April - 2019

Porters move to within striking distance of leaders

Porters move to within striking distance of leaders

PORTERS were the only team to win in double figures and have subsequently moved to within striking distance of Plymouth City Super League leader’s Maritime A, who have had their lead trimmed back to five points. Porters secured all available points on their visit to Cherry Tree and had John Mann hitting a brace of 180s while tabletoppers Maritime A won 9-2 when hosting Ker St Social Club. Quentin Taylor was once again Maritime’s form player hitting three maximums, which all c

RN Arms A take title in one of the closest finishes ever

RN Arms A take title in one of the closest finishes ever

THE race to the Plymouth and District Friday League title was the closest in the league’s history and despite a season stretching just two weeks short of a full year, Royal Naval Arms A were eventually crowned champions, due to the fact that they had won more games throughout the season. Royal Naval Arms A had finished their campaign the previous week with an 8-5 victory over Brewery Tap A to finish their 50-game season with 521 points but didn’t know at the time whether it w

Good performances in Wigan puts Keelan into top 30

Good performances in Wigan puts Keelan into top 30

PLYMOUTH teenager Keelan Kay competed in four events on the PDC Unicorn Development Tour, at the Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan, and his performances were such that he moved five places up the Order of Merit to sit inside the top 30 at joint 28. Keelan’s first opponent in the opening match of Development Tour Five was Josh Habgood and despite the Surrey thrower winning the opening leg with a checkout of 119, Kay moved into the next round when taking four on the bounce in 22,

Octagon A hit a lot of trebles, but not enough doubles

Octagon A hit a lot of trebles, but not enough doubles

LOCAL derbies usually bring out the best of both sides, irrespective of the sport, and the Monday Premier League fixture between Octagon A and Octagon B was no different. Before this encounter, the A side were 35 points higher in the table than their stablemates, but that counted for nothing as Octagon B turned around a 3-0 deficit to win the match 6-5. Octagon A hit all the trebles, putting 50 ton plus scores on the board, but it’s doubles that win matches and Octagon B hit

Champions elect Patriots make it 30 wins on the spin

Champions elect Patriots make it 30 wins on the spin

LEAGUE leaders Porters Patriots made it 30 wins on the spin when defeating their stablemates Porters Pretenders in the Porters Function Room 501 Top 20 League and not for the first time this season they did it in style. They put 65 throws of a ton or more up on the scoreboard which included the week’s highest checkout of 157, executed by Andy Bates (28.90) (pictured), coming at the end of a 3-0 victory which was won in 15, 19 and 18. John Mann was on target with a brace of 18

No dancing at this academy, it's all about the darts

No dancing at this academy, it's all about the darts

TWO Plymouth darts players are “putting something back into the community” and opening the first Junior Darts Corporation (JDC) academy in the city after both suffering industrial accidents. Matthew Lang played for many years at different levels in the Plymouth darts leagues before breaking his scaphoid bone in his wrist which curbed his playing days for 10 years while Mark Henley, who fell off a roof, injuring his foot which still does not bend, is his academy partner. M

Maria's title hopes dented by former world champion

Maria's title hopes dented by former world champion

MARIA O’Brien travelled to Grietherstrasse, to contest the Bull’s German Open and Bull’s Darts Masters and in both events had her title hopes dented by the four-times world champion, Lisa Ashton. The two tournaments, which were held at the popular Wunderland Kalkar, were Cat B events and Maria opened her account in the opening match of the Bull’s German Open with a 4-0 victory over Corinna Sehnert. Sehnert’s German compatriot Kristina Erkelenz was also defeated in straight le

Mirror Man turns it around with two good showings

Mirror Man turns it around with two good showings

FOLLOWING Friday’s disappointment of failing to qualify for both the Austrian Darts Open and the European Darts Grand Prix at the Barnsley Metrodome, it was back to the bread and butter tournaments that are the Players Championships on Saturday and Sunday and with two good showings, Simon Stevenson added 1500 points to his Order of Merit placing. He was drawn against Kirk Shepherd in Players Championship 11, who he played against twice in 2018 with each player winning once. T

Stevenson looking for a change of fortune on PDC Tour

Stevenson looking for a change of fortune on PDC Tour

IN any sport you need that little bit of luck at times, but at the moment, on the PDC circuit, Plymouth marksman Simon Stevenson is getting none of it. Two European qualifiers were contested yesterday at the Barnsley Metrodome and in the opening contest for a place in the Austrian Darts Open, The Mirror Man was drawn against the former JDC European Open winner, Bradley Brooks. In the early stages, the 19-year-old was virtually unplayable. He won the opening leg in 12, took th

Tap compete well in week's top fixture despite defeat

Tap compete well in week's top fixture despite defeat

BREWERY Tap lost 9-2 when entertaining unbeaten leaders Porters Patriots in the Porters Function Room 501 Top 20 League but played a lot better than the scoreline would suggest and competed in an excellent fixture that produced 122 throws of a ton or more including nine maximums. Porters had Andy Bates (30.67) emerging a 3-0 winner in 14, 16 and 19 while John Mann (100x15), despite taking a leg in 14, was taken the full distance by Glynn Wells (100x12). Alex Turner (100x13) h

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