Twenty Tons, Twenty Tons, Mann United!

A remarkable twenty ton haul by John Mann overshadowed some remarkable play by both teams in the Steve Chapman 501 League as reigning champions Fawn B claimed an 8-3 success over St Levans.

Jaden Whitting and Andy Bates supported Mann well with thirteen three figure scores each whilst Whitting's total included a 106 checkout that was the best of the match.

Bates added his team's only maximum to his own ton total whilst Mike Pearce's thirteen ton haul was topped up by two 180s of his own.

Pearce wasn't the only member of the defeated side to be bang at it as Tex Pearce also finished on twelve tons overall.

The individual phase was splattered with world class offerings right from the first 'game on' call as Mike Pearce was a 3-2 winner over Simon Washington thanks to a brace of 17 darters.

Washington threw back legs in 17 and 16 darts to no avail before Mann met Tex Pearce in another brahma of a matchup.

Mann checked legs in 14, 18 and 18 darts to win 3-2 against Tex Pearce who didn't drop below seven visits in the two legs he put away.

Paddy Archibald finished his evening's work on twelve tons for Victory A who bested Octagon 9-2 thanks to the scoring of Archibald, and teammate Tony Tasker.

Tasker ended on ten tons and two maximums whilst Quinton Taylor was in fine finishing form with checkouts of 115 and 119 his best.

Chris Edgecombe was Octagon's best performer with ten tons of his own whilst teammate Robbie Bisgrove found himself a maximum.

Edgecombe's 3-1 defeat to Tasker saw him claim one of three 17 darters as Archibald's leg in 17 proved critical in a 3-2 triumph.

Alfie Ford put together a leg in 18 in his 3-0 triumph before Scott Lawrey ran out a 3-0 winner thanks in part to the third and final 17 dart leg of the tie.

Jack McMinn fired twelve tons, including a game high checkout of 100, but still found himself on the wrong side of a 10-1 defeat as Bluebird were downed by Kings Arms.

Paul Palmer and Dave Johns added ten tons each to do most of the damage for the Oreston team whilst McMinn's individual success was the best tie of the contest.

McMinn (26.84) netted himself a 17 darter in a 3-0 win whilst teammate Alan Masters nailed the only maximum of the match to the wall.

Lewis Bryne's eleven ton haul led Trademans to a local derby win over Duchy by an 8-3 score line in a match that was littered with fine finishing.

Jordan Grimshaw added a 112 checkout whilst Bryne and Nick Bromley checked 601 in 18 darts during their 2-0 doubles win whilst over the 501 distance, Andy Waters 18 dart leg helped him to a 3-0 triumph.

Cherry Tree B now top the early standings after an 11-0 success over Victory Hammers whilst Victory Fireballs faired much better than their stablemates with an 8-3 away win at Bar Mez.

Chris Beale checked 120 in a single visit for the best finish of the week and followed this up with a maximum whilst Scott Town's 14 darter was Bar Mez's only moment of magic.

Four maximums for Scott Cook led King Billy to an 11-0 win over Beacon Park who had Ashley Evens firing a 100 checkout and a maximum in the defeat.

Three maximums were the main highlight of Indian Inn's 7-4 defeat at home against Cherry Tree A as Mark Hatherley and Dan Wilkinson both fired for the defeated hosts.

Dan Brazier was the only player for the away side to hear '180' after throwing whilst his 93 checkout was only bettered by his teammate James Ewing's 96 combination out shot.

Luke Beard's leg in 16 during his 3-0 triumph was the only leg to better an 18 darter by Hatherley in his win by the same score line.

A 9-2 win for Cherry Tree C in their derby day win over Cherry Tree D saw Lee Hellings and Steve Mills fire maximums.

Hellings 15 darter in his 3-0 win was the only leg to better James Hughes' win in 18 darts during his 3-0 triumph whilst Kev Lofthouse's 80 checkout for the defeated side was the best combination of the contest.

A 9-2 success for Fawn A in their visit to Ivybridge CC was littered with three moments of magic from three of the players as Mike Bassett's 104 checkout joined a Mark Sargeant's maximum and a 15 darter for Liam Taylor.