts thought to be fair). He opened up with a 21 dart leg but after that Clowery upped his game and for the most part matched his opponent's scoring. However it wasn't enough to stop Ellis winning 3-0.
MATCH 2 - Matthew Eardley v Matt Pryor. A star performer last week, Matt Cardley again produced some brilliant darts to level the tie. Pryor opened strongly with a 24 darter but a last dart D8 finish in the second leg made it 1-1. The turning point was late in the second leg when with his opponent around 200 points ahead Eardley hit a 140 followed by a an 83 finish on the bullseye to take the leg. He then followed this up with a D5 finish in the fourth leg to win the match. Preeeeeeeeemium Tungsten!
MATCH 3 - Danny Hall v Ben Beardmore. The reigning champions league winner was up next and was unfortunate to come up against a very consistent opponent in his first match back. Hall played some solid darts throughout but could not match Beardmore who's highlights included a 22 dart leg and a 66 finish.
So at the half time interval we were 2-1 down and still well in a game. After another pint and some superb curry we settled down for the second half of the tungsten feast.
MATCH 4 - Thomas Wright v Peter Bell. Next up was a quite excruciating game. Both started well on scoring but let themselves down on the doubles. Bell took a 2-0 lead before Wright managed to pull one back by hitting D8. The onlookers were then subjected to a marathon 4th leg which saw Bell wrap up victory on D1 with a 73 dart leg!!!!
MATCH 5 - Adam Warner v Shaun Greenfield. So once again we went into the 5th game needing to win in order to keep the game alive. The first leg was a sloppy affair by myself saved by a two dart 62 finish. Greenfield then hit back in the second leg hitting a 180 and levelling the game. The game then turned again when i set off in the 3rd with two 140s before finishing in 18 darts (watch out John Walton). Greenfield edged the fourth leg but could not find a double allowing me to finish off for a 3-1 victory.
MATCH 6 - Ed McCosh v Steve Ewington. A win in this game would've seen us take a creditable point but unfortunately it was not to be. Ewington won the first leg with a 63 CO but McCosh managed to hit back with a D10 finish. The turning point was in the 3rd leg when with the leg evenly poised, Ewington hit a fantastic 160 CO, the highest of the league season. He then comfortably won the 4th leg to keep up the sausages' 100% league record.
So overall it was an improvement on last week with 4 of our players registering leg wins and an overall improvement in the standard of our play. Of course it has to be remembered that we are all still learning and have a lot more learning to do. Bring on next week at the fortress!!

Report by Adam Warner

Wizards looking to stop Panthers

Sheffield Darts Franchise League:Leadmill Premier Division
Sponsored by:                               The Leadmill
                                                      Red Dragon Darts
                                                      Projectdarts
                                                      Winmau Blade 4
In Association with:                     Sheffield Star


This weeks games see the Vulcans travel to the Station Hotel to take on the Railwaymen and both sides enjoyed big wins last week.Jim Smith will be looking at Russ Lockwood,Daz Layden,Chris Gray,Steve Stacey among others to continue the form which got them off to a flyer over the Wolves in week one but Andy Bradbury and co including youngsters Jordan Payne and Tom Gurran both county youth stars will be a tough nut to crack and along with Pete Bramley with give all in what will be the game of the week I'm sure.Daz Johnson will be looking to take on his enemy rival Antonio Cruz as the Wolves and All Stars go head to head with Pete Seniors All stars making the trip to Worthing Rd to take on John Edwards team.Jason Burkhill takes his Black Eagles to the Aces venue at the Newbold club and although they are far apart in the league the Aces should be at full strength this week and it could be a very close game as Ian Speeds men look to get some points on the board.
Chris Markham and the Magic also visit Worthing Rd to play the Warriors and Paul Brittle will be taking command with captain Barry Brittle away.Sausages play there first home game at the Cumberland with landlord Pete Bell(pictured) against a very dangerous Academicals side which will be a close call as Ed McCosh university side take the trip to play Matt Pryors men and Ben Beardmore looking to continue his terrific performance from last week. Finally the unbeaten Panthers with guidance of Pat Meeson go to the Wilton to play the Wizards with Lee Slacks team looking to hit the doubles this week and get some points on the table.

Pete Bell

Current Table

Vulcans swoop to brilliant start

Sheffield Franchise League Reports

Reports by Pat Finney

Gav Markham

Leadmill Premier Division

Milton Magic 2-4 Cumberland Sausages
Paul Harris 0-3 Marc Ellis (30,26,30)
Gav Markham (27,23,17) 3-0 Ben Dolman
Chris Keane(L,17,L) 1-3 Ben Beardmore (21, L, 15, 16)
Chris Markham (29,L,26,L,L) 2-3 Pete Bell (L, 26, L, 20, 30)
Steve Marfleet (W, 20, L, 20) 3-1 Matt Pryor (L, L, 24, L)

The time has finally arrived after everyone's hard work putting this league together the Sheffield Franchise League with sponsors the Leadmill,Red Dragon & Projectdarts kicked off with Milton Magic  taking on Cumberland Sausages. The first game pitted Magic's Paul Harris up against The Sausages's Marc Furniss with Furniss winning the game without reply to put his team 1-0 up. Up next was Gav Markham up against Ben Dolman, Markham was looking to level the scores for his team and  he did in style with a 3-0 win with the final leg being a 17 darter, with the scores level at 1-1 next up to toe the oche was Chris Keane up against Ben Beardmore and a good battle with Ben hitting a 21 dart leg to open his account for the night but Keano responded with a 17 darter of his own but then Beardmore hit over-drive and won the game with a comprehensive final 2 legs taking out in 15 and 16 darters to seal a 3-1 win and putting his side back in front on the night. 4th game of the night saw Cumberland Landlord Pete Bell facing Chris Markham in a nervy topsy turvy game which went down to the wire Markham went 1-0 up then 2-1 but he just couldn't put Bell away and when the landlord equalled the score at 2-2 firing in a 20 dart leg setting up a nervy decider which went all the way but it took Pete Bell to hold his nerve and take out the winning double and put the Sausages in an unassailable lead with 1 to play. In the final match of the night Steve Marfleet and Matt Pryor went toe to toe with Marfleet taking a 2-0 leg lead and a 20 dart leg in doing so, Pryor threatened a comeback taking the 3rd leg but Marfleet weren't to be denied and finished with a 20 dart leg to win 3-1 but it was The Cumberland's night winning 4 games to 2.


Station Hotel Railwaymen 6-0 Wilton Wizards

Jordan Payne (20, 180 in 1st leg) 3-0 S. Gregory
Tom Gurran (21, heavy scoring in every leg) 3-0 M. Slack
Pete Bramley (21 darter in 2nd leg) 3-0 M. Slack
Mark Gurran 3-0 T. Cosil
Gav Pilling (21 darter to win the game) (80 finish) 3-0 Lee Slack
N. Moreman 3-0 Darren Bluer

Station started their Franchise League season in fine form taking out Wilton Wizards without dropping a single game. Up first was Jordan Payne who kicked off with a maximum in the very first leg of the night and followed it with a 20 darter. Gregory just didn't have an answer and went down 3-0. Next up Tom Gurran who was finding the treble 20 bed with ease and hitting big scores  mustering up a 21 darter in his whitewash over Michael Slack? to put Station 2 up and in total command of the tie. Pete Bramley stepped up next for the home side against the other Slack.
Bramley got the first leg under his belt them hit a 21 dart leg to take a 2-0 leg and in the third wrapped up the winning double for yet another 3-0. Mark Gurran was up next against Cosil and he also hit the ground running without dropping a leg in his victory. Gav Pilling showed a bit of form on his own taking out a straight 80 finish then hitting a 21 dart leg as he cruised past Lee Slack. The final match of the night their was no pressure on Moreman as he faced Darren Bleur and it showed as he also finished with a 3-0 victory to give his Station team a 6-0 victory.

Woodbourne Wolves 0-6 Frecheville Vulcans

Gareth Baxter 0-3 Russ Lockwood (21, 17, 14)
Ricardo Cruz 0-3 Matthew Cray (20, W, W)
Steve Naisbitt 0-3 Daz Layden (21, 15, 16) (121 finish)
Pat Finney 0-3 Chris Grey (16, 21, 15)
John Smethurst 0-3 Steve Stacey (W, 19, W)
Antonio Cruz 1-3 Anthony Warne (W, 16, 17)

At the Woodbourne Hotel the home team faced a rampant Frecheville Vulcans side who was in fine form on the opening night the first game saw Woodbourne's Gareth "The Bear?" Baxter against Russ Lockwood. Lockwood managed to start with a 21 dart leg but that was just the beginning he followed it up with a 17 then won the game with a 14 darter leaving Baxter stranded 3-0. Next up was Ricardo Cruz against Matthew Cray and Cray kicked off with a 20 dart leg to take the lead and their was no looking back as he never dropped a leg in his 3-0 victory. The third game of the night Steve Naisbitt looking to pull one back for his team faced Daz Layden who was in fine form starting with a 21 dart leg then followed with a 15 and 16 plus a 121 finish to boot to fire his team 3-0 up at the halfway stage. With Frecheville already 3-0 up at the halfway stage it was up to Pat Finney to try and keep The Wolves in the game but he couldn't muster up a leg against an on song Chris Grey who started with a 16 dart leg and he kept up the form all the way through the game hitting a 21 in the 2nd leg and finishing the game with a 15 darter to win and put his Vulcans team in command of the tie. In the fifth game Wolves's John Smethurst played Steve Stacey and Stacey continued the rout as he hit a 19 dart leg in the second game and in the 3rd leg wrapped up the win with ease. In the final match of the night saw Antonio Cruz squaring up to Anthony Warne and after Cruz finally winning the first leg of the league season for the Wolves it was Warne who took out a 16 and 17 dart leg to win the game 3-1 and the Vulcans ran out comfortable 6-0 winners.

Super Sue Edwards sporting the Wolves strip

Frecheville Vulcans under Jim Smith & Phil Lamberts guidance

By Reporter Pat Finney

Academicals host the Panthers in close call

Academicals 2 -4 Woodbourne Panthers.
The Academicals were unlucky not to take at least a draw from an exciting opening match in the Sheffield Franchise League.
Upon arrival all seemed well - the beers were cold, a new board was on the way and no one smelt noticeably bad (an improvement on our last home game)
...

Once our opponents arrived we found out that our lights, oche, room, pub and lives in general were not up to scratch - small issues were expected to arise as we are still learning about darts of such a high calibre (the odd sub 25 dart leg)
MATCH 1 - Thomas Wright v John Leiber. It was down to the man famous for being the only Ipswich fan north of Derby to play the Academicals first ever franchise league match. He started well, regularly hitting the treble 20 and forcing his opponent to play well. However, Leiber was too consistent on his scoring and when presented with 3 darts at a double, finished every time to win the match 3-0.
MATCH 2 - Matthew Eardley v Mick Wood. Match 2 saw the Academicals first win of the season. Matt Cardley outscored his opponent throughout playing some lovely darts (the highlight being a second leg 19 darter, leaving 176 after 9). Wood came back into the game but he kept his cool to hit double top for a comfortable 3-1 victory.
MATCH 3 - George Francis v Brad Ellis. I was down at the bar for the first leg of this but I am reliably informed that our man started the game well. Ellis was the Panthers best player on the night and in the end his scoring power was just too much and he ran away for a 3-0 win. Congratulations to George for winning the more important and prestigious 9 dart, high score double elimination challenge though!
MATCH 4 - Oliver Newall v Russ Symons. The second half got underway with another 3-0 win for the Panthers. Neither player really got going in this one but Symons was more consistent and hit his doubles when it mattered to win. Both are capable of much more.
MATCH 5 - Adam Warner v John Shulz. At 3-1 down a win was imperative for the Academicals to maintain their slim hopes of nicking a draw. I played some solid darts in legs 1 and 3 and got away with some shit ones in leg 2 but a win is a win :)
MATCH 6 - Ed McCosh v Ryan Goffin. A win in this last game would have seen us nick a creditable draw but unfortunately it was not to be. The skipper started well hitting some solid scores before missing D16 for a 128 checkout - exciting stuff. Goffin (any relation to David?) was a good player and despite being over a thousand points at more than one stage was able to win 3-1 (just a bit a banter).
Overall it was a good night and thanks to the Woodbourne Panthers for coming down. Good luck next week and we look forward to the return fixture. We still need to iron a few things out but it was a positive start and one to be proud of - we're still learning but we'll get there.

Report by Adam Warner

New Era Begins With Mind Blowing Sucess On First Night

Sheffield Franchise League:
Leadmill Premier Division:
Sponsored by The Leadmil
                       Red Dragon Darts
                       Projectdarts
                       Winmau Blade 4
In Association
with                Sheffield Star


What a kick off for the new era in league darts as the Sheffield Franchise League got underway with a great success as we aim to bring the professional side of the game to the grass roots level of darts and mix the pro players with up and coming talent as well as the guys and gals who enjoy the night out.

RAILWAYMEN 6-0 WIZARDS at The Station Hotel
we start the round up at the Station Hotel as the Railwaymen under the supervision of Andy Bradbury got off to a flier with a 6-0 victory but a very spirited performance by Lee Slacks Wizards was unlucky not to record some legs but with Jordan Payne kicking off the night with a 3-0 win and recording a maximum things just got better for the home side from the Station Hotel as young Tom Gurran would also win 3-0 and then followed by Pete Bramley,Mark Gurran,Gavin Pilling and Neil Moreman would also record 3-0 wins to take the match.

BLACK EAGLES 6-0 WARRIORS at The Woodbourne Hotel
John Boy Walton drew first blood for the Black Eagles with a fine performance too strong for Jordie Louise but she gave it a good go.Nicola Warne pushed Tony Darlow fresh from his brilliant performance in Cardiff but the Tiger having too much power.Steve Newton gave Greg Beard a scare but Greg would win 3-1 to put the home side 3-0 up and Dave Hemsworth rattled in a 158 checkout to continue the home side performance and then Tom Briggs made it 5-0 with a win over Paul Brittle before Owen "ice" Cubitt would win 3-1 against Ian Webster despite Webbow taking the 1st leg.

ALLSTARS 6-0 ACES at The Players Bar
Pete Senior and his team lead the way to a blistering 6-0 over a very strong Aces team with the Sword Carl Wilkinson leading off against Jon Hirst to put the Allstars into a lead,Darren Johnson then hit a brace of maximums to go 2-0 up for the home side from Rotherham but was pushed all the way by Ian Speed.Mark Lawrence then beat Rich Swainston to go 3-0 up in another close game before Taylor Greaves would edge out Mick smith in the 4th by 3-2 in legs and it was John Daniels and Tony Harper who would win the last 2 games.

MAGIC 2-4 SAUSAGES at the Milton Arms
Marc Ellis would give the Sausages the lead with a 3-0 win over Paul Harris in a close game.Gav Markham was too strong for Ben Doleman before Boom and the Blade put on a show with every leg under 17 darts bar one leg of 21 in a 31 win for Ben Beardmore with Chris Keane doing really well.Pete Bell and Chris Markham played out a 3-2 game to put the game to 3-1 for the Sausages before Steve "Damorf" Marfleet got the Magic back in the game with a fine win before the Shaun Greenfield got the sausages over the line.

Reports to follow from the
Academicals vs Panthers game and Vulcans vs Wolves with wins for the Vulcans and the Panthers.

Fun and quality all night

3 players from 3 different teams showing how friendly the league is

Steve Marfleet of the Magic

The Frecheville Vulcans