King proves too dominant for his three opponents in darts league

Andy King produced a regal evening of darts in the Golden Fleece Darts Premier League with three wins from his three games.

Firstly, King defeated Tony Richardson 5-2 and then eased to a 5-0 victory over Charlie Thompson.

Dan Smith was King’s final culprit, but it was Andy who edged to a narrow 5-3 success, with legs in 12, 18, 19, 20 and 21 (twice), plus two 180s and a clinical checkout of 136.

The opening game of the night saw Denny Cullen beat Jack Revely 5-1, with legs in 17 and 18 (three) darts.

Jordan Cook enjoyed a 5-3 victory over Steve Carr, with Cook’s best legs coming in 18 and 20 darts. Carr replied with a best leg of 12 darts, with a great finish of 161.

Danny Cullen beat Paul Moon 5-3, with Cullen winning with legs of 20 and 21 (twice) darts, plus a checkout of 110.

Marco Laybourn finished league runner-up with a 5-2 win over Adam Lafferty. Laybourn’s best legs were three 20-dart legs, plus a 180.

Steve Richardson beat Pete Wilson 5-3, with legs of 19 and 20 darts.

Paul Moon beat Adam Lafferty 5-3, with Moon’s best legs coming in 17, 18 and 21 darts.

Pete Wilson booked his place for finals night with a draw against Mark Reeves.

Wilson had winning legs in 19 and 21 darts, with Reeves replying with legs of 15 and 18 darts, plus a great out shot of 151. The final game of the night saw Steve Carr beat Adam Lafferty 5-2, with legs of 19 and 21 darts.

*Heather Watson and Harriet Dart will lead Great Britain's bid to qualify for the inaugural Fed Cup finals when they take on Slovakia in a play-off next month.

British number one Johanna Konta had already announced she would not be playing in the tie on clay in Bratislava as she continues to work her way back from a knee problem.

It was also confirmed Katie Boulter, who was sidelined for six months by a back injury suffered in the last Fed Cup tie in April, had also made herself unavailable.

The victory over Kazakhstan sent Britain back to World Group level for the first time in 26 years only for a reorganisation of the competition to render it largely meaningless. Anne Keothavong's team must now defeat Slovakia in the tie on February 7-8 in order to book their spot at the 12-team finals in Budapest in April.