The Rowe Show

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Plymouth City Super League Division A leaders Falstaff A came through a tough test against Ford Inn with a 7-4 success that saw Kelvin Rowe (28.90) star with a 3-0 success that contained legs in 18, 16 and 18 darts.

Teammate Scott Cook claimed two of his three 180s during another 3-0 win that saw legs tumble in 15 and 17 darts, having earlier bagged a 118 checkout in a 2-1 doubles win.

Mike Whatley fired back a 17 darter in a 3-1 victory for the away team, and he also contributed his team's only maximum earlier in the event.

Rowe bagged a brace of maxis, which sat nicely alongside Cook's trio and a solitary effort from Tony Tasker, whilst the best checkout for the defeated party came in the form of a 78 from Paul Gavican.

Paul Goundry top scored for the victors with fifteen three figure visits, with Tasker firing thirteen tons and Cook ending on twelve ton plusses overall.

Whatley also secured the honour of top scoring for the visitors with ten tons as his team had their faint title hopes dented with this loss.

Lewis Dare (28.90) showed his undoubted class with a 3-0 success that contained legs in 17, 17 and 18 darts to help Raffles A to a 10-1 win over Fawn A.

Dare's fifteen tons overall made a huge dent in the heavy victory, and he was well supported by Craig Hillary who reached fourteen three figure visits.

Simon Wilbraham and Tyler Borthwick chipped in with twelve tons, and Adam Truscott fired two 180s on his way to a ten ton haul.

Mike Trim provided most of the good moments for the defeated team as he reached thirteen tons, whilst temamate Mike Nancholas checked a leg at the first time of asking from 130.

Neil White (28.36) checked legs in 15 and 18 darts during a 3-0 individual victory that came in a 10-1 triumph for Cherry Tree A against Firkin Scholar.

White walked away from the oche with eleven tons, which was beaten by teammate Lee Hellings with a twelve ton haul and Fred Goldsmith, who top scored with fourteen three figure visits.

Archie Borlase fired ten back for the defeated party, whilst the 180s in the contest were shared between Hellings and Borlase's teammate Rhys Castle as the pair both notched a solitary effort each.

Borlase contributed an 18 dart leg in a 3-1 loss versus Goldsmith, whilst John Mann fired a leg in 18 of his own during a 3-0 success.

Of the thirty finishes in the contest, White's 81 single visit combination outshot gave him the best checkout of a dominant win for the reigning champions.

Simon Stevenson (27.33) rattled off three maximums in a 3-0 singles success that also saw one leg tumble in 14 darts during a 9-2 win for Legends Lounge B at Bluebird B.

Those aforementioned three treble visits left Stevenson on a mammoth nineteen scores of a ton or more to lead the charge for the visitors.

Andy Malinowski provided decent support with ten ton plusses, whilst teammate Matt Vosper added a further two maximums to the scoreboard.

Stevenson and Vosper paired to put away a 17 dart leg over the 601 distance, whilst Vosper helped himself to a 92 checkout that was only bettered by a 106 from Will Broome.

Falstaff B secured a 6-5 win at Kings Arms B, with Nick Bryant securing a last leg deciding win by a 3-2 scoreline in the final singles.

Bryant also top scored in the contest with fourteen three figure visits, whilst the man he defeated, Steve Mills, shone with a ten ton haul.

Mills' teammate Mike Tucker also bagged a ten ton tally of his own, whilst leading the scoring charge for the hosts was Simon Kelly with thirteen ton plusses.

Dave Lee provided support for Bryant with ten tons as both Lee and Tucker secured maximums that helped tick their ton tallies over to the double figure mark.

At the business end of legs, Paul Hendy's 112 checkout was only bettered by a 118 from Lee, whilst Kelly opened up the singles phase with a 3-2 win that saw a crucial leg in 17 darts.

Paul Palmer fired a 15 darter on his way to a 3-0 success before Bryant rounded off the match with a five leg victory that saw a leg in 14 prove critical.

Ryan Fuller's twelve ton haul for Raffles B was added to ten times by Danny Bull, but the pair both ended up on the wrong side of a 7-4 loss as Ker St A prevailed.

Ian Heggie secured a 180 and a 17 darter for the victors during a 3-0 singles victory, whilst Roger Bailey bagged a 110 checkout on his way to a 3-0 success in the very next singles game.

Bailey's aforementioned combination meant that an 81 from teammate Fred Lamerton and a 76 single visit combination outshot from Tony Reid had to settle for second and third best.

Bluebird A's 7-4 win at Legends Lounge A was dominated by the scoring of Glenn Austin, who ticked his ton tally over to the eleven mark.

Glenn Halford fired the only maximum of the tie, whilst Dale Halford's 101 checkout was the only effort to better an 80 kill from Ryan Harris.

Tradesmans' Stonehouse derby 10-1 win at Duchy A saw Lewis Byrne dominate the scoring for the away side with eleven three figure visits.

AJ Brunton provided the best efforts from the hosts with eleven tons of his own, whilst four 180s in the contest overall were shared between the two teams.

Bryne's teammates Simon Washington and Dave Pethick both added to that total, whilst Brunton's stablemates Martin Dean and Gareth Harper secured maximums of their own.

At the business end, Jodie Hawton's 16 darter proved crucial in deciding a 3-2 success over Brunton, who added one of two 86 checkouts in the match.

Washington bagged the other, whilst Byrne's 112 three dart combination outshot meant the pair had to settle for the bridesmaid position in the honour of the highest checkout of the matchup.