Victorian Premier League Darts

Round 4

With this round over, it’s the half way stage for all the Divisions and here is the round up for each,

Div 1,

To start with, Frank Gibbs had 7 perfect darts, well done, top effort. Mal Cuming, nickname the Bull finally bullied his way to the finishing post and there was not much in the top 3 only .5 of a point. Harley Kemp avg 30+ in one of his matches and 7×180’s for the day. Adam Bainbridge pegged a 160.

Div 2,

With the runaway leader having a very day on the board, Coburn, Wilde, Ballinger and Morris all gained ground on Francois. Sam Ballinger was having a blinder of a day with pegs of 121,152,156 and yes a 170, 5X180’s. But, by the end of the days play Sam was outgunned by Andrew Coburn by .02 of a point to finish 2^nd.

Div 3,

It’s been a long time coming, round after round this player has been knocking on the door and today was his day, winning all 6 matches, well done to Wayne Cartner who beat the leader Adam Gunn and Doc Dodkins along the way to finish top in this round. Adam Gunn had a 153 peg.

Div 4,

Winning all 5 Matches, Paul Lease is the Winner today edging out Michael Gent, he also won 5. 3X180’s were thrown in this Division and the best peg was 118 by Tori Kewish.

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Please contact Dean on 0424 887 001 or Joffa on 0425 803 552, to organise where and when you would like to collect your shirt.

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It seems ages since our last round, but its just around the corner, Round 4 is at Dandenong on the 6th May. The 4 Divisions have some great matches and i have picked 2 from every Division.

Division 1

Eddy Sims v Andy Robertson and Darren Tratford v Mal Cuming

Division 2

Brian Morris v Matthew Francois and Danny Bowers v Sam Ballinger

Division 3

Brodie Dawson v Adam Gunn and Doc Dodkins v Wayne Cartner

Division 4

Tori Kewish v Danielle Powell and Paul Lease v Matt Kingston

See you all there.

160 starts x 5
1 – Ash Britt
1 – Anthony Lewin
1 – Stuart Coburn
1 – Matthew Francois
1 – Steve Kewish

180′s x 7
1 – Ash Britt
1 – Anthony Lewin
1 – Darren Trattford
1 – Andrew Coburn
1 – Kurt Ratje
1 – Mark Hearse
1 – Russell Calcutt

High Peg
161 – Peter Bollocks
155 – John Cunningham.

Major Final was Paul Bithell vs John Casey, Paul won 5 – 1

Major Semi Finals,  Paul Bithell beat Matt Francois  and  John Casey beat Mal Cumming
Minor final was Adam Gunn vs Neville Bean, Adam won 4 – 0

Minor Semi Finals,   Adam Gunn beat Matt Kingston and Neville Bean beat Dave Dalaney

Maroondah Social Darts Association (MSDA) is hosting the next event for the VPL. The venue is in Jenkins lane, Croydon.  At the Soccer Club on the 1st April.

This is a Double Start, Double Finish Knock-out. Division 1 and 2 are in the Major Event and Division 3 and 4 are in the Minor Event.

Both Event will start with a Round Robin, and it’s 301 not 501, It’s fast and deadly with mean only one thing, be on your game.

Names in by 9:30am for a 10am start,  2 points added to your yearly tally.

$15 entry fee.

See below for directions on how to get there.

Round 3

Div 1

For the first time in VPL history both players average 30 plus in a match. This was in the last round of matches where Eddy Sims (30.73) beat Tic Bridge (30.06) 5-4 and all wins when with the walk. Eddy winning in 16,18,14,17,13 and Tic winning in 19,14,16,17.

Andy Robertson had a 10 darter and Paul Bithell pegged well all day, with check outs of 167, 153 and 120. Tic Bridge hit 7 X 180′s.

Div 2

Matthew Francois was the only player to win all 6 matches and claim back to back maximum points. Matthew’s second match was a 5-4 win, but it was a come from behind win as he was 4-1 down to Mark Wide. Matthew’s 5^th match was tied at 4 all and hit a 14 darter in that final leg to beat Sam Ballinger.

Steve Kewish had the best match avg with a 27.52, Danny Bowers hit 7 X 180’s, Craig Kemp peg a 140 and Brian Morris hit a 13 darter.

Div 3

Lincoln Porter found some of his old form to win the round by .025 over Brodie Dawson.  Lincoln won 5 out of 6 with two of his matches going down to the wire 4-3.

Lincoln now moves into 3^rd overall and 2 points behind the leader. There was 4 X 17 darters and 4 ton plus finishes.

Tony Donoghue had the best match avg of 21.36.

Div 4

It’s the new kid on the block who won this round, Mark Harse making his debut and beating Dave Delaney by .1 of a point. Both players won all 5 matches.

Danielle Powell with another 2 pegs over a hundred again, this is the 3^rd time in 3 rounds. Matt Kingston had the best match avg with a 21.31.

Matt Kingston now leads Div 4 as Daniel Mohr didn’t have a great day at the office.

The overall darts are getting better each round in all divisions. The VPL would like to thank Geelong Dart Club for hosting us. Thanks to the kitchen and bar staff also.

The VPL Team Event was on today and in the both event there was great darts throw.

In the Major Event the lefthanders ruled supreme with Andy Robertson and Sam Ballinger winning.

Semi Final Results

Eddy Sims / Dave Flanigan beat Shaun Gibbs / Scott Krause 6-5 (sudden death)

Andy Robertson / Sam Ballinger beat Adam Bainbridge / Ash Britt 6-2

Final

Andy Robertson / Sam Ballinger beat Eddy Sims / Dave Flanigan 6-2

In the Minor Event

Semi Final

Paul Lease / Steve Walsh beat Doc Dodkins / Ian McAlpine 6-5 (sudden death)

Mark Harse / Russell Calcutt beat Laurie Galbarith / Lucy Garton 6-1

In the final Mark and Russell had a 5-3 lead going into the doubles, only to be out gunned by Steve and Paul who won the 2 legs needed to take the match into sudden death. Paul Lease and Steve Walsh carried on to win the match 6-5.

Double header is at the Geelong Dart Club on the 10^th and 11^th March.

This Saturday is the Team Event (2 players per team), Division 1 and 2 are in the Major Event and Division 3 and 4 in the Minor Event.  All matches are based on Singles and reverse singles and a doubles match. All games are best of 2 legs X 501. It’s a round robin to start with then a knockout stage.

Entry is $15 per player, names in by 9:30am for a 10am start. For all entries, 2 points added to players yearly tally.

Sunday is normal league matches.