World Championship 12-30-09

Afternoon Session
Mark Webster 4-1 Kirk Shepherd
Simon Whitlock 4-2 Terry Jenkins
Co Stompe 4-2 Mark Dudbridge

Evening Session
Ronnie Baxter 4-1 Colin Lloyd
James Wade 4-3 Andy Hamilton
9.45pm Raymond van Barneveld 4-1 Kevin Painter

(source link...)

from the email stack... Dart Tournaments Christmas Week!! 2009

The Dolphin Lounge
1274 S. Magnolia
Anaheim, ca 92804
714-821-1668

Dart Tournaments


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Tuesday December 22nd, 29th

Steel-Tip Blind Draw
$10.00 Entry $$$ added
7.30pm Sign-Ups 8.00pm Start

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Wednesday December 23rd, 30th
Soft-Tip Blind Draw
$5.00 entry 200% Payback
7.30pm Sign-Ups 8.00pm Start

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Thursday December 24th
Soft-Tip Blind Draw
$5.00 Entry 200% Payback
7.30pm Sign-Up 8.00pm Start

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Friday December 25th
Christmas Day Soft-Tip Blind Draw
$10.00 Entry 150% Payback
4.30pm Sign-Up 5.00pm Start


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Saturday December 26th
(Boxing Day)
Soft-Tip Blind Draw
7.30pm Sign-Up 8.00pm Start
$10.00 Entry $200.00 added with 32 entries


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New Years Eve
Formal Dress Soft-Tip Blind Draw
(optional of course)
Prizes given for best dressed
7.30pm Sign-Up 8.00pm Start
$10.00 Entry $200.00 added with 32 entries

********* Pot Luck...Bring Your Favorite Dish!!!!! *********
Party Favors, Balloons, Poppers and all that jazz

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New Years Day 2010
(After The Hangover)
Soft-Tip Blind Draw
2.00pm sign-Up 3.00pm start
$10.00 Entry $200.00 added with 32 entries
Pot Luck...Bring Your Favorite Dish!!!!!

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World Championship trivia b- 2009

Next week the PDC World Championship will start. We thought that would be a good ocasion for another trivia contest.
*it will run over the three weeks of World Championship. Three weeks - every week three question
Details at this sewa-darts.com thread link...

World Championship Darts Fans!

There's a World Darts Championship Trivia contest and Darin Young interview sewa-darts.com-trivia contest details
here's the Darin Young interview link: sewa-darts.com-interview

"Marskman" line... a new type of dart?

There really isn't anything really new or revolutionary in the world of darts design. I know that the Joust dart attempts to change the basic structural concept combining barrel and shaft, and SlikStik shafts, Spider Leg Shafts and DynaStar flights/shafts attempt to change the common concept of how shafts and flights fit together. However the other day I stumbled across this design that incorporates an internal weight in the barrel to drive the point into the board.

I'm kind of thinking that the concept is a take off on the Hammerhead type movable point theory that uses the mass of the dart to attempt to prevent bounce outs, and insure the darts will stick in the board. So after looking at his site and his darts, I must say that I'm glad that this guy is attempting to innovate in the field of dart design! I would be curious to see how the darts feel, because my first guess is that they are likely to feel unbalanced, and maybe rattle? But that's just a guess.

So now I'm wondering what everyone might think of these darts?
http://darts.akmachinenm.com/

His site says:
quote...

My dart barrels are made from aircraft grade aluminum, therefore they are very light. But, they are hollow. I am able to make them hit like a heavier dart by inserting a weight into the cavity and taking advantage of the conservation of momentum trick.
/quote

Andy Relf's diary of a darts player... 12-10-09

Published Date: 10 December 2009
Last Friday in the Cracker league it was the Mixed Triples competition, with representatives from each team spread over two venues, the Kings Head at Horsebridge, and the Railway in Hailsham.

Tony Cox, my wife Kristina and I were at The Railway, and Jim Clowes, Dave Weaver and Angela Ashley were at the Kings Head.

I'm not a great fan of the triples, as it seems you have to wait 10 minutes for your turn to come around again! The draw was done and we were to meet the legendary Leroy 'Same Old Faces' Hobden, and his team mates Rod and Di. A pretty lacklustre match saw us emerge as winners, Kris was having to wear plasters on her throwing fingers, because she had some nasty splits in them, and Coxy by his own admission, couldn't hit a barn door with a shotgun! (full article link...)

Don't forget to get your entry forms for the Eastbourne Open running 29 – 31 January 2010 from 0845 4302122 or info@eastbournedarts.co.uk.

Throw for $1,000,000

Throw for $1,000,000

Pub players and pros alike are about to throw for $1,000,000 (£600,000) - that's 6 times bigger than the BBC's BDO top prize and 3 times greater than SKY's PDC top prize. Darts legend Bobby George is the first confirmed competitor and you can join Bobby by guaranteeing your place for FREE at Bullseye Million by registering now.

Held at the NEC Birmingham on Saturday 17 July 2010, Bullseye Million is a one-day darts event, open to everyone worldwide (male and female aged 18 and over). It will be the first where the crowd are the competitors. As well as throwing for $1,000,000 (£600,000), competitors will also be able to enjoy a full day's entertainment, including a Darts Expo, exhibition matches, stand-up comedy and live music.

Who will hold their nerve and make it through 15 one-dart rounds of 'nearest the bullseye' to win $1,000,000 - Phil the Power or Phil the barman?

http://www.bullseyemillion.com/news.php

from the email stack... Watch LIVE county darts!

Hey guys,



This is REALLY cool. This is one of the first times that you will be able to watch LIVE darts between County Leagues in England this weekend. For those of you that don’t know, County League is extremely competitive and has some of the best players in the world you have never heard of. Most all top players you know today (Phil Taylor etc..) were all County players at one time. There are lots of phenomenal County players who would never dare to think of playing on the big stage and pride themselves of being a pub player but are PLENTY good enough to beat the likes of someone like Wayne Mardle or Kevin Painter etc..



So check it out at www.worlddartstv.com



Phil



Below is the message I got from them this morning:



Hi all, we are still struggling with our new sponsors to get our new website underway BUT in the meantime, this Saturday and Sunday, 5th and 6th December we will be broadcasting live a county game from Nottinghamshire where they host Worcestershire.



The filming, production etc is all being done by Nottinghamshire themselves and it is only the second time of doing it so please give them a chance to get things right over the next few matches. They are the first County to attempt this so full credit must be given to them for trying.



To view a taster of whats to come, log into the WDTV website and click on the Notts vs Worcs link in the menu.

ADO Area II-2 Regional Qualifier, Cricket, 2009

Cricket Regional reminder!!..this weekend!


Regional reminder for this weekend. It's not looking like we will have enough ladies for Sunday. I do think we will have at least 8 for the men, but if everyone could please RSVP and let me know for sure you are coming, then I can let everyone know there will be enough to make the trip down worthwhile.

The location is the Fleet Reserve in Poway.
Fleet Reserved Assn
14231 Garden Rd # 910
Poway, CA 92064
(858) 486-2300

The men will play on Saturday, December 5th. Doors open 10am, start time 11am
The ladies will play on Sunday, December 6th. Doors open 10am, start time 11am


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Portland Area Dart Association gets a bit of a plug

Darts

Portland is a dart town: the Portland Area Dart Association has more than 200 active members, and league night brings out three dozen teams to compete at places around town. Though a person could just step up to the line and let fly, true dart games are not for the faint of math. In various games players start with 501 or 301 points and reduce their scores to zero, ending with a hit in the double ring, but without scoring more than the number needed. (It's more complicated than that, actually, and a variation called cricket is nearly as hard to follow as its namesake.)

(article source...)

from the email stack... Soft-Tip Blind Draws All This Week!!

From: Jan Turner

The Dolphin Lounge

Soft-Tip Blind Draws

Thanksgiving Week

714-821-1668

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Monday November 23rd



$5.00 Entry 200% Payout



7.30pm Sign-Ups 8.00pm Start



714-821-1668







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Wednesday November 25th



2.0 Cricket average or less Only!!!



Soft-Tip Blind Draw



$5.00 entry 200% Payback



4.30pm Sign-Ups 5.00pm Start





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Thursday November 26th



Soft-Tip Blind Draw



$10.00 Entry 150% Payback



7.00pm Sign-Up 7.30pm Start





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Tuesday November 24th



Lucky John's 4



Soft-Tip Blind Draw



$5.00 Entry 150% Payback



7.30pm Sign-Up 8.00pm Start



714-870-6191

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2010 - Tom Fleetwood Memorial LAS VEGAS OPEN DART TOURNAMENT

I got this via email...

TRIPLE CROWN PRODUCTIONS

November 2009

Dear Fellow Darters & Friends,

I am pleased to invite your participation in the Tom Fleetwood Memorial LAS VEGAS OPEN DART TOURNAMENT, to be staged on January 29 - 31, 2010. Again, this year, I appreciate the generous sponsorship support from DMI® and Puma® Dart Products, who supply 70 'Bandit' boards for tournament play. The 32nd annual event will be played in the ballroom, at the Tuscany Suites & Casino, in Las Vegas. The event is ADO Sanctioned and is included in BOTH the WDF and BDO Rankings. The enclosed flyer provides complete tournament information.

A limited block of 600+ sq. ft. suites has been reserved for darters at the Tuscany, at a Special Darters’ Rate of $75 / night + tax. You may reserve your suite by phone at 1-877-887-2261, Make certain to request the Special Darters’ Rate by mentioning LV OPEN DARTS or using the Group Code: 1277EB. The Reservation Deadline is January 8, 2010.

The Tuscany Suites & Casino features a variety of restaurants / bars for your dining and drinking pleasure. Situated in a lovely 27-acre European setting, this all-suite hotel is located at 255 E. Flamingo Road --- just a short taxi ride from the airport. Rooms include either a king-size or two double beds and --- best of all --- in recognition of your past support, the Tuscany has LOWERED the Special Darters’ Rate to $75 per night + tax!!!

I know how difficult it is for players to choose which tournaments deserve their participation. To encourage you to include the 2010 Las Vegas Open in your plans I have, once again, increased the prize structure by $500 --- bringing the total to $21050!! Such increases would not be possible without your continued participation, over the past 31 years.

Hopefully, players will show their appreciation in 2010, by entering as many events as possible, and by staying, eating and drinking at the Tuscany Suites & Casino. In so doing, you will help to insure the future of this darts event.

Please note that TCP does not accept personal checks for entry fees. Also, be aware that non-participants under age 16 will not be allowed in the tournament hall.

I sincerely thank you for your past support of the Tom Fleetwood Memorial LAS VEGAS OPEN DART TOURNAMENT and hope you will choose to participate again, in 2010. I look forward to seeing you, January 29 - 31, 2010, in Las Vegas.

See You There!!!!!

Della A. Fleetwood

Della Fleetwood, TCP Owner / LVO Tournament Director


NOTE: Once again, we are pleased to have been chosen to host the ADO National Cricket
Championships in the tournament hall, at 9:00 AM on Friday, January 29th. All
Spectators and Volunteer Markers are most welcome!!



10710 Richeon Avenue, Downey, CA 90241  562-927-8995  TCPDarts@aol.com


get a copy of this letter and the flier at the following links:
http://vcda.org/fliers/2010-LasVegasOpen.pdf
http://vcda.org/fliers/2010-LVOLetter.doc

from the email stack... VCDA Fall 2009 Charitable Events:

Hello Folks,

The Holiday Season is just about upon us, and I'm sure that everyone is very busy, but I would like to take this opportunity to remind you all of the Holiday Charity events that will be happening over the next few weeks. There will be Food Share Food Drives at the Bench Warmer and Butera's Billiards. The entry fee for these Blind Draw tournaments will be $10 and at least 2 non perishable food items (cash donations will also be accepted).

Also again this year Bobby Cobb will be hosting a "Toys For Tots" toy drive at the Bench Warmer. The Blind Draw Tournament entry fee will be $10 and a Toy worth at least $10(cash donations will also be accepted).

If you can't make it to any of these events, please spread the word to everyone you know about these events and send along you contribution.

VCDA Fall 2009 Charitable Events:

http://vcda.org/events.html


11/21/2009 Saturday 2:00 PM Food Share Turkey Shoot @ Bench Warmer
$10.00 and 2 nonperishable food items.
Bench Warmer

12/5/2009 Saturday 2:00 PM Food Share Turkey Shoot @ Butera's Billiards
$10.00 and 2 nonperishable food items.
Butera's Billiards

12/12/2009 Saturday 2:00 PM Toys for Tots Toy Drive @ Bench Warmer
$10.00 and a toy of $10.00 value or more.
Bench Warmer

from the email stack... Blind Draw Handicap Hi/Low

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2nd 7:00pm

Blind Draw Handicap Hi/Low

PV BOWL

24600 Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance

(310) 326-5120

4 men will take part and play darts for 60hours...

Thanks for taking the time to visiting are JustGiving page.

On November 27th 2009, 4 men will take part and play darts for 60hours plus.. 2 players playing legs of 501 for 2 hours.. then break for 2 hours.. then back on.

The current record for this is 48hours.. we intend to do 60hours minimium.

All donations made via this page go straight to our chosen Charity

Players taking part..

Dalwyn Lee, Daniel Waring, Julian Jones, Mark Prosser

Thank you for visiting this page and supporting us

We have a group page on facebook (search 60hour darts)

We also now have our own website www.wix.com/darts60hours/60hourdarts

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

VCDA Fall 2009 Charitable Events

VCDA Fall 2009 Charitable Events

11/14/2009 Saturday 1:00 PM Food Share Turkey Shoot @ Sam's Saloon
$5.00 and 2 nonperishable food items.
Sam's Saloon

11/21/2009 Saturday 2:00 PM Food Share Turkey Shoot @ Bench Warmer
$10.00 and 2 nonperishable food items.
Bench Warmer

12/5/2009 Saturday 2:00 PM Food Share Turkey Shoot @ Butera's Billiards
$10.00 and 2 nonperishable food items.
Butera's Billiards,

12/12/2009 Saturday 2:00 PM Toys for Tots Toy Drive @ Bench Warmer
$10.00 and a toy of $10.00 value or more.
Bench Warmer

VCDA Open ADO Cricket Qualifier

VCDA Open ADO Cricket Qualifier

When: Saturday Nov. 7, 2009 @ 12 NOON
Bench Warmer

Cost $10.00
Qualifier info updates at the following link:
VCDA - ADO Qualifiers Page

from the email stack... 4th Annual San Diego Memorial Steel Tip Dart Tournament

Please join us this year for our 4^th Annual San Diego Memorial Steel Tip Dart Tournament. The Tournament will be held 3 days this year, with a blind draw on Friday, November 6^th , 7:30 pm. The blind draw pays out 90% of all entry fees. The tournament also pays $6,000 guaranteed, which is up from last year’s event. The $6 K does not include the blind draw.

This year we will also offer a full bar, above and beyond beer and wine. Please help us to keep all drinking within the hall, since this is a primary way for the tournament to make money to pay prizes and sustain the tournament for next year. We ask that people do not drink in the parking lot, nor bring drinks into the hall.

Please see the tournament details below. (site link: http://www.sdmdt.org/)

from the email stack... Reminder $1000 Nice Rack Dart Tourney

Nice Rack
1246 E Main St
El Cajon, Ca 92021


$1000 Soft Tip Dart Tournament

(with atleast 40 entries)

Saturday Nov 7th, 2009

$15 entry

Sign Up 7:30-8:15pm

Start @ 8:30pm

About 45 min south of

The San Diego Memorial Dart Tournament



Nice Rack Billiards & Darts1246 E Main St
El Cajon, CA 92021-7290
(619) 588-0426

from the email stack... Tahoe Biltmore $5,000.00 Dart Tournament

Tahoe Biltmore $5,000.00 Dart Tournament
November 6-7-8, 2009
Biltmore Hotel / Casino
5 Highway 28,  Crystal Bay, Nevada, 89402
Friday at 1:30pm - Region 1-3 ADO Cricket $110.00
Darters Rates: $39. Thurs.- $54. Fri.-Sat. Hotel - $50. Cabins
Special All Events Entry:  $100.00  -  Save $30.00
Flier:  http://www.tournamentdarts.homestead.com/
Information:  Bob Martell - 925-685-2405

from the email stack... Soft-tip Dart Tournament

Prizes For Best Costumes

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The Dolphin Lounge's

Halloween Costume Party &

$500.00+

Soft-Tip Dart Tournament



Saturday October 31st, 2009



7.30pm sign-ups 8.00pm start



$10.00 entry



Boo!.....Come and join the fun

1274 S. Magnolia

Anaheim, ca 92804

714-821-1668



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from the email stack...

from the email stack... $1000 Soft Tip Dart Tournament

Nice Rack
1246 E Main St
El Cajon, Ca 92021


Will be hosting a

$1000 Soft Tip Dart Tournament

Saturday Nov 7th, 2009

$15 entry

Sign Up 7:30-8:15pm

Start @ 8:30pm




About 45 min south of

The San Diego Memorial Dart Tournament



Nice Rack Billiards & Darts

1246 E Main St
El Cajon, CA 92021-7290
(619) 588-0426



Any Questions feel free to call me Robert Dixon @ 619-335-0252

17th WDF GENERAL MEETING – Wednesday 23rd September 2009 – Charlotte, N.C. U.S.A.

Summary of the main issues debated/resolved in the meeting.



1. The existing Executive Officers were all re-elected unopposed.

Namely,



President, Mr. Roy Price, {Norway}
Vice-President, Mr. Kelvin James, {Australia}
Secretary-General, Mr. Olly Croft OBE, {England}
Treasurer, Mrs. Della Fleetwood, {U.S.A.}
Co-ordinator, Mr. Dave Alderman, {Wales} .


A new Communications Officer, Mrs. Sabine Shanahan, {Germany} was also elected unopposed.



2. The extended matchplay introduced into the final stages of all events in the WDF World Cup
was approved unanimously and has been included in the updated Rules & Playing Format for
the Cup.



3. An application for WDF Membership made by POLAND was approved unanimously.



4. Information on future WDF Cups that was declared in the meeting.

2010 WDF Americas Cup – 9/11th July - Jamaica

2010 WDF Europe Cup - 13/16th October - Antalya, TURKEY

2010 WDF Asia/Pacific Cup – 3/6th November - Tokyo

2011 WDF World Cup – Castle Bar, Co. Mayo, Republic of Ireland – date to be advised.

2012 WDF Europe Cup – Germany – date and location to be advised

2013 WDF World Cup – St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada. – date to be advised.



5. A Remit submitted by AUSTRALIA was adopted by the meeting. Increasing the women’s team in the WDF World Cup from two to four players – the WDF Executive was directed to examine the affect on the scheduling of each discipline in the Cup and to advise members on its future
implementation.



Dave Alderman
Co-ordinator
http://dartswdf.com/aa_darts/index.html

COLORADO OPEN 2009

COLORADO OPEN 2009

JERRY VAN LOAN and BRENDA ROUSH won the singles titles at this years Colorado Open.



Top 8 finishers:

MEN:



1 JERRY VAN LOAN USA
2 DARIN YOUNG USA
3 MIKE ZACHODNY USA
3 GARY MAWSON USA
5 BRIAN BLAKE USA
5 DAVO MAHAFFEY* USA
5 JOEY WATTS USA
5 MARTIN BEDONI USA



WOMEN:



1 BRENDA ROUSH USA
2 TRICIA WRIGHT ENGLAND
3 PAM BRIGGS USA
3 LEANNA CLIFFORD USA
5 LAURIE GROVER USA
5 MARGARET HEMSATH USA
5 LISA YEE USA
5 SANDY HUDSON US

from the email stack... $1000 Pit Stop Soft Tip Dart Tournament Saturday Oct 17th in Lancaster

$1000 Pit Stop Soft Tip Dart Tournament Saturday Oct 17th in Lancaster
$1000 PIT STOP
SOFT TIP
DART TOURNAMENT


October 17th 1:00 p.m. $10 entry fee
Non-Modified Blind Draw
$5 Second chance tournament immediately after.

8 Dart Boards.

1st Place Guaranteed ½ Pot

The Pit Stop Sports Bar: 1525 W. Ave. K @ the corner of 14 Freeway and Ave. K in Lancaster.

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The Pit Stop Sports Bar Provides a Full Bar and Great Food
Pit Stop‎, 1525 W Avenue K, Lancaster, CA


Contact Ryan for more information
661-547-1136

On August 1st we had 64 in the main tournament and 32 in the 2nd chance. Over $1500 was paid out to tournament players.

from the email stack... 4th Annual San Diego Memorial Steel Tip Dart Tournament

Download the .doc file of the flier by clicking this link

Hi Darters,

Please join us this year for our 4th Annual San Diego Memorial Steel Tip Dart Tournament. The Tournament will be held 3 days this year, with a blind draw on Friday, November 6th , 7:30 pm. The blind draw pays out 90% of all entry fees. The tournament also pays $6,000 guaranteed, which is up from last year’s event. The $6 K does not include the blind draw.

This year we will also offer a full bar, above and beyond beer and wine. Please help us to keep all drinking within the hall, since this is a primary way for the tournament to make money to pay prizes and sustain the tournament for next year. We ask that people do not drink in the parking lot, nor bring drinks into the hall.


Cheers,

Charles Bradish

Gold Coast Shoot Out II, $5,050 ADO sanctioned event - Oct 10 - 11 2009

Just a reminder for those that don't know, The Ventura County Dart Association is putting on Gold Coast Shoot Out II, $5,050 ADO sanctioned event, on Oct 10 - 11 2009. I know this conflicts with the Colorado shoot, but there was nothing that could be done. Anyone not going to Colorado, feel free to stop by and visit us at the Ventura County Fair grounds. You can find the flier on our website www.vcda.org

I hope we have a few more Women darters come out this year. Last year we had very few women.

http://vcda.org/GCSO-II.html

http://vcda.org/Gold-Coast-II-09.pdf


There will be a Blind Draw Doubles at the Bench Warmer on Friday night at 7pm.
LOCATION:
1855 E. MAIN ST.
VENTURA CA.
805 643-4303
http://vcda.org/bench.html

Thorn's Backwards Bullseye

If you really want to know how he did it just visit: sewa-darts.com

Dartoid's World - Sunday, September 30, 2009

Greetings!

Thirteen-times world champion Phil Taylor is over the moon again (honest) as he kicks off October with another professional tour win – his thirteenth of the year – with a victory over James Wade in the final of the Irish Players Championship.

Dennis Priestley then picks up his third tour victory of the year, the following day, with a win over Raymond van Barneveld. The Menace worked his way through John MacGowan, Louis Blundell, Colin Monk, Jelle Klaasen, and Mervyn King en route.

The World Grand Prix takes center stage in Dublin and begins with a shocker -

Click here for the rest of this column.

Players pointing at world darts title

By Tom Sorensen
tsorensen@charlotteobserver.com
Posted: Friday, Sep. 25, 2009
* 2009 World Darts Federation Cup XVII

Competitors practice Thursday during World Darts Federation World Cup XVII at the Blake Hotel in downtown Charlotte.

The dart teams from Ireland, Switzerland and Trinidad and Tobago gather outside the Blake Hotel in downtown Charlotte on Thursday for a cigarette break.

Up the stairs and inside a 52,000-square foot ballroom are the teams from the Netherlands and England. They take their darts seriously over there. They came to the United States to win, not to smoke. You think they need tobacco? They don't need tobacco. They have beer.

It is 9:41 a.m. My early favorites to win the World Darts Federation World Cup XVII: the Netherlands and England.
(link to full article)

Bragging Rights Open

Steel-Tip Singles Tournament

A&L Sports Pub
60th & Glisan
Portland, Oregon

Saturday - November 14th
11:00 - 11:30 am sign-up
12:00 noon start

$25 entry - $1,000 Payout

Payout:
1st Place $400
2nd Place $200
3rd – 4th $100
5th – 8th $50


Format:
501 ~ Round Robin ~ 3 games
Best of 7 in the quarter-finals;
Best of 9 in the semi-finals;
Best of 11 in the finals.

from the email stack... SFO Steel-tip Dart Tournament

September, 2009
Dear Fellow Darters, Friends and Family,

I would like to invite you and yours to the 2009 San Francisco Open, the Steel Tip Dart Tournament produced by The San Francisco Dart Association and sanctioned by the American Dart Organization. Bob Martell will be our Tournament Director!

Special - If you sign up for all matches in the tourney on Friday night, you pay only $100, a $30 savings!

We are opening our arms to the world this year with a $10,000 purse, a three-day tournament and events that any dart player can feel comfortable playing in. We did increase the number of blind draw double matches so we have one major event each day. You never know who you might be paired with. There will be a grand Dart Store provided by Patricia Miller and family, better known as the Dart Doctors. Puma Darts have been a great sponsor this year, so all Puma supplies will be available for 15% off! Parking is only $1 a day and if you are taking public transit, take BART to SFO and there is a free shuttle to the hotel 24/7!!!

All of our flyers, payout bracket, information and contact information can be found at:
http://www.sfda.org/SF%20Open%20info/SF%20Open%202009%20info%20index.htm

To contact the Marriott for Last Min. Rooms, Directions & Info:
http://www.marriott.com/sfobg --> Special Darter Room Rate/Code = DRTDRTA <--

This is our first year at the San Francisco Marriott Hotel and are beyond excited about the four star quality of the facilities we have at great prices. Located just south of SFO, the Marriott has a top rated restaurant, The Hangar Steak, Flights 101 Club Lounge, it's own Starbucks & an all needs boutique store in the lobby. The main lounge and all rooms come with free Wi-Fi not to mention the best view of air traffic landing and taking off right across the water. There is a splendid brunch buffet each day to boot. We do remember that many of you (and I) are on budget, so all meals here might not be in your cards. There are 4 major restaurants off premise that are walkable & on the opposite side of Highway 101 on E. Millbrae Ave. there are over six fast food restaurants, two good sized grocery stores and one of the peninsulas best Dim-Sum Chinese Restaurant.

The tournament will have a lavish no-host bar, Michelle S. our licensed Message Therapist will be on duty as well as a large raffle and silent auction will be running throughout the tournament. A large 50/50 draw will also be running all weekend with the final pull on Sunday Afternoon.

One small perk of the SF Open at the Marriott is that it is the home of the San Francisco
49ers when they play at home. They are playing the Rams on Sunday at Candlestick Park. The team has been invited to come on down and play with us, esp. Friday night, so, it's not official, but don't be surprised to see a few XXXL dart players shooting next to you.

The whole SFDA Family and I look forward to seeing you at our event this year,
John Bouvier – SF Open Producer – SFOpen"at"sfda.org - (415) 963-3550

from the email stack.... DartSmarts

PRESS RELEASE September 26, 2009 For Immediate Release Contact: Joe Sturtz TOLL FREE: 877 712 - 9184 DartSmarts.com Exclusive International Distribution Agreement Signed! "Joust Dart," "Joust Point" & "FT" Licensed! Dear Highly Valued Past Repeat Customers, First and foremost, I personally want to thank all of you for supporting our darting design philosophy and purchasing our products since we started. I personally know and will remember forever, most of your names. If it wasn't for your personal competitive drive, equipment demands and purchasing with your intelligence, DartSmarts would never have even made it out of the gate. Once again, I sincerely thank you very much. DartSmarts, in retrospect, has been in existence since 2001. Since day one, we have been designing the most sophisticated dart in the world. We have had that edge because we are darts players just like you, so we understand and are sensitive to the situations and demands of competitive darts. We feel that our customers deserve every possible advantage and we are going to give it to them. If you can find a better designed dart, we'll buy it for you and that won't happen because we know that dart doesn't exist. FYI: As of right now, DartSmarts has signed a licensing agreement including exclusive international distribution rights, except for the United States and Canada, with one of the largest dart manufacturers in the world. It is a signed and done deal. I'm not letting the cat out of the bag just yet of exactly "who" that is, but in the next 30 days they will announce to the trades that they're collaborating with DartSmarts. This company fabricates an incredible dart. This company's precision machining will bring the design of our darts to a much higher quality level than it has ever been before. The DartSmarts brand will continue internationally by making our new moveable-point dart GEN-4J (J = Joust), the dart that "Does It All" available. www.DartSmarts.com Shoot Well! Joe Sturtz President DartSmarts GEN-4J "2 for 1" SALE Continues! Our "2 for 1" sale is going to continue for a very short time! Be forewarned! Our Price: $149.95 "2 For The Price of ONE!"

from the email stack... Holiday Classic III

FYI to those who did not get the word

Elaine

Regional Director III-1

Subject: Holiday Classic III

Hey Everybody,

Just wanted to send out a quick email to tell everybody that the 2009 Holiday Classic III is Canceled. Hopefully I will start it up again next year. The ADO hasn't posted this on their site yet so I am sending this out to y'all.

Bob Beam

sewa-darts.com newsletter... September

As this year a very important WDF tournament will take place in the USA – in Charlotte – we thought this would be worth a newsletter and some special contributions.
So you can find now an SEWA a short article about the history of the tournament and the American successes so far – you can find it here:
http://sewa-darts.com/(tournament article)

The most important components of a tournament of course are the players – one of our SEWA Generals - General Steve Brown well know as Chunky and both ADO official and member of the American World Cup Team – suggested himself as victim for an interview.
And he had to answer quite a lot of questions not only about this tournament and the ADO but about darts in the US in general, about his youth in the UK, about practice….
Hopefully you´ll enjoy it as much as I did asking.
You can find it here: http://sewa-darts.com(Steve Brown interview)

For me from the outside an American national team just would not be complete without another player – though not a SEWA member she from time to time turned up in the ladies forum – I am sure you all know her much better then I do: Stacy Bromberg who is this time for the sixth time part of the World Cup Team. She like Steve kindly agreed to be asked by me a lot of questions - some of course about ladies darts – and she of course has a lot to tell us. This interview will be published soon exclusively on SEWA too so stick to the article page!

And of course you´ll find all updates not only on the World Cup site: http://www.worldcupdarts2009.com
but also on SEWA in the tournaments and competition forum.

Last but not least – as it has nothing to do with the World Cup – you can now read if you are interested a review of the new book of SEWA’s Flight School General George Silberzahn. Might be you are interested – I really can only recommend Darts: Beginning to End – and you´ll be probably astonished how much SEWA you can find in it…
Here the link: http://sewa-darts.com(George Silberzahn article)

The design for the SEWA-Darts.Com Newsletter was kindly done by a SEWA member - by Rags = Kelly Ragland who not only designs newsletters for free.
What he designs to earn his living you can find here: http://www.cafepress.com/dartshirts

Philadelphia Exhibition Matches and LOD Sept 26th

Bogside Pub on Castor Ave on Sept 26th will be hosting 2 dart matches with an LOD to follow.
Matches start at 7:00 PM: Russ Jassinski vs Jerry Dooling followed by Bill Davis vs Jim Newman.

LOD will be held following the matches (est 9:00) with the Pub adding $400 to the pot

more details and latest info can be found here: http://www.phillydarts.com/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=34

Wal-Mart/Unicorn's World Pro dartboard evaluated

Not wanting to wait until November to get the new Eclipse HD, I bought a World Pro from Wal-Mart ($35 site-to-store) last week - it arrived today.

The main difference right off the bat is the quality. There're traces... (full review by digger at sewa-darts.com)

It's comming soon! World Cup XVII, September 23rd - 26th, 2009

World Cup XVII
September 23rd - 26th, 2009
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Join the 35+ countries that will be competing for the World Cup of Darts at The Blake Hotel.

Rooms are now available at The Blake Hotel for the entire week of the World Cup for spectators and volunteers that are planning on coming to Charlotte for the biggest darting event of 2009.

Here's the link to the draw: http://www.worldcupdarts2009.com/wcdraw/

Check the following link for updates: http://www.dartswdf.com/worldcup09/

9/14/09... from the email stack... London Bridge Dart Association Tournament

To all darters planning to attend the London Bridge Dart Association Tournament

Oct. 16, 17 & 18, 2009

Bridgeview Motel 928-855-3550

101 London Bridge Rd.

Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403

1 King $54.95 + Tax

2 Queen $64.95 + Tax

Bridgeview Motel is across the parking lot from The Eagles.

They are under new Owners & Management.

They had to take the property back and were not open before our fliers were published.

Sorry I couldn’t send this with the email of our flier, but did include in our regular mailing.

Jeanne Tank

L.B.D.A. Tournament Director

9-14-09... from the email stack.... Reminder: 9th Annual Moonspinners Mixer- Steel Tip Dart Tournament

from the email stack... Bench Warmer "Oh My!"

The Bench Warmer

"OH MY" Labor Day "Blind Draw Tournament"

Bench Warmer Monday, September 7, 2009
Starts at 2:00 pm sharp
"Oh My" - Labor Day 2009 Tournament
Entry Fee $10
Rosie and Bob Cobb will have the grill fired up for hot dogs and hamburgers!

http://vcda.org/bench.html

from the email stack... Marty Brittingham

Hello SoCal Darters,


I received a call from Elizabeth Spare today telling me that Marty Brittingham passed away last Friday. Her son Ethan was there by himself with Marty. He called for help then did CPR until the paramedics arrived, but Marty passed away. She had been battling cancer and going through some aggressive chemo. There will be more information forthcoming but she did not desire any memorial services.

She was a very close friend of Nick and Elizabeth Spare. (Nick recently passed away as well). She used to run dart shoots at the Scarlet Lady in Culver City, and was very active in SCDA. I will be forwarding the obituary as soon as it is available.


You can send condolences for the family to her brother at:

Col. James Brittingham
624 Towncrest Drv.
Beavercreek, OH 53434

Please keep the family and Elizabeth and Ethan in your prayers.



Linda Endo

from the email stack... Dolphin Lounge - Soft=tip

Labor Day Weekend Shoots

Soft-Tip Blind Draws

at The Dolphin Lounge

1274 S. Magnolia

Anaheim, ca 92804

714-821-1668

Saturday 5th September

Sign-Ups at 7,30pm Starts promptly at 8.00pm

$10.00 entry Big $$$ added

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Sunday 6th September

Sign-Ups at 1.30pm Starts Promptly at 2.00pm

$10.00 entry Big $$$ added

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Monday 7th September

Sign-Ups at 1.30pm Starts Promptly at 2.00pm

from the email stack... Soft-tip Dart Tournament

This Sat Sept 5th

Nice Rack

Billiards & Darts

$1000 Dart Tournament

has now been upgraded to a

$1500 Dart Tournament

with 40 people

$15 entry

Please come out and help us celebrate

Robert Silva's 38th B-Day & 6 month deployment party.

Nice Rack Billiards & Darts

1246 E Main St
El Cajon, CA 92021-7290
(619) 588-0426

Any Questions feel free to call me Robert Dixon @ 619-335-0252

from the email stack... RE: ADO Regional Cricket Dart Qualifier for GSDDA

Friday, August 28, 2009 9:53 AM

I'm sending the flier for the first Cricket Qualifier. I have another scheduled in Sept. on the 30th.

Also this is to let everyone know that at the end of the calendar year of 2009 I will be resigning as ADO Rep for GSDDA. It's been fun the last two year. I have other responsibilities with Dominik at school and his baseball so I can't do all the dart stuff as much as I would like. If anyone would like to step up for the job I'll help and give you all me stuff. Remember GSDDA is hosting the Cricket regional, date to be determined lets make it a great one more people the better chances of going to Vegas.

See ya at the qualifiers and regional.

Deb Pundt

FRA (Fleet Reserve Association)

14231 Garden Road

Poway, CA 92064

(858) 486-2300

Map Link: http://www.MapQuest.com/maps/

from the email stack... Southern California Darters

Monday, August 10, 2009 10:35 AM

Southern California Darters,

Sharing some sad news. It appears that Winnie Outcalt, Carolyn Stone, and Nick Spare all passed away recently. All of them played darts for many years in Southern California, and the extended Los Angeles basin. If you did or did not know them, please think of their families and loved ones.

Charles Bradish

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From: kayla
Subject: can you pass this please...

Hi all,

Here is a link to Winnie’s Guest Book: http://www.legacy.com/gb2/default.aspx?bookide45661105735

This link may take you to her obit on the Daily Breeze web site, or it may just take to you the search page, where you can search by her last name (Outcalt).

http://www.legacy.com/DailyBreeze/Obituaries.asp?Page=SEARCHRESULTS

And, in case you had not heard, Carolyn Stone, who played darts with her husband Cliff and most often with Marty Brittingham, out of the Scarlet Lady, also passed away this week. Her service was also held today.

And, just so you aren’t waiting for the “third shoe” to drop, Nick Spare, whom Marty moved back East to be closer to, along with his family, died last week in his sleep of an apparent heart attack.

I feel like I should insert some off-color joke here so you know it’s really me. I don’t usually deliver such sad news.

Hope all is well.

Tony

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From: Kelly, Kim A
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 10:23 AM
Subject: Winnie

Hi everyone,

I found out last night that Winnie had passed away. Winnie was a member of the Moonspinners for many years. She had successfully battled breast cancer in the past but lost the current battle with spinal cancer. Phil, Rose, Gerry, Lill and I had lunch with her a few months ago. She was in good spirits despite everything she was going through. We will truly miss her……….

Kim Kelly

from the email stack... a video about a dart case!

... from the email stack... US Team ADO Area II-2 Regional Canceled.....

click this link to see the original post announcing this event...

Hi everyone, due to lack of participation, the men's regional that was scheduled for this Sunday (August 2nd) has been canceled. At this time, it does not appear that there will be the need for a ladies regional either.

I will let everyone know as soon as the cricket regional is planned.

Thanks!

Take care!!!

Anne
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Check out my new websites!:

SLEEPYKRAMER.COM

SLEEPYKRAMER.COM ONLINE STORE

from the email stack... ADO Region II-2... Regional Qualifier
Reminder!

The next regional is for the US Team where the winners will go on to compete at the National Playoffs in Denver, Colorado in October. The date for the men's regional is set for Sunday August 2nd at 10am for sign-ups and 11am start time at the Fleet Reserve in Poway. I was advised that the management has arranged for food to be available that day, more than likely at their usual $5 a plate, to help support the event.

from the email stack... info reguest.... dartboard purchase...

Sometimes I get questions about dart products so I thought that I would share one here....

Q: Hello! I m wondering if you can tell me where I can purchase a tourney dart board.
Thanks for your time!

Sorry for the late reply, but I've been a bit busy getting set for our league's next season, but to answer your question I would have to say that my two favorite choices when shopping for dart products are a-zdarts.com and muller recreational products our league and our team sponsors have both purchased dartboards from these vendors.

From a-zdarts.com we purchased the Eclipse Pro from Unicorn for regular league use (the boards were great and held up well for two seasons), but the price was too high to purchase 28 boards for a tournament (http://vcda.org/GCSO-II.html), so instead we purchased the 180 Gladiator Dartboard because the price was right (there seems to have been a price increase since the date of our purchase). Out of the box there were 3 boards that had factory defects, but that does not seem to be too unusual for large orders. There were no complaints from players during the during the tournamnet. However some of the boards were sold after the tournament and had some problems with several of the boards (click this link to see pictures of the boards problem and read the dart forum discussion of the dartboard) of which I have posted pictures. Granted that others post that they have had good experiences with the Gladiator for the price I would consider other options.

For our most recent purchase of dartboards for our league's play venues we went with the
muller recreational products dartboard:DB-750 - Tournament Razor Dartboard we currently have 4 of them hanging in one of our sponsors venues. The DB-750 - Tournament Razor Dartboard has been up and been available for league (there are at no less than 2 teams playing on these boards one night a week) and public use since January of this year and they show no excessive wear and tear. You can read mine and other darters thoughts on the muller board at this sewa-darts.com (click this link to read the thread).

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Oct. 16-18, 2009: London Bridge Dart Association $5000+ Steel-tip Dart Tournament

London Bridge Dart Association $5000+ Steel-tip Dart Tournament