Last night, the LESC Winter Darts League returned for Round #2 which saw 12 players signed to fight out 2 groups of 6 and then a KO
In Group 1, Jason Evans qualified top ahead of Matt Anthony and Martin Bloomer on leg difference with 3 wins apiece. In Group 2 Steve Groves qualified unbeaten with Paul Prince on 4 wins and Mark Wynn-Smith on 3
In the Losers KO, the first quarter-final saw Steve Brunn and Daniel Prince face-off in a close encounter but Steve got over the line first. In the 2nd quarter final Cameron Meakin beat Jackson William 2-0 to progress to the semi-finals. Ed McManus and Geoff Nokes enjoyed a bye each.
In the first semi-final Steve despatched Geoff 2-0 and Cam was in a similar mood taking out Ed 2-0 too.
In the 3rd place play-off Geoff bettered Ed in a very close game that went down to a doubles shootout 2-1 and in the Best-of-5 final, Steve Brunn was taken all the way by Cam but prevailed to win 3-2.
In the Main KO, Paul Prince was undone by Martin Bloomer 2-1 to go through to the first semi-final. In the 2nd quarter-final Matt Anthony took out Mark Wynn-Smith to setup a 2nd semi-final against Steve Groves who enjoyed a bye with Jason as group winners.
Martin beat Jason 2-0 to reach his first final and Steve romped past Matt Anthony 2-0 to make it 2 finals from 2.
In the 3rd place play-off Matt Anthony bettered Jason 2-0 and in the final Steve beat Martin 3-0 but the score didn’t reflect how close the match was
After Round #2 the current League Standings are (best 8 rounds to count)
Statistics
Games Played: 42
Darts Thrown: 5904
180’s: 3 (Matt Anthony, Mark Wynn Smith, Cameron Meakin)
100+ Checkouts: Matt Anthony (146), Steve Groves (116, 102)
Lowest Vists: Steve Groves (17,18), Matt Anthony (18),
The Winter League returns in 2 weeks