LOCAL derbies normally bring the best out of participating teams, irrespective of the sport, and the Porters Function Room 501 Top 20 League fixture played at the Maritime Social Club, between the Marauders and Governors, was no different. There was more than just pride at stake when these two stablemates squared up and their passion could not be questioned after they put on the scoreboard 130 throws of a ton or more, including seven maximums, two each from Keelan Kay and Mik

PORTERS consolidated their position at the top of the Plymouth City Super League when they inflicted on one of their title rivals, only their third reverse of the campaign. The Barbican side were good value for their 8-3 victory against Plympton Cons A and also recorded the week’s top checkout when Lewis Dare (100x13) finished at the first time of asking from 130 in a 3-0 singles victory. Mike Beard was also prominent and hit a total of 13 ton plus scores, which included a br

MARK Shears (pictured below), produced an outstanding performance, equalling the season’s top game in the Plymouth and District Friday League when taking his 1001 singles in 26, to finish with a single dart average of 38.50. His feat came in The Windmill’s 8-5 loss at home to Royal Naval Arms A, but this was an outstanding achievement, buoyed further by the fact that his first six visits to the oche returned no fewer than 795 points. Andy Bates (100x14) won well for the Keyha

MARIA O’Brien, Plymouth’s top lady darts player and England international produced one of her best ever performances on the oche this afternoon when she came within just one victory of appearing in the PDC William Hill World Championships at the Alexandra Palace, next month. A top-class field of 153 players competed in the UK and Ireland Women’s qualifier at Milton Keynes for a spot in the world's biggest darts event, looking to join Anastasia Dobromyslova after the Russian s

VICTORY A are the first team to make it to the 100-point barrier in the Porters Function Room 501 Top 20 League and it took them just 12 matches, following a 10-1 win against Duchy of Cornwall. In a high-scoring fixture that produced six maximum scores, two from Victory’s Paul Flower, the hosts had Neil White (pictured below) emerging a 3-1 winner in 17, 18 and 20, while also prominent with 3-0 successes were Gary Phillips (26.84) 15, 17, 24 and Scott Lawrey (26.84) 16, 19, 2

BREWERY Tap were the biggest winners in the Monday Premier League and their 10-1 defeat of Porters B has seen them emerge as the new leaders. But the title race remains competitive as ever with only three points separating the leading five teams and having all now played the same number of matches after previous tabletoppers Victory Inn sat out their bye. This was an outstanding fixture, inspired once again by Antony Hayman (180x2), who won 3-0 in 12, 16 and 15 to post a sing

DARTS players came from far and wide at the weekend to play in the Devon Open which took place at the Cavendish Hotel, Torquay, a tournament which boasted a total prizefund of £5,000. The ladies’ event was won by Tavistock’s Anna Johnson (pictured below) who opened up with two 3-1 victories over Ann Peppin and Jo Moore before she defeated Lea Hadleigh and Cathy Campbell, both in three straight legs, to take her place in the final. Her opponent was former England international

THE start of the Devon Open on the same night reduced the Plymouth City Super League fixtures to just seven matches but Plympton Cons A took full advantage to move up into second spot. They defeated Ker St Social Club 8-3, buoyed by an excellent showing in the individual phases by Dave Collins (pictured below), when he emerged a 3-0 winner in 17, 18 and 16 for a single dart average of 29.47. Ships Tavern came from 2-0 down to edge out Plympton Cons B when, with the scoreline

PLYMOUTH’S only professional darts player, Simon Stevenson, will be in the 64-player field, when the Ladbroke’s Players Championship finals commence at the Butlins Minehead Resort on Friday afternoon. Featuring the leading stars from the 2018 Players Championship Order of Merit, following 22 one-day ProTour events, the tournament offers a £460,000 prize fund, including £100,000 to the winner. Stevenson made a good start in Players Championship 21 when he defeated Martin Atkin

PORTERS A were the only team to win in double figures when taking maximum points off Ford Hotel and are now only seven behind Monday Premier League leaders Victory A, but with the advantage of a game in hand. Victory defeated The Tradesman 8-3 and had Darren Collis (100x13) as their leading marksman while third placed Maritime Social Club lost some ground on the leading duo when they went down 7-4 at Octagon A in a high-quality fixture. The best singles of the match saw Dave