A Tyle Of Two Halves

Tyler Borthwick (29.47) bagged himself a brace of 17 darters for Johnno Legends in a 2-0 singles win that came in a 6-5 loss for his team at Fawn A in the Plymouth Open League Division A.

Borthwick's heroics put the away side 4-2 up before the Greenbank outfit staged a comeback that was completed with Mark Sargeant's 2-0 singles win in the last game to claim the victory by a solitary point.

Neil White inspired Victory to a 6-5 win over Weston Mill Oak Villa with eleven scores of a ton or more and White also won his singles handsomely with a leg in 16 his best of the 2-0 win.

Teammate Lee Doncaster was clinical at the first time asking from 105 to take the best checkout plaudits whilst Jordan Grimshaw's two maximums lit up the visitors' evening.

Ty Carthy heard a three figure score called no fewer than ten times for Ker St C but ended his evening on the wrong end of a 6-5 loss as Beacon Park prevailed.

Finishing of the highest order was on display for the reigning champs and leaders as Danny Hoyle and Keith Carter checked 84 and 76 respectively.

Another close fought encounter saw the game tied at 5-5 before Phil Hoyle sailed his team home with a 2-0 singles win.

180s from Simon Wilbraham and James Smith found their mark for Lugger A but those efforts couldn't arrest the designated home side to a derby day defeat against Lugger B.

The topsy-turvy game saw the lead change hands five times with the last of those coming in a final singles shootout that was won by Dean Pidsley.

A 180 for each side came in a 6-5 win for Falstaff over Prince Maurice with Dave Jarvis and David Williams adding to an 80 checkout from Jarvis' teammate Chris Hooper.

Mike Parker put on the only 180 of an 8-3 win for Pennycross which saw the visitors to a success versus Legends Lounge OGs whilst Fortescue were 8-3 winners at Cherry Tree B.

Matt Piotrowski checked 85 in a single visit for St Johnston but still found himself on the wrong side of a 6-5 loss at the hands of Mainstone A.

Jack Wilkinson's 107 checkout helped decide a 6-5 win for Prince Maurice FC in their 6-5 defeat of St Levans as it came in the last game of the night to give the victors' the spoils.

Wilkinson's effort bettered a 72 kill from Martin Hembry whilst his teammate Mark Hopkins put up the only maximum of the closely fought contest.

In Division B, '180' was shouted out just once in Cherry Tree C's 8-3 win over Tap & Barrel as Ben Russell's three treble visit was joined by a 92 combination out from teammate Kian Nation.

A 108 three dart checkout from Sam Marsh provided the main highlight of Bluebird's 8-3 home triumph versus Herbert whilst Ker St B won 11-0 against Legends Lounge B.

Mike Hill's 106 combination out shot contributed to deciding the outcome of Weston Mill's 6-5 win over Duchy as this came in a 2-0 singles win when throwing last with the scores tied at 5-5.

Dan Capel twice heard 'game shot' called after one visit at 72 for Mainstone B but the home side still found themselves unstuck by a 6-5 score line at the hands of Ker St A.

An 84 checkout from Stephen Heffron was the main highlight of a 9-2 win for Cherry Tree A in their visit to Shakespeare whilst King Billy A were 9-2 derby winners over King Billy B.