Defending champions Bottom Railway BA progress in Kater 4 Knockout cup

THE second round games of the Summer 2018 Kater 4 Knockout cup were played last week in the Loughborough & District Pubs and Clubs Darts League with all the top Division One sides involved winning through.

Last season’s winners Bottom Railway BA beat their ‘local’ rivals Bottom Railway Leftovers 5-1 whilst Mike Pepper hit his second maximum of the season for Spot On MP as they came through a tough game 6-3 against division two side Bull and Bush. The Boat House Tap Tappers beat Arena Gladiators 5-2, and the Three Nuns Right Footers beat the Windmill Wild Hearts 6-3.

The best result from a lower division side was by Jim Kidger Division Six side Three Nuns Bad Habits who had a 5-2 win against Fat Sam’s B from division three.

The full Kater 4 Knockout Cup second round results were:- Barrow Cons Club Wagg’s Gang 5-0 Generous Briton Luffs, Boat House Tap Tappers 5-2 Arena Gladiators, Black Swan BWA 5-0 Dewdrop Blues, Royal Oak Old Un’s 0-5 Black Swan JS, Bottom Railway Leftovers 1-5 Bottom Railway BA, Three Crowns Ghostbusters, Barrow 5-0 Tap & Mallet JB, Fat Sam’s B 2-5 Three Nuns Bad Habits, Fennel Street Black Pearls 5-0 Top Railway Wansum, Three Nuns Right Footers 6-3 Windmill Wild Hearts, Spot On MP (Mike Pepper 180) 6-3 Bull & Bush, Plough B 5-0 Old English Gentleman

Royal Oak Shooters v Royal Oak DP, Bell Foundry Blue Army v Generous Briton So Certs, White Hart Stags v Bull & Bush Lions, Bull & Bush Gatecrashers v Spot On Reds, Spot On Guys ‘n Gals v Tap & Clapper Rojo’s - No games, to be re-arranged by Thursday, July 12.

There were also two preliminary round games in the Shield Competition and the results of these were: Unicorn AW (Duane Freer 180) 8 -1 Beacon, Crown KM v Blue Ball CS - No game to be re-arranged by Thursday, July 12.

The third round draw of the Kater 4 Knockout Cup and the first round draw of the Shield Competition will take place on Thursday, July 19, at the Dewdrop, Hathern.