Thursday 25th October 2018
Academicals 2-4 Wolves
SINGLES
Conall Doughty 1-3 Pete Daffin
Ste Smith 0-3 Mick Bower
Jordan Sollot 3-2 Laura Taylor
Adam Warner 3-1 John Lieber
We start week six of the Red Dragon Sheffield Darts Franchise League at the University Arms as fourth play third as the Academicals host the Wolves with just a pint separating the two sides.
Up first was Uni's Conall Doughty taking on Wolves captain "Super Daff's" Pete Daffin in a contest which saw Doughty take a leg off Daffin but it wasn't enough as the Wolves captain hit top form taking out 14 and then a 12 darter to put his team ahead in a great display of darts by Daff's.
Wolves Mick Bower was next up and he put in another solid performance by a Wolves player defeating Ste Smith three legs to nil to make it two for the Wolves.
Academicals managed to fight back as Jordan Solllot went to a five leg match against Laura Taylor just scraping the game 3-2 to pull one back for the home side.
In the last singles Adam Warner drew the Academicals level after taking out John Lieber in four legs.
PAIRS
Liam Gray/Joe Hopkin 1-2 Lee Birch/John Lieber
Adam Warner/Ben Tomlinson 1-2 Pete Daffin/Laura Taylor
We head into the pairs tied level so it was anyone's game in the first doubles Wolves John Lieber and Lee Birch took out Liam Gray and Joe Hopkin 2-1 to put the Wolves in the decisive match and to finish Wolves captain Pete Daffin and doubles partner Laura Taylor ran out victorious over Adam Warner and Ben Tomlinson by the same 2-1 scoreline to give the Wolves a hard fought 4-2 win.
801 League
Adam Warner/Conall Doughty/Liam Gray 769-801 Wolves team
It was the Wolves team who ran out victors by 42 points over Warner, Doughty and Gray.
Black Eagles 6-0 Cutlers
SINGLES
Trevor Burkhill 3-0 Andrew Pike
Jelger Tuinstra 3-0 Stuart Halliwell
Ryan Goffin 3-1 Darren Daly
Tom Briggs 3-1 Peter Bell
We're at the Woodbourne next up where the top two go head to head as the defending Champions Black Eagles take on the Cutlers with just two points separating them.
Black Eagles got off to a flier on the singles matches as "Turbo" Trevor Burkhill hit a maximum to start then rattled off back to back 15 darters to defeat Andrew Pike 3-0.
Up next Jelger Tuinstra took out a 14 dart leg in the second on his way to another 3-0 result over Stuart Halliwell to make it two for the home side.
In the third game on Cutlers Darren Daly took the opening leg against "The Manic" Ryan Goffin but that's as good as it got for the Cutlers man as Goffin reeled off legs of 20, 21 and then an 18 darter to win it to put the Black Eagles three up.
To finish the singles Cutlers Peter Bell faced Tom Briggs. It was Briggs who opened the game and took the lead. Bell levelled up the game hitting a max in the process but then Briggs went on to take a 3-1 win to give the Champions victory before the pairs go underway.
PAIRS
Trevor Burkhill/Tom Briggs 2-0 Peter Bell/Matt Pryor
Jelger Tuinstra/Steve Briggs 2-0 Stuart Halliwell/Sam Bowers
In the pairs Black Eagles partnership of Trevor Burkhill and Tom Briggs defeated Peter Bell and Matt Pryor in two and in the other pairs Tuinstra and Steve Briggs finished off Halliwell and Sam Bowers by the same scoreline to give the Black Eagles a whitewash victory.
801 League
Tom Briggs/Ryan Goffin/Jelger Tuinstra 801-695 Sam Bowers/Andrew Pike/Matt Pryor
In the 801 game the Black Eagles completed the clean sweep as Tom Briggs, Goffin and Tuinstra won Bowers, Pike and Pryor by 106 points.
Panthers 3-3 Pirates
SINGLES
Pat Meeson 0-3 Sie Simmons
Mick Hulley 3-2 Anne Simmons
Russ Simons 3-1 Lee Slack
NO PLAYER 0-3 Xenia Chivers
In the other room at the Woodbourne we had the Panthers who had a player short taking on the Pirates with just two points separating the teams in the middle of the table.
We start with the Woodbourne landlord Pat Meeson who found it tough going in his gam with Sie Simmons as Simmons took the match 3-0 to open the night for the Pirates.
Next up was Pirates Anne Simmons who raced into a 2-0 lead against Mick Hulley but she just couldn't finish off as Hulley came back to pinch a 3-2 win to pull a game back.
Panthers Russ Simons took on Lee Slack in the third singles game and got off to a good start taking a 2-0 lead. Slack replied with a leg back but Simmons won it in four to effectively tie the game up.
PAIRS
Mick Hulley/Russ Simons 2-0 Gareth Chivers/Tony Casril
NO PLAYERS 0-2 Michael Slack/Sarah Gregory
There were only one pairs game that took place and it was Gareth Chivers and Tony Casril for the Pirates looking to win it against Mick Hulley and Russ Simons. Panthers duo played well enough to take the match in two legs which rescued a draw for the home side.
801 League
Pat Meeson/Mick Hulley/Russ Simons 801-785 Anne Simmons/Sie Simmons/Sarah Gregory
To end the night was the 801 match as Pat Meeson, Hulley and Simons won it for the home team by a close 16 points over Sarah Gregory, Anne and Sie Simmons.
Pussies 3-3 Aces
SINGLES
Alex Sproston 1-3 Wes Deane
James Thomas 3-2 Ian Speed
Glynn Harris 2-3 Mick Smith
Mick Swift 3-2 Trevor Tye
Over at the Punchbowl we had two evenly matched teams in action as the Pussies took on the Aces.
It was the Aces who started the better of the two as Wes Deane defeated Alex Sproston by three legs to one.
Up next "Tank" James Thomas were looking to level the scores up in a tight game against Ian Speed and he got off to a good start going one up, Speed equalised with a 20 darter then went ahead but Thomas didn't give in and managed to force a decider in which he won which made it one each.
In the third match Pussies Glynn Harris went head to head with Mick Smith in another five leg tussle. Smith took the lead but just like before Harris hit back to go 2-1 up. Smith levelled the scores again to force a fifth leg in which Aces Smith took the victory to put his team back ahead.
Match four saw the third consecutive five leg match as Pussies captain Mick Swift took on Trevor Tye. It was Tye who took the lead with the highest finish of 170 but it didn't last long as Swift equalled the scores then hit a 21 darter to go 2-1 up. Tye replied with an 18 of his own to make it two a piece then in the final leg Swift took the honours to draw the team's level again after the singles.
PAIRS
James Thomas/Glynn Harris 0-2 Wes Deane/Mick Smith
Steven Caley/Mick Swift 2-0 Ian Speed/Trevor Tye
As the team's were locked together going into the pairs it was anyones match to win as Deane and Smith made sure it was the Aces in with a shout of the victory as they won 2-0 against Thomas and Harris, in the final pairs game Speed and Tye had a chance to get the victory for the Aces but the Pussies pairing of Caley and Swift saved the draw as they won the match also in two legs to end a very close contest with a well earned draw.
801 League
Mick Swift/Steven Caley/Alex Sproston 602-801 Ian Speed/Trevor Tye/Mick Smith
After that good contest it was time for the triples where the Aces team of Speed, Tye and Smith won by 199 points over Swift, Caley and Sproston.
Railwaymen 5-1 Warriors
SINGLES
Pete Bramley 3-0 Barry Brittle
Glynn Payne 3-0 Nicola Warne
Alan Jackson 2-3 Steve Newton
Gavin Pilling 3-0 Paul Brittle
Onto the the final game of the weeks action where the bottom two teams face off at the Station as the struggling Railwaymen face the Warriors.
Railwaymen's "Perfect" Pete Bramley got his team off to the best possible start as he grabbed a 3-0 win over Barry Brittle taking out an 18 darter to win the match.
In the second game Warriors Nicola Warne was looking to level it up but Payne was too strong after he took out another 18 dart leg to go two up. Payne wrapped up the win in the next leg to put the hosts two up.
Warriors fought back in the third match as "Hero" Steve Newton won a five leg thriller against Alan Jackson which saw both players take the lead but it was Newton who held his nerve for the win.
Gavin Pilling defeated Warriors captain Paul Brittle in the final singles in three to make the score 3-1 Railwaymen.
PAIRS
Pete Bramley/Glynn Payne 2-0 Nicola Warne/Angela Brittle
Alan Jackson/Gavin Pilling 2-0 Ian Webster/Barry Brittle
Warriors knew they had to win the next match to force a decider as Nicola Warne and Angela Brittle faced Railwaymen's Bramley and Payne but it wasn't to be for the away side as the home duo ran out 2-0 winners. In the other doubles Jackson and Pilling won Webster and Barry Brittle by the same score to give the Railwaymen a 5-1 win to shoot them up the table and it left the Warriors on five successive defeats to start the season.
801 League
Gavin Pilling/Alan Jackson/Pete Bramley 799-801 Paul Brittle/Steve Newton/Ian Webster
In a tight triples match, Warriors team of Paul Brittle, Newton and Webster took the honours as they achieved a two point win over Pilling, Jackson and Bramley in the closest ever 801 game in the Franchise League.
Report by
Pat Finney (Projectdarts Reporter/Media)
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