The winter season of the South West Gippsland Dart League has officially kicked off with a fantastic opening night setting the foundations for a wonderful season ahead.
Two 100+ finishes and two spectacular 180s were the highlights of opening night, while a close game between two of the genuine title contenders was the main match-up of the evening.
Predators have hit the ground running with a high-quality 8-7 victory over Snipers.
Snipers had most of the individual highlights, with Dean Gibbs throwing seven tons and Jamie Brown four, while Brown also stunned the crowd with a brilliant 180 to boot.
Chris Richardson also put down an 86-pegout for Snipers, but a steady team performance got the Predators across the line.
Dart Devils defeated Generals 9-6 in a game that had a bit of everything.
Doug Amos got things rumbling for the Devils with a superb 116-peg, while his teammate Steve knocked in four tons for the evening.
Not to be outdone was John Bacic from Generals, who threw his first-ever 180 in competitions.
Jack Michalke from Mud Rats was unlucky not to have the highest peg for the night, putting down a cracking 114-finish in his team’s 11-4 victory over Gembrook.
In other games this week, Cheers flew to the top of the ladder on night one after a 13-2 victory over 26ers.
Liam Edwards threw five tons for Cheers while also polishing off a 64-peg.
Chris B scored five tons in a 9-6 win for Bullseyes over Dart Attack, while Just Social finish night one in the top four after a 9-6 triumph over Dart Vaders.
AAA Dartz had the bye.
SWGDL SUMMARY – ROUND 1
RESULTS
Cheers 13 def 26ers 2, Dart Devils 9 def Generals 6, Just Social 9 def Dart Vaders 6, Bullseyes 9 def Dart Attack 6, Mud Rats 11 def Gembrook 4, Predators 8 def Snipers 7. Bye: AAA Dartz.
LADDER
Cheers 4, Mud Rats 4, Dart Devils 4, Just Social 4, Bullseyes 4, Predators 4, Snipers 0, Generals 0, Dart Vaders 0, Dart Attack 0, Gembrook 0, 26ers 0, AAA Dartz 0.
FIXTURE – R2
AAA Darts v Snipers, Predators v 26ers, Cheers v Generals, Gembrook v Dart Vaders, Dart Devils v Dart Attack, Bullseyes v Mud Rats. Bye: Just Social.
MOST TONS
Dean Gibbs (Snipers) 7, Liam Edwards (Cheers) 5, Chris B (Bullseyes) 5.
MOST 180s
Jamie Brown (Snipers) 1, John Bacic (Generals) 1.
TOP PEG OUTS
Doug Amos (Dart Devils) 116, Jack Michalke (Mud Rats) 114, Chris Richardson (Snipers) 86.
