Paphos Darts Association News

The First Paphos Open.

The Paphos Darts Association has great pride in announcing the very first CDF sanctioned Paphos Open. The event is self funding so the more people enter the greater the prizemoney will be. Please download the flyer & post it up in your venues. The flyer can be downloaded as a Jpeg image or a PDF. Registration should be made by email to paphosdartsassociation@hotmail.com or by phone (preferably by text in English to prevent misregistration) to 99740854 or 96578513. Can all competitiors please be aware, registration closes at midnight on Friday the 20th of April without exception and lateness on either day will result exclusion from that days competition.

Change of Venue for the Anarita Wanderes.

The AnaritaWanderers team have relocated to the Bonamare Beach Bar on the airport road at Timi. At the sign post directing you to Budget Car Rental, turn down the track to find the bar. For more information (or when you get lost!!!) call Dave Jones on 99104810.

Paphos Darts Association Trials Playoffs.

Following the withdrawal of Andreas Antoniou from the National Trial in Limassol a playoff was held at the Olympus Bar in Tala on Sunday 8th of January where Duncan Fell qualified to take Andreas' place. Good luck to all our players in the National trials.

Paphos Darts Association Trials.

Please be aware that while we have tried to make every effort to include as many of our member as possible it has become such a headache to include the players that registered their interest after the closing date of the 26th of November. Therefore the committee has decided to stand by the original and final closing date for entrants. As, at the time there were only eight names registered there will not be a need for a playoff. The committe hopes that all players will understand the reason behind this decision as the date for the first National trial is nearly upon us and getting all the payers together seems to be impossibe. The players that were registered by the November 26th deadline were: Paul Deacon, James Deacon, Roger Bloxham, Dave Brown (Olympus), Andreas Antoniou, Lambros Makrides, Steve Claxton and Lee Sanderson.

Record Smashed During 24 Hour Charity Darts Marathon.

The owner of the Olympus Bar in Tala, Paul Deacon, with the help of some of the players from the Paphos Darts Association took part in a 24 hour darts marathon in aid of the Kathryn Hadjipetrou Leukemia appeal. The event held over the weekend of the 10th and 11th of December is hoped to have raised over €850 through sponsorship & donations. The final figure is still unknown as donations are still coming in.

The players were split into two teams of eight each competing against the clock and each other to break the current record for the number of times around the board on doubles in twelve hours. The present mark was 89 times. Both teams of players playing in two hour shifts managed to go beyond this mark with the team made up of mainly Olympus Bar players & regulars consisting of Paul Deacon, Carl Wood, Dave Brown, Roger Bloxham, Dave Rees, James Deacon, Kenny Watts & Alex Elia reaching a mark of 95 times around. Going better than that was the Alex’s Bar Exiles made up of Steve Claxton, Peter Philpott, Joe Pintye, Sid File, Ian Oates, Andreas Antoniou (Riccos), Duncan Fell & Peter Westmorland who managed a magnificent 101 times around the board in the same twelve hour period. At the end of the twenty four hours a total of 179 circuits of the board had been completed. The highest number of doubles by any player for their shifts in the first twelve hours was hit by Steve Claxton who managed 472 doubles in six hours. Roger Bloxham, who never seemed off the board, managed an incredible 852 doubles during the twenty four hours. The darts was a triumph for all taking part, breaking the twelve hour record and creating a new twenty four hour record. Steve Claxton was also unlucky not to break the longest bullseye record failing by 3 inches to beat the existing mark of sixteen feet and four inches.

At half past two on Sunday when Roger Bloxham hit the last Bulleye to complete the 179th circuit a packed bar congratulated all the players. The afternoon then continued with entertainment by vocalist Andi Hobbs who got the place rocking while everyone ate a delicious lunch prepared by Paul’s wife, Yvonne. Paul was delighted with the effort made by the players and the generosity of the kind people who through sponsorship or donations had helped to swell the coffers for such a good cause. A big thank goes to all the mains sponsors of the event including Draintech who made a large contribution through sponsoring Ian Oates.

Updates for Both Divisioins

The Tables and the Stats have been updated for both divisions.

Decembers Top Tip!

This months top tip was sent in by Lee Sanderson from the Alexs Bar in Peyia:

Lee says "At this time of year it's important that your car is well maintained and you keep an eye on all the little things that help your car run in good condition. Making sure you keep your oil, water etc topped up is essential and don't forget to keep an eye on your brake fluid and always top up with the correct stuff!.

Secretary - Thanks Lee, great advice.

24 Hour Charity Darts Marathon

Paul Deacon, with the help of the Association will be holding a 24 hour darts marathon in aid of the Kathryn Hadjipetrou Leukemia Appeal. Kathryn is a 16 year old girl who has been struck down with this terrible ailment and is currently having treatment in Nicosia. A friend of the Hadjipetrou family, Paul has decided to raise as much money as possible and it is hoped that all our members will help in any way possible. The event will be held over the weekend of the 10th/11th of December at his Olympus bar in Tala. There will be two teams of Association players competing against each other and the clock to unofficially break the work record for the most 'round the clock' on doubles in 12 hours which is over 80 times! as well as trying to beat the longest bull thrown which is over 16 feet! There will be other events which will hopefully keep the place buzzing and people awake. The darts will start at 2 pm on the 10th and will finish at 2pm (funnily enough!) on the 11th. If anyone or anyone knows an individual or a company can give some sponsorship money or an item that can be auctioned off please contact Paul on 99740854 or the Association by the usual methods.

Malta Open 2011

Once again our Association was represented abroad in this years competition in Bugibba, Malta. The Association ladies faired better than the men with Wendy Oates losing at the last 16 stage and Amanda Sanderson going one better losing at the last 8 stage to the eventual winner. In the Mens competition it was a tale of Paphos 2 - Germany 2! due to the very large field, each board had a number of preliminary rounds. Steve Claxton & Ian oates won their preliminary matches. Paphos 1 - Germany 0. In the first round Ian Oates, Peter Philpott & Lee Sanderson were all beaten. Lee falling to the very good English player, now playing for Germany, Colin Rice. Paphos 1 - Germany 1. On his way to winning his board final Steve Claxton managed to dispatch another player from the German contingent. Paphos 2 - Germany 1. Steve then ran into the very impressive Colin Rice, who returned the status quo by dispatching the player from Peyia. Paphos 2 - Germany 2. After his Defeat Steve said "I don't mind losing to Colin, he's a great player & anyone that gets invited by Phil Taylor to take the German team to play in a PDC event deserves all the respect they can get".

Once again the Malta Darts Federation should be applauded for the organisation & running of their annual open which is growing every year. We shall be going back next year.

Novembers Top Tip!

This months top tip was sent in by Steve Claxton from the Alexs Bar in Peyia:

Steve says "I would not reccommend walking into a revolving door with your hands in your pockets, if the door stops you could hit your face on the door when it stops".

Secretary - Thanks Steve, we're sure our members will take your advice.

Division 1

Some of the results have been added but result sheets are still missing, Can all captains please make sure they get them in please.

Results Sheets & Texts

Just to remind captains, the results need to be text to 96578513 on the night of the game & the result sheet needs to be either scanned & emailed to the Paphos Darts Association email address or arrangements made to get it to the Secretary. Results and statistics can not be compiled if the results are incomplete. Sort yourselves out!

Division 2 Week Seven & Eight

The Frog & Toad have now moved above Alexs Bar who have now slipped to third. The Granny Smashers now have a big lead over the rest but the crunch will come when they have to play the Peyia team this Tuesday. Should be a bone rattling game! The Table and the Stats have been updated. Lots of 180s and double 1s over the last couple of weeks so check out the stats. The highest outshot has been smashed by Graham Poynter for the Frog & Toad with a superb 148 on the 15th of November. He also hit a 117 on the night too! Showing off or what???

Division 1 Start Date.

The start date for the Division 1 will be Thursday 10th of November. The entry is now closed at six teams and we would like to welcome the Anarita Wanderers & The Bullseye Darts Room Unicorns to our league. The fixtures have been added. Result Sheets will be distributed this week.

Division 2 Week Six

This week saw the Granny Smashers extend their lead over the Alexs Bar to two points after the Tala players took the honours in the first meeting between the two front runners. This week also saw the first win for our late arrivals in the league, The Keg & Barrel well done to them. The Table and the Stats have been updated. 180s this week for Elaine Nicholls and Malcolm Newell (Olympian Gods). Steve Claxton once again hit a high outshot this week & has joined the 120 club. You must be all getting better, only 5 Double 1 outshots this week for Glen Stevens & Graham Poynter (Frog & Toad), James Deacon (Olympian Gods), Alan Barton (DT's Bar) and Peter Philpott (Alexs Bar).

Division 2 Week Five

The Granny Smashers now have a one point lead over the Alexs Bar after this weeks round of matches. Is it a coincidence that someone is missing from their team??? The Table and the Stats have been updated. 180s this week for Chas Dacombe and Peter Westmorland (Frog & Toad) and Russell Adey (Granny Smashers) This week saw Carl Wood hit a 116 outshot as part of a 15 dart leg and Steve Claxton registers his first high outshot (just!) with a 101. Fewer Double 1 outshots this week with 2's for Lyndon Taylor (2) & Peter Westmorland (Frog & Toad), Dave Rees (Olympian Gods), Wendy Oates (DT's Bar). The league is shaping up nicely, some close matches. Keep it up.

Paphos Darts association Trials

Can all captains email in the names of their players who wish to take part in the Paphos trials to send 8 players to the Cyprus National Team trials. Entrants MUST be prepared to travel to Limassol to play in the 3 weeks of trials (15/22/29 of January 2012) and MUST be prepared to travel to Greece with the National team to take part in the Mediterranean cup (16-19 May 2012). Can you please let us have all your players names by Saturday the 26th of November. The trials are open to players from division 1 and 2.

Division 1 Start Date.

The start date for the Division 1 has been shifted a week to allow all the stragglers time to get their sheets in. Hopefully we will start on Thursday 3rd of November. More information nearer the time.

Division 2 Week Four

It's still all very close at the top of the table you couldn't get a fag paper between the Granny Smashers and Alexs Bar sharing top spot. The Table and the Stats have been updated. 180s this week for Graham Poynter (Frog & Toad), Amanda Sanderson (Alexs Bar)and John Buttress ( Olympus Titans) This week saw Andros Sofokleous hit a magnificent 115 outshot only to see it beaten by the rock of the Alexs Bar team, Tony Newbon with a finish of 120. Carl Wood also matched the highest outshot with his 120 finish. Four players have now hit 120 outs. as the only player to hit a high outshot this week matching the previous highest finish of 120. For the second week running there were a total of 8 Double 1 outshots this week for Steve Williams & Malcolm Morley (Granny Smashers), Sid File (2) & Pete Philpott (Alexs Bar), Ian Oates (DT's Bar), Alex Elia & John Buttress (Titans).

Division 2 Week Three

It's all very close at the top of the table with the Granny Smashers and Alexs Bar sharing top spot. The Table and the Stats have been updated. Two 180s this week for Paul Deacon and Steve Williams (both Granny Smashers). Paul Bennett ( Olympus Titans) was the only player to hit a high outshot this week matching the previous highest finish of 120. There were a total of 8 Double 1 outshots this week for Russell Adey & Roger Bloxham (Granny Smashers), Dave Humphries & Elaine Nicholls (Olympian Gods), Jimmy Sweeney & Ian Oates (DT's Bar), Phil Van Burren & James Deacon (Titans). Didn't miss anything this week did I Steve?

The Keg & Barrel join the Association

A little late, but a team from the Keg & Barrel have now been accepted into the division 2 of the 2011-2012 season. A new fixture list has been published and the team knockout now contains no 'bye' (sorry Alexs Bar!!). The Keg & Barrel will have to catch up their missed league fixtures so can all captains be flexible in arranging these fixtures with them.

Friendly Pairs Competition

Paul Deacon will be holding a 301 double in - double out competition this Sunday at the Olympus Bar. For more information please contact Paul directly on 99740854.

Team Knockout Preliminary Round Draw

The draw for the preliminary round of the team knockout can be found on the Competitions page. Any guesses who got the bye?

Division 2 Week Two

Week two once again saw Alexs Bar record an almost perfect result against the Olympus Titans with a win of 1-8. Also at the Olympus Bar the Olympian Gods lost to DT's by a margin of 3-6. The match between the Frog & Toad and Orfeas ended with the Coral Bay side winning 6-3. The Table and the Stats have been updated. Only one 180 this week for Ian Oates (DT's). There were three high outshots this week, 108 by Bill Markham (DT's), 115 by Paul Bennett ( Olympus Titans) and the best of the lot was a 120 by Lyndon Taylor (Frog & Toad). Double 1 outshots this week for Tony Newbon and Lee Sanderson (Alexs Bar) , Graham Poynter (Frog & Toad), Dave Rees (Olympian Gods), Andreas Antoniou (DT's) and Glen Stevens (Frog & Toad) is taking this competition by storm and is already two double one finishes away from his nearest rival having hit a brace this week. Apologies to Steve Claxton (Alexs Bar) for initially omitting to mention him in the round-up for week 1 for hitting a 180.

Start Date For The Division 1 Season 2011-2012

The Committe is planning to start the Division 1 competition at the end of October (27th?). If anyone, existing teams or new teams would like to join our league and would like more information, please contact the Association by the usual methods. We shall be playing on a Thursday evening and using the same format as previously played (5 man team, round robin format) on a Friday.

Division 2 Week One

Week one saw substantial wins for both Alexs Bar & the Granny Smashers by the margin of 9-0 against the Olympian Gods & Orfeas respectievly. This weeks other match was a very close 5-4 win for the Frog & Toad over DT's. The Table and the Stats have been updated but don't get carried away, it was only the first week! 180s this week for Pete Philpott (Alexs Bar), Steve Claxton (Alexs Bar), Dave Brown (Granny Smashers) and Brett Foster (Orfeas). There were no high outshots this week. Double 1 outshots this week for Russell Adey (Granny Smashers) (2), Glen Stevens (2), Dave Brown (Granny Smashers) and Malcolm Morley (Granny Smashers). Just a small reminder, low dart legs are not recorded in this division, so unfortunately Steve Claxtons marvellous 17 and 14 dart legs count for nowt. Sorry Steve.

Polis Open 2011

Magic Darts in Polis will be holding their annual open competition at the bowling alley in Polis. Saturday 15th is the Open Doubles. Sunday 16th Open Singles and Women’s Singles. Singles Entry €10.00, Doubles €15.00. Registration 10 'til 11.30 on both days. Matches start 12.00 prompt. Registration by phone or email now open either through Steve 99012921 / tracie_the_fish@hotmail.com

New Version of the Paphos Darts Association Constitution.

An updated version of the Constitution has been published & includes all the changes to allow 2 divisions & the format etc, please familiarise yourselves with the changes.

Start Date For The Division 2 2011-2012 Season

The start date for the new division 2 season which will be played on Tuesday evenings will be 27th of September. A full list of fixtures can be found here. A new copy of the League constitution & result sheets will be distributed to the team captains before the start of the season.

Paphos Darts Association Season 2011-2012

It gives the Committee great pleasure to announce that there will be two divisions for the 2011-2012 season. Division 2 will be played on a Tuesday night and Division 1 will be played on a Thursday night. The format for division 1 will be the same as the old Friday night format but will now be played on a Thursday. The Tuesday night format will be a 6 man team playing 3 pairs, best of 3 and then 6 singles best of 5. Players signing for a Paphos Darts Association team, be it a Tuesday night team or a Thursday night team (or both) will be eligable to play in the Cyprus open and have the chance to take part in the playoffs in Paphos for qualification into the national trials. The Paphos select team will be based on the Thursday night statistics as per previous years.

Med Cup 2012

We have now received confirmation that the 2012 med cup will be held in Greece.

Tony Wingate Memorial Darts Competition

Magic Darts in Polis will be holding their annual competition to remember gentleman, Tony Wingate, at their headquarters in Polis on the 3rd of July. Registration starts at 10 A.M. for a prompt noon start. Please use the links for details and the entry form.

PDA Meeting

There will be a meeting held at the Olympus Bar in Tala on Monday 13th of June from 7 P.M. to discuss the changes to be made to the existing league & the coming seasons formats. Anyone interested in entering a team is welcome to attend.

Paphos Darts Association Recoginised by the World Darts Governing Body.

The committe are very pleased to announce that our Association have been officially recognised by the World Darts Federation & have now added a link from the WDF website to our Associations website.

Med Cup 2011

Paphos Darts Association ladies once again flew the flag of Cyprus in the annual meeting of the darting nations from around the Mediterranean. Amanda Sanderson & Karen Mattews produced some good darts in the ladies pairs event to book themselves a place in the final only to lose to the very good French pair of Dorothee Lemaire & Carole Frison by 4 legs to 2. Due to the passing away of his Mother, Demetris Georghiou & his wife Alexis were unable to take part in this years competition which meant that Wendy Oates was excluded from the team event but was allowed to participate in the ladies singles. Unfortunatelty Wendy was drawn against the Turkish player Duygu Karaca and although Wendy outscored her opponent, she was unable to finish and eventually lost. Amanda & Karen also had early exits from the ladies singles competition. But all the Paphos ladies played some good darts over the whole competition.

Ian Oates, the Associations mens representative had possibly the worse 3 days of darts in his life! He couldn't buy a treble or double. Although he started very well beating the eventaul mens singles champion & Greek national champion, it was all down hill from there & has gone to live in a cave somewhere in the Troodos with his shame.

The Malta Darts Federation should be congratulated with the way there organisation handled the competition from start to finish. The committee & there team of 28 dedicated chalkers should be applauded. The bagpipe & drum band at the closing ceremony were something else & a huge surprise too all who attended. Something for the Scots to appreciate. Karens dancing (she keeps it quiet but she's a sweaty!!!) was superb accompanyment. Next years competition will be held in either Turkey or Greece. The competition is growing in stature every year and now regularly attracts the attendance of the President of the WDF, Mr. Roy Price who commented at the closing ceremony that the WDF will continue to endorse the event. Hopefully the Paphos Association can continue to have members represent their National team. Roll on next year. Photos of the excellent event can be found here

Our thoughts go to Dimitris his wife & family with the passing of his Mother.

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