Red Dragon Sheffield Darts Franchise League (Week 4)
Thursday 4th October 2018
Academicals 5-1 Pirates
SINGLES
Conall Doughty 3-0 Lee Slack
Thomas Wright 0-3 W. Fletcher
Adam Warner 3-0 Sie Simmons
Jack Lewis 3-2 Anne Simmons
Week four of the Red Dragon Darts Franchise League started at the Uni Arms as the Academicals who started off the season with a defeat and a draw take on the Pirates who celebrated a victory for the first time this season last time out.
It was the Academicals who drew first blood as Conall Doughty ran out a 3-0 winner over Lee Slack to get the night up and running.
Pirates hit straight back in the second game as Fletcher took out a 21 darter on his way to another 3-0 win over opponent Thomas Wright to even the scores up.
In the third game of the night Adam Warner defeated Sie Simmons for a third consecutive 3-0 result taking out a 17 dart leg to win the match which put the home side back in front.
Anne Simmons started well against Jack Lewis winning the opening two legs but unfortunately for her she ran out of steam as Lewis pegged her back to 2-2 and then in the deciding leg Lewis took out an 18 dart leg to complete the comeback which put breathing space between the two teams after the singles.
PAIRS
Conall Doughty/Liam Gray 2-1 Lee Slack/W. Fletcher
Adam Warner/Jordan 2-1 Sie Simmons/Anne Simmons
In the pairs, two closely fought matches took place as the Pirates pair Lee Slack and Fletcher took the early advantage over Doughty and Gray but it didn't last long as the Academicals duo over-turned the deficit which gave the team the victory with one to spare.
Adam Warner and Jordan took the lead in the next doubles against Sie and Anne Simmons but the Simmons partnership equalised to force a deciding leg in which the Uni lads won to round off a good 5-1 win for the team.
801 League
Conall Doughty/Adam Warner/Jack Lewis 797-801 W. Fletcher/Lee Slack/Mandy Slack
After the Academicals achieved the win it was the turn of the 801 game as the Pirates earned a bit of revenge in a close battle to the finish as Fletcher, Lee and Mandy Slack got the win over Doughty, Warner and Lewis by just four points.
Black Eagles 4-2 Bears
SINGLES
Micky Stocks 3-0 Pat Finney
Charlie Stocks 1-3 Brian Jones
Ryan Goffin 3-1 Adam Chadwick
Marie Tuinstra 0-3 Adam Smith
Over at the Woodbourne for the third week running a Woodbourne derby took place as the Black Eagles who've only dropped one game so far took on the Bears who after winning the opening two games went down to heavy defeat last time out.
Defending Champions Black Eagles opened with Micky Stocks in fine form starting out with a 16 darter to take the lead over Pat Finney, Stocks took the second leg to double his lead and then in the third Stocks hit two maximums to set himself up for a 13 dart finish which he hit in a good performance to put the Black Eagles ahead.
Up next was the Bears, Brian Jones up against youngster Charlie Stocks, Jones took out a 17 dart leg to lead. Stocks replied in the next leg to level but Jones then stepped it up and ran out a 3-1 winner to level the scores.
In the third singles "The Manic" Ryan Goffin took the lead with an 18 dart leg against Adam Chadwick. Goffin went two up and looked at ease, Chadwick grabbed a leg back in the third but Goffin kept his composure to win it in four to put his side back in front.
Bears weren't going to lie down in the fourth game as Adam Smith ran out a 3-0 winner over Marie Tuinstra taking out a 19 dart leg to win it which made the scores 2-2 going into the pairs.
PAIRS
Jelger Tuinstra/Micky Stocks 2-0 Adam Chadwick/Adam Smith
Trevor Burkhill/Tom Briggs 2-0 Tracy Bell/Mick Wood
It was all up for grabs as the pairs got underway as duo Jelger Tuinstra and Micky Stocks faced Adam Chadwick and Adam Smith and it was the experienced duo of Tuinstra and Stocks winning it in two to end the hopes of a win for the Bears,
In the next doubles with the Bears still in with a chance of a draw Tracy Bell and Mick Wood faced Trevor Burkhill and Tom Briggs but it was quick to see that Burkhill and Briggs were far too good for the Bears partnership and they ran out with abother 2-0 win to give the defending Champions a 4-2 win.
801 League
Steve Briggs/Tom Briggs/Trevor Burkhill 801-674 Adam Smith/Tracy Bell/Brian Jones
After a good performance from the Bears achieving two points they go into the 801 game with a chance as Adam Smith, Tracy Bell and Brian Jones stepped up to faced Steve and Tom Briggs as well as Trevor Burkhill, the Black Eagles trio found form and grabbed the win by 127 points to round off the night.
Pussies 5-1 Cutler
SINGLES
Mick Swift 3-0 Matt Pryor
James Thomas 3-1 Stuart Halliwell
Thomas Wright 2-3 Darren Day
Glynn Harris 3-2 Peter Bell
We head to the Punchbowl next as the Pusssies who've started the season with back to back defeats took on a Cutlers side who are undefeated after their two games.
We start with the Pussies Mick Swift laying down a marker for the rest of he night as he put on a good show taking out Matt Pryor without conceding a leg to get the Pussies up and running for the night.
Up next "Tank" James Thomas took an early lead over Stuart Halliwell, then Halliwell replied instantly to level up, in the third leg it was "Tank" who went back ahead but this time he kept it and won it in the fourth to double the Pussies lead.
In a close fought third game Cutlers Darren Day hit a 16 darter and a maximum on his way to a 3-2 victory over Thomas Wright to pull a game back for the Cutlers.
In the fourth singles another match that went to a decider as Peter Bell took on Glynn Harris and after going 2-0 up Bell looked certain of the win to level the scores but back came Harris in the second half of the match and took out legs with a 20 darter and a 21 dart leg to complete the comeback and dent the Cutlers chance of victory.
PAIRS
Mick Swift/Paul Meehan 2-0 Stuart Halliwell/Andrew Pike
James Thomas/Glynn Harris 2-0 Sam Bowers/Darren Day
As the pairs kicked off Cutlers were still in with an outside chance of a draw as Halliwell and Andrew Pike faced Mick Swift and Paul Meehan but the Cutlers pairing couldn't get it going as they went down 2-0 which gave the Pussies victory with one more to go. In the other doubles Thomas and Harris took out Bowers and Day to complete a 5-1 Pussies victory.
801 League
Paul Meehan/Thomas Wright/Glynn Harris 801-785 Andrew Pike/Sam Bowers/Matt Pryor
It was a close finish in the 801 triples match as Meehan, Wright and Harris were celebrating victory for the Pussies over Pike, Bowers and Pryor by just 16 points.
Railwaymen 3-3 Wolves
SINGLES
Steve Brittle 1-3 Pete Daffin
Alan Jackson 1-3 Laura Taylor
Glynn Payne 3-1 John Lieber
Gavin Pilling 3-0 Kevin Bird
We're at the Railway next as Railwaymen who've lost there opening two matches were looking to get their season up and running against a Wolves side who have a win and draw in their first couple of games.
Railwaymen's Steve Brittle had a tricky start to the night against Wolves captain "Super Daff's" Pete Daffin but he put up a good game after Daffin took the first leg, Brittle equalised with a 21 darter. Captain Daffin then stepped it up for the Wolves as he took out a 17 and an 18 dart leg to put the Wolves ahead.
In the second game Wolves Laura Taylor put her best performance in to date as she had to come from behind against Alan Jackson to grab a 3-1 victory to put the Wolves two up.
Glynn Payne managed to keep the Railwaymen in the game in match three after going behind to John Lieber, Payne managed to turn it around for the third consecutive 3-1 scoreline.
In game four the Railwaymen drew level as Gavin Pillling defeated Kevin Bird by three legs to nil, taking out a 21 darter to win it.
PAIRS
Steve Brittle/Glynn Payne 2-1 John Lieber/Lee Birch
Gavin Pilling/Alan Jackson 0-2 Pete Daffin/Laura Taylor
In a crucial fifth match, Wolves John Lieber and Lee Birch took the lead over Steve Brittle and Glynn Payne which looked like they were going to put the Wolves in the driving seat for the win, Brittle and Payne overturned the deficit to secure the victory to put the Railwaymen in with a chance of the win going into the final match.
It was Wolves captain Pete Daffin to the rescue as he and Laura Taylor teamed up and put Gavin Pilling and Alan Jackson to the sword with a 2-0 scoreline to secure a draw which was a fair result for both teams.
801 League
Gavin Pilling/Steve Brittle/Alan Jackson 801-785 Laura Taylor/Lee Birch/Pete Daffin
After a close tussle in the singles and doubles games between the two teams, the 801 match didn't disappoint and could've gone either way but it was the Railwaymen's Pilling, Brittle and Jackson who secured the win over Taylor, Lee Birch and Daffin by a scoreline of 17 points to finish off a good night of darts.
Warriors 2-4 Aces
SINGLES
Steve Newton 2-3 Ian Speed
Ian Webster 3-0 Trevor Tye
Paul Brittle 3-1 Dave Belfitt
Nicola Warne 1-3 Mick Smith
In the final game of week four we're at the Midland as the Warriors who lost their opening two games take on a Aces team who have a win and a draw.
Up first was "Hero" Steve Newton who nearly got the Warriors off to a good start as he came back from 2-0 down against Ian Speed, only for Speed to nick it at the final leg to give the Aces the lead.
Warriors equalised through Ian Webster defeating Trevor Tye by a 3-0 margin to draw the teams level.
In the third match Warriors captain Paul Brittle put his team ahead as he beat a Dave Belfitt in four legs.
In the fourth singles game Aces Mick Smith hit a maximum and a 20 darter on his way to a successive 3-1 victory over Nicola Warne to tie the match again heading to the doubles.
PAIRS
Steve Newton/Paul Brittle 0-2 Ian Speed/Dave Belfitt
Ian Webster/Nicola Warne 0-2 Mick Smith/Trevor Tye
In a vital pairs match it was "Hero" Steve Newton and Paul Brittle for the Warriors against Speed and Belfitt. Warriors team didn't start well as they couldn't find any momentum as they fell to a defeat which gave the Aces a chance of victory in which they achieved in the next game as Smith and Tye took out Webster and Warne by the same 2-0 scoreline.
801 League
Barry Brittle/Angela Brittle/Sandra Webster 515-801 Mick Smith/Trevor Tye/Ian Speed
In the 801 match the Aces, Mick Smith, Tye and Speed won the game over the Brittle's Angela and Barry as well as Sandra Webster by a 286 point margin to end the weeks action.
Report by
Pat Finney (Projectdarts Reporter/Media)
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