Darts

The first tournament of the new year was on January 6th in Tynemouth. I hadn't managed to practise too much since Christmas, due to a pain I keep getting in my elbow, so I wasn't too confident. In the 1st Round I played Paul Everson. I started well, going 2-0 up quite easily, but then I started to go very sloppy. He was very erratic, hitting nothing one minute then everything the next, and he took a big finish out to make it 2-1 against the throw. After he pulled it back to 2-2 I improved, although I was getting as erratic as he was, twice hitting 180's and following it with 21. Luckily my finishing was spot on, and I managed to hold my throw in the legs with my throw to win 4-3. In the 2nd Round I played Gary Welding, who was always going to be a very tough opponent. I never really got going, and his last dart was in the treble almost every throw, which was demoralising if his first 2 darts made me get myself ready to punish him. His finishing was good too, hitting 5 out of 7. I never really threatened to win a leg, and that was that.

Although there is the PDPA Players Championship events in Gibraltar this weekend, I can't afford to spend the kind of money that will cost playing as I am. Therefore my next tournament will in Bristol in February. The list of upcoming PDC tournaments i'll be entering (hopefully with the foriegn ones anway!) up to the summer break in August:

10th/11th February - UK Open South West Regional - Bristol Area
3rd/4th March - UK Open Southern Regional - London Area
17th/18th March - UK Open North West Regional - Manchester Area
24th March - PDPA Players Championship - Ramada Hotel, Bad Soden, Germany
31st March/1st April - UK Open Midlands Regional - Nottingham Area
28th/29th April - Open Holland (TBC)
2nd June - Thialf Darts Tournament - Holland
7th-10th June - Blue Square UK Open - Reebok Stadium, Bolton (HOPEFULLY!!!)
16th June - PDPA Players Championship - Hayling Island
17th June - PDPA Players Championship - Hayling Island
1st July - PDPA Players Championship - Las Vegas
2nd/3rd July - Las Vegas Desert Classic VI Qualifiers - Las Vegas
21st July - Bobby Bourn Memorial Trophy - Winter Gardens, Blackpool