Thirteen players took part in the second SSDL Handicap Tournament. Congratulations to Karsten (A-side) and Jodi (B-side) who took first place. Here are the final standings:

A-side

1. Karsten    24*
2. Paul           24
3. Wayne S   23*
4. Laurie       23
5. Pato           18
6. Len            17
7. Larry        12

B-side

1. Jodi          16
2. Gordon   15*
3. Brad         15
4. Travis      12
5. Bonnie    12
6. Bev           11

*won tiebreak

Paul hit three 180s, while Pato, Travis and Brad got one each. High outs were 147 and 116, both by Wayne S.

I hope everyone enjoyed it and I promise not to leave it so long until the next one.

We'll be back to the regular schedule next week with Match night 178.

A quick word about Christmas break. Match Night 181 will be held December 15, then we will postpone No. 182 until January 5.

So long until Tuesday and Good Darts!

Wayne

First let's welcome new member Roy! He's number 87.

This is the match report for Tuesday November 10. Here are tonight's results:

Larry bt Don 3-2, 3-1, 2-3, 1-3, 3-2. Laurie bt Andy 0-3, 3-1, 3-1, 1-3, 3-1. Jodi bt Bonnie 3-1, 3-1, 3-1. Brad bt Wayne S 3-1, 1-3, 1-3, 3-2, 3-2. Travis bt Bev 3-1, 3-2, 2-3, 2-3, 3-1. Karsten bt Wayne H 2-3, 3-2, 3-2, 3-0. Len bt Paul 1-3, 3-2, 3-2, 3-2. Pato bt Roy 3-0, 3-0, 3-1.

Some really close ones there guys, with two matches going down to the last leg. Tough ones Don and Wayne S, but we all know you've been there before and won it. Way to hang in there Larry and Brad, two men on the rise.

Len hit three 180s, a personal best. Don got two maximums and Karsten recorded one.

Here's the new-look ladder:

1. Karsten
2. Wayne H
3. Pato
4. Laurie S
5. Andy
6. Larry
7. Don
8. Len
9. Brad
10. Wayne S
11. Grant*
12. Paul
13. Gordon*
14. Travis S
15. Jodi
16. Bonnie
17. Glenn*
18. Bev
19. Marilyn(2)*
20. Al*
21. Travis Q*
22. Steven*
23. Roberto(1)*
24. Bruce*
25. Kevin*
26. Todd*
27. Lumpy*
28. Roy(1)*

*=away/hold; (1)=free challenges remaining.

Now on to next week's Handicap Tournament. We have 13 entrants who will be split into A and B sides.

Here is the draw for the A side (Rank, player, average league position, handicap):

1. Karsten (2)(0)
2. =2nd. Pato (5)(+3)
3. =2nd. Laurie (5)(+3)
4. =4th. Len (7)(+7)
5. =4th. Wayne S (7)(+7)
6. Larry (9)(+10)
7. Paul (10)(+12)

And the B-side:

1. Brad (11)(0)
2. Gordon (12)(+2)
3. Travis S (14)(+4)
4. Jodi (16)(+6)
5. Bonnie (17)(+8)
6. Bev (22)(+10)

You can see on the A-side that the difference in ranking between Laurie and Pato and between Wayne and Len was negligible so I decided to handicap them equally.

The pot is $165 so here are the payouts.

A side: 1st place $50, 2nd $22.50, 3rd $10.

B side: 1st place $50, 2nd $22.50, 3rd $10.

See the posting for Match Night 175 for full details of how the tournament works.

I will act as referee and as such I would like to wish all our entrants the best of luck. See you next Tuesday and Good Darts!

Wayne

Six matches to report on this week. Here are the results:

Larry bt Len 3-1, 3-0, 3-2. Wayne H bt Pato 3-2, 3-0, 3-1. Laurie S bt Wayne S 3-0, 2-3, 3-0, 3-2. Karsten bt Andy 0-3, 3-1, 3-0, 3-1. Don bt Brad 3-1, 3-1, 3-1. Andy bt Wayne S 3-0, 3-0, 1-3, 3-0.

180s were scored by Andy (3), Karsten (2), Wayne H, Laurie S and Wayne S. High outs were a 126 by Wayne H and a 120 by Andy.

So the ladder changes a bit:

1. Wayne H
2. Pato
3. Karsten
4. Laurie S MB
5. Andy MB
6. Don MB
7. Larry MB
8. Len
9. Wayne S
10. Grant*
11. Paul*
12. Brad
13. Gordon*
14. Travis S*
15. Jodi*
16. Glenn*
17. Bonnie*
18. Marilyn(2)*
19. Al*
20. Travis Q*
21. Steven*
22. Roberto(1)*
23. Bruce*
24. Kevin*
25. Todd*
26. Lumpy*
27. Bev*

*=away/hold; MB=match booked; (1)=free challenges remaining.

There's only one more match night before the tournament takes place. Tuesday November 10 is the last day to get your entry in for the SDL Handicap Tournament November 17. Entries are $5 and so far we have just 8 entries. Get in the game: there's added prize money to be won!

That's it for this week's report. See you all on Tuesday and Good Darts!

Wayne

It was a night for challenging at League on Tuesday - seven of the eleven matches were successful challenges. Yes, eleven matches, which equals the record for one night.

Here are the results:

Len bt Wayne S 3-0, 3-2, 3-2. Andy bt Lumpy 3-0, 3-0, 3-0. Wayne H bt Karsten 3-0, 3-1, 3-2. Pato bt Laurie S 3-1, 3-1, 3-1. Brad bt Gordon 3-1, 3-1, 3-0. Grant bt Larry 1-3, 3-1, 3-1, 3-0. Pato bt Karsten 3-1, 3-2, 3-2. Wayne S bt Brad 3-2, 3-0, 3-2. Travis S bt Lumpy 3-2, 3-1, 3-0. Laurie S bt Andy 3-2, 1-3, 3-2, 3-2. Jodi bt Bev 3-2, 3-0, 3-1.

Phew!

Only two 180s to report in that whole lot - one each for Karsten and Andy. Wayne H hit high outs of 144 and 118, while Karsten finished 114 and 108.

Major changes to the ladder then:

1. Wayne H MB
2. Pato MB
3. Karsten
4. Laurie S
5. Andy
6. Don*
7. Len MB
8. Wayne S
9. Grant
10. Larry MB
11. Paul*
12. Brad
13. Gordon
14. Travis S
15. Glenn*
16. Jodi
17. Bonnie*
18. Marilyn(2)*
19. Travis Q*
20. Steven*
21. Roberto(1)*
22. Bruce*
23. Kevin*
24. Todd*
25. Al*
26. Lumpy
27. Bev

*=away/hold; MB=match booked; (1)=free challenges remaining

So it's time once again to hold the SSDL Handicap Tournament. Entrance will be $5 per player, and the League will add $100 to the entry fees to make the prizes a little more appetizing.

Depending on the number of entries, which must be made in advance so I can do the handicapping, we may or may not have two divisions. My guess is we will, like last time.

We will open the tournament to entries by members in good standing only, starting on Tuesday Nov 3 and closing on the following Tuesday the 10th. You can enter by reserving a spot by phone (979-8996) by the 10th if you're out of town or busy or something.  The tournament will be held in three weeks, i.e., November 17. Match Night 178 will be suspended until November 24.

For new players who have no idea what I'm on about, I should explain about handicapping. You will be handicapped based on your average League position for the last 5 weeks that you played and then play several mini-matches against players in the same half of the League as you. It goes something like this:

We will have a round robin of one-set matches against everyone in the same division. Lower-ranked players will get a head start in the round robin, two points for every spot below the top. Most points at the end is the winner. We'll have runner-up prizes, and maybe 3rd place payouts depending on numbers.

In the A section, matches are best of five. Points will be 4 for a win, and 2,1 or 0 for a loss. This way a 3-2 loss is equivalent to a tie for the lower ranked player.

In the B section, games will be best of three, with 3 points for a win and 0 or 1 for a loss. Again, a 2-1 loss to a higher-ranked player amounts to a tie for the loser (because they are given a two point head start)

Under this handicapping system, a win over a higher-ranked player gives the underdog a good boost, and could be enough to put him or her over the top and win the tournament. Similarly, the bottom-ranked player could lose all his or her matches and still be in the running, particularly if all the games are close.

A loss by a higher-ranked player could put him or her out of contention, so it adds to the pressure, and we love doing that. The top player will have to win all his or her matches by a score of 3-0 or 2-0 to be sure of a prize.

Again, Wayne H will be designated referee and not play. This time we will NOT be accepting late entries, uh-uh, nope, sorry.

In the last tournament held November 4, 2008, the winners were Karsten (A-side) and Eric (B-side). Where are they now?!

Please spread the word to those players who don't read this message board. And get in the game!

That's all for now. Have a great week and until Tuesday, Good Darts!

Wayne

First let's welcome new players Marilyn and Lumpy! They are numbers 86 and 87.

Late on parade this week, thanks to too much work and a weekend away in Regina. In a weekend of good results, some of our local players had a good run at the powerhouses from Alberta at the Sask Open Darts tournament and the Riders won the only game I am going to see this year.

Here are the results of the eight matches from last Tuesday's Match Night:

Wayne H bt Andy 3-2, 0-3, 1-3, 3-1, 3-1. Don bt Len 1-3, 3-0, 3-0, 1-3, 3-0. Larry bt Paul 3-1, 3-2, 3-1. Grant bt Travis S 3-1, 3-2, 3-2. Jodi bt Bonnie 3-0, 3-2, 3-2. Bev bt Marilyn (conceded). Wayne S bt Lumpy 3-0, 3-0, 3-0. Karsten bt Laurie S 3-1, 3-2, 3-0.

Wayne H hit 2 180s, Karsten and Len got one each. High out this week was a 120 by Len.

With four successful challenges, the ladder gets shaken up a bit:

1. Karsten
2. Wayne H
3. Andy MB
4. Don
5. Laurie S
6. Wayne S MB
7. Len MB
8. Pato*
9. Larry
10. Paul
11. Gordon*
12. Glenn*
13. Brad
14. Grant
15. Travis S
16. Jodi
17. Bonnie
18. Travis Q*
19. Steven*
20. Roberto(1)*
21. Bruce*
22. Kevin*
23. Todd*
24. Al*
25. Bev
26. Marilyn(2)
27. Lumpy MB

*=away/hold; MB=match booked; (1)=free challenges remaining

Well I guess that's about it for this week. I'm going to need some rest if I'm going to challenge for top spot tomorrow...eh, Karsten?

Hope to see you all at the oche and until then, Good Darts!

Wayne

Hi everyone and welcome to the match report for October 13. Two out of the six matches played were successful challenges that shook up the top 5.

Karsten bt Wayne H 0-3, 3-2, 3-0, 3-2. Laurie S bt Wayne S 3-0, 3-0, 2-3, 0-3, 3-0. Travis S bt Bonnie 3-2, 3-1, 3-1. Len bt Paul 1-3, 3-2, 1-3, 3-0, 3-1. Pato bt Larry 0-3, 3-2, 3-2, 3-0. Karsten bt Don 3-2, 3-2, 2-3, 3-2.

Maximums were hit by Wayne H, Laurie S, Don, Pato and Karsten, who also hit a 177. High out goes to Wayne H with 108.

That gives us a new look ladder:

1. Karsten
2. Wayne H MB
3. Andy MB
4. Don MB
5. Laurie S
6. Wayne S
7. Len MB
8. Pato
9. Gordon*
10. Glenn*
11. Larry
12. Brad*
13. Travis S
14. Travis Q*
15. Steven*
16. Roberto(1)*
17. Bruce*
18. Kevin*
19. Todd*
20. Bonnie
21. Al*

*=away/hold; MB=match booked; (1)=free challenges remaining.

Well, that's all for now - see you all on Tuesday and Good Darts!

Wayne

Welcome to the match report for last Tuesday October 6. Six matches were played, three of them successful challenges:

Wayne H bt Laurie 3-2, 3-0, 3-0. Wayne S bt Paul 3-1, 1-3, 2-3, 3-0, 3-0. Andy bt Don 3-2, 3-1, 3-2. Karsten bt Len 1-3, 3-0, 3-0, 3-1. Laurie S bt Len 3-0, 3-1, 3-1. Larry bt Brad 2-3, 3-2, 2-3, 3-2, 3-1.

180s were hit by Wayne H, Wayne S, Larry and Karsten. Larry also hit 171. Shot of the night was a 160 out by Paul, who also hit a 150. Nice finishing there! Other noteworthy outs: Larry 113, Wayne H 109, Andy 102 and Brad went out on 100.

Brad and Larry equalled the league record for the number of games played in a match with 24. Took him all the way, hey Brad!? Way to hang in there Larry.

There are changes on the ladder:

1. Wayne H MB
2. Andy
3. Don
4. Karsten MB
5. Wayne S
6. Laurie S
7. Len
8. Pato*
9. Gordon*
10. Glenn*
11. Paul
12. Larry
13. Brad
14. Travis S*
15. Travis Q*
16. Roberto*(1)
17. Bruce*
18. Kevin*
19. Steven*
20. Todd*
21. Al*
22. Bonnie*

*=away/hold; MB=match booked; (1)=free challenges remaining

Wishing you all a belated happy Thanksgiving, and see you all down there on Tuesday

Wayne

First let's welcome new member Laurie! He's the 85th to join.

Six matches to report this week. Here are the scores:

Wayne H bt Don 3-1, 3-1, 3-1. Larry bt Travis S 3-1, 3-1, 3-2. Travis Q bt Steven 3-2, 3-2, 3-0. Andy bt Wayne S 3-1, 1-3, 3-1, 3-1. Laurie bt Paul 3-2, 3-1, 3-1. Karsten bt Todd 3-2, 2-3, 3-1, 3-1.

One 180 this week - by Karsten.

So well done to Laurie for winning his first match - the first of many! There are some changes to the ladder:

1. Wayne H MB
2. Don MB
3. Andy MB
4. Karsten
5. Wayne S MB
6. Len*
7. Pato*
8. Gordon*
9. Glenn*
10. Laurie MB
11. Paul MB
12. Brad*
13. Larry
14. Travis S
15. Roberto*(1)
16. Bruce*
17. Kevin*
18. Travis Q
19. Steven
20. Al*
21. Bonnie*
22. Todd

*=away/hold; MB=match booked; (1)=free challenges remaining

There's an SDA-ranked cash tournament this Saturday at the North Battleford Legion. If you're interested you can see the poster at http://www.saskdarts.com/posters/Oktobershoot09.pdf

Have a great week and keep on chuckin'!

Wayne

Yes, it's another two-for-one special this week as we report on matches played September 15 and 22. Let's start with September 15 when there were seven matches:

Wayne S bt Len 0-3, 3-1, 3-2, 3-1. Don bt Gordon 3-0, 3-2, 3-2. Wayne H bt Karsten 3-1, 3-0, 2-3, 3-1. Andy bt Travis Q 3-0, 3-0, 3-0. Pato bt Travis S 3-2, 3-0, 3-1. Karsten bt Len 3-1, 1-3, 3-0, 3-1. Andy bt Wayne S 2-3, 3-0, 3-1, 3-0.

No challenges were successful. Karsten and Pato each hit two 180s; Don got one. Shot of the night was Karsten's 158 finish. Andy took out 130 on bull and Len finished 118.

Now the results of eight matches played September 22:

Larry bt Travis Q 3-0, 3-2, 3-2. Karsten bt Don 3-1, 3-2, 3-0. Wayne H bt Wayne S 1-3, 3-0, 2-3, 3-0, 3-1. Paul bt Brad 2-3, 2-3, 3-2, 3-1, 3-0. Andy bt Steven 3-0, 3-0, 3-0. Karsten bt Len 3-0, 3-0, 3-0. Don bt Andy 0-3, 3-1, 3-0, 1-3, 3-1. Karsten bt Wayne S 3-0, 3-1, 1-3, 3-0.

Karsten hit 3 180s; maximums by Larry, Wayne H, Wayne S and Don. Wayne S hit a 177 and the high out was Andy's 115.

Lots of changes to make to the ladder, with Don stepping in at number two after a five-setter against Andy, and Paul on the rise after three successive wins:

1. Wayne H MB
2. Don MB
3. Andy
4. Karsten
5. Wayne S
6. Len
7. Pato
8. Glenn*
9. Gordon*
10. Paul
11. Brad
12. Roberto*
13. Travis S*
14. Bruce*
15. Kevin*
16. Larry
17. Travis Q
18. Al*
19. Bonnie*
20. Steven

*=away/hold; MB=match booked

So now you're up to date. Have a great week and until next Tuesday, Good Darts!

Wayne

Hi darters and welcome to the latest match report. We had 15 players out at the club last night and nine matches were played, four of them successful challenges. Here are the results:

Wayne H bt Andy 3-2, 3-2, 3-0. Karsten bt Pato 3-0, 3-2, 3-1. Paul bt Travis Q 3-0, 3-1, 3-0. Gordon bt Brad 3-1, 1-3, 3-1, 3-1. Larry bt Steven 3-0, 2-3, 3-0, 3-0. Wayne S bt Don 3-2, 1-3, 2-3, 3-0, 3-2. Allan bt Bonnie 3-2, 3-2, 3-0.  Len bt Pato 3-0, 3-0, 3-2. Andy bt Karsten 1-3, 3-1, 2-3, 3-1, 3-2.

As you can see there were two matches that went down to the last leg. Cutting it a bit close there, Wayne S and Andy!

Karsten hit two 180s, Don got one and Brad hit a 171. High out of the night was 118 by Wayne H.

The ladder is shaken up a bit.

1. Wayne H
2. Andy
3. Karsten
4. Wayne S MB
5. Don MB
6. Glenn*
7. Len MB
8. Pato
9. Gordon MB
10. Brad
11. Bruce*
12. Kevin*
13. Travis S*
14. Roberto* (1)
15. Paul
16. Travis Q
17. Larry
18. Al
19. Bonnie
20. Steven

*=away/hold; MB=match booked; (1)=free challenges

Everyone is invited to the AGM Darts Tournament at Davidson, SK on Saturday the 12th. Be there by 9.45 a.m. to register. The top players from around the province will be on hand - let's show them what Saskatoon's got! Check out a poster at http://www.saskdarts.com/posters/2009AGM.pdf.pdf

See you there.

Until next week, then, Good Darts!

Wayne

First let's welcome new player Roberto! He's number 84.

Eight matches to report on this week.

Andy bt Wayne S 3-2, 3-1, 3-2. Wayne H bt Karsten 0-3, 3-2, 3-2, 3-2. Paul bt Bonnie 3-0, 3-0, 3-0. Roberto bt Travis Q 3-1, 3-2, 2-3, 3-1. Don bt Pato 3-1, 3-0, 2-3, 0-3, 3-2. Gordon bt Larry 3-2, 1-3, 3-0, 3-1. Brad bt Len 3-1, 3-2, 1-3, 3-0. Karsten bt Wayne S 3-1, 3-1, 3-1.

Wayne H hit two 180s; score one each for Wayne S, Karsten and Don. Andy finished a 146, Wayne H a 115 and Karsten a 110.

So there are some changes to the ladder:

1. Wayne H MB
2. Andy MB
3. Karsten
4. Glenn*
5. Don
6. Wayne S
7. Pato
8. Brad
9. Len
10. Bruce*
11. Kevin*
12. Gordon
13. Travis S*
14. Roberto (1)
15. Travis Q (1)
16. Larry
17. Al
18. Paul
19. Bonnie
20. Steven (1)*
21. many others*

*=away/hold; MB=match booked; (1)=free challenges remaining.

Our friends over at the Wednesday Night Darts League are looking for teams and individuals to join teams or play spares for the upcoming season. You can see a poster for their league startup at this address:  http://www.saskdarts.com/posters/WNDL09.pdf

We are now reverting to regular rules. That means that two weeks of absence puts you on hold, and you will be reduced in rank by one spot for each week of absence after that.

It's been a great summer for the League, with lots of new players and a good turnout every week. Let's hope the competition has sharpened up your skills for the regular season. Tournaments are starting up again. This weekend it's the Keewatin at La Ronge, and the following week players from all over the province will be in Davidson for the SDA AGM on Sept 12.

Wishing you all the best for the season and Good Darts!

Wayne

Yes it's a two-for-one special - summer hours at SSDL central.

Welcome new members Travis Q, Steven and Larry! That makes 83 people who have tried this League.

Let's have a look at the results from August 18 action:

Wayne H bt Karsten 3-0, 2-3, 1-3, 3-1, 3-2. Kevin bt Gordon 2-3, 3-2, 3-1, 3-1. Pato bt Travis S 3-2, 3-1, 3-1. Andy bt Wayne S 3-1, 3-0, 3-0. Al bt Bonnie 3-1, 3-2, 3-1. Brad bt Travis Q 3-2, 3-1, 3-1. Wayne S bt Pato 3-2, 0-3, 0-3, 3-2, 3-2.

Two 180s by Wayne H, one by Pato. Brad finished on 92. In the match between Wayne S and Pato, you will note that Pato actually won 12 out of the 21 games in a losing effort. Tough darts!

Fast forward now to August 25:

Wayne H bt Andy 3-0, 3-2, 3-1. Karsten bt Wayne S 2-3, 3-2, 3-1, 2-3, 3-1. Travis Q bt Steven 3-1, 0-3, 3-0, 3-0. Larry bt Al 3-2, 3-1, 3-2. Travis S bt Bonnie 3-0, 3-2, 3-0. Don bt Brad 3-1, 3-1, 3-0.

Andy hit two 180s, while Karsten and Travis S hit one each.

Wayne H hit a personal high out for this league, finishing on 164, 57-57-50. He also took out 137. Andy finished a nice 125.

So that shakes up the ladder a bit:

1. Wayne H MB
2. Andy MB
3. Glenn*
4. Karsten MB
5. Don
6. Wayne S MB
7. Pato*
8. Brad
9. Bruce*
10. Len*
11. Kevin*
12. Gordon*
13. Travis S
14. Travis Q (1)
15. Larry (1)
16. Al
17. Bonnie MB
18. Steven (1)
19. Paul MB

*=away/hold; MB=match booked; (1)=free challenges remaining.

That's everything up to date so I'll sign off and wish you all a good week and of course, Good Darts!

Wayne

Welcome to this week's match report. Here are the results:

Wayne S bt Brad 3-2, 3-1, 3-2. Glenn bt Karsten 3-0, 3-2, 3-2. Wayne H bt Don 3-0, 3-2, 3-1. Pato bt Gordon 3-2, 3-0, 3-0.

Wayne H hit a 180. 

This week marks the first time since November 2007 that all the matches in one Match Night have been decided in three sets. It was all over by 8.15.

The ladder has a new look:

1. Wayne H MB
2. Andy*
3. Glenn
4. Karsten MB
5. Don
6. Wayne S
7. Pato
8. Bruce*
9. Brad
10. Len
11. Gordon
12. many others*

*=away/hold; MB=match booked

Great to see that the interest is still there and some good darts are being thrown while it's hot out. Keep it up players, because traditional darts season is just around the corner.

Have a good week and Good Darts,

Wayne

From late action Tuesday:

Brad bt Len 3-2, 3-0, 1-3, 3-1.

Brad hit a 180 - nice!

Five results to report this week, three of them successful challenges:

Wayne S bt Len 3-0, 3-0, 3-1. Wayne H bt Andy 3-1, 3-2, 3-1. Don  bt Glenn 0-3, 3-1, 3-1, 3-0. Karsten bt Wayne S 3-1, 3-1, 1-3, 3-2. Brad bt Len in 4 sets.

Wayne S hit two 180s, while Don and Andy got one each.

That makes some changes to the ladder:

1. Wayne H
2. Andy
3. Karsten
4. Don
5. Glenn
6. Wayne S
7. Pato*
8. Bruce*
9. Brad
10. Len
11. Gordon*
12. many others*

This summer has been the best ever for the League with more matches than ever before. This is our fourth summer playing matchplay and I know it's good for our darts - well done everyone.

A pretty quiet week in darts news. Just to let you know that the 2009 Ladbrokes World Championship from January is now being televised on TSN at 11 am weekdays a couple of times a week. They're showing highlights from some really good matches. The other day I saw Painter take the first set in his match in 13, 14 and 10 darts, which only served to make Taylor mad and come back to win four sets to one. The ten-dart game went 140, 180, 165 to leave double 8. Brilliant.

I'm still going to go ahead with my proposal for changing the format for a fifth set tiebreak if there are no objections. I think the numbers merit looking into it. Out of 825 matches, 49 of them (6 per cent) have been decided by one sudden death game. This is not to say the best player didn't always win. Bonnie beat Karsten 3-2 in the last set on October 23rd 2007, for example.

I just want to emulate other sports like golf and tennis and even the World Championships of darts, who use a similar format to ours and then have extra ends, innings, holes etc, to decide a close game. We could put a cap on the total games that must be played before a break must be taken or even an adjournment. In the Ladbrokes and the World Masters they stop at 5-5 and go sudden death. In the World Matchplay they just keep going until someone wins by two. 

Another idea - that's two this month already. How about a tournament where we play matches for money? We could choose a three-week spell where normal match night procedures are put on hold. I'd suggest best of five for the first round or two and then best of seven or nine for the final. It definitely needs a trophy as well. The President's Cup anyone? Entry fees would be matched by the League so it would be worth a few bucks to the winner. Players who are not in the tournament or knocked out could still come down and play a League match or just watch.

We should also have another tournament like the one last November with the handicapping system some time soon, when the regular season gets back underway. Same thing with the entry fees.

All this can be discussed at a meeting in September.

Have a great week everyone and Good Darts

Wayne

Hi everyone and welcome to the report for July 28 2009. We had five matches played, three of them successful challenges.

Here are the scores:

Andy bt Karsten 3-1, 3-1, 3-0. Wayne H bt Wayne S 2-3, 3-0, 3-2, 3-2. Pato bt Bruce 3-1, 2-3, 0-3, 3-0, 3-1. Brad bt Gordon 3-2, 3-2, 3-1. Don bt Len 3-1, 3-2, 3-1.

Don hit a 180 and Karsten took out a 130 finish on the bull.

That makes a few changes to the ladder:

1. Andy
2. Karsten
3. Wayne H
4. Glenn*
5. Wayne S MB
6. Pato
7. Bruce
8. Don
9. Len MB
10. Brad
11. Gordon

*=away/hold; MB=match booked

Andy goes top for the first time with a solid challenge. On current form - three good wins in a row - he might be tough to dislodge.

Hope you're all enjoying your summer hols. August is usually a pretty quiet month, but we'll be getting back into the swing of it again as the darts calendar starts up in September. Tournaments and the other leagues will be looking for players. You can see the SDA tournament schedule at www.saskdarts.com/Tournaments.htm 

A popular team league held on Wednesday nights at the Army Navy gets going around the end of September, with registration for four or five-person teams around the middle of the month. Stay tuned for more details.

Wishing you all the best and Good Darts

Wayne

Welcome to the match report for July 21. We had three matches this week, and here are the results:

Andy bt Wayne S 3-0, 3-0, 3-0. Glenn bt Bruce 1-3, 3-0, 3-2, 3-0. Karsten bt Wayne H 3-2, 2-3, 0-3, 3-1, 3-0.

Wayne H and Glenn each hit a 180.

Let's have a quick look at the ladder then:

1. Karsten MB
2. Wayne H
3. Glenn
4. Andy MB
5. Wayne S
6. Bruce
7. Len*
8. Brad*
9. Pato*
10. Don
11. =many others*

*=away/hold; MB=match booked

Just a quick reminder about the SDA football pool - tickets are available now!

Not much news this week so I'll close and get back to my summer. Cheers and see you all next Tuesday

Good Darts

Wayne

OH GOOD!! I see Mr. Hudson came to his senses and realized GAME ON!!
  I'LL BE BACK!!
See you next match night Mr. Hudson.

Good darts
Karsten



--- In SaskatoonSinglesDarts@yahoogroups.com, "Wayne Hudson" <nwh@...> wrote:
>
>
> It was like an all-star night of darts down at the club, with our top
> eight players matched up against each other. Five matches were played,
> one successful challenge and two five-setters among them.
>
> Bruce bt Brad 0-3, 1-3, 3-1, 3-2, 3-0. Wayne H bt Karsten 0-3, 2-3, 3-2,
> 3-1, 3-0. Glenn bt Wayne S 3-0, 3-1, 3-2. Andy bt Len 1-3, 3-2, 3-1,
> 3-2. Karsten bt Wayne S 3-2, 0-3, 3-0, 3-2.
>
> Wayne H hit three 180s; Karsten got two and Andy was chuffed with his
> one. High out was a 116 by Andy.
>
> Wayne H and Bruce both came back from two sets down to win their
> matches. Way to hang in there!
>
> The ladder has a new look to it:
>
>     1. Wayne H MB
>     2. Karsten MB
>     3. Glenn
>     4. Andy MB
>     5. Wayne S MB
>     6. Bruce
>     7. Len
>     8. Brad
>     9. Pato*
>    10. Don M*
>    11. Gordon*
>    12. =many others*
>
> *=away/hold; MB=match booked.
>
> As you can see the numbers are dwindling because of the summer season.
> But this year is the best we've ever had for attendance in the so-called
> off season and we appreciate the support.
>
> A few comments were made as to the proposed change in format. The
> general gist of the discussion was that we are fine as we are. I tend to
> go along with that and I was really just throwing an idea out there
> about a tiebreaker. The rules will stay the same for now, and just to
> refresh your memory since you last studied the rules, here's the
> relevant section:
>
> oStandard match format is best of five sets; each set the best of five
> games of 501. This is the minimum required for a match*. A challenger
> may, however, suggest a match consisting of more games, for example a
> straight best-of-21.
>
> Best of 5 best-of-fives is standard procedure at major tournaments, such
> as the world championships first round, and it's how it's always been at
> our League. Maybe just for fun one of these nights a challenger will
> suggest something different. Three-0-1 double-in double-out anyone? Both
> parties have to agree or it's back to the usual by default.
>
> The world championships from earlier this year are being shown on cable
> these days, every Monday thru Wednesday at 11 a.m. on TSN. There've been
> some pretty good matches so far in the early rounds. So set the PVR
> already!
>
> That's it for the match report. Have a great week and see you on
> Tuesday. Good darts to all -
>
> Wayne
>

It was like an all-star night of darts down at the club, with our top eight players matched up against each other. Five matches were played, one successful challenge and two five-setters among them.

Bruce bt Brad 0-3, 1-3, 3-1, 3-2, 3-0. Wayne H bt Karsten 0-3, 2-3, 3-2, 3-1, 3-0. Glenn bt Wayne S 3-0, 3-1, 3-2. Andy bt Len 1-3, 3-2, 3-1, 3-2. Karsten bt Wayne S 3-2, 0-3, 3-0, 3-2.

Wayne H hit three 180s; Karsten got two and Andy was chuffed with his one. High out was a 116 by Andy.

Wayne H and Bruce both came back from two sets down to win their matches. Way to hang in there!

The ladder has a new look to it:

1. Wayne H MB
2. Karsten MB
3. Glenn
4. Andy MB
5. Wayne S MB
6. Bruce
7. Len
8. Brad
9. Pato*
10. Don M*
11. Gordon*
12. =many others*

*=away/hold; MB=match booked.

As you can see the numbers are dwindling because of the summer season. But this year is the best we've ever had for attendance in the so-called off season and we appreciate the support.

A few comments were made as to the proposed change in format. The general gist of the discussion was that we are fine as we are. I tend to go along with that and I was really just throwing an idea out there about a tiebreaker. The rules will stay the same for now, and just to refresh your memory since you last studied the rules, here's the relevant section:

oStandard match format is best of five sets; each set the best of five games of 501. This is the minimum required for a match*. A challenger may, however, suggest a match consisting of more games, for example a straight best-of-21.

Best of 5 best-of-fives is standard procedure at major tournaments, such as the world championships first round, and it's how it's always been at our League. Maybe just for fun one of these nights a challenger will suggest something different. Three-0-1 double-in double-out anyone? Both parties have to agree or it's back to the usual by default.

The world championships from earlier this year are being shown on cable these days, every Monday thru Wednesday at 11 a.m. on TSN. There've been some pretty good matches so far in the early rounds. So set the PVR already!

That's it for the match report. Have a great week and see you on Tuesday. Good darts to all -

Wayne

Hi Ken great to hear from you

A point of clarification for those of you wondering about this
tiebreaker question.

In the PDC and BDO the final set must be won by two clear legs, unless
it reaches 5-5, at which point there is a sudden death tiebreaker, the
start being decided by nearest the bull. Barneveld beat Taylor in a
sudden death in the 2007 Ladbrokes final as you all know.

In the World Matchplay, the format is not sets as such, but the first to
ten, or first to 12, etc, and it must be won by two clear legs. There is
no limit to how long a match may go on for in the World Matchplay.

According to Wikipedia, "The longest first round match ever played was
the 2002 clash between Peter Manley and Bob Anderson. Scheduled to be
first to 10 legs, the match went to 32 legs with Anderson winning 17-15.
A second round match in 1994 between Jim Watkins and Keith Deller
scheduled for best of 17 legs ended after 34 legs with Watkins the
winner 18-16."

And to add to the confusion, in the European Darts championships, it's
best of 21, which must be won by two clear legs, up to a maximum of six
extra legs, at which point they have sudden death.

A big part of the reason for sudden death is that TV schedules don't
allow for marathon matches, but hey, we're not constrained by TV
schedules in our League - yet.

Cheers for now

Wayne

Ken Salmon <krsalmon1961@...> wrote:
>
> Let me comment on the final set thing.
>
> In the World Masters.  It is the man who is first to win a certain
number of sets that wins the match.   And even in the final and deciding
set, the winner is the first to three legs.  No matter whether they win
3 legs to 0, or 3 legs to 2.  They are still the winner.  But, I would
agree to the change if it was a majority decision.
>
> thanks
>
> Ken
>
> PS.  Wish I could be in chucking arrows with you all.

Welcome to the match report for Tuesday July 7. Five matches were played and one decided by forfeit.

Karsten bt Glenn 3-1, 1-3, 2-3, 3-2, 3-2. Bruce bt Len 3-1, 3-1, 3-2. Wayne H bt Brad 3-1, 1-3, 3-0, 3-1. Wayne S bt Don 3-0, 1-3, 3-2, 2-3, 3-1. Karsten bt Wayne S 3-1, 3-1, 3-0. Brad bt Pato (dns).

Glenn hit three 180s and a 171, while Wayne S and Don hit a 180 each. High outs this week came from Karsten with a 120 and Brad who hit 112.

That gives the ladder a new look:

1. Karsten MB
2. Glenn
3. Andy*
4. Wayne H MB
5. Wayne S
6. Bruce MB
7. Len
8. Brad MB
9. Pato*
10. Don
11. Kevin*
12. Jason*
13. Mike*
14. Gordon*
15. Dale*
16. Ken*

*=away/hold; MB=match booked

I was watching some scantily-dressed young people grunting and sweating while pinging a ball around at Wimbledon the other day when a thought came to me. I am going to propose to the membership a rule change.

No, I don't mean we'll have to wear shorts and mini-dresses. I am talking about how the deciding final set of a match in our League often comes down to a single game of darts, and how this is a less than 100% fair way to decide the match.

What I propose is that in any match that goes to the final set, that final set must be won by two clear games, the same as it is in big darts tournaments as well as tennis, to produce an outright winner.

I'll give you all a chance to discuss it, and then get back to me with your thoughts if you wish. We'll call a meeting of the membership at the end of the summer and have a vote on it.

Let me remind you again that the SDA is having a football pool and tickets are available. If anyone would like to sell some tickets at the office or to their friends and neighbours, please let me know.

So until next week, then, let me wish you all the best and a nice vacation if you're going away somewhere, and most of all Good Darts

Wayne 

A cryptic message from James F.

I hope he is referring to his own difficulties chasing rugrats in his new family
life down there. Because I don't think he'd be talking about my position in the
League ladder not being what it was, would he?

Isn't it marvellous. You lose one match and suddenly you're past it.  Well the
natural order of things will be restored soon James, you can rely on that, mate

Wayne

James Faulkner <jfaulkne0702@...> wrote:

Hey W H whats happening having a hard time keeping up the young ones now

James F

Six matches to report this week, including three successful challenges and three five-setters. Here are the results:

Bruce bt Brad 1-3, 2-3, 3-2, 3-0, 3-1. Karsten bt Pato 3-2, 3-2, 1-3, 3-0. Glenn bt Wayne S 3-0, 2-3, 3-0, 3-0. Wayne H  bt Andy 3-1, 3-0, 1-3, 3-2. Len bt Pato 3-2, 2-3, 2-3, 3-0, 3-0. Andy bt Karsten 3-1, 0-3, 2-3, 3-0, 3-2.

A nice comeback win from two sets down by Bruce to fend off Brad's challenge. Meanwhile, Andy and Karsten took it down to the wire with Andy clinching it in the last game of the final set.

Lots more good darts this week: a total of eleven 180s: four by Karsten, two each by Glenn and Andy, one a piece for Wayne S, Wayne H and Pato.

Also some fantastic out shots: Len finished 155 and 158, his personal best. Nice shot (x2)!  Andy took out 140, Pato a 116 and Karsten a 106.

The League passed the 800-match mark this week - and still going strong.

The ladder has some changes:

1. Glenn MB
2. Andy
3. Karsten MB
4. Wayne H
5. Wayne S
6. Len MB
7. Pato MB
8. Don*
9. Bruce MB
10. Kevin*
11. Jason*
12. Mike*
13. Dale*
14. Brad MB
15. Ken*
16. Gordon*

*=away/hold; MB=match booked

Well the CFL football season is underway and that means the SDA Riders football pool is starting up again. You can get your tickets from Wayne at League any Tuesday. If you want to sell tickets there'll be some available. Thousands of dollars in prizes to be won. More details will be posted soon on the saskdarts.com website.

All the best til next week and Good Darts

Wayne