Essex Youth Player Tinsley Wins Three
Bridges Open
by Ian Holman
 Essex
youth player Alex Tinsley won the latest Three Bridges Open
competition, held at Three Bridges Football Club on Sunday 15th
June, beating Dave Mansell 3-1 in the final having won Board 3 with
wins against Gary Newman 3-1, Mark Davis 3-1 and Steve Souter 3-0.
Mansell won Board 1 with wins against Dan Bowers 3-1, Stan Jackson
3-0, Dave Wright 3-2 and Ryan Hitchens 3-1. The Board 2 winner was
Dean Edlin. He beat Andy MacDonald 3-0, Ken Sowerby 3-0 and Anthony
Morley 3-0 hitting finishes of 120 and 112 along the way. Andy
Derrick started in good form on Board 4 beating Andy Gurr 3-0 with
legs of 14, 15 and 16 darts. He then beat Mick Clarke 3-2 and Chris
Gallagher 3-1. In the Semi-Finals, Mansell beat Edlin 3-2 and
Tinsley beat Derrick 3-1.Just four 180s were recorded on the day.
They were struck by Mick Clarke, Dean Edlin, Ryan Hitchens and Steve
Souter. The highest finish of the day went to Ryan Hitchens with a
152. |