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.

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.