Red Dragon Sheffield Franchise League (Week 13)
Thursday 11th January 2018
Panthers 6-0 Warriors
Mick Wood 3-0 Sandra Webster
John Schultz 3-0 Ian Webster
Mick Hulley 3-0 Jodie Bruce
Sie Simmons 3-0 Paul Brittle
Ryan Goffin 3-0 Steve Newton
Richard Brown 3-0 Nicola Warne
We start the weeks action at the Woodbourne as the Panthers who only have two wins out of the last ten play the Warriors who have lost ten in a row.
To start Mick Wood for the Panthers made light work of Sandra Webster after breaking throw in the opening leg to take the lead, Wood kept the pressure on as Webster folded, Wood took the match in three legs to get the Panthers up and running.
Up next for the Warriors was Ian Webster and he also struggled in his game with John Schultz. Schultzy started off with a hold of throw. Webster had the darts in the second leg but Schultz was consistent as he broke throw to double his lead and in the very next leg Schultz wrapped it up to make it two for the Panthers.
In the third game Panthers Mick Hulley kept the form going as he also registered a 3-0 victory over Jodie Bruce.
Warriors captain Paul Brittle couldn't stop the rot in match four as he went down in three legs also to Sie Simmons who secured the win for the Panthers with still two to play.
In match five the opposition captain "The Manic" Ryan Goffin took on Steve "Hero" Newton. It was Newton who had the darts but Goffin broke with a 19 dart leg. After Gofffin held throw to double his lead, Newton threw to stay in the game bit couldn't manage it as "The Manic" won in with a maximum and a 16 dart leg to make it five in five for his team.
In the final game of this one sided fixture, Nicola Warne was searching for anything for the Warriors who have yet to win a leg tonight as she played Richard Brown. It was Brown to start and he held well to go one up. Warne knew she had to hold her throw to stand any chance but it was t to be as Brown broke to double his lead then he rounded off the nigh with a clean sweep for the Panthers who are closing in on the team's above them.
Pirates 1-5 Black Eagles
Lee Slack 0-3 John Walton
Simon Chivers 0-3 Jelger Tuinstra
Anne Lofthouse 3-2 Marie Tuinstra
Martin Baugh 0-3 Trevor Burkhill
Michael Slack 0-3 Owen Cubitt
Sie Simmons 0-3 Steve Briggs
Over at the Players Bar, third bottom Pirates who have just two wins so farts season face the defending champions and top of the league Black Eagles.
Up first was Pirates Lee Slack taking on former World Champion John"Boy" Walton. It was the former World Champion to start and he set off steady but it was enough to take the first leg. Walton then got into his stride as he took out a 20 dart leg against the darts then John "Boy"secured the win with a maximum and finishing it with his best leg by far in 16 darts to put the leaders one up.
Black Eagles Jelger Tuinstra was next up and he was also in good form against Simon Chivers. Chivers had the throw but that didn't matter to Jelger as he blitzed the first leg to break. Jelger then hit a 180 and took out a 21 dart leg to double the advantage. Chivers had to hold to stay in it but he had no chance with Tuinstra in this mood as he ran out the winner in three to make the score 2-0.
In the battle of ladies and by far the closest match of the night. Pirates' Anne Lofthouse and Marie Tuinstra did battle in a match that went all the way and every leg went against the darts. It was Tuinstra to start but couldn't get going early on as Lofthouse was the first to break to go in front. Tuinstra broke straight back to level but once again couldn't find the range on her own throw as Lofthouse went 2–1 up and as she threw for the match, Marie managed to equalise again to force a decider in which Anne was favourite due to the way the match went and as Lofthouse recorded a 180 on her way to victory in a very entertaining game to keep the Pirates in the match.
It was Trevor "Turbo" Burkhill on fourth for the defending champs as he played Martin Baugh. It was Baugh to start but he was slow getting out of the traps as Burkhill took advantage and broke throw. Trev the turned on the turbo as he recorded a 17 and a 19 dart leg as well as a maximum thrown in for good measure to gain the win and put the Black Eagles 3-1 up with two to play.
It was the battle of the young guns next as Pirates Michael Slack took on "Ice" Owen Cubitt who was looking to win it for the Black Eagles. It was Cubitt who started the better of the two and after taking the first leg on throw "Ice" then upped the ante by hitting a max and taking out a 17 darter to make it two. Slack couldn't cope with Cubitt and "Ice" cooly finished off his opponent in three to seal the win for the champs with one to play.
To round off the night at Players Bar, Steve Briggs and Sie Simmons went head to head. Simmons with the throw to start needed to start well, but he didn't as Briggs took advantage of that by breaking the throw early, then Briggs found form after taking out an 18 darter to go two up, Briggs then hit a 180 and rounded off the night by taking the match in 16 darts to give the Black Eagles a 5-1 win.
Railwaymen 5-1 Hawks
Steve Brittle 3-1 Ben Dulley
Tom Gurran 3-1 Peter Bell
Martin Scott 3-0 Joelle Taylor
Gavin Pilling 3-0 Laura Taylor
Pete Bramley 3-1 Steve Ewington
N. Campbell 0-3 Marc Ellis
At the Station second placed Railwaymen unbeaten in the last three take on a Hawks side who sit mid-table and have been consistent so far this season.
In the opening game of the night representing the home side Steve Brittle took on Ben Dulley. It was Dulley to start but he lost throw to go one down. He quickly got back to level in the next but then it was all Brittle as he broke for the third consecutive leg of the match which meant he had the darts to win it in the fourth and win it Brittle did to put his team one up.
It was Pete Bell next up for Hawks looking to put the team back on level terms against youngster Tom "Inferno" Gurran. Both players started well by holding throw, Gurran took out a 21 darter in the third to go 2-1 up. Bell had throw in the fourth to stay in the match but it was the youngster who took out an 18 dart leg to secure the win to make the score 2-0.
Up next for the Railwaymen was Martin Scott who threw some steady darts in his match with Joelle Taylor. Scott kicked off with a break of throw in 20 darts, he then took the second leg to put Taylor in all sorts of trouble, Joelle had throw in the third leg but it was Scott celebrating as he put his team three up.
Laura Taylor needed to keep the Hawks in the contest in game four as she faced Gavin Pilling. It was Pilling to start and he took the first leg. Taylor was always chasing the game after that as Pilling hit a 17 dart leg to break then he finished off the match cooly to win it with two to spare.
Railwaymen's Pete "Perfect" Bramley out in a good performance in his match with Steve Ewington, the game started with both men failing to hold their threw which put Bramley 2-1 up with him to throw in the fourth leg to win and break the hoodoo and "Perfect" Pete finally held his throw to win the match in four and make it five in five for the Railwaymen.
It was all up to "Tiny" Marc Ellis to save the Hawks from a clean sweep as he took on N. Campbell. It was Campbell to throw first but Ellis broke him early to get a head start. Ellis took out the second leg to make it two, Campbell was always on the back foot in this match as Ellis saved the Hawks from the whitewash as the Railwaymen kept a grip on second place.
Vulcans 3-3 Academicals
Mick Swift 3-2 Tim Close
Steven Caley 1-3 Ritesh Deo
James Thomas 3-0 Jack Lewis
Alex Sproston 3-2 Oliver Newall
Tom Wright 1-3 Adam Warner
Phil Lambert 0-3 Ellis Turner
We head to the Punchbowl next as bottom of the table Vulcans attempt to settle in their new venue after they closed the gap last week to the rest of the pack face an Academicals team who are back from the Christmas break.
Vulcans Mick Swift got his team off to the perfect start but he had to work for it in this five leg game against Tim Close. It was Close to start as he held his throw to go one up, Swift then took out a 21 darter to equalise, the match turned in the third leg as Swift broke throw to make it 2-1 but then Close replied with a 19 dart leg to force a decider and Close throwing for the match but he couldn't finish it off as it was Swift who took out the best leg of the game in 18 darts to put his team one up in a very entertaining match.
Up next for Uni was Ritesh Deo who took on Steven Caley, Deo got off to the perfect start going ahead against throw, In the next leg Deo continued his from by taking out an 18 darter to double his lead. Caley came back at his opponent in the third leg but he gave himself too much to do as Deo won it in four to equalise for the Academicals.
In the third match on "Tank" James Thomas threw solid in his game with Jack Lewis. "Tank" started by breaking the Lewis throw with a 19 dart leg to lay down a marker and gain the advantage. Thomas then took the second leg to give him breathing space between him and his opponent. In the third leg Lewis had to hold but couldn't do it as Thomas secured the win to put the Vulcans back in front.
Alex Sproston and Oliver Newall battled it out in another five leg match which saw every leg go with throw. Sproston had the darts to start and made it count by taking the lead. Newall kept plugging away by keeping his throw but he just couldn't break Sproston and it cost him as it was Sproston who took out the winning double in the decider to make it 3-1 to the home side.
The Academicals were on the back foot and chasing the game with two to play but the comeback was on when Adam Warner threw some good darts in his match with Tom Wright. Both players started by holding throw then in the third leg Warner took out a 16 darter to gain confidence then in the fourth, Warner rattled in a 19 against the throw to win and force a decider.
In the decider with the score delicately poised, Vulcans Phil Lambert needed to defeat Ellis Turner to win it but Turner had other ideas as she quickly broke Lambert which set her on her way to a convincing 3-0 victory to complete the comeback and rescue a draw for the Academicals.
Wolves 2-4 Wades
Graham Waller 0-3 Lee Siddle
Pete Daffin 3-0 Simon Sawford
Dave Cliffe 0-3 Tom Sawford
John Lieber 3-0 Jordan Payne
Pat Finney 2-3 Stephen Naisbitt
Bye 0-3 Antonio Cruz
In the final game of the weeks action we're back at the Woodbourne as the Wolves who start a man down and sit mid-table after back to back wins face a Wades side who start in fourth after a four game unbeaten run.
We start with Wolves Graham Waller who never got going in his match with Lee Siddle and partly that was down to how well Siddle threw as he started with a 20 dart leg to go one up. Siddle then broke Waller to double his lead. Siddle threw for the match in the third leg which he did with ease as he took the glory with a 16 darter to put the Wades one up.
Up next for the Wades was "James" Simon Sawford as he faced a tricky contest against Wolves captain "Super Daff's" Pete Daffin and it showed as Daffin was on fire after starting with a 15 dart leg on throw to take the lead, Daffin then had two finishes of 110 and 105, plus a 21 darter to finish off his opponent leaving Sawford with nothing to show for his efforts in a solid performance from the captain to equal the scores up.
Dave Cliffe was third on for the Wolves against the younger "Shooter" Sawford in Tom. The youngster started well holding throw to go one up. Cliffe had throw in the next leg to try and make his mark on the match but it never materialised as Sawford took out a 17 and an 18 dart leg to wrap up the win and put the Wades back in front.
In the fourth match with the Wades just one away from the win, it was up to John Lieber to keep the Wolves in with a chance as he faced Jordan Payne. Lieber started well with the darts and quickly took the lead. Youngster Payne needed to level but couldn't do it as Lieber managed to break to double his lead then took the the match in the very next leg to level the scores again with one to play.
It was the fifth and most decisive game of the night with the scores effectively 3-2 to the Wades it was Pat Finney who needed the win to save the match in a battle of the committee members as he faced Wades captain Stephen Naisbitt, it was Naisbitt to start and he got out of the blocks fast as he quickly raced into a 2-0 lead. With the game looked all but over for Finney he clawed his way back into it as he broke straight back then held in the fourth to force a deciding leg to finish the night. It was Naisbitt's darts which gave him a bit of an advantage, Finney couldn't hit the big scores as Naisbitt steadied away and it proved vital as it was Naisbitt who took out the winning double to end the night and give his team the 4-2 win.
Report by
Pat Finney (Projectdarts Reporter/Media)
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