Sussex Trials At Roffey
by Ian Holman All
current county players and anyone that is interested in playing
county darts for Sussex are invited by the new Mens team manager
Andy Sexton to attend a trial match at the new county venue at
Roffey Social & Sports Club on Sunday 17th August. This is an
opportunity for the current players to have a practice game on the
new county stage and for new players to come along and see what a
county game might be like. Players would need to be at the venue by
12 noon. If you are interested but cannot attend the trials day
please contact either Andy Sexton on 0771 7218694 or the assistant
manager Michael Donegan on 0776 6790649, The full address of the
venue is Roffey Social & Sports Club, Spooners Road, Roffey,
Horsham, RH12 4DY. |
Philpot Hits Two Maximums
by Dave Miles and Ian Holman Labour
C player Dave Phipot stole the limelight by hitting a brace of 180s
as his side were beaten 7-1 at third placed Charcoal Burner.
Lee Gladman (pictured) struck his third maximum of the
season for the hosts. League leaders Greyhound playing out of the
Rugby Club, won the clash between the two remaining unbeaten sides,
helped by Kez Botting's second maximum of the season they
comprehensively beat the Royal Oak 7-1, leaving the Ifield side just
outside the play-off zone in fifth. Team Mason's Martin Burchell
posted a 180 during his sides 6-2 win over the RS Bumbles, thus
inflicting the second successive 6-2 defeat on the Bee's. Bridges
beat Con Mates 7-1, and Longley C had a fine win at the Pelham
Buckle, beating Pelhams by the same score with Andy Baller in top
form, hitting a maximum.. Also winning were BBC. They beat Railway B
6-2. Finally after eight matches the Legion Lancers registered their
first point of the season to move off bottom place, the problem was,
they still lost, going down 5-3 at the Downsman, but winning the
vital 1001 team game earned them their point.
The latest league tables and stats can be found
here. |
Roffey Top As Botting Hits 161 Finish
by Ian Holman Last
week's league leaders Bevendean Reds
continued their unbeaten run this week but only managed a 5-4 win
against Bognor Regis with Mick Rodgers of Bognor claiming the man of
the match with a 26.08 average. The narrow win allowed Roffey to go
top as they beat Warnham 8-1 with Kez Botting (pictured)
hitting an excellent 161 checkout to complete a fifth leg 12 dart
finish. Dean Edlin was man of the match
with a 27.33 average which included one of Roffey's five maximums.
Gary Newman hit two of them with Pete Crossley and Dave Fry striking
the others. Crawley also kept in touch with the top two as they won
9-0 at Portslade with Tony Ayres taking man of the match with a
28.36 average. 180s for Crawley were struck by Ron Clarke, Nick
Edwards, Colin Whiley and debutant Kevin Fishwick. In the other
result Worthing beat Bevendean Blues 8-1 with James Greenfield
taking man of the match with a 28.90 average.
The Roffey stats are available
here, the Crawley stats
here and the latest
league tables and stats
here. |
Ayres & Gavahan
Win Doubles Comp by
Dave Miles At
a packed Roffey Social and Sports Club 90 players took part in
the first Southwater & District Summer League Doubles
Competition. The first crowned Champions were from the Kings
Arms Billingshurst. Tony Ayres teamed up with young Matt Gavahan
to clinch the first prize, defeating the BBHVC duo of Gary
Kennard & Pete Sands.
From a tough top half of the draw,
Ayres & Gavahan (pictured)
beat off the challenges from Steve Collins & Graeme Brooker,
Adrian Dudman & Paul Hopkins, Nathan Nicholls & W Caswell, and
in the semis team mates Mark Knight & Matt Hoyte.
Kennard & Sands had earlier won through
to face the Billingshurst duo by defeating Dave Miles/ & Rob
Metcalfe, Terry Thornton & Pete Wickersham, Ian Russell & John
Dawes, and finally Nigel Panton & Doug Mason in the semi-final.
Ayres struck the only maximum, and that
was in the final, while young Rob Metcalfe notched a fine 177
(T20,T20,T19).
The latest league tables and stats can be
found
here.
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Edwards Wins Monday Singles Final
by Barry Moody At
a well attended Three Bridges Football Club, The Crawley Monday
League welcomed the PDC's international MC George Noble
(pictured) on Monday 23rd June as their celebrity guest for
the end of season playoffs. Events kicked off with the final of the
Knockout Cup in which Labour Reds took on the holders and newly
crowned 'A' Division champions The Swan. After four games the
scoreline stood at 2-2 with wins for Graham Brook and Will Bolton
for The Swan and Martin Burchell and Ty Coward for the Reds. Paul
Chesworth checked out on 114 in his defeat against Coward while
Coward hit the night's first maximum. The holders then romped home
to a 4-2 win with Tommy Walker and Adam Campbell completing the
victory for a league and cup double.Last year's 'A' Division champions Sperry made up for a disappointing season in which they finished as league runners-up when they lifted two titles. In the Trebles final Colin Whiley, Ernie Potter and Steve Mecrow defeated Labour Reds trio Steve Souter, Keith Shotter and Ty Coward 2-0. Whiley and Potter then defeated Tommy Walker and Terry Penfold of The Swan and Ian Moorey and Paul Harding from the Downsman to claim the Pairs competition. The Singles competition saw Whiley defeated by the Royal Oak's Nick Edwards who checked out on 105 in the first leg and hit a crucial maximum in the deciding third leg. In the Final, Edwards beat The Imperial's Ron Webster 3-1, having lost the opening leg and again firing in a maximum. Earlier Webster beat Labour Rebels player Mick Kramer in the other Semi-Final. To round off the evening George Noble presented the awards and the league presented a cheque for £200 to the Brockham Ward at the Royal East Surrey Hospital. |
Mansell Claims
Best Newcomer by Ian Holman At
the Sussex County AGM held at the Brighton Trade & Labour Club on
Sunday 22nd June Roffey's Dave Mansell (pictured)
was awarded the Mens best newcomer by last seasons Sussex Mens team
captain Geoff Taylor. Michael Hammond won the Mens Player of the
Year, Donna Rainsley the Ladies Player of the Year, Lisa Tanner the
Ladies best newcomer and Elaine Chapman the Ladies most improved
player. Finally the personality trophy was won by Paul Russell. |
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Sussex Youth Are Champions by Barry Moody
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Sussex
Youth are the British Inter Counties Youth League Southern Section
champions after a stunning 13-4 win at Fareham against Hampshire.
After the disastrous 10-7 defeat at the Roffey Social & Sports Club
earlier this season against the previous champions this was an
amazing turn around for Sussex. 
Two
competitions will be held at the Crawley Labour Club during August.
On Sunday 3rd will be the S & B Singles Cup (details
Having
battled through five rounds of qualifying, Crawley's
Martin Burchell (pictured) was beaten in the First
Round of the PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert
Classic at Mandalay Bay by US number one Darin Young by six legs
to four on Wednesday 2nd July. Burchell put up a spirited
display in the match that was screened live on Sky Sports. In the
opening leg, Burchell had the throw and missed one dart at double top
as Young took advantage. The american then went two up before
Burchell checked out on 58 for an 18 dart third leg. Young then
restored his two leg advantage despite Burchell hitting his first of two 180s. The Diamonds
star then checked out on 24 for a 14 dart leg and missed one dart at
double eleven in the next that would have levelled the score. The
seventh leg saw missed doubles from both players with Burchell
eventually hitting the double five to trail 4-3. Young then won the
next in 15 darts with a 158 finish leaving Burchell needing to win
three legs on the spin. Burchell won the next in 19 darts but Young
sealed victory with a 14 dart tenth leg. Burchell's average for the
match was 26.78 per dart (80.34 per throw). Earlier in the week
Burchell came through the qualifying from a field of just over 200 players as one
of eight qualifiers from the first of two qualifying
competitions and winning £2000 in prize money for his efforts. This
included a 5-4 victory against PDC ranked number 48 Dennis Smith in
his fourth game. In the deciding leg Smith was sitting on a double
when Burchell checked out on 146. Burchell's other wins came against
Gregor Cruickshank 5-2, Danny White 5-0, Mark Carter 5-2 and Kit
Young 5-0.
Eight
of the areas players missed out on joining Martin Burchell in the PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic VII.
In the first qualifying competition held on Monday 30th June both Tony Ayres and Danny King (pictured)
made the last 64. Ayres beat
PDC ranked 56 Alan Caves 5-2 but then lost out to PDC number 28 Alex
Roy by the same score. King beat John Ferrell 5-4 but then crashed
out 5-0 to the highly talented Alan Tabern (PDC ranked number 14).
Phil Smith beat Gordon Dixon 5-3 but missed out on a clash
with Diamonds team mate Burchell when he was narrowly beaten 5-4 by
Mark Carter. Andy Mason beat Dave Ansell 5-2 before losing out 5-3
against Robert Watson-Lang and there were Preliminary Round defeats
for John Dawes, Nigel Panton and Team Mason's Jim Withers. Dawes was
beaten for the second day running by qualifier Shawn Brenneman, this
time 5-1, Panton lost 5-1 against John Ferrell and Withers lost 5-2
against Terry Stewart. 
Tony
Ayres (pictured) beat PDC ranked number eight Roland
Scholten in the Second Round of the Las Vegas Players Championship
yesterday (Sunday 29th June) by three sets to one having put out top
Canadian player Gerry Convery by the same scoreline in the First
Round. Ayres was then beaten 3-0 in the Third Round (last 32) by
Steve Grubb. Along with Ayres, Eastbourne player Jim Withers (who
recently joined up with Team Mason) also made the last 32 on his PDC
debut winning 3-2 against Robbie Newland in the First Round and 3-0
against Dave Smith in the Second Round before narrowly missing out
on a chance of playing Michael van Gerwen in the last 16 when Bill
Davis beat him 3-2. Broadbridge Heath player John Dawes lost in the
Preliminary Round 3-0 against Shawn Brenneman and there were First
Round exits for Dave Ansell, Martin Burchell, Danny King and Andy
Mason. Ansell lost 3-0 against Scholten, Burchell lost 3-2 to Lee
Holden, King lost 3-0 against Bill Davis and Mason lost out 3-0 to
Alan Matthews. Phil Taylor went on to win the competition with a
three sets to one victory against Ronnie Baxter in the Final.
Tony
Ayres (pictured) picked up £50 in prize money as he made
the Semi-Finals of the West Sussex Summer Open at the Chichester
Snooker Club on Sunday 22nd June, going out 4-2 to eventual winner
Ricky Williams. At the Quarter-Finals stage Ayres beat PDC ranked
number 20 Andy Jenkins. Danny King won the Plate competition and
picked up £70 in prize money.
Local
youth players Nathan Pearce and Paul Richardson have qualified for
the England playoffs of this years Winmau World Masters in the Boys
Youth section. They qualified at the Brighton Trades & Labour Club
on Sunday 22nd June and will join Oliver Sopp and Tom Sawyer in
Tonbridge on 17th August as Sussex representatives. Sopp beat Warren
Grantham to claim his place. In the Mens section the qualifiers were
Ian Bingham, Paul Eves, Michael Hammond and Paul Russell. Ian Holman
lost out in the Preliminary Round against one of last year's
qualifiers Ken Sowerby (2-0, 2-1) while Kevin Reilly crashed out in
the First Round against Russell (2-0, 2-0) and Rob Metcalfe also
lost out in the same round against Peter Sopp (2-0, 2-0) having won
a Preliminary Round tie. In the Ladies section the qualifiers were
Sue Bird, Elaine Chapman, Donna Rainsley and Lisa Tanner. Talya
Bingham and Ellie Sopp both qualified from the Girls Youth section.
Kevin
Reilly (pictured) was beaten in the Quarter-Finals stage at
the latest Wandsworth competition held at Greensides Social Club on
Sunday 22nd June. From a field of 65 entries Reilly won three
matches all with a 3-2 scoreline to meet eventual winner Clive
Barden in the last eight. Barden struck two 180s as he beat Reilly
3-1 in a high scoring game. Rob Metcalfe made it to the last sixteen
with a 3-1 win in his first match that included a 110 checkout and a
3-2 win against John Jenkinson. Metcalfe eventually lost 3-1 to Joe
McLaughlin. Ian Holman went out in the First Round, 3-2 against
Chris Copeland having lead 2-0. Barden, who picked up £210 in prize
money beat PDC player Ben Burton (£100) in the Final 4-3.