
Octagon win in double figures and increase advantage
OCTAGON A were the only team to win in double figures and increased their advantage at the top of the Monday Premier League to 14 points with an 11-0 drubbing of Bluebird B. They had Fred Goldsmith as joint top scorer with 14 throws of a ton or more, but the fixture highlight was a 2-0 doubles victory for Jaydon Dodd and Paul Palmer (100x14) in 21 and 19 to post a 30.05 average. The Tradesman are in second spot after an 8-3 victory against Bluebird A, but the visitor’s had Ma

Kings Tamerton win two top games but lose match
KINGS Tamerton Community Centre produced the two best games of the week in the Plymouth City Super League before losing by an 8-3 margin against second placed Octagon Social Club. Jason Pinkerton, Colin Lynch and Dan Searle (32.29) won their trebles in 31 before Simon Godfrey and Ken Blight took their doubles game in 30, boasting a 33.37 average. But they could only win one more point as Octagon rallied through Dave Matthews (25.05), a 3-0 winner in 17, 20 and 23 and Neil Whi

No change at top of table as leading duo win 11-0
THERE is no change at the top of the Porters Function Room 501 Top 20 League after the top two teams both secured maximum points. Porters Patriots had Alex Turner hitting two maximums in a 3-0 singles win away at The Falstaff while second placed Maritime Misfits won on the road at Cherry Tree. Misfits had Shaun Dring top-scoring with 13 throws of a ton or more which included a brace of 180s and in winning his singles 3-2, he achieved his best legs in 15 and 16. Richard Wheatl

Bailey and Kay shine despite third defeat for Victory
VICTORY Inn A suffered their third defeat of the season in the Monday Premier League when they were edged out 6-5 by Porters A, but not before they had Keelan Kay (100x11) and Shaun Bailey (100x12) (pictured) winning their doubles with two 21-dart 601 legs to boast the week’s top average of 28.62. The fixture also produced the highest checkout when Porters’ Matt Abbott finished the first time of asking from 136. Octagon Social Club increased their advantage at the top of the

Eight-year-old Jack gets man-of-match award on debut
DEVON Youth made the long journey to Whitland, Carmarthenshire, but returned with a 9-6 victory after a fine performance against West Wales. The Under 18s laid the foundations with a 5-2 victory which had no fewer than four players making their debut, three of them being victorious. Newly appointed team captain Frankie Stout won 3-0 to get the first point on the board and there were wins in straight legs for Lewis Whitley and Pacey Large and also man of the match Jack Nankerv

Octagon lose unbeaten record but remain in the mix
OCTAGON Social Club suffered their first defeat of the season in the Plymouth City Super League when they went down 7-4 away at Maritime A. Octagon lost the match in the early stages when they were defeated in all three doubles and went into the singles 4-1 down before they had Alfie Ford (30.06) winning 3-0 in 14, 16 and 20 and Fred Goldsmith emerging a 3-1 winner in 17, 18 and 21. Their title rivals Brewery Tap won all 11 points when hosting The Clifton and had five of the

White faces tough tie in defence of Champions title
COMPETITORS take to the oche again this Sunday for the next stage of Champion of Champions 2019 with venues at the Cherry Tree and The Fawn. There are now just 32 players remaining in the competition, all with their eyes on a place in the last 16 where they will be just one victory away from a place in the grand final which takes place at the Victory Inn on Sunday, December 8. In the previous round reigning champion Neil White, despite legs in 17 and 19 was taken the full dis

Porters Patriots consolidate with win over Governors
THE Patriots consolidated their position at the top of the Porters Function Room 501 Top 20 League when defeating Maritime Governors 7-4 in a fixture that saw six maximum throws recorded. Danny Allen hit two of them in a 3-2 win for Governors and his team-mate Jason Pinkerton caught the eye when winning 3-0, aided by a leg in 14. Top scorers for the winners were John Mann (100x12) and Scott Cook (100x12). Paul Flower (pictured) recorded the week’s highest checkout of 158, ins

Octagon remain unbeaten with nine-point advantage
OCTAGON A made it 10 wins from as many starts in the Monday Premier League and top the table with a nine-point advantage over second placed Maritime Social Club. The Keyham side secured all but one of the 11 points that were on offer when hosting Bluebird A, but catching the eye was Bluebird’s Mark Henley who went 2-0 up in 12 and 15 before being edged out 3-2 by Shaun Dring. Last season’s champions Steam Packet defeated Porters A 8-3, putting 56 throws of a ton or more on th

Early days but it's still going to be a two-horse race
IT’S only week 11 out of a 44-week season, but even at this early stage of the campaign only one of two teams are going to finish champions of the Plymouth City Super League. Brewery Tap are currently top after an 8-3 win against Victory Inn A, buoyed by a top performance from Scott Cook (29.47), who emerged a 3-0 winner in 16, 19 and 16. Just three points behind in second place, but with the added advantage of a game in hand, are Octagon Social Club who put 62 scores of a to