DARTS  2010

          Tony Ayres completed an August double at the Crawley Labour Club when he regained the “Heinekin” sponsored Crawley Open title he last won in 2008. Showing all the class form of his recent televised UK Open quarter final win against James Wade in Bolton, the Billingshurst based player followed up his win two weeks ago in the S & B singles at the Supporters Club to take the £400 cash prize in front of a packed audience in West Green. Tony dominated a 60 plus field, which included entries from across the South of England. Without dropping a leg, Tony’s run to the final included wins against Tye Coward, Kurtis Atkins, Ken Sowerby, Rob Cross and semi-finalist Richie Howson from Essex.. In the final Tony met another TV star, Dave “Diamond” Askew from Redhill who had progressed to the final with wins against Chris Clewe, Jim Withers, Anthony Harding, Andy Macintosh and in the

semi-final, Phil Brindley, Surrey. The final began with Dave taking the first two legs but Tony fought back with a maximum in leg three to check out in fifteen darts. He followed this with a thirteen dart leg to level the score then hit another 180 in the decider, finishing with a double top to clinch the title.

The Ladies event attracted a better entry than in previous years and  produced a top class final featuring two County stars. Charlotte Burgess from Hampshire defeated Sarah Boniface, Tracy Jenner and last year’s finalist Elaine Chapman from Lewes to reach the final. There she faced   Sue Bird from Kent who had beaten Jules Saldanhar, Charlotte Broadway and Rhonda West. In the final Charlotte, a product of the Unicorn Youth Academy, showed her finishing skill to win 3-0 and collect the

£35 cash prize.

          Sussex County star Andy Derrick from Hastings made up for his first round dismissal in the Open when he won the Plate event. Andy took the £50 first prize after defeating Crawley ‘s Colin Whiley in the final. Losing semi-finalists were Richard Mclaughlin and Nathan Pearce.

          The Flying Pairs competition, always well supported here, saw

Tony Ayres and Nathan Pearce drawn together but the favourites fell at the quarter final stage. The final proved to be a close fought affair with Richard Mclaughlin and Lee Williams defeating Kurtis Atkins and Roy Oxlade by 2-1 to take the £80 cash prize.  

Organisers, the Crawley Monday darts League paid out more than £1000 in prize money over the four events and the Club’s raffle profit  exceeded £100 and was donated to Macmillan Nurses and the Welfare Fund.              

Barry Moody

CMDL Secretary

THE CRAWLEY OPEN 2010

      PRIZE MONEY

                   OPEN SINGLES

WINNER     (£400) TONY AYRES

FINALIST   (£200) DAVE ASKEW

LSFs              (£50) RICHIE HOWSON

                               PHIL BRINDLEY        

PLATE         

WINNER    (£50) ANDY DERRICK

FINALIST   (£20)  COLIN WHILEY

LSFs           (£10)  RICHARD McLAUGHLIN

                             NATHAN PEARCE

LADIES 

WINNER    (£35)  CHARLOTTE BURGESS

FINALIST   (£20)  SUE BIRD

LSFs           (£10)  ELAINE CHAPMAN

                             RHONDA WEST

FLYING PAIRS

WINNERS (£80)  RICHARD McLAUGHLIN/ LEE WILLIAMS

FINALISTS (£40) KURTIS ATKINS/ROY OXLADE

LSFs           (£15) NORMAN PHELAN/ANDY MACINTOSH

                              ADAM HART/ANTHONY HARDING

SUSSEX COUNTY LADIES SUPER LEAGUE 2010

Champions Lewes won two of the three events in this season’s County Ladies Super League at the playoffs at Roffey Social Club on Sunday. Eastbourne’s Yvette Boniface spoilt a repeat of last year’s hat trick of titles when she beat Helen Jones of Lewes by 3-2 in the final of the Champion of Champions. Helen won the Singles title defeating Laura Macintosh, Brighton by 3-0 in the final. The Pairs final was an all Lewes affair with Sam Harding and Rhonda West beating team mates Elaine Chapman and Brenda Sains by 2-1. Of the six “best of the season” awards, five were won by Sussex County ladies team manager Rhonda West, Lewes with Kelly Ryan and Alison Wiltshire from Eastbourne DGH collecting the Best Pairs award.

 The League distributed more than £1000 to the four member teams.

LOSING SEMI-FINALISTS WERE:

SINGLES    ELAINE CHAPMAN, LEWES

                      RHONDA WEST, LEWES

PAIRS             STEPH COLLARD/ALISON MELROSE, TALLYHO LADIES

                     CHARLOTTE BROADWAY/HELEN JONES, LEWES

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS:

RHONDA WEST, LEWES

STEPH COLLARD, TALLYHO LADIES

                BARRY MOODY   LEAGUE SECRETARY        

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