Well we come to the end of another season, and the end od summer means Pro Night, which you will be aware is Tony O’shea this year, on the 26th October at the Dover Working Mens Club.  Over the next few weeks we have knockouts for you to enter to win the chance to play Tony.  Each event is £5 entry, and this will also get you in to the pro night.  Please come and support your league, pro nights are always great fun but also need support.  I am delighted to confirm that not only do we have the continued support of the DWMC this year, both Leighton Carpets and Channel Engineering have agreed to extend sponsorship of the league.

HERE ARE THOSE DATES THAT YOU NEED IN YOUR DIARY

Blind Pairs, Friday 12th October 2018 @ DWMC Doors open 19:00 
Divisional Singles, Friday 19th October 2018,
Division One @ DWMC 19:00
Division Two @ Crown & Sceptre 19:00
Division Three @ Old Endeavour 19:00

TONY “SILVERBACK” O’SHEA  26th OCTOBER 2018

Another important date fr your diary is the 2nd November, this is the start date of the Winter campaign.  As you know we changed the format of the league a few seasons back so that we could have less byes reducing the league to three divisions.  This I think has worked.  However, with that meaning we have 22 weeks in each season, and 5 weeks of other events, the team knockout in its existing format will not be played.  I am looking at potential different types of events where it can be all played on one night, like a triples event.  This would be in the Winter.  The team knockout has always been an events which has had very little support, so maybe the time is right for it to be refreshed.

And as we are starting the league on the second of November, the registration for the Winter is now open.  These forms and payment can be handed in at the Pairs and Singles events over the next few weeks, but also a registration period of one hour between 8 and 9pm on the 17th October at the Diamond. CLICK HERE FOR WINTER REGISTRATION FORM.

On with this weeks darts.

Coming up from division three are the Carriers as Champions and the Whitfield Club as runners up.  The Carriers have been knocking on the door for a couple of seasons now and losing just two games all season is an excellent effort.  The Whitfield Club are a young new side that have had an excellent first season in the league.

This weeks division three results are, 7-2 to the Carriers against the Eagle, 5-4 for the Whitfield Club against the Phoenix C, Phoenix Rising beating the Sportsman 5-4 and finally DSAA Misfits beating the Old Endeavour 7-2.  In division three there was a 100 checkout for Paul James of the Misfits and a 129 for Malcolm Graham of the Carriers.

In division two the league winners are the Admiral Cups, winning the league by 10 points over the Hairy Crown who have achieved back to back promotions.  Bring on the battle of the Hairys!

This weeks results were as follows, Diamond C beat the Boars Head B 6-3, Boars Head A won 6-3 against the Northern Diamonds, Admiral Cups won 8-1 against the DSAA Hope, Dewdrop Harvey beat the Tilamnstone Club 5-4 and the Hairy Crown won 5-4 against the DSAA A.

In division one the champions are the Diamond and runners up the Bull A.  The Diamond won the league by eight points.

This weeks results were Boars Head Arrows 9 Real Diamonds 0, Bull A 5 Phoenix Maddogs 4, Three Cups 5 DWMC Oast 4, Diamond 9 Boars Head C 0, Hairy Bull 8 Crown & Sceptre 1, DWMC A 5 Old Endeavour 4.

Highlights from division one were, Paul Martin 180 for the Diamond, 180 for Ben Tester of the Bull A, Alan Katrieber checked out on 111 and Hairy Bull Team Mate Richard Wood checked out on 124.  

2018 – ROLL OF HONOUR

DIVISION 1 WINNERS DIAMOND
DIVISION 1 RUNNERS UP BULL A
DIVISION 2 WINNERS ADMIRAL CUPS
DIVISION 2 RUNNERS UP HAIRY CROWN
DIVISION 3 WINNERS CARRIERS
DIVISION 3 RUNNERS UP WHITFIELD CLUB

180S – WAYNE VENES – 11

HIGHEST FINISH – TONY LEWIS – 170

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See you all soon, Paul!

 

This week see’s two teams crown champions of there respective Divisions. Firstly the Diamond in division one sealed the tile with a tight 5-4 win over the Hairy Bull. Both Wayne Venes and Darren Hyder hit 180’s with Ben Baldwin checking out on 120 all three for the Diamond. Three Cups won 5-4 against the Boars Head Arrows. DWMC Oast beat DWMC A 7-2. The Bull A won 7-2 over Old Endeavour, Ryan Lucas hit two 180’s for the Old Endeavour. The Real Diamond picked up there second win of the season beating the Crown & Sceptre 5-4. Boars Head C won 5-4 against the Phoenix Maddogs.  

In Division two the Admiral Cups  sealed there tile beating the Bull Dogs 6-3. The Hairy Crown jump in to second place with there 7-2 win over the Boars Head A. DSAA A won 6-3 beating the DSAA Hope. Diamond C won 5-4 against the Dewdrop Harvey and Tilmanstone beat the Northern Diamond 5-4.  So going into the last few games of the season, there are SEVEN teams still in the running for second place. 

In Division three the Carriers missed there opportunity to win promotion to Division two, this week losing  5-4 to the Phoenix C. This win for the Phoenix puts them joint second, two points behind the Carriers. DSAA Misfits won 6-3 beating the DSAA C, Dave Medhurst hitting a 180 for the Misfits. The Sportsman won 6-3 against the Eagle. Lastly the Nelson beat the Phoenix Rising 6-3.

 

Firstly this week, we can confirm all dates and venues for the end of season knockouts.  

Blind Pairs, Friday 12th October 2018 @ DWMC Doors open 19:00 

Entry is £5 per player, you will receive a ticket which will gain you free entry on the pro night.

This is all divisions, all  in knockout which see’s a new pair draw every round. 

All finalists and one lucky draw on the night will automatically gain the chance to play Tony O’Shea at the pro night.

Divisional Singles, Friday 19th October 2018,

Division One @ DWMC 19:00

Division Two @ Crown & Sceptre 19:00

Division Three @ Old Endeavour 19:00

Entry is £5 per player, you will receive a ticket which will gain you free entry on the pro night.

All finalists and one lucky draw on the night will automatically gain the chance to play Tony O’Shea at the pro night.

Dover Invitation Darts League Pro Night and Summer Presentation with Tony “Silverback” O’Shea

 26th October 2018 DWMC doors open 19:00 Entry on the door will be £5. 

So there are 14 chance’s at the knockouts to play Tony O’Shea up for grabs as-well as one lucky draw on the pro night and the committees choice. 

Secondly I have to inform all teams in Division Three, that the Crown Smiffy’s have withdraw from the league. As per rule 16 all results from the turn around have been null and void. 

So on to this week results. Division One league leaders the Diamond kept up there winnings ways with a 9-0 win over the Phoenix Maddogs, Jim Penman of the Diamond hit a 180. Bull A played there game against the Boars Head Arrows with five players but still pulled of a 7-2 win with Kev Hackett hitting a 180 for the Bull.  The Old Endeavour beat Crown & Sceptre 8-1 and the match saw no less than five 180’s hit, Ryan Lucas hit two, Al Terry and Tony Lewis hit one each, all for the Old Endeavour and Karl Fagg hit one for the Crown. Hairy Bull beat the Three Cups 8-1 with Dean Marsh hitting two 180’s and Alan Kartreiber checkout 100 both for the Hairy. DWMC Oast also won 8-1 this time beat the Real Diamond. Jame Mears of the Oast hit two 180’s and an honorable mention for Paul Gillard of the Diamond with a 171. And lastly DWMC beat the Boars Head C 6-3 with Aaron Quinton of the DWMC checking out 100.

Division two’s top team the Admiral Cups, in beating Tilmanstone 6-3 have secured promotion back to Division One as league winners. Second place Bull Dogs lost 6-3 to Boars Head A, Dave Buddle hitting a 180. Hairy Crown won 6-3 against the Dewdrop Harvey. Dan O’Neill checking out 120 for the Crown. DSAA A’s Jack Isaacs hit another 100+ finish with a 135 in his team 5-4 win over the Northern Diamond. DSAA Hope beat the Boars Head B 6-3. All these results mean that any one of SEVEN teams could still finish second.

With the withdrawal of the Crown Smiffys Division Three looks some what strange. With four teams still in the running for promotion. Carriers beat the DSAA C 8-1, Jared Dobson hitting a 117 out shot. Phoenix C won 6-3 against the Eagle. DSAA Misfits won a close game 5-4 with Nelson. And the Old Endeavour were awarded there game 9-0 against the Sportsman. With the Sportmans unable to field a team.

Pete