Thursday 14th September 2017
Panthers 1-5 Black Eagles
Mick Wood 0-3 Bob Pinder
R. Smyth 0-3 John Walton
John Schultz 0-3 Trevor Burkhill
Russ Simons 1-3 Greg Beard
Pat Meeson 1-3 Marie Groves
Mick Hulley 3-2 Jelger Tuinstra
The second season of the newly sponsored Red Dragon Sheffield Franchise League kicked off with a Woodbourne derby where the defending champions Black Eagles took on Panthers.
In the opener Black Eagles debutant Bob Pinder showed his class against Mick Wood as he kicked off his season with a 20 darter, he then followed it with a 21 to make it two, Wood had no answer to Pinder's class in the third leg as he registered a maximum along with missing the bullseye for a league record 10 dart leg but he managed to finish it in 15 hitting double 3,double 9,double 5 to wrap up the win and a 130 high finish leg 2 to top off a resounding performance on Pinder's debut.
World Champion John "Boy" Walton continued the Champions dominance in the second game against R. Smith recording 20 and 19 darters on his way to a convincing win in three legs to make it two in two.
In the third game John Schultz took on "Turbo" Trevor Burkhill, Turbo was too good for Schultz holding throw in the opener with a 17 dart leg, Burkhill broke in the second with a 20 darter and recording a 180 in the process as he secured the win in three finishing with a solid 17 to make it three in three for the champs.
Greg Breard rounded off the Black Eagles win after four games seeing off Russ Simons in four legs hitting a 21 and 19 along the way.
Marie Groves was making her Black Eagles debut in the fifth as she took on "The Landlord" Pat Meeson, Meeson started well with a 20 darter against the throw but that's as good as it got for him as Groves kicked in after breaking straight back she took out the remaining two legs to secure the debut win.
We finished off the night with Mick Hulley trying to save the whitewash for the Panthers against a tough Jelger Tuinstra. Hulley took the first two legs taking out a 21 darter in the second, when he looked comfortable for the win Jelger hit back breaking in the third leg then holding with a solid 19 darter under pressure to force a decider but it was Hulley who held it together finishing the night off in 21 darts to et the Panthers off the mark but the night belonged to the champions recording a 5-1 win and showing once again they're going to be tough to beat this season.
Pirates 1-5 Aces
Ben Chivers 1-3 Neil Bradley
Andy Friar 0-3 Andy Umney
Martin Baugh 2-3 Trevor Tye
Simon Chivers 0-3 Ian Speed
Anne Lofthouse 1-3 Mick Smith
Simon Simmons 3-1 David Belfitt
We head to the Players Bar next as new to the league Players Bar Pirates faced a Newbold Aces who are unchanged from last season.
First up was Ben Chivers representing the home side facing Neil Bradley in a game which saw both men hold in the first two legs then it was Bradley who upped the ante and finished off the match in four to put the Aces in front.
Andy Umney continued his team's encouraging start hitting two maximums and finishing in 19 and 17 darters in his 3-0 win over Andy Friar.
In the third game Pirates' Martin Baugh and Trevor Tye squared off in a 5 leg bonanza which saw Tye take the first two legs and looked odds on to win but Baugh fought back hitting a 21 dart leg in the fourth by Tye held his nerve in the decider with the darts to secure the win and stretched the Aces lead.
With the Pirates on the ropes after three games Simon Chivers tried to save his team but his opponent Ian Speed was in no mood to slack off as he recorded a confident 3-0 win to secure the victory for the Aces with two to play.
Anne Lofthouse tried to lift the Pirates and she started off well against Mick Smith taking the first leg against the darts but then Smith found his range and broke straight back with a 15 dart leg then after registering a 21 darter in the third he managed to secure the win against the darts in the fourth leg to make it five in five for the visitors.
In the sixth and final game David Belfitt was looking to make it a straight six for the Aces as he toed the oche against Simon Simmons. Both men started off well by each holding throw, Simmons continued that trend in the third leg to take a 2-1 lead which he then kept the momentum going in the fourth finishing off the night with a 20 darter to rescue the whitewash and get the Pirates off the mark in the opening night.
Railwaymen 5-1 Wades
Steve Marfleet 3-0 Stephen Naisbitt
Tom Gurran 3-1 Lee Siddle
Steve Brittle 3-2 Simon Sawford
Martin Scott 3-0 Chris Keane
Gavin Pilling 3-0 Antonio Cruz
Pete Bramley 1-3 Tom Sawford
Another newly formed team Woodbourne Wades captained by Stephen Naisbitt travelled to the Station to take on the Railwaymen.
It was the captain of the Wades to kick us off taking on Steve Marfleet. Naisbitt had the darts but couldn't get into the game as Marfleet broke to get off the mark, Marfleet then followed with the best leg of the night firing in a 14 darter to make it two. "Damorf" then finished off his match taking out a 21 to get the Railwaymen off the mark.
Youngster Tom Gurran cooly defeated Lee Siddle in four legs of darts taking out an 18 darter to set him off and never looked back.
Simon Sawford took on Steve Brittle in game three and it was a tight affair which went with throw all the way until the decider where it was Brittle who finally broke Sawford when it mattered to secure the victory to make it three in three for the home side.
In the fourth game of the night Martin Scott swept aside Chris "The Blade" Keane setting off with a 21 dart leg and never felt troubled winning in three.
Railwaymen's Gav Pilling did the same to Antonio Cruz hitting a 20 darter in the second leg and never felt troubled as he also took the win in three legs of darts to to make it five in five.
In the final match of a tough night for the Wades youngster Tom "Shooter" Sawford played Pete "Perfect" Bramley hoping to avoid a whitewash for his team. It didn't start well for "Shooter" in the opener as Bramley took out the double to get off the mark. Sawford then clicked in form holding in the second to level then breaking the Bramley throw in the third with a 19 dart leg and he then finished him off in the fourth leg with a three dart finish 18 darter to finally register a point for the Wades as the Railwaymen secured the 5-1 win.
Vulcans vs Warriors
Midland Warriors won 6-0 against Vulcans
Wolves 4-2 Academicals
John Lieber 3-0 Jack Lewis
Dave Cliffe 3-0 Oliver Newall
Pete Daffin 3-0 Tim Close
Ashley Deaton 1-3 Thomas Wright
John Edwards 3-2 Tim Adams
Graham Waller 0-3 Gresh Xiong
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Up first was John Lieber hoping to leave an impression on his debut game against Jack Lewis and he did just that after breaking throw in the first leg he then took out a 20 darter to make it two then he fired in a maximum, securing the win taking out a two dart finish to win it in 19 to make a solid start to his Wolves season.
Oli Newall was looking to equalise in game two for the Academicals as he played Dave Cliffe who was also making his Wolves bow and Cliffe didn't disappoint as he started with a 20 darter putting the pressure on early, he then broke the Newall throw in the second leg which broke the spirit as Dave finished him off in three to make it two for the Wolves.
Captain of the Wolves' Pete Daffin made his bow in the third game as he took on Tim Close. "Super Daff's" quickly got into his stride with a break of throw in 19 darts to take the lead and he never looked back, holding in the second with a 20 to make it two then cooly rounding off the win finishing in 21 darts with a three dart finish to make it three nil to the Wolves.
The Wolves were threatening to walk away with the game after the first three and Ashley Deaton another player making his debut for the home side started off well against Thomas Wright holding in the first leg, Wright bounced back equalising then the turning point happened in the third leg as Wright broke to make it 2-1 and found himself throwing for the match in which he succeeded in done to pull one back for the Academicals.
With the Academicals off the mark after four games Tim Adams had the darts in a close match against John Edwards which went all the way to a decider with every leg going with throw it was Adams who were throwing for the match to keep the Academicals in the game but after a nervy leg it was Edwards who found the finishing double which secured the win for the Wolves with a game to spare.
In the sixth and final game of the night two debutants went head to head as Wolves Graham Waller and Gresh Xiong did battle. Xiong showed his capabilities with a break early doors and he didn't slow down after taking the second leg to go two in front, Waller needed to hold his throw to stay in the game but it was Xiong who were celebrating as he won in three for a solid debut for the Academicals but it was the Wolves who won the overall match 4-2 for a good start for the team.
Report by
Pat Finney (Projectdarts Reporter/Media)
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