Mann, Oh Mann
- James Cook
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Legs in 15, 16, and 18 darts led John Mann (30.67) to a famous 3-0 win for Octagon in the Plymouth City Super League Division A, which contributed to a 9-2 victory over Cherry Tree D.

When saving the best for last, Mann checked a leg with a 100 checkout, which took his ton total over the twelve mark.
Neil White, Sean Taylor, and Lee Hellings (32.29) sparked the game into life with a 1001 trebles win that came in 31 darts.

Mann teamed with Andy Bates (27.32) and found 601 legs in 20 and 24 darts, which continued an onslaught from the hosts.
Hellings and Ford put away their only leg in 24, but fell 2-1 to Phil Hoyle and Quinton Taylor, with the latter netting a 91 kill that proved crucial.

White and Sean Taylor then rounded off the team phase of play with a 2-0 success that saw a leg tumble in 23 darts.
Bates ended his night on twelve ton plusses, including a 180, and with a 3-1 win that saw him claim a leg in 17 darts against Hoyle, who reached ten tons across the contest.

Nick Bryant was the only singles winner for the visitors as he added a leg in 17 darts to his tally of twelve ton plusses.
Another twelve ton hitter was Hellings, which came before a closely fought encounter between White and his opponent, Stan Preen.

Preen bagged a leg in 14 darts but fell to another twelve ton man, White 3-2, who added what turned out to be a crucial 16 darter.
Simon Washington (28.35) put away 18 and 15 darters during a 3-0 win that helped Tradesmans to an 8-3 victory against Fawn A.

Washington added two maximums to his twelve ton haul that was matched by Lewis Byrne, who managed a solitary 180 in amongst his duodectet.
Mike Trim provided his team's only maxi and also contributed at the business end with a 123 checkout that bettered Jodie Hawton's 80 kill for the victors.

Kevin Marshall's 18 darter proved crucial in deciding the outcome of his 3-2 win, and that effort was matched by Kev Seal in a 3-0 win of his own.
Dale Halford top scored with fifteen scores of a ton or more to lead Bluebird A to a Plymouth City Super League Division A 6-5 win over King Billy A.

Glenn Halford added thirteen three figure visits of his own, with both Halfords netting 180s to add to their ton totals.
As the scoreline suggests, it wasn't all one way traffic and the main highlight amongst the away cohort was three 180s from Lee Doncaster.

That trio topped Doncaster's ton total up to the ten mark, and that was matched by Kev Lofthouse, who also ended with double figures in tons plusses.
At the business end, Doncaster's 100 checkout was bettered twice in the game as Alec Turner's 112 settled for second best to a 130 from Glenn Austin.

The best leg of 501 came in the first singles game as Glenn Halford's 16 darter proved crucial in deciding a 3-2 victory.
Three 180s topped up Simon Stevenson's ton tally to the fifteen mark in a 9-2 local derby win for Legends Lounge B versus Legends Lounge C.

A fourth maximum for the designated away side for the evening came from Col Maddocks, whilst Stevenson's prowess also contributed to the business end.
Stevenson added the best finish of 95, and teamed with Dan Maddocks and Matt Vosper (28.60) to take a 1001 leg in 35 darts in the trebles.

Shaun Dring secured 16 and 18 darters in his 3-0 victory before Stevenson bagged two legs in 15 during a 3-1 success.
Vosper was also a 3-1 winner with his best leg a 16 darter that was matched by Andy Malinowski, who bagged a 3-0 triumph.

Twelve tons from Frankie Stout included a 180 and a 133 checkout, and that tally helped tick over the scoreline in Cherry Tree C's win over Indian Inn A to a 7-4 success.
Nathan Langdon was the other three treble hitter, whilst Danny Bull fired eleven tons for the defeated away side.

Bull's teammate Kelvin Rowe planted an 89 checkout and Bull joined Stout and Martin Pearson in achieving the best legs in the singles phase.
Bull was a 3-1 winner thanks to a leg in 16 darts before Pearson nailed an 18 darter during his emphatic 3-0 victory.

Stout saved the best until last with a 15 dart leg, providing one of a trio of chalk marks earned during another 3-0 success.
Eleven tons rained down from the arm of Dan Brazier, which led Ford Inn to an 11-0 win in a visit to Keyham and St Levans.

Scott Cook found two maximums on his way to ten ton plusses, whilst Paul Gavican added a third three treble visit for the victors.
Mark Shears' 100 kill added to the fireworks, which saw Cook add a 15 darter in his 3-0 win to Brazier's wins in 16 and 17 darts that came in a 3-1 triumph.

Steve Mills was an eleven ton hitter for Kings Arms B during a 9-2 win at Raffles B that also saw Mills bag a notable 80 finish.
Three ton plus outshots were plundered by the defeated party as Tony Reid's checkouts of 117 and 103 were added to by Kev Doel, who netted a 108 kill.

A 180, 85 checkout and a 17 darter lit up Scott Hutchinson's 3-1 singles success for Legends Lounge A in a 7-4 victory at Kings Tamerton.
The hosts had both Gary Hoyle and Lee Soper providing fireworks with a 78 checkout and maximum respectively.