DARTS
SUSSEX COUNTY SUPER LEAGUE 2008
Lewes star, Rod Hawkins made up or his team’s disappointing performance in last week’s League Championship playoff, where they lost 2-5 to Crawley, by winning the Champion of Champions event and going on to retain the Singles title and the “Brookes Sports” Cup he won last season, in this year’s playoffs at the Roffey Social Club. Rod qualified for the Champion of Champions playoff by winning four man-of-the-match awards during the season and he took the £250 prize money with wins against James Greenfield, Michael Hammond, Spencer Ellis and semi-finalist Tony Ayres who won this event last year. In the final, against Sidley’s Gary Stockwell, Rod dominated the match with high scoring and first time finishing to win 3-0. Disappointed at his defeat Gary, was consoled by his £125 finalist’s prize, his first reward in a big event. His route to the final included wins against Reg Harding, Andy Macintosh, Ron Clarke and semi-finalist Nick Edwards.
The Super League Singles event attracted a top class field of seventy players and again it was Rod who fought through to the final with wins against Reg Harding, Ian Bingham, Paul Eves, Michael Hammond and semi-finalist Ron Clarke. In the final against fellow Sussex “A” team player Paul Russell, Rod took the first leg with a 122 checkout, then, with both players missing their doubles for thirteen dart legs Rod hit a double three to go 2-0 up. The third leg saw more high scoring with both players having the chance of going out in fifteen darts but Paul pulled the score back to 1-2 when he shot out on 71 after Rod had missed double twelve. Rod went to town in what proved to be the decider, leaving 161 after nine darts, but, with Paul putting on the pressure, it took Rod another ten darts before he finally checked out on 32 to retain the “Brookes Sports” Cup for another year and pick up the £180 first prize. Paul collected the £90 finalists reward, reaching that stage with wins against Andrew Sexton, Andy Alderton, Dave Creasey, Michael Donegan and semi-finalist Andy Derrick.
Newhaven’s Michael Hammond made up for his two earlier defeats by Rod Hawkins, when, partnered by Michael Donegan, he won the “Harveys” Rosebowl and the £180 prize money in the Super League Pairs event. The Sussex “A” team duo lost in last season’s semi-finals but were on song this year to win 3-0 in the final, beating Crawley pair Phil Smith and Ron Clarke. Losing semi-finalists were Paul Russell/Dave Creasey, Eastbourne DGH and Reg Harding /Reg Harding Jnr., Lewes.
More than £4400 in prize money was distributed to the twenty teams in the League.
BARRY MOODY
LEAGUE SECRETARY
01293-414699 bdmoody@msn.com
Crawley Winning Team
DARTS
Crawley won this season’s County Super League Championship in an exciting playoff at the Roffey Social Club, defeating the East Division winners Lewes by 5-2.
The Crawley side had previously won their Division by just one point from Roffey and they have now succeeded in bringing back the “King and Barnes” Cup to West Sussex for the first time in four years, since Littlehampton Tower were Champions in 2004.
Reg Harding started the ball rolling for Lewes with a 3-0 win over Phil Smith which included a maximum. Steve Mecrow levelled the score beating Dave Harding 3-0, and this proved to be the start of a winning run for the Crawley side.
Tony Ayres took the man-of-the-match award with a 29.73 winning average against Ricky Blay, Colin Whiley defeated County star Keith Price 3-1 and Martin Burchell beat Gavin Redshaw 3-1 to give Crawley a 4-1 lead.
Lewes fought back with Reg Harding Jnr. beating Andy Gurr
by 3-0, but a dazzling display from Kevin Fishwick, which included a maximum and a 108 checkout, to win 3-1 against Dennis Sains, secured the 5-2 victory and the title for Crawley
BARRY MOODY
LEAGUE SECRETARY
01293- 414699 bdmoody@msn.com
SUSSEX COUNTY LADIES SUPER LEAGUE 2008
This year’s Champions in the County Ladies Super League, Littlehampton Coconuts, celebrated with champagne all round at the playoffs at Roffey Social Club on Sunday. Coco Lounge owner Gary Haines donated the bubbly to his team who have won the League title every year since 2000.
Coconuts Trish Kidd confirmed her top form this season when she won the Singles title and the Champion of Champions playoff. Trish beat Sam Harding, Lewes 3-2 in the final of the Singles then, in the final of the award winners event, Trish, the player of the year, defeated Sue Bird, Lewes by 3-1 in a high scoring match.
Eastbourne’s Lisa Tanner partnered Norma Self to retain the Pairs title she won last year, defeating the Lewes duo Sam Harding and Brenda Sains by 3-0 in the final.
The League distributed more than £1700 to the six member teams.
LOSING SEMI-FINALISTS WERE:
SINGLES GLENYS LAKER, LITTLEHAMPTON COCONUTS
NORMA SELF, EASTBOURNE DGH
PAIRS LORRAINE HORNE/JULIE SALDANHA,
LITTLEHAMPTON COCONUTS
TRISH KIDD/SANDRA TAYLOR,
LITTLEHAMPTON COCONUTS
CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS:
SAM HARDING, LEWES
LISA TANNER, EASTBOURNE DGH
BARRY MOODY LEAGUE SECRETARY
01293-414699 bdmoody@msn.co.uk SLSL-08.PLOREP
DEAR SECRETARY,
SUSSEX COUNTY LADIES SUPER LEAGUE 2008
PLEASE BRING TO THE ATTENTION OF YOUR TEAM MEMBERS –
CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF, *
SINGLES AND PAIRS PLAYOFFS,
PRESENTATION
WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 19TH 2008
----------------------------------------------------------------
AT THE ROFFEY SOCIAL AND SPORTS CLUB
SPOONERS ROAD
ROFFEY
HORSHAM RH12 4DY
TEL 01403-210223
PLEASE REGISTER BY NOON
----------------------------------------
· * OPEN TO ALL PLAYERS WINNING
· A LADY-OF-THE-MATCH AWARD
· THIS SEASON *
THE CLUB HAS NINE PERMANENT OCHES
ALL DAY BAR AND BUFFET
LARGE CAR PARK
THE NEW HOME OF SUSSEX DARTS
BARRY MOODY
LEAGUE SECRETARY
DEAR SECRETARY,
SUSSEX COUNTY SUPER LEAGUE 2008
PLEASE BRING TO THE ATTENTION OF YOUR TEAM MEMBERS –
CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF, *
SINGLES AND PAIRS PLAYOFFS,
PRESENTATION AND PAYOUT OF POINTS CASH
ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 26TH 2008
##############################
AT
THE ROFFEY SOCIAL AND SPORTS CLUB
SPOONERS ROAD
ROFFEY
HORSHAM RH12 4DY
TEL. 01403-210223
PLEASE REGISTER BY NOON
· * OPEN TO ALL PLAYERS WINNING
· A MAN-OF-THE-MATCH AWARD
· THIS SEASON *
THE CLUB HAS NINE PERMANENT OCHES
ALL DAY BAR AND BUFFET AT CLUB PRICES
LARGE CAR PARK
THE NEW HOME OF SUSSEX DARTS
PLEASE NOTE
AT THIS DATE MORE THAN £600 IS OUTSTANDING FROM TEAMS WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED THE PAYMENT OF MATCH FEES.
THOSE TEAMS WHO ARE IN ARREARS WILL BE ADVISED.
IF THIS MONEY IS NOT RECEIVED BY OCTOBER 20TH THE PAYOUT CANNOT BE GUARANTEED
BARRY MOODY
LEAGUE SECRETARY
bdmoody@msn.com
DARTS
PEBSHAM, EAST DIVISION WINNERS RETAINED THEIR COUNTY SUPER LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE FOR THE FOURTH YEAR AFTER DEFEATING THE WEST DIVISON WINNERS BEVENDEAN REDS WORTHING 5-0 IN A PLAYOFF AT BRIGHTON TRADES & LABOUR CLUB.
STEVE BARRACLOUGH STARTED THE BALL ROLLING FOR PEBSHAM WITH A 3-1 WIN OVER MARTIN BAKER, THEN MARK CARD TOOK OUT PETER SOPP 3-0.
THE REDS WERE NOW LOOKING TO COUNTY TEAM MANAGER GEOFF TAYLOR TO SAVE THEIR NIGHT BUT, DESPITE TAKING THE FIRST LEG IN FOURTEEN DARTS AGAINST PEBSHAM’S DARREN WHITE, GEOFF LOST 2-3
IN A FIFTEEN TON GAME.
ADRIAN BOYLE WAS NEXT UP FOR PEBSHAM AGAINST SIMON PARSONS WHO, THIS SEASON HAS BEEN TOP OF THE AVERAGES FOR THE REDS. HOWEVER THE PEBSHAM PLAYER WAS ON TOP FORM WINNING 3-0 TO TAKE THE MAN-OF THE-MATCH AWARD WITH A 25.91 AVERAGE.
THIS LEFT BEVENDEAN’S CRAIG DEELEY THE TASK OF SAVING THE MATCH BUT HIS OPPONENT, PDC AND TV STAR ADRIAN GRAY, SHOWED HIS WORLD CLASS FORM WINNING
3-0 TO SECURE THE TITLE FOR PEBSHAM FOR THE FOURTH YEAR IN SUCCESSION.
PEBSHAM WILL AGAIN REPRESENT SUSSEX IN THE CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS CUP IN AUGUST 2008.
BARRY MOODY
LEAGUE SECRETARY
01293- 414699 www.bdmoody@msn.com