The Old English Gentlemen 5&4’s produce cup upset in preliminary round of Kater 4 Knockout Cup

EIGHT preliminary round games of the winter 2019 Kater 4 Knockout Cup were played last week in the Loughborough & District Pubs and Clubs Darts League.

The biggest upset of the night belongs to the Old English Gentlemen 5&4’s presently languishing at the bottom of S H Cox Division Three and without a league win so far this season who beat the Rose & Crown Exiles who are currently third in Wanty’s Division Two. Michael Sciepanow hit his second maximum of the season for the Spot On Guys ‘n’ Gals as they also overcame higher league opposition with their 5-4 win against the Crown Rejects.

The full Kater 4 Knockout Cup preliminary round results were: Crown GB 1-8 Fennel Street Clubbers (Dave Marson 111 Finish), Barrow Cons Dis’Con’bobulated 5-3 Dewdrop Blues, Fat Sam’s 26ers 5-4 Windmill Wild Hearts, Spot On Foxes 1-5 Fat Sam’s Tarts (Dave Hind 127 Finish), Spot On Guy ‘n’ Gals (Michael Sciepanow 180) 5-4 Crown Rejects, Bull & Bush B 6-3 Black Swan JS, Rose & Crown Exiles 1-5 Old English Gentleman 5&4’s, Three Nuns Right Footers 5-4 Blue Ball Tenner’s. The Three Nuns Bluemoon Foxes, Ring ‘o’ Bells SH, Royal Oak DP, Rose & Crown AW, Bell Foundry Blue Army, Three

Nuns Albion, The Beacon, The Anchor Hathern, Spot On Waifs & Strays, Bull & Bush Laughing Boys, Bull & Bush Lions, Spot On Reds, Bottom Railway BA, Royal Oak Shooters, Three Crowns Spookies, Barrow, Spot On Mandem, Black Swan BWA, Generous Briton Beer Legs, Royal Oak Old Uns, Crown Hotel, Plough B, Top Railway We’re Frit, Tap & Clapper Rojo’s & Barrow Cons Wagg’s Gang all had byes in to the first round of the draw which will take place on Thursday, December 12, at the Three Nuns, Loughborough. The first round games are scheduled to be played on Thursday, January 2, 2020. The Shield

Competition this season will comprise of the losing teams from both the preliminary and first rounds of the main Kater 4 Knockout Cup together with all the Jim Kidger Division Five sides.

There were also several re-arranged league games played from Divisions 1-4 and a full fixture list of Division Five games. In Blue Ball Division One Chris Pick and Jake Selby both hit maximums for the Three Crowns Spookies as they beat Spot On Mandem 5-4 and Barrow Cons Wagg’s Gang move up to fourth place after they beat the Rose & Crown AW by the same score. In Wanty’s Division Two the Bell Foundry Blue Army narrowly beat the

Three Nuns Albion 5-4 and they also move up to fourth in the division, whilst in S H Cox Division Three the Generous Briton Beer Legs beat the Beacon 5-4.

In Jim Kidger Division Five the Red Lion Rams and OEG Luffs share top spot after both had good wins with the Barrow Cons Convicts and Windmill CD just a point behind them in joint second. Full results:- Windmill CD 9-0 Go Paget, Plough Ernie’s 1-8 OEG Luff’s, Barrow Cons Convicts (Andy Clarke 180) 7-2 White Hart Stags, OEG Sambuca’s 5-4 Spot On Bombshells, Red Lion Rams 5-4 Three Nuns Bad Habits, Bottom Railway CS v Top Railway Laffables - No game to be re-arranged