Five divisions in place for summer league

THE SUMMER season of the Loughborough and District Pubs & Clubs Darts League started last Thursday with 50 teams competing from 27 pubs and clubs in the local area making up this seasons five divisions.

In an excellent opening night of darts, 13 maximums were scored across the various divisions and Tap and Mallet JB’s Julie Booth hit a 118 finish to set the bar in the race for the highest check-out of the season.

In Blue Ball Division One last season’s top four all won and there were mixed results for the three promoted teams. Jake Selby hit two maximums and Rich Selby hit one for last season’s division two winners, Three Crowns Ghostbusters, as they beat the Royal Oak DP 5-4, but both the Bull and Bush Gate Crashers and Tap and Mallet JB lost.

Across the other divisions teams will gradually get to know the strength of their new opposition as the week’s progress.

The full results for the opening night were: Blue Ball Division One: Boat House Tap Tappers 3-6 Bottom Railway BA (Ben Ashurst 180, Stu Taylor 180), Three Crowns Ghostbusters, Barrow (Jake Selby 180 x2, Rich Selby 180) 5-4 Royal Oak DP (Kev Thomas 180), Bull & Bush Lions (Kev Bryan 180) 7-2 Barrow Cons Wagg’s Gang, Royal Oak Shooters (Rich Page 180 & 108 Finish) 8-1 Bull & Bush Gate Crashers, Tap and Mallet JB (Steve Bostock 180, Julie Booth 118 Finish) 1-8 Spot On MP (Leon Jarram 180). Wanty’s Division Two: Three Nuns Right Footers 6-3 Bell Foundry Blue Army, Fat Sam’s 26ers 6-3 Arena Gladiators (Clod Davis 180), Beacon 3-6 Bull & Bush Laughing Boys, Bull & Bush 5-4 Unicorn AW, Spot On Rejects 3-6 Three Nuns Exiles. SH Cox Division Three: Spot On Foxes 2-7 Crown Court (Frank Bray 180), Plough B 4-5 Fat Sam’s B (Leila Cimelli 100 Finish), Black Swan JS 4-5 Spot On Reds, Dewdrop Blues 4-5 Tap & Clapper, Three Nuns Albion 4-5 Spot On Guy ‘n’ Gals. Generous Briton Division Four: Bottom Railway Leftovers 6-3 Generous Briton So Certs, White Hart Stags 4-5 Crown Jewels, Barrow, Blue Ball CS 3-6Top Railway U Wansum, Peacock Arrows 5-4 Windmill Wild Hearts, Fennel Street Black Pearls (Pete Boyle 110 Finish) 5-4 Tap and Mallet CD. Jim Kidger Division Five: Generous Briton Luffs 7-2 Three Nuns Bad Habits, OEG Dad’s Army 5-4 Royal Oak Oakers, Tap & Clapper Rojo’s 4-5 Blue Ball JLA, Royal Oak Old Uns (Rob Kirk 180) 4-5 Black Swan BWA, Crown KM v Plough Ernie’s.