Tinker Taylor, Beacon Fly

Three of the four semi finals played in the Plymouth Open League's two cup competitions produced slender leads from the first legs in a tense night of entertaining darts.

Sean Taylor bagged himself a 16 darter for Division B champions elect Legends Lounge in the Supplementary Cup semi final first leg but still found himself on the wrong end of a 9-2 defeat against Beacon Park.

Keith Carter claimed the game's only maximum as his Division A title chasers built the only comfortable lead of the quartet of ties.

Dan Brazier's maximum was the only moment of magic between Weston Mill and Mainstone B in the other semi that finished 7-4 to the former to leave Brazier's side needing five games from their second leg.

In the Knockout Cup, Mark Williams fired a maximum for Division A leaders Victory who came back from 4-1 and 5-2 down to snatch a 6-5 first leg lead.

With the scores tied at 5-5, Matt Forder was bested by Frankie Stout 2-1 despite Forder's 121 checkout in this particular rubber.

Weston Mill Oak Villa took a 7-4 win against fellow Division A counterparts Cherry Tree B in a high class contest that produced four maximums.

Chris Lancaster Snr added a brace for the victors to Matt Abbott's solitary effort whilst Scott Harris added the defeated side's only three treble visit of the contest.