winter season 2008/09

updated 12/11/08

The first couple of results from the knockout are up. As usual any 180's or high checkouts will be added to the player tables the next time I run a league update.

Several results added to both divisions. 

Unfortunately The Faulkland has closed so the team will now be playing from the Railway at Radstock. I have adjusted the fixture list on the division two page to reflect this.

The draw for the first round of the knockout is now online.

updated 10/11/08

Congratulations to everyone for another victory. We beat Somerton 20-10 on Saturday night. Lionel was Man of the Match with a 22.77 average. Full averages are now up and the league table has been updated.

We have a bye in December so our next game will home to Chew Valley on January 24th.

updated 5/11/08

The next Paulton Darts League meeting is on the 12th November. Triples entries will be taken at the meeting.

updated 5/11/08

Phil Taylor claimed the PartyPoker.net European Championship title with an 11-5 win over Adrian Lewis. Taylor produced a majestic weekend of darts in Frankfurt, recording two of the top three highest ever televised averages at over 113 in reaching the final. He then came from 2-0 down to see off former protégé  Lewis in the final and claim the £50,000 title.

Lewis took the first leg of the game on double top and then broke Taylor's throw to lead 2-0 with a 13-darter. Two missed darts at double ten from Lewis in the next cost him a 3-0 lead as Taylor hit double ten to get off the mark. He then landed 180s in the next three legs to hit the front, and took out 136 for a 4-2 cushion.

Lewis took the seventh leg in 14 darts, but there was little more he could do to halt Taylor's charge, with the Stoke legend taking the next three legs to move clear at 7-3. Double top gave Lewis a fourth leg and hope of a comeback, which was swiftly ended by another three-leg burst from Taylor, which included an 11-darter and a 102 finish as he moved to the brink of victory. Double five kept Lewis in the contest after three missed match darts from Taylor, who began the next with a 174 score and landed double 16 for a 13-darter.

Big-hearted Taylor dedicated his win to quadriplegic twins Gregor and Florian Keller, who had defeated him earlier in the week using blow-pipe darts and were presented with his trophy after the final.

Lewis' run to the final earned him £25,000 and also a place in the forthcoming PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts.