Last night 16 players signed on for Round 4 of the LESC Winter Darts League and back to 501 SIDO.
In Group 1, Anthony qualified top taking Ed McManus with him. In Group 2, Steve Groves qualified unbeaten with Gaz Troth. In Group 3, Geoff Nokes beat Paul Prince to finish top and Russ Tolley took top honours in Group 4 going through with Jason Evans
In the consolation KO, Dean Caswell qualified for the first semi-final taking out Mark Wynn-Smith 2-0. Jasper Brunn qualified with a bye. Steve Brunn setup the 2nd semi, beating Teddy Glaze 2-0 to face Martin Bloomer who beat Colin McKinley 2-0 in the final quarter-final.
In the first semi-final, Dean beat Jasper 2-0 to setup a final with Martin Bloomer who beat Steve Brunn 2-0 too.
In the 3rd place play-off, Steve beat Jasper 2-0
In a very tight best-of-5 final, Dean fought back from a 2 leg deficit to win 3-2
In the Main KO, Jason beat Matt 2-1 to go through to the first semi against Geoff Nokes who beat Gaz Troth 2-1. In the 2nd half of the draw Paul missed darts to beat Steve and lost 2-1. In the final quarter-final Russ beat Ed 2-1 to setup the 2nd semi-final with Steve.
In the first semi-final, Jason beat Geoff 2-1 who faced Steve in the final who beat Russ 2-1 in a close game.
In the 3rd place play-off Russ got over the line first against Geoff 2-1 and in the final, Steve saw off Jason 3-1
After Round #3 the current League Standings are (best 8 rounds to count)
Statistics
Games Played: 40
Darts Thrown: 5351
180’s: Steve Groves x 3, Matt Anthony, Ed MacManus, Jason Evans
100+ Checkouts: Matt Anthony (112), Steve Groves (110), Jason Evans (104)
Lowest Visits: Matt Anthony (15), Steve Groves (5 x 18)
The Winter League returns in 2 weeks, back to 501