Wed 16th April

Last night saw the final round of league games in the Banchory Darts League.  Having already been crowned league champions Parkers A beat Parkers C 10-0 whilst Parkers B went down 8-2 to Stag A, for whom Bill Muir hit his first 180 of the season.  In the final game of the night second placed Stag B could only muster a 5-5 draw with the Douglas .  Well done to all teams on entertaining season.

The final trophy of the season will be contested on Sunday 20th April as players from all teams are invited to take their place in the League Singles.  This tournament will take place at the Douglas with players to register by 1pm for a 1.30pm start.

Wed 9th April

Parkers A retained the Tennants Cup title with a 5-4 win over Stag B in the final.  Stag B lead the final 4-3 but Parkers A showed character and determination to pull out the last two games for the win.  Congratulations to Andy Ewen and his Parkers A team

Wed 2nd April

Last week saw Parkers A crowned 2007/2008 League Champions after Stag A conceded their game after a fall-out with the Stag landlord.  Stag A will play fulfill their remaining away fixture.  Stag B managed an 8-2 win away to Parkers C whilst Parkers B won at the Douglas by a similar 8-2 score.

This week sees teams battle it out at Parkers for the Tennants Cup.  Teams to register by 7.45pm for 8pm start.  Best of luck to all.

And finally ….. Congratulations to Parkers A on retaining the league title !!

Wed 19th March

Parkers A took a giant stride towards retaining their league title last night as they defeated closest rivals the Stag B 8-2 at the Stag.  Parkers got off to a flying start winning the 1,001 and first two doubles before the Stag B got a point on the board with Kev Fraser checking out 89 on the bull for an 18 dart leg with partner Mark Fraser.  3-1 up after the doubles soon became 4-1 as Mark Thomson beat Stag B captain Graham Fraser 2-nil with legs of 18 and 19 darts which included his 5th 180 of the season as well as a 104 finish.  Davie Forbes got another point for the Stag B as he defeated Richard Merchant but Parkers A then rattled off the remaining 4 games with Jamie Park having a 104 checkout as he beat Kev Fraser whilst Neil Catto checked out 98 to beat Barry Duguid and make the win secure.  Andy Ewen then beat Dick Smith before Campbell Ross showed good scoring form as he defeated Mark Fraser 2-nil to give the final score of 8-2 to Parkers A.

In the other games last night the Stag A leapfrogged above the Douglas into 4th place with a 6-4 away win for Bill Muir ’s Stag A team.  In the derby game at Parkers it was the B team who triumphed 9-1 over the girls of Parkers C.  Some good darts from Barry Chalmers of Parkers B who had an 18 dart leg and a 130 checkout.

Next week sees Parkers A host the Douglas whilst the girls from Parkers C will hope to add to their points tally away to the Stag A.  Stag B travel to Parkers to face the B team in a must win game for the Stag.

Before all of that though comes the League Doubles Trophy which will be held on Sunday 23rd March.  Please note this event has been moved to Parkers Lounge Bar.  All players should register by 1pm for a 1.30pm start.  Best of luck as always to all entrants.

Wed 12th Mar

Last night in Banchory saw the Captains of each of the teams battle it out for the Captains Cup.  Reigning champ Andy Ewen of Parkers A made his way through to the final by defeating Louise Grubb (Parkers C) and then Bill Muir (Stag A) before facing Graham Fraser of Stag B in the final.

Unfortunately for Andy he didn’t bring his A-game to the final and Graham Fraser deservedly won the title 3-1 with a 19 dart leg in the final helping him on his way.  Andy Ewen had a 180 in his semi-final.  Congratulations to Graham Fraser on winning the Captains Cup.

Next week sees a return to league business with the potential title decider between Stag B and Parkers A taking place at the Stag.  The Stag A visit the Douglas whilst Parkers B host the girls from Parkers C.  Best of luck to all teams.

Wed 5th March

League business in Banchory last night as the teams continued to battle it out for the league title.

Parkers A defeated Parkers B 9-1 with 180s hit for the A Team by Johnny Merchant and Jamie Park whilst Neil Catto of the A Team hit 3 treble 19s for a 171.  Parkers A remain in top spot in the league on legs difference from Stag B.

Stag B defeated the Stag A 7-3 to stay level on points with Parkers A with Graham Fraser of Stag B finding form again with a splendid 15 dart leg.  Team mate Barry Duguid hit another 180 as the B team ran out victors.

Last game of the night saw the girls from Parkers C claim another point as they drew 5-5 with the Douglas .  The girls will be looking to claim another point or two in the remaining games to get themselves off the bottom of the league.  Their game away to the Stag A in three weeks time will be their best chance of further points so come on girls, hit those doubles !

Next week sees the team captains competing for the Captain’s Cup in the Douglas .  Usual register by 7.45pm for 8pm start.  All the best to all entrants.

Wed 27th Feb

Wednesday night saw the singles and pairs champions from each team battle it out at Parkers for the Tom Davidson Singles and Forest Pairs titles.  In a fairly low key evening it was a case of play it again Sam as the Tom Davidson Singles was won by Barry Chalmers (Parkers B) for the 4th year in a row whilst the Forest Pairs title was retained by Richard Merchant & Mark Thomson (Parkers A). 

Barry won the title after defeating Bill Muir (Stag A) 3-2 in the final despite some erratic darts !  Bill had won through to the final having beaten Burness Thow in a closely contested semi-final whilst Barry took advantage of some poor finishing from Graham Fraser (Stag B) in his semi-final to win through after defeating Emma Smith (Parkers C) in his opening game.

The Parkers A pair of Richard Merchant and Mark Thomson retained their title without dropping a leg as the beat the Stag B pair of Davie Forbes and Adam Smith 3-0 with some solid, if unspectacular darts, having defeated Raymond MacIntosh and Stevie Fraser (Parkers B) 2-0 in their semi-final.  Davie and Adam made it to the final with a win over Marie Kemp and Gillian Mitchell of Parkers C in their semi-final.

Congratulations to all who took part.  Best darts of the night was an 18 dart leg from Barry Chalmers.

Wed 13th Feb

Last week saw the Ladies battle it out for the singles title with some good darts thrown on the night from all of the girls.  The title of Banchory Ladies Singles Champion 2008 went to Gillian Mitchell of Parkers C who overcame the challenge of team mate Marie Kemp.  A good win for Gillian having been runner-up to Jo Burt last year.  Well done to all who took part.

Wed 20th Feb

Last night saw the teams back in league business.  Parkers C hosted league leaders Parkers A with Richard Merchant of the A team the top performer in this one with an 18 dart leg as the A team won 10-0.  Hot on their heels the team from the Stag B kept the pressure on with an 8-2 win away to the Douglas .  The Stag B were on fire as Davie Forbes had an 18 dart leg, Barry Duguid had a 17 dart leg and Dick Smith hit his first 180 of the season.  Darren Gardiner had a 108 finish.  The last game of the night saw Parkers B manage a hard fought win against Bill Muir’s Stag A team.

Next week sees the team’s champions fight it out for the Tom Davidson singles and Forest Pairs titles.  Teams should register by 7.45pm for an 8pm start.

Next week sees the Ladies Singles competition being played at Parkers.  7.45pm register for 8pm start.  Best of luck to all those taking part.

Wed 23rd Jan 2008
Last week saw players competing in the Under 25s cup and the Over 35s cup competitions.

The U25s Cup was won by Kevin Fraser (Stag B) for the second year running after he beat his brother Graham Fraser (Stag B) in the final.

The Over 35s Cup was won by Davie Forbes (Stag B) who beat Neil Jaffray (Parkers B) to take the title.

Wed 31st Oct 

Stag B 4 v 6 Parkers A

Last night’s league games paired the two fancied teams for this years title in an early season showdown with reigning champs Parkers A visiting the Stag B.  The challengers got off to the perfect start too by taking the 1,001 and the first doubles before Parkers A rallied to square things 2-2 after the doubles.  Best darts in the doubles came from father and son pairing of Johnny & Richard Merchant who had a splendid 15 dart leg including a 180 from the auld man himself !  Into the singles and some solid darts from the Parkers A team saw them move into a 5-2 lead before a 20 dart leg from Jamie Park saw off the determined challenge of Davie Forbes to give Parkers A an unassailable 6-2 lead.  Adam Smith, who was back to something like his true form, and Graeme Fraser won the last two singles for the Stag B to give the final score of 6-4 to Parkers A.  A good win for the reigning champions but a very hard fought win too.  Should be a real ding-dong battle between these two for the rest of the season.

Some great darts on the night in this match with Johnny & Richard Merchant having a 15 dart leg, Richard Merchant then having another 15 dart leg in his singles as well as a 106 checkout.  Mark Thomson of Parkers A had an 18 dart leg which included another 180 and Johnny Merchant also hit his first 180 of the season.

Parkers B 9 v 1 Parkers C

Parkers B hosted the girls from Parkers C last night in what was actually a much closer game than the scoreline suggests.  There were a number of the games which could have gone the way of the C team if they’d just been able to find their doubles but you have got to hit them ladies !  Still, it was a solid enough performance from the Parkers B team who picked up their first points of the season which sees them climb into 4th place in the league level on points with the Stag B.  Best darts on the night in this one came from Barry Chalmers of Parkers B who hit a 180.  Parkers C will be looking for their first points of the season in a fortnight when they host the young lads from Stag A whilst Parkers B will be hoping to upset the odds away to the Stag B on the same night.

Douglas 5 v 5 Stag A

After topping the league after the first week the Douglas were looking to keep that form going as they entertained the Stag A at the Douglas.  It looked like they may just do it too after they took the 1,001 to go one up.  Better darts from the Stag A team brought them right back into it though before they went on a winning spree in the singles to move 5-2 ahead with three games remaining.  A good 19 dart leg from captain Bill Muir helped the Stag A into what seemed to be an unassailable lead.  Still, this is a much improved Douglas team this year and they are certainly not without a fighting spirit.  The Douglas took the 4th and 5th singles matches to leave the score poised at 4 v 5 before the last game between Alan Hutton of the Douglas and Ross Gray of the Stag A.  In a tense match it was the Douglas man who managed to hold his nerve best as he closed out the game and secured the draw for the Douglas.  A point for the Douglas sees them in 2nd place in the league which means it’ll be a top of the table clash in a fortnight when they visit Parkers A.

Next week sees 4 man teams from each of the teams competing for the Hay Trophy at the Stag.  This is a double start competition with one leg of 701 for both the doubles and singles so it’s a must to get away first throw !  Register by 7.45pm for an 8pm sta

Wed 24th Oct 2007 

Last night saw the opening fixtures in the league.  A slight change in format this year.  Teams can now name up to 7 players on the night and may rotate these players between the 1001, doubles and singles games.  

Parkers A 10 – 0 Parker B:  Defending league champs Parkers A strolled this one.  Excellent darts from Richard Merchant as he defeated Barry Chalmers with two 19 dart legs (26.37 average).  

Parkers C 0 – 10 Douglas:   These teams met in last weeks Milne Cup, not such a close affair this time as Douglas ran out 10-0 victors.

Stag A 2 – 8 Stag B:  Stag A went 1-0 up after winning 1001 but rued missed chances in the doubles as Stag B took all 3 to go 3-1 up.  Stag A won the opening Singles match to cut deficit only for Stag B to rally and take the remaining 5 singles with the loss of just 1 leg.

Next Week, Stag B and Parkers A play up at the Stag.  Stag A travel to Douglas, and Parkers B play Parkers C.

Wed 17th Oct 2007 

Last night saw the start of the Banchory Darts season with the six teams contesting the Milne Cup at Parkers.  This is a six man (or woman) team event with 1,001, 3 x doubles and 6 x singles.

Defending champions Parkers A were handed a difficult quarter final match against the Stag B team who are a lot of people’s hot tip for the League this year after making a number of good signings.  This was a nip and tuck affair with Parkers A eventually running out 6-3 winners thanks to Johnny Merchant’s win over Dick Smith in the penultimate singles.  This set up a semi-final with the Parkers B team who overcame the Stag A in a tense match which went all the way to a 1,001 decider after the teams finished the match level at 5-5.

The all Parkers semi-final was over in double-quick time as Parkers A overcame their opponents 6-0 with some good scoring matched by some excellent finishing.  The other semi-final saw the girls from Parkers C take on the Douglas.  The Douglas raced into an early lead in this one before the girls fought right back to level things at 5-5 with Emma Smith overcoming her opponent in the last singles to send the match into another 1,001 decider.  The girls started well in the 1,001 but the Douglas managed to pull out a couple of good scores at the right time to get back into it before finally hitting that all important double which saw them head into the final.

So the first final of the season was contested between Parkers A and the Douglas.  The defending champions opened up a 4-0 lead before the Douglas fought back to take the first two singles matches.  Needing two more wins to retain their trophy Parkers A looked to the father and son duo of Richard & Johnny Merchant to close out the match.  Richard Merchant won a close match to leave the glory to his “auld man” Johnny who hit that winning double again and the Milne Cup was retained by Parkers A.

Some good darts thrown on the night with Mark Thomson of Parkers A being the top performer hitting 2 x 180s and having a 122 checkout on the bull.