Mann's Clan Start Strong

Fawn B started their new campaign in the Steve Chapman 501 League with a 7-4 victory at Kings Arms; a win that was dominated by eighteen tons from John Mann.

Mann (31.98) ripped through his 3-0 singles win with legs of 12 and 14 darts that featured a 121 checkout; an effort which pipped teammate Neil White's 120 finish by one solitary point.

Those efforts however were overshadowed by a 130 from Jodie Hawton who took the highest checkout prize for the week for her team.

Jaden Whitting added his team's only maximum on his way to ten tons whilst there was an 18 darter from White and a leg in 16 from Dave Matthews as the Greenbank team set out their stall with some impressive darts.

As the score line suggests, this matchup wasn't all one way traffic as the Oreston side had both Warren Gordon and Paul Palmer both reaching ten tons.

Gordon's haul came with the help of a brace of maximums whilst Dave Johns also joined that particularly party with one of his own.

Gordon's 3-1 singles success came with the help of 14 and 17 dart legs, which was one of two individual games the defeated team mustered.

Four of the six players that were stalwarts for last year's champions started their campaign in a new look side at the King Billy with a 9-2 win over Fawn A.

Andrew Cook top scored with thirteen ton plusses whilst Antony Hayman reached twelve for the Devonport side.

Cook's total was accented by a 101 checkout and a maximum whilst the Cornwall man also won his singles 3-1 with the help of a 14 and 15 dart leg.

Mark Hempsall top scored for the Greenbank team with eleven tons and teammate Mike Nancholas added his team's only 180 of the contest.

Victory A had Scott Lawrey in top form with twelve tons in their 11-0 triumph against Victory D who might feel aggrieved with the result having seen six games come down to a single leg shootout, including the first four.

Lawrey checked the highest of three ton plus finishes on the night with a 115 that beat a 108 from Tony Tasker and a 113 from Kirsty Whiting-O'Brien who added that effort in a 3-2 singles loss to Lawrey.

Paul Goundry's eleven tons and a ten ton haul from Quinton Taylor allowed the A team to exert their dominance with both of the aforementioned totals being accented by a maximum a piece.

Goundry also added a 17 dart leg to his 3-0 singles success on what was polar opposite starts for the two teams from the Honicknowle venue.

A strong looking Victory C team started their campaign with a whitewash success over their stablemates, the Victory Hammers.

Jason Pinkerton bagged a brace of 180s whilst there was also a sole effort for Mark Shears and Thomas McLatchie bagged one for the defeated team.

Danny Allen checked 104 in a single visit whilst Paul Gavican reached ten tons as the the C team ripped through their opponents without dropping a single leg.

St Levans started with a 7-4 win over Torpoint Cons which was helped along by thirteen tons from both Mike and Tex Pearce.

Mike Pearce's total was added to with a 112 checkout whilst Tex added a 17 dart leg in a 3-0 singles success and teammate Shaun Dring added the only maximum of the match.

The Octagon took all but one point on offer against local rivals and newcomers Duchy of Cornwall in a 10-1 success.

Ralph Lancaster and Alfie Ford showed there's life in the old dogs with an 86 checkout and a maximum whilst Rob Wills threw the only noteworthy contribution from the Duchy with a 180 of his own.

A 74 checkout from Ian Heggie was the main highlight of a 10-1 win for Indian in their home game against Firkin Doghouse.