Red Dragon Sheffield Darts Franchise League (Week 5)
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Thursday 11th October 2018
Aces 2-4 Academicals
SINGLES
Wes Deane 3-1 Conall Doughty
Trevor Tye 3-0 Ste Smith
Dave Belfitt 0-3 Tim Close
Ian Speed 1-3 Adam Warner
We head into week 5 at the Newbold as the Aces with two victories and a draw to their name take on an Academicals team who celebrated their first win of the season last week and are looking to build on that score.
It didn't get off to the best of starts for the Uni side although they did take the lead as Conall Doughty opened the scoring against Wes Deane but then Deane warmed up and took out two 21 darters and then a 14 darter to win it in four which put the Aces in front.
Up next it was Trevor Tye who made to two the the Aces as he ran out a 3-0 winner over Ste Smith.
Things were looking good for the Aces but that all stopped in game three as the Academicals fought back, first Tim Close defeated Dave Belfitt by three legs to nil
In the last singles it was Adam Warner who equalised as he beat Ian Speed in a 3-1 scoreline going into the pairs.
PAIRS
Wes Deane/Trevor Tye 1-2 Conall Doughty/Tim Close
Dave Belfitt/Ian Speed 0-2 Adam Warner/Ste Smith
As the team were tied the first pairs game were crucial as Doughty and Close took the lead over Deane and Tye. Aces duo equalled the scores up which set a decider on who will put their team in charge and it was the Doughty/Close partnership that won the day to give the Academicals a chance of the win.
In the other pairs match Warner and Smith secured the Uni victory taking out Belfitt and Speed by two legs to nil to wrap up a 4-2 victory.
801 League
Dave Belfitt/Trevor Tye/Ian Speed 769-801 Adam Warner/Tim Close/Conall Doughty
It was the Academicals who took the 801 win in a close call through Warner, Close and Doughty who defeated Belfitt, Tye and Speed by 32 points.
Bears 2-4 Railwaymen
SINGLES
Adam Chadwick 0-3 Pete Bramley
Brian Jones 3-2 Steve Brittle
Andy Smith 2-3 Alan Dickson
Adam Smith 3-0 Gavin Pilling
Over at the Woodbourne it was the Bears in action who've started the season in mixed form after two wins and two defeats host a Railwaymen side who are without a win in the three games they've played so far.
Up first Railwaymen's "Perfect" Pete Bramley got the Railwaymen off to a flyer recording a 3-0 victory over Adam Chadwick to take the lead.
Next up was the first five leg game of the night as Bears, Brian Jones and Steve Brittle went head to head in a match which saw Jones always having the advantage as he recording a maximum just as Steve Brittle took out a 19 dart leg of his own to force the decider but that's when Jones turned it up hitting a 177 to leave himself on 40 then finishing off tops in one dart and finish in 17 darts to level the scores up.
In game three another match that went the distance as Bears Andy Smith took the lead over Alan Dickson who in turn replied in kind to go one leg away from victory, Smith took out a 21 darter to level again at two each but it was Dickson's night as he finished in the same 21 darts which to put the travelling side back in front.
Bears Andy Smith didn't pull my punches in the next game as he defeated Gavin Pilling without conceding a leg to make the score two each.
PAIRS
Tracy Bell/Pat Finney 1-2 Steve Brittle/Pete Bramley
Brian Jones/Mick Wood 1-2 Gavin Pilling/Alan Jackson
As the pairs got underway both teams were locked together but it was the Railwaymen who grabbed the advantage as Steve Brittle and Pete Bramley won Tracy Bell and Pat Finney in the deciding leg to put the team one away from victory in which they achieved in the next pairs as Pilling and Jackson also won by a 2-1 scoreline against Jones and Mick Wood to give the Railwaymen their first win of the season.
801 League
Antonio Cruz/Tracy Bell/Mick Wood 687-801 Gavin Pilling/Pete Bramley/Alan Jackson
It was the Railwaymen who finished off the night as Pilling, Bramley and Jackson grabbed the win over Bears captain Antonio Cruz, Bell and Wood by a 114 points margin.
Cutlers 3-3 Panthers
SINGLES
Andrew Pike 0-3 Pat Meeson
Stuart Halliwell 2-3 Mick Hulley
Darren Daly 3-2 Richard Brown
Peter Bell 3-0
We head to the Cutlers next up as the home side who slumped to their first defeat last time out face a Panthers team who start short but are on the back of a whitewash win over the Bears in their last outing.
Woodbourne landlord started us off well as he found good form taking out Andrew Pike without conceding to take the lead.
Next up Cutlers Stuart Halliwell tried all he could over Mick Hulley to level but couldn't manage it as Hulley won the decider to make it two.
In another decider Darren Daly won his game over Richard Brown which brought the scores level due to not playing the final singles.
PAIRS
Lee Hart/Matt Pryor 0-2 Pat Meeson/Mick Hulley
Sam Bowers/Stuart Halliwell 2-0 NO PLAYERS
In the only doubles game tonight Panthers still had fight in them as Meeson and Hulley rescued a well earned draw for the team as they win in two against Lee Hart and Matt Pryor.
801 League
Peter Bell/Sam Bowers/Matt Pryor 801-797 Richard Brown/Pat Meeson/Mick Hulley
In the triples match we saw a tight affair but it was Bell, Bowers and Pryor just edging it by four points over team Brown, Meeson and Hulley to finish off the night.
Pirates 1-5 Pussays
SINGLES
Tony Casril 0-3 James Thomas
Sie Simmons 3-2 Alex Sproston
Anne Simmons 0-3 Glynn Harris
Gareth Chivers 0-3 Mick Swift
We're at the Players Bar in our next game as Pirates with just one win so far to their name took on the Pussays who achieved their maiden win last week.
Pussays flew out of the blocks when "Tank" James Thomas defeated Tony Casril by three legs to nil.
Sie Simmons hit a 20 dart leg on his way to taking out Alex Sproston in the decider to equalise for the Pirates.
It went all the Pussays way after that as Glynn Harris won opponent Anne Simmons in three to put his team back in front.
In the fourth game Mick Swift hit a 20 darter as he too ran out a 3-0 victor over Gareth Chivers to make the score 3-1 Pussays.
PAIRS
Gareth Chivers/Lee Slack 0-2 James Thomas/Glynn Harris
Sie Simmons/Anne Simmons 1-2 Thomas Wright/Mick Swift
It was in the pairs where the Pussays won it as Thomas and Harris won Chivers and Slack 2-0 to wrap it up early, in the next pairs husband and wife Sie and Anne Simmons managed to take the lead over Wright and Swift but they just didn't do enough to finish them off as they went down in the decider which gave the Pussays a 5-1 win.
801 League
Mandy Slack/Sarah Gregory/Lee Slack 546-801 Thomas Wright/Glynn Harris/Alex Sproston
To finish off the night trio Wright, Harris and Sproston dominated the game for the Pussays over Sarah Gregory, Lee and Mandy Slack by a 255 point scoreline to get that 801 win.
Wolves 5-1 Warriors
SINGLES
Pete Daffin 3-0 Paul Brittle
Laura Taylor 1-3 Steve Newton
Lee Birch 3-1 Nicola Warne
John Lieber 3-1 Ian Webster
In the final game at the week we're back at the Woodbourne as the Wolves with two wins and a draw take on the Warriors still searching for the first win but came close last time out.
It was the two captains head to head to start the night off as "Super Daff's" Pete Daffin took on Paul "The Undertaker" Brittle. It was Brittle's throw but he came up against an in form Daffin as he recorded legs of 17. 20 and 21 darts as well as a 180 thrown in for good measure to give Brittle no chance as the Wolves went one up.
Up next for the Warriors were Steve "Hero" Newton as he looked to equalise against Laura Taylor but he didn't start well as Taylor took the lead but as Newton got his eye in he ran out a 3-1 winner to equalise.
Wolves Lee Birch put his side backs front in the third game despite going behind to Nicola Warne. Birch came back to win 3-1 to put the Wolves back in front.
In the final singles game John Lieber fought off Ian Webster who played well in patches but went down to a third consecutive 3-1 scoreline to give the home side a 3-1 lead.
PAIRS
Pete Daffin/Laura Taylor 2-0 Nicola Warne/Steve Newton
John Lieber/Lee Birch 2-0 Paul Brittle/Barry Brittle
As the pairs got underway with the Wolves only needing one of the win it was up to Nicola Warne and Steve Newton to save the Warriors but to no avail as captain Pete Daffin and Laura Taylor took a 2-0 victory to win it for the Wolves with a game to spare. In the other pairs Lieber and Birch hit a max as they won the Brittle father and son also by a 2-0 scoreline to wrap up a 5-1 win to secure Wolves third win of the season.
801 League
John Lieber/Pete Daffin/Lee Birch 801-614 Angela Brittle/Barry Brittle/Sandra Webster
In the 801 match it was the Wolves team of Lieber, Daffin and Birch who took the win against Sandra Webster who was alongside Angie and Barry Brittle in a 187 points victory.
Report by
Pat Finney (Projectdarts Reporter/Media)
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