Darts round up

Jun 11 2009 by Our Correspondent, North Wales Weekly News

WE now move well into the 2009 summer league season which again sees some very high standard of 501 darts in all four of our divisions – as shown by our league once again having the proud boast of producing some top players for major BDO competitions.

Jim Dorenbos is a prominent member of the Llandudno darts league playing for the Penrhyn Arms A team as well as the pubs county team, and we congratulate him and Larry Ellis – not forgetting our other members who took part and kept the flag flying.

The Penrhyn Arms A stayed top of the Emlyn H Roberts-sponsored Division One after beating the newly-promoted Labour club 6-1.

Dorenbos again hit a 14-dart shot-out while team-mate Ian Jones checked out in 17 darts and Rob Sumbland 15.

Martin Beresford’s King’s Arms, fresh from winning the winter league’s inter league cup, also turned on cracking darts to beat visitors RAOB club A 6-1. Meanwhile, the honeymoon was over for the Cricket Club at the Community club, who won 5-2 thanks to a 180 by Steve Williams.

At the Bron Eryri, Paul Eccles and his team went right to the wire against newly-promoted Malt Loaf, with Ian Jones winning the final game to give the hosts victory. Gary Jones hit 180.

In the Samson Service-sponsored Division Two there was no change at the top, the title race hotting up between the RAOB club B, the Maelgwyn and Pen y Bryn B.

Malc Vickers’ Pen y Bryn side beat the Golf Club 4-3 and the Maelgwyn won 6-1 at the Links Hotel, Nigel Jones hitting a 180. Meanwhile, Maz Yates’ Penrhyn Arms C team are struggling to hit form and lost 5-2 to Old Hall.

In the Pen Y Bryn-sponsored Division Three there was no stopping newcomers West Shore Club A, who beat Mountain View 4-3, Jason Jones clinching victory in the final game.

Lee Harris and his Cross Keys team are still without a win after losing to Andy Campbell’s Station Hotel side.

The British Legion Club bounced back after a shaky start to this summer season, winning 4-3 at the Crosville.

In the Club 147-sponsored Division Four the newcomers at the Estuary in Glan again won, this time against Pen y Bryn A helped by a 120 shot-out from Darren Bartlett.

Shaun Morgan’s new-look Alexandra team beat the Town House helped by a 180 from Alfie Roberts and despite a 101 check-out from Mike Castro.

Lorraine Evans’ West Shore B team won at home to Jean Wilson’s Mountain View B team.

All team captains are reminded no extra players can be signed after the deadline of Tuesday, June 30.

The 2009 summer league individual championships are to be played at the British Legion Club in Llandudno on Tuesday, July 7. Again sponsored by league president Cllr Billy Evans, there are annual challenge cups and trophies to be won plus cash prizes for each of the four divisions.

NINETEEN players from the Gwalia Summer Darts League’s First Division turned out to compete for the Individual Trophy.

Following the preliminaries and first and second rounds the eight remaining players in both Division One and Division Two will play down to the final at the Victoria Club on Thursday, July 7.

The league’s Open Cup Competition saw the Ship Hotel Rhos B take the deciding game to beat Colwyn Bay Legion A 4-3.

The Semaphore Lodge won 6-1 at home to Wings Social Club, while the Park Hotel A received a 4-0 walkover as their opponents the Central Hotel failed to raise a team.

The Boathouse Social Club lost 4-1 to Victoria Club C, and there were byes for Fair View Inn, Marine Hotel, and Mountain View.

Pairings for the mixed doubles competition, Wings Social Club , June 16: Chris Doyle & Joan Fellows (Fair View Inn), Jim Fenton & Mary Fenton (Wings), Rob Babbs & Jo Babbs (Wings), Dave Bates & Mary Fenton (Wings), Jason Moore & Sylvia (Wings), Chris Pilbrow & partner (Park Hotel), Mally Hughes & Sally Jones (Ship Hotel B Old Col). Any other pairs wishing to enter should present themselves to one of the officials no later than 8.15pm.

THE Llandudno and District Ladies Darts League season finished with West Shore winning the Billy Evans Challenge Shield, beating the Snowdon Hotel in a close final at the RBL. The league’s AGM will be held at the RAOB Club next Llandudno on Thursday, June 18 at 7.30pm, when the format will be decided and the election of new officers will take place.