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GREAT NEWS FOR THE HULL OPEN THAT JOHN CATER
PAINTING & DECORATING WILL BE THE SPONSOR OF THE 2010 HULL OPEN. WITH
SPONSORSHIP SO DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN AT THE MOMENT THIS NOW MEANS THE FIRST PRIZE
WILL BE £350. THE DATE OF
SATURDAY, MAY 22ND WILL BE THE ONLY QUALIFIER WITH 8 PLAYERS GOING THROUGH TO
THE GRAND FINAL. ANY DART PLAYER CAN ENTER ON THE DAY WITH REGISTRATION CLOSED
AT 12.45. THE QUALIFYING ROUND
WILL THEN BE PLAYED ON 8 BOARDS AT IDEAL STANDARD CLUB WITH THE WINNER OF EACH
BOARD QUALIFYING FOR THE GRAND FINAL WHICH WILL BE PLAYED ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE
2ND.
THE JOHN THORDARSON INVITATIONAL
(MARCH 17TH) WILL THIS YEAR BE OPEN TO ENTER ON THE NIGHT. THE POPULAR 3
A SIDE TOURNAMENT HAS A £10 ENTRY PER TEAM AND WILL BE PLAYED
ON A STRAIGHT KO FORMAT. THE FORMAT WILL BE FIRST TO 4 WITH - 3X601
TRIPLES & 3X601 SINGLES. IF SCORES ARE LEVEL AT 3-3 THEN THE CAPTAIN OF EACH
TEAM WILL NOMINATE A PAIR TO PLAY 1X601 FINAL LEG.
Electrodarts sent an email to the PDC
stating the the organisation did not do enough for youth and amateur
darts and why not invite 2 top young players to play a challenge match
before the World final. We also mentioned Hull's own Leon Bailey would
be a worthy invite as he has won the last 2 British Teenage titles. This
email was sent in November 09. Please take a look at the PDC site
concerning the new Unicorn under 21 championship. Wonder where they got
the idea from.
THIS YEAR WILL SEE THE RETURN OF THE IDEAL CHARITY
CHALLENGE WITH A DIFFERENT FORMAT. IT WILL FEATURE THE YOUNG STARS TEAM
MANAGED BY FRANK BURNISTON AND THE OLD STARS MANAGED BY ALAN BURGESS.
THE MATCH WILL BE PLAYED ON STAGE AT IDEAL STANDARD ON THE TREBLE BOARD.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A KO ON THE NIGHT WITH A FRIDAY IN MAY LOOKING
FAVOURITE. ALL MONEY RAISED FROM THE EVENING WILL BE SPLIT 50/50 BETWEEN
THE MACMILLAN CANCER FUND AND THE HUMBERSIDE COUNTY YOUTH TEAM.
A DELIGHTED KEVIN MOONEY WON THE FOSTERS CLASSIC FOR THE FIRST TIME
AFTER BEATING PDC PRO DAVE LADLEY 3-0 IN THE FINAL. LOSING SEMI FINALISTS WERE
GAVIN THOMPSON AND ADAM BROWN. MOONEY PLAYED GREAT DARTS ALL NIGHT AND BEAT
PETER MARSHALL, STEVE HILL AND GAVIN THOMPSON ON HIS WAY TO THE £125 FIRST
PRIZE. THE CLASSIC ALSO SAW A RETURN TO THE HULL KNOCK OUT SCENE OF FORMER
HUMBERSIDE CAPTAIN ARTHUR HULL. ALTHOUGH BEATEN IN HIS FIRST GAME BY AN IN FORM
GAVIN THOMPSON HE HAS VOWED TO RETURN AND PLAY IN MORE TOURNAMENTS THIS YEAR.
CONGRATULATIONS TO LOCAL PLAYER ANN WASLIN WHO WON THE NORTHERN
IRELAND MIXED DOUBLES TITLE WITH PARTNER STEPHEN "THE BULLET" BUNTING. PICS ARE
IN JANUARY'S DARTS WORLD MAGAZINE.
THIS YEAR THE NEIL EDMONDSON MEMORIAL WILL REVERT BACK TO BEEN
PLAYED ON A SATURDAY WHICH WILL THEN ALSO INCLUDE A PAIRS KO ON THE DAY TOO.
THE HULL OPEN WILL NOW HAVE 1 QUALIFYING DATE BEFORE THE GRAND FINAL. THE POPULAR JOHN THORDARSON INVITATIONAL WILL ONCE AGAIN BE PLAYED,
BUT THIS YEAR DUE TO TIME IT MAY BE A SLIGHTLY LONGER FORMAT ON A KNOCK OUT
BASIS RATHER THAN A LEAGUE FORMAT. THE ELECTRODARTS CLASSIC WILL FEATURE A NEW FORMAT BEEN
PLAYED OVER THE BEST OF 7 & 9 LEGS OF 301. MAKING A RETURN WILL BE THE IDEAL
CHARITY CHALLENGE BETWEEN THE ALAN BURGESS LEGENDS AND DAVE TAYLOR ALL STARS,
THIS TIME IT WILL BE PLAYED ON THE TREBLE BOARD WITH ALL GAMES BEEN PLAYED ON
STAGE. IT HAS BEEN DECIDED TO KEEP THE CHAMPIONS FINALS TO THE TOP 32 IN THE
MERIT LEAGUE. THIS IS PURELY DOWN TO A SPONSORSHIP DEAL WITH IDEAL STANDARD
CLUB. PLEASE KEEP CHECKING THE SITE FOR DATES OF THE TOURNAMENTS.
IT WAS CLAIMED IN THE SEPTEMBER 2009 ISSUE OF
DARTS WORLD MAGAZINE THAT JOHN "BOY" WALTON HELD THE RECORD FOR THE FASTEST LEG
OF 501 ON THE YORKSHIRE DOUBLE BOARD. THIS HAS BEEN FOUND NOT TO BE TRUE AND
HERE IS THE REPLY FROM ELECTRODARTS WHICH WAS PRINTED IN THE NOVEMBER ISSUE OF
DARTS WORLD. IN THE OCTOBER ISSUE OF
DARTS WORLD IT WAS SAID THAT THE FASTEST LEG ON YORKSHIRE DOUBLE BOARD WAS BY
JOHN WALTON. THIS INFORMATION IS INCORRECT, AS THE RECORD TO MY KNOWLEDGE, IS
HELD BY JOHN WALKER OF HULL, WHO COMPLETED HIS LEG IN 14 DARTS. HE SCORED: 130,
100, 85, 110 & 76 GAME SHOT WITH DOUBLE 18 & DOUBLE 20. THIS WAS ACHIEVED IN THE
HULL JUPITER CUP WHILE PLAYING FOR THE WOLDS HOTEL IN 1974. JOHN WAS AN
ACCOMPLISHED PLAYER, HAVING REACHED THE SEMI-FINALS OF THE NEWS OF THE WORLD IN
1972. HE WAS MAN OF THE MATCH FOR THE NATIONAL DARTS ASSOCIATION VERSUS SCOTLAND
IN 1975 WITH AN AVERAGE OF 106. SADLY, HE PASSED AWAY IN 2008. THE 18 DARTS WAS
ALSO BETTERED BY JOHN PICKERING WHEN WINNING THE NEIL EDMONDSON MEMORIAL IN 1994
WITH GAMES WON IN 15 & 17 DARTS, RESPECTIVELY. STEVE BURWELL ALSO HIT A 17
DART LEG IN THE 2005 IDEAL STANDARD CHARITY CHALLENGE ON STAGE FOR THE ALAN
BURGESS LEGENDS TEAM.
MARSTONS SMOOTH BITTER LEAGUE
MIKE ATKINSON(GOOLE) HAS WON THE MARSTONS
SMOOTH CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS WITH A 3-2 FINALS WIN OVER BEN MALTON.
LOSING SEMI FINALISTS WERE STUART JENNINGS
AND KEVIN MOONEY
STEVE TRANMER WON THE MARSTONS 701 CUP WITH
A FINAL VICTORY OVER MIKE ATKINSON.
STEVE TRANMER ALSO LIFTED THE MARSTONS
SMOOTH HULL MERIT LEAGUE TITLE FOR 2009 FOLLOWING VICTORIES IN THE FOSTERS
CLASSIC AND ELECTRODARTS CLASSIC
Mike Atkinson recieves his trophy and £100
prizemoney from Electrodarts organiser Tom Edmondson.

STEVE TRANMER RECIEVES THE MARSTONS 701 TROPHY.
WHO SAID DARTS PLAYERS
ARE NOT FIT NEXT YEAR LOCAL PLAYERS
DAVE TAYLOR, PAUL TAYLOR, PAT
BAYNES, ANDY WHITTAKER, JIMMY ADAMS & JOHN CATER ARE GETTING ON THEIR BIKES AND RIDING THE COAST
TO COAST BIKE RIDE OR CHARITY
THE C2C STARTS OFF IN WHITHAVEN
AND FINISHES 140 MILES AWAY IN NEWCASTLE THEY ARE DOING THE CHALLENGE IN
SEPTEMBER 2010
ELECTRODARTS HAS NOW RAISED £22,000 FOR LOCAL CHARITIES AND THANK EVERYONE FOR
THEIR GENEROSITY IN HELPING RAISE THIS AMOUNT. A FURTHER £328 HAS BEEN RAISED
FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS.THE DRAW FOR THE HULL OPEN WAS MADE BY DEBBIE HARTLEY FROM
IDEAL STANDARD CLUB. A FURTHER £509 WAS RAISED FOLLOWING THE HULL OPEN FOR JAMES
FLINTHAM WHO WILL BE REPRESENTING GREAT BRITAIN IN THE TRANSPLANT GAMES IN
AUSTRALIA. THE TOTAL RAISED SINCE 2002 IS NOW £22,887. A FURTHER £360 WAS RAISED
FOR VIKING RADIOS CASH FOR KIDS FOLLOWING THE IDEAL XMAS PARTY. |