TEAM Squirrel and Dilligaf, who are both battling it out for the title, clash in the first round of Wellington Summer Darts League’s KO Cup at the RWG Club on Wednesday, August 14.
The Bear, who are struggling at the bottom of the league table, play Dartists at the Football Club, while the Football Club, one place off the bottom, play Double Vision at The Vic.
Full draw: Team Squirrel v Dilligaf (at RWG, Board Two); Football Club v Double Vision (The Vic); The Bear v Dartists (Football Club); Arrows (bye),
One of the highlights of recent matches was the three 180s scored in the Team Squirrel v Arrows game on July 24, including one by Kerry Jack who hit her first ever 180 for Team Squirrel.
Scott Andrews also hit 180 along with four other merit scores in this match, while Shane House joined the pair in the same game.
In the league, Team Squirrel have a four-point lead over Dilligaf, both teams having played the same number of games, while Arrows are only three points behind Dilligaf with a crucial game in hand.
At the other end of the table, only three points separate the bottom three teams - Double Vision, Football Club and The Bear.
Table: Team Squirrel, played 10, 62 points; Dilligaf 10, 58; Arrows 9, 55; Dartists 9, 46; Double Vision 10, 29; Football Club 10, 29, The Bear 10, 27.
Results: July 10 - Double Vision 4, The Bear 5; Team Squirrel 5, Football Club 4; Dilligaf 5, Arrows 4. July 17: Dartists 2, Dilligaf 7; The Bear 1, Team Squirrel 8; Arrows 6, Double Vision 3. July 24: Double Vision 1, Dartists 8; The Bear 3, Football Club 6; Team Squirrel 3, Arrows 6.
Merits - July 10: Shane House (Arrows) 140, 140, 125; Marcus Fudge (Football Club 121; Dave Howell (Dilligaf) 140; Di Bellringer (Dilligaf) 121, 105 out; Ben Jordan (Dilligaf) 140; Warren Toff (Dilligaf) 136 away; Paul Baker (Team Squirrel) 140, 121; Ricky Baker (Team Squirrel) 140; Angus (Football Club) 140; Lee Baker (Team Squirrel 123, 140; Merryl Denis (Dilligaf) 133; Iain (Double Vision) 121, 121, 125, 140.
July 17: Jim Compton (Dilligaf) 140, 140, 121; Paul Baker (Team Squirrel) 140; Macca Campbell (Dartists), Ben Evett (Dartists) 140; John Plummer (Dartists) 140; Josh Dryhurst (Dilligaf) 140, 140; Jason (The Bear) 140; Iain (Double Vision) 121; Scott Andrews (Team Squirrel 177, 180; Donna Cannell (The Bear) 120.
July 24: Shane House (Arrows) 180, 123; Marcus Fudge (Football Club) 133; Chris Potter (Football Club) 120; Russ Twyford (Arrows) 140, 131; Paul Baker (Team Squirrel ) 120; Kerry Jacks (Arrows) 180; Ben Evett (Dartists) 120; Pete (Double Vision) 140; Scott Andrews (Team Squirrel) 180, 140, 140, 125, 125.