ARCHIVE NEWS - prior to September 2011

£262 was raised on the night through the entries and raffle and will be split between the following Charities:
Heart of Darts, Neptune Ward Southend Hospital and Brompton Hospital Heart Ward 

April 20th Division 'B' Result
Maldon 6 Rayleigh 6

Southend 19 Galleywood 5
Riverside 14 Rainham 10

Riverside 14 Southend 10

£83 was raised on the night through the entries and raffle and will be donated to the Macmillan Nurses

WALTHAM ABBEY CHANGE OF VENUE!

Waltham Abbey Snooker Club,
168C Brooker Road,
Waltham Abbey. EN9 1JH

Telephone: 01992 763 141

Colchester Riley's 4th Open Results:

Barnard braves the weather to secure 4th Rileys Open... The Colchester Riley’s 4th Darts Open went ahead despite the severe weather conditions on Sunday 19th December. A total of 30 entrants took part and this was less than the usual entry size but all the same a quality field including PDC Stars, Michael Barnard (Ranked 57), Lionel Sams (Ranked 94) and winner of the 3rd Open, Jamie Robinson.  A few early rounds clashes saw a tremendous battle between Essex’s Kevin Edwards and Michael Barnard with the PDC player edging the clash 3-2. Colchester and Essex’s Jamie Robinson held his nerve to edge out Paul Brown (Colchester Riley’s) 3-2 in a high scoring encounter. Robinson then faced Essex team mate Alan Collins in the first Semi Final which he won 4-2 finishing with the match with a 10 and 11 dart legs including the days highest shot out of 164, Robinson averaging 81.36 and Collins 70.01. In the second Semi Final Michael Barnard took on Colchester's Dave Bokenham winning 4-2 in which he averaged 83.07 to Bokenham's 74.43.  The final as expected was a high class affair with Barnard facing Robinson who is a former PDC player himself and in front of an expectant crowd they did not disappoint. Each player broke each others throw in the first two legs and the score was 2-2 when in the fifth Barnard hit two 180’s to go ahead and he never looked back after taking the match 5-2 with and impressive 91.23 average to Robinson’s 81.27 and the a consolation £150 first prize for having just missed out on qualifying for the PDC World Championships. Six maximums were hit in the final, Barnard hit 4 and Robinson 2.  The Ladies Final was an all Essex and Braintree Super league final with Carol Pinfold defeating Lucy Ward-Geddes to take the first prize. The random pairs saw some close encounters but Stuart Mortimer (Cressing) and Kevin Edwards (Essex and Harwich) emerged comfortable winners over Robinson and Steve Western (Colchester Town). It was a great day and despite the weather successful and Tuesday 28^th December sees Rileys Inaugural Fours Open Competition.

LATE RESULT SHEETS AS OF TUESDAY 14th: The following Teams' still not received: Chelmsford and Rainham...

LATE RESULT SHEETS AS OF MONDAY 13th: The following Teams' still not received: Chelmsford, Rainham and Southend...

LATE RESULT SHEETS AS OF SATURDAY 11th: The following Teams' still not received: Chelmsford, Hockley, Rainham, Rayleigh, Saffron Walden and Southend...

LATE RESULT SHEETS AS OF FRIDAY 10th: The following Teams' not received: Basildon, Chelmsford, Colchester Rileys, Hockley, Rainham, Rayleigh, Saffron Walden, Southend, Thorpe, Waltham Abbey & Walton.

Colchester Riley's 3rd Open Results:

The Third Colchester Riley’s Darts Open took place on Sunday 17th October a total of 50 entrants were received for the Singles and 38 for the pairs. The field was the strongest seen at a Riley’s with a lot of county players in attendance. In the Semi Finals Jamie Robinson (Colchester) beat Martin Compton (Riverside) 4-2 to reach the final after Martin had squared the match at 2-2. In the second Semi final Tony Course (Saffron Walden) comfortably defeated Dave Bokenham (Colchester) 4-0, who had some great matches during the day.  In a high quality final Jamie Robinson (Colchester  (77.74) defeated Tony Course (80.04) 5-4 to pick up the £200 first prize and give him a timely boost ahead of his appearance in the Winmau World Masters later this month. The Final was a great contest with Course scoring maximums at will and he hit two in the third leg alone. His power scoring gave Course three darts to take the title 5-3 in the eight leg but missing with all three darts allowed Robinson to step in. Course never looked the same player in the last leg and Robinson snatched the win.
The Women’s singles saw yet another Braintree Super League final as Imogen Baxter played Lucy Ward-Geddes with Ward-Geddes, who also has qualified for the Winmau World masters as well, winning 4-2 after being 2-1. Both Ladies were making their Second appearance in a Colchester Riley’s Final. In the Random Pairs Stuart Mortimer (Cressing) teamed up with Adrian Genery (Harwich) to emerge victorious over Tim Franklin (Cressing) and Mark Henry (Colchester Rileys). Highest shot outs on the day were Dave Bokenham (Colchester) 130 and in the Ladies Lynn Kelly (Braintree) 108.
The next confirmed Riley’s Open is Sunday December 19th doors open 10am for a 12.30 draw. In addition Christmas Bank Holiday, 28th December sees the inaugural Fours competition take place and should anyone wish to submit a team please contact the venue on 01206-368026

Ladies Results (14th September): Braintree 5 Southend 4 / Chelmsford 8 Dunmow 1

Colchester Riley's 2nd Open Results:

A total of 46 entrants were received for the Second Rileys open and the field was stacked with quality. A lot of the early rounds were very tight encounters with finishing being the key. In the Semi Finals Richard Howson (Goodmayes) (77.82) beat Matt Waddoups (Southend) (77.22) 4-2 to reach the final after Matt had hit a 14 and 18 darter to take a 2-0 lead. In the second Semi final Martin Compton (Riverside) (60.63) beat Paul Copeland (Colchester) (60.75) 4-2 in a gritty encounter with both players missing doubles.  Richard Howson (Goodmayes) (78.87) beat Martin Compton (69.72) 5-3 in the Final to pick up the £200 first prize and follow up his Colchester open win from two weeks ago. The Final was a good contest and was not to disappoint with Martin Compton taking a 2-1 lead but Richard Howson soon got into gear and some heavy scoring enabled him to take the title 5-3 including a 13 dart leg to break Martins throw. Richard’s recent rich vein of form has seen him called up for the first Essex County match of the season.    The Women’s singles saw to Essex County team mates clash with Lynn Kelly beating Lucy Ward-Geddes 4-3 in a close match where Lynn’s finishing was the deciding factor.    In the Random Pairs Paul Barham (Southend) and Louise Barton emerged victorious with a 2-1 victory over Andy Burmby (Springfield) and Tony Larkin (Colchester Rileys) who both missed match darts during the defeat. Highest shot outs on the day were Ben Attridge (Walton) 142 and in the Ladies Lucy Ward-Geddes (Braintree) 111.

Unfortunately, DUNMOW have had to withdraw from the 2010/2011 Men's Super League due to not being able to attract enough Players to register a team.

ARCHIVE NEWS - prior to September 2010

COLCHESTER OPEN DARTS TOURNAMENT 2010
The first Colchester Open darts tournament was held at the Weston Homes Community Stadium on Sunday 22 August. The event was attended by 167 competitors from all over East Anglia and London and with their supporters this number increased to approximately 500.
The results were as follows: Men’s Open Champion - Richard Howson (Essex) £800; Men’s Runner up - Peter Wright (Suffolk) £400...
Ladies Open Champion - Lucy Ward-Geddes (Essex) £200; Ladies Runner up - Julie Vickers (Essex) £100...
Youth Open Champion - Ryan Sullivan (Suffolk) £50; Youth Runner up - Robert Warwick (Essex) £25...

Colchester Riley's First Open Results:
On Sunday 1^st August the first Colchester Riley’s Darts Open took place. In the Men’s event Suffolk’s Andrew Gilding won the £250 first prize beating Essex’s Paul Barham 5-0 with an impressive 87.39 average. Gilding took control of the match with three 180’s in three legs coupled with some great finishing. Local player, Richie Norfolk, won the Highest shot out finishing on 160 in his quarter final defeat. In some great early matches there was some great finishing with an impressive Bull, Bull double sixteen 132 shot out from Colchester’s Paul Copeland. In the Ladies event Essex County player Karen Breen defeated Colchester’s Imogen Baxter 4-1 in a close encounter with Breen’s finishing the difference. There was a great result for Essex and Colchester in the random pairs as Alan Currivan (Walton) and Paul Brown (Colchester Riley’s) came through a strong field to defeat Andrew Gilding (Suffolk) and Steve Western (Colchester Town) 3-2 in an epic final with Brown and Currivan peppering the treble twenty in the last leg.
Winners were Paul Brown/ Alan Currivan.

SINGLES: Last 32 Draw – for 21^st April
Gary Payne (Orsett) v Mark Landers (Hockley)
Dave Solly (Riverside) v Phil Halls (Basildon)
Andrew Currivan (Walton) v Mick Cain (Cressing)
Paul Barham (Southend) v Darren Peetoom (Springfield)
Rob Emery (Walton) v Graham Mills (Southend)
Steve Smith (Hockley) v Mick Baglow (Hockley)
Kevin Edwards (Harwich) v Steve Johnson (Burntwood)
Mick Peel (Southend) v Andy Kateley (Galleywood)
Ben Adams (Riverside) v Richard Watering (Southend)
Tony Gardner (Cressing) v James Allison (Hockley)
Jamie Manchester (Goodmayes) v Scott Lawrie (Harwich)
Robbie Smith (Goodmayes) v Lee Woods (Colchester)
Steve Haggerty (Chelmsford) v Coen Wiekamp (Colchester)
Al Hedman (Cressing) v Paul Walker (Colchester)
Craig Vickers (Springfield) v Carl Smith (Basildon)
Mark Banham (Burntwood) v Wayne Gleed (Springfield)

5th January
Ladies: Clacton 4 Chelmsford 5 / Southend 8 Dunmow 1
6th January
Men: ALL MATCHES POSTPONED!

Winmau Masters Play-off at Bridlington:
Viv Dundon lost to Heike Jenkins (GER) in the last 64... in the first round Viv beat Gail Mullen (NIR)...
Sue Waterman lost to Laura Tye (ENG) in the last 64... in the first round Viv beat Louise Hepburn (SCO)...

World Professional Play-off at Bridlington:
Steve Johnson lost to Martin Phillips in the last 8, with 4 qualifying... during the day, Steve beat Mark McCurdy (NIR); Brian Cathcart  (NIR); Gary Stone (ERN) & Frans Harmsen (NL)...
Sue Waterman lost in the final to Rhian Edwards (GLA)... Sue had beaten Sue Talbot (SUF); Heike Jenkins (GER); Grace Crane (NIR); Lisa Ashton (LAN) & Karin Krappen (NL) to reach the first final...
Lucy Ward-Geddes lost to Karin Krappen (NL) in the last 16... earlier Lucy had beaten Zsofia Lazar (HUN) & Joy Toghill (BRE)...
Viv Dundon lost to Lorraine Farlam (DER) in the last 16... Viv beat Dana Verhaegen (BEL) in her first match...
Congratulations to Deta Hedman who qualified for Lakeside in January... Deta had victories against Maud Jansson (SWE); Fiona Carmichael (BUC); Angela De Ward (IRE); Sally Dowell (KEN); Nicky Deakin (YOR); Lorraine Farlam (DER) & Frances Lawson (LOT)...

ARCHIVE NEWS - prior to September 2009

World Professional Play-off:
Congratulations to Steve Johnson (Burntwood) who won through to Bridlington after a superb match against Harwich's Scott Lawrie, 2-1 in sets...

Presentation Night! A successful night but once again poorly attended by the Men...  County Manager Don Vickers was true to his word and had his back waxed and raised £160 for the "Heart of Darts"... Entertainment by Rob Walsh was well received, a shame more weren't there to appreciate the talent...

ESSEX MASTERS QUALIFIERS Congratulations to Steve Johnson (Burntwood), Darren Peetoom (Springfield), Eddie Gosling (Colchester) and Andrew Kateley (Chelmsford) who all qualified for Regional play-offs on 1st August at Six in One Club, Tonbridge, Kent...

British Pentathlon: Congratulations to all 4-Essex Girls that took part at the Six in One Club, Tonbridge, Kent on Saturday 20th June...  Deta Hedman finished 4th with 282 points; Viv Dundon 6th with 261; Lucy Ward-Geddes 16th & Sue Waterman 17th... Viv smashed the ladies record in the "Halve-it" scoring a superb 465 points... the previous record was Trina Gulliver's 373 in 2006...  Trina Gulliver won the title for the 5th time in 6-years...

WALTON'S FESTIVAL OF DARTS RESULTS

ESSEX DARTS SUPERLEAGUE - NEW TEAMS
With the current season coming to a close, the Essex Super leagues are inviting new teams and individual players to join for next season.   Each League is set up to promote the best players within Essex to attain their maximum achievement. Essex has over recent years had three players, from within the Superleague system; represent their country in Internationals across Europe.
The Ladies Superleague plays on a Tuesday evening and knows that there are both players and teams from around the County who both could and should be playing within the Superleague system. If you are one of those mentioned and would like some more information then please contact Jenny Powell on 01206 564236.
The Youth Superleague plays on a Sunday evening about once a month with all the matches at Witham Town Football Club. Currently there are over 50 players, both male and female, who are under the age of 18 and play within the Youth Superleague. Anybody who will be within this age group on the 1^st of September and would like to participate should contact Roz Ambrose on 01255 223406.
The Mens Superleague consists of two divisions and has teams from across Essex, any teams who would like to apply for next season should contact Kevin Stammers on 01277 228103.

Congratulations to Alan Collins (Riverside) & Jamie Robinson (Harwich) who have won the Torremolinos Open... The pair also won the Mixed Triples with Linda Jones (Oxfordshire)... Alan lost out in the semi's of the Singles. Viv Dundon lost in the Quarter-Finals of the Isle of Man Singles

British Masters Qualifiers 2009 Steve Johnson (Burntwood) and Simon Whalley (Springfield) emerged as qualifiers in a well attended play-off at Chelmsford last night (4th March)... Losing semi-finalists were Graham Bacon (Maldon) and Simon Cook (Harwich)...

Ladies Singles Competition Result
Winners: Viv Dundon (Clacton)
Runners-up: Lucy Ward-Geddes (Braintree)

Ladies Superleague: KO Cup Result 16th December
Winners: Braintree
Runners up: Clacton

Kevin Edwards qualified via the play-off for the World Professional held at Chelmsford Social Club... 77 players entered this seasons competition... John McFall lost out in the final... Martin Compton & Tim Franklin the losing semi-finalists...

ARCHIVE NEWS - prior to September 2008

Mixed Pairs Result
Winners:
Sue Waterman (Colchester) & Darren Peetoom (Springfield)
Runners-up:
Roz Ambrose (Clacton) & James Noone (Colchester)
A disappointing turnout, only 12 pairs entered

Hockley 'B' beat Southend 'A' to win the Fours Competition! The losing semi-finalists were Walton & Colchester 'B'...
Hockley 'B' (John McFall, Mark Landers, Shaun Walsh & Paul Marsh)
Southend 'A' (Stephen Kiamil, Graham Mills, Richard Watering & Bradley Caiger)
Walton (Alan Currivan, Andrew Currivan, Robert Emery & Reece Hutchison)
Colchester 'B' (Dave Warner, Dave Orton, Andy Cole & Bryan Willis)

Hockley beat Thameside 14-10 to win the Knockout Cup! The losing semi-finalists were Cressing & Colchester...

Congratulations to Braintree who win the Ladies League title...
Congratulations to all players who took part in the season, especially the winners of the following... Averages & Most Tons - VIV DUNDON (Clacton) & Most Maximum's - SHEILA BUSBY (Clacton)

Congratulations to Hockley who win the title for the first time, 1-point ahead of 17 times winners, Thameside...  Congratulations to all players who took part in the season, especially the winners of the following... Player of the Season - SCOTT LAWRIE (Harwich) Most Wins & Averages - GARY PHIPPS (Hockley) Most Tons - DARREN PEETOOM (Springfield) Most Maximum's - JOHN McFALL (Hockley)