Thursday, January 03, 2008
Lazy
I've been a bit lazy with this, so for the 2 people who've nagged me to update it, here you go! A brief update of the last few months.
The 2 Irish tournaments didn't go well. On the Saturday I played Jason Clark, as after winning the first leg against the darts, I didn't win 1 after that. Neither of us played too well, and I missed alot of darts at doubles. The next day was a similar story. Again I didn't play well, but missed doubles in each of the first 3 legs cost me again, as I lost 5-0 to Adrian Gray.
On to Scotland, and this started much better. In the first round on Saturday, I played Chris Daglish. I won the match (and £75) 3-0 in sets, without dropping a leg. This continued in the first set of the 2nd round, as again I didn't drop a leg. After this though, I got very sloppy, and Walshie took the next 3 sets to win 3-1. On to the Sunday, and I had drawn American John Kuczynski. I started well, winning the first leg against the throw. I lost the next 2, but won the 4th to make it 2-2. A similar story started to appear though, as in the next 3 legs I missed darts at doubles, and lost the match 5-2.
On my birthday, I went to Wolverhampton for the World Championship qualifiers. I had been playing well, so I hoped to do well, despite a tough draw in No.2 seed Dennis Smith. I got off to the perfect start, with a 180, and won the 1st leg quite comfortably. After this though, I never felt right at all. Alot was said about the venue being poor, and it was freezing in there. I don't know if that had an affect or not, but I never felt comfortable. Both Dennis and me struggled, but he won the match 5-2.
I hadn't thrown a dart after this for 6 weeks, but started practising again after Christmas. It's going ok, so hopefully I can get the year off to a good start next weekend.
Upcoming Tournaments
Sunday 13th January - UK Open North-East Regional - Gateshead Stadium
Sunday 10th February - UK Open South-West Regional - Wellspring Leisure Centre, Taunton
Saturday 1st March - Players Championship - Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex
Sunday 2nd March - UK Open South Regional - Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex
Saturday 15th March - Players Championship - Robin Park Arena, Wigan
Sunday 16th March - UK Open North-West Regional - Robin Park Arena, Wigan
Saturday 29th March - Players Championship - Venue TBC
Sunday 30th March - UK Open Midlands Regional - Venue TBC
The 2 Irish tournaments didn't go well. On the Saturday I played Jason Clark, as after winning the first leg against the darts, I didn't win 1 after that. Neither of us played too well, and I missed alot of darts at doubles. The next day was a similar story. Again I didn't play well, but missed doubles in each of the first 3 legs cost me again, as I lost 5-0 to Adrian Gray.
On to Scotland, and this started much better. In the first round on Saturday, I played Chris Daglish. I won the match (and £75) 3-0 in sets, without dropping a leg. This continued in the first set of the 2nd round, as again I didn't drop a leg. After this though, I got very sloppy, and Walshie took the next 3 sets to win 3-1. On to the Sunday, and I had drawn American John Kuczynski. I started well, winning the first leg against the throw. I lost the next 2, but won the 4th to make it 2-2. A similar story started to appear though, as in the next 3 legs I missed darts at doubles, and lost the match 5-2.
On my birthday, I went to Wolverhampton for the World Championship qualifiers. I had been playing well, so I hoped to do well, despite a tough draw in No.2 seed Dennis Smith. I got off to the perfect start, with a 180, and won the 1st leg quite comfortably. After this though, I never felt right at all. Alot was said about the venue being poor, and it was freezing in there. I don't know if that had an affect or not, but I never felt comfortable. Both Dennis and me struggled, but he won the match 5-2.
I hadn't thrown a dart after this for 6 weeks, but started practising again after Christmas. It's going ok, so hopefully I can get the year off to a good start next weekend.
Upcoming Tournaments
Sunday 13th January - UK Open North-East Regional - Gateshead Stadium
Sunday 10th February - UK Open South-West Regional - Wellspring Leisure Centre, Taunton
Saturday 1st March - Players Championship - Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex
Sunday 2nd March - UK Open South Regional - Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex
Saturday 15th March - Players Championship - Robin Park Arena, Wigan
Sunday 16th March - UK Open North-West Regional - Robin Park Arena, Wigan
Saturday 29th March - Players Championship - Venue TBC
Sunday 30th March - UK Open Midlands Regional - Venue TBC
