Andrew's King Billy Cook-ed By Kings Arms

Andrew Cook's sixteen ton haul wasn't enough stop reigning champions King Billy from falling to a 7-4 defeat away at Kings Arms in the Steve Chapman 501 League.

The outstanding contest saw no fewer than five players reach double figures in tons with Scott Wapshott also added eleven tons for the defeated visitors.

Warren Gordon top scored with fifteen tons for the Oreston side whilst Simon Washington and Paul Palmer were both prominent with twelve and ten tons each.

Palmer was one of three maximum hitters during the match with teammate Dave Algar adding to a sole effort from Antony Hayman who was at his brilliant best in the individual phase.

Hayman (27.83) produced legs of 17 and 18 darts during a 3-0 win that also saw him check the highest finish of the week across all fixtures with a 158 kill.

Cook was also in good nick during the singles phase with winning legs of 18, 16 and 15 for a 3-1 success over Algar.

Wapshott defeated Palmer 3-2 with the help of a crucial 17 darter and paired with Cook for a single leg in a 2-1 doubles defeat that was won in 17 over a 601 distance.

One of three 11-0 wins of the game week, this time from Victory C over Octagon, allowed the former to climb to third in the title race.

Mark Shears thirteen ton plus haul was only narrowly beaten by Paul Gavican's fourteen three figure scores in the victory.

Gavican was also one of five players to add his name to the 180 column as teammates Danny Allen and Phil Hoyle also struck with Tony Lamerton and Dave Pethick replying.

Gavican's 3-2 singles win over Alfie Ford came with the assistance of a leg in 16 with Ford hitting a leg in 18 in reply.

Ford also managed twelve tons overall whilst Jayden Dodd's 83 checkout during a 3-1 singles defeat was the best of this particular matchup.

Victory A now firmly hold second in the standings after a whitewash win over Bar Mez, which was aided by ten tons from both Tony Tasker and Scott Lawrey.

Lawrey added the only maximum of the contest to his total whilst Tasker's evening was rounded off with a 17 dart leg during a 3-1 singles success.

Quinton Taylor (26.37) ripped through his individual game 3-0 with a brace of 18 darters accenting this team's dominance in this affair.

Leaders Fawn B still hold a three point lead at the top thanks to an 11-0 win over Duchy Of Cornwall that featured 180s from both John Mann and Dave Matthews.

Fred Goldsmith top scored with twelve tons whilst John Mann added ten more to his maximum to total to reach eleven overall.

Victory D were a fourth team to reach double figures during this game week with a 10-1 over Firkin Doghouse win that featured a 17 darter from Chris Beale.

Peter Phillips picked up the Stoke side's only point with the help of a fine 116 combination out shot in a 3-2 singles success.

Two maximums from Mark Sargeant couldn't stop Fawn A from falling to an 8-3 defeat to St Levans, who were ruthless in dispatching legs.

Anna Johnson's 136 three dart combination was the best finish of the night whilst Tex Pearce (25.91) added legs of 18 and 17 during his 3-0 win and Shaun Dring won by the same score with the help of an 18 darter.

Fortunes for another of the Victory contingent in the league, Victory Hammers, varied as they were pegged back by Indian by an 8-3 score line.

That was largely down to the form of Mark Hatherley who added thirteen three figure scores to the scoreboard over the three games in which he featured.