Thank you all
for your messages of sympathy in our sad loss. The funeral arrangements
are:
Surrey & Sussex Crematorium Balcombe Road Crawley RH10 3NQ at 12.45pm on
Friday April 30th followed byCrawley Labour Club, Ifield Avenue, West Green, Crawley RH11 7AJ. Family flowers only.
Donations to Macmillan Nurses.
Barry Moody
It is with deep sadness that I have to report toyou that ShirleyMoody passed awayin the East
SurreyHospital early this
morning 21st April 2010.
Shirley had been with
the Sussex Darts Organisation many years as a players and Ladies Team Manager
also in the role of an official serving on the Sussex committee for many years.
Shirley also was
involved in the Ladies and Men’s Super league as Chairlady of the
Ladies and Treasurer of the Ladies Super League also Treasurer ofthe Men’s Super League.
Shirley could be seen
alongside Barry at all the events for the County and the Local league and
competitions. Shirley ran the
SussexCounty shop it seems for
ever.
Shirley will be sadly
missed by us all.
God Rest.
Vic Sexton
BDO AGREEMENT WITH WINMAU TO 2015
The BRITISH DARTS
ORGANISATION have extended their agreement with the WINMAU DARTBOARD COMPANY to
officially endorse their boards until 2015 – which means that Winmau Dartboards
will celebrate four decades as the BDO’s dartboard of choice.
Announcing the
longest-running agreement in world darts, Ian Flack, Sales & Marketing Director
of Winmau says:
“We are proud that
our premium quality Blade 111 bristle dartboards are used in all BDO
tournaments, including the BBC
televised Lakeside World Professional Championships and of course, the Winmau
World Masters. It’s the perfect combination of the best dartboard in the world
with the best darts organisation in the world.
“Winmau and the BDO
have enjoyed this unique partnership for the last 37 years, and I am delighted
that the new agreement will take us into our fourth decade together.”
The agreement also
guarantees Winmau’s title sponsorship of the World Masters and BDO British
Classic until 2015.
“This is fantastic
news for the BDO and its players and confirmation that the BDO is looking after
the future of darts”, says Olly Croft, OBE, Managing Director of BDO Enterprises
Ltd. “Winmau dartboards are seen by
millions on BBC TV every year and
the World Masters is the oldest established ‘major’ in the world. It was first
played in 1974, and today it is unique
for having four separate finals for Men, Women, Boys and Girls.
“Winmau share the BDO ethos of promoting darts for all, irrespective of age,
gender or race – and the extended agreement ensures that BDO players will be
playing on the very best equipment - a winning ‘double’ for the very best in
World Darts”.
BDO YOUNG PLAYER MIXED SINGLES CHALLENGE 2010
The entry form for the Regional Heats for the 2010 event is
now available. The closing date for entries is Friday 25th July 2010.
The following players have been selected to represent
England in the forthcoming WDF Europe Cup Youth which will be played in
Kirchheim, Hessen, Germany 8th - 11th July.
Josh Payne (16) (Kent), Ben Songhurst (16) (Kent), Matt
Dicken (17) (West Midlands), Jake Jones (16) (Staffordshire), Zoe Jones (17)
(Warwickshire) and Lauren Hitchen (16) (Surrey).
18th April
GERMAN OPEN 2010
England's Dean Winstanley won the men's singles at
the German Open which was played in Bochum yesterday. He scored a narrow 3-2
sets victory over Ronny Huibrechts from Belgium. Gary Robson and Ross Smith were
the losing semi-finalists.
Tricia Wright captured the women's crown beating
Russia's Irina Armstrong by 2 sets to nil. The losing semi-finalists were Fran
Hoenselaar (Nl) and Stefi Lück (Ger).
Results from the closing stages can be found on the links
below.
World Digital Announces InternetDarts Partnership With IDPA
UK based digital media company
WORLD DIGITAL TVwww.worlddigitaltv
are delighted to announce an exciting long-term partnership with the
International Dart Players Association (IDPA) to stream top-class
darts over the internet.
James Halliday of World Digital says: “This represents the
culminations of twelve months of preparation and ground work between ourselves
and the IDPA, and marks the beginning of a new and tremendously exciting era for
the professional ranks of players within the BDO and WDF.
“The IDPA is a recognised and respected darts body and we
would like to thank both IDPA Chairman Martin Adams and CEO Martin Fitzmaurice
and the IDPA Board of Directors for their hard work and foresight in helping to
make this happen. We are looking forward to achieving our long term goals of
taking darts coverage around the world over the coming years.
“We will be making further announcements with more specific
details in the near future.”
Reigning BDO Lakeside World Champion and England Captain
Martin Adams, who led England to victory at the 2010 BDO British Internationals
at Bridlington says:“On behalf of
the IDPAI am very happy to confirm
our partnership with World Digital. We have been working closely with them for
some time and everyone at the IDPA is very confident that this marks the
beginning of a new and forward-thinking era for our sport.
“This is only the beginning of our long-term plans for the
promotion of darts and its players to a worldwide audience, and while we see it
as a massive step forward, the aims of our partnership are based on a shared
ambition to bring the sport of darts into the 21st century.”
The overview of International appearances made by players
from England, Scotland and Wales have now been updated and include the BDO
British Internationals which were played at Bridlington last weekend.
The details can be found in the main menu under "International". .
11th April
BDO BRITISH INTERNATIONALS 2010:
ENGLAND DO THE DOUBLE
England Men had no problem retaining the BDO British
Internationals title with comfortable wins over Wales and Scotland. The England
ladies were equally convincing when regaining the title which was won by Wales
last year.
Nottinghamshire's Paul Harvey and Worcestershire's Stephanie Smee
won the Singles Events in the 2010 Lincolnshire Open which was played at
the State Club, Gainsborough last Sunday. Stephanie beat Dawn Stanley (Norfolk)
4-2 and Paul beat Paul Jennings (CountyDurham)
4-1 to lift the titles. Staffordshire's Andy Beardmore hit a 9 dart
leg.
1 Stephanie Smee
2 Dawn Standley
3 Claire Ball
3 Paula Jacklin
5 Shelley Bontoft-Gash
5 Armanda Mallett
5 Shirley Castle
5 Kathy Renwick
9 Zoe Jones
9 Christine Readhead
9 Dawn Speed
9 Michelle Creasey
9 Sarah Quinn
9 Belinda Harwood
9 Nicky Goldsmith
9 Kaylea Lacey
1 Paul Harvey
2 Paul Jennings
3 Andy Bingham
3 Jamie Robinson
5 Andy Beardmore
5 John Hendy
5 Gary Bennett
5 Scott Waites
9 Nicky Bloom
9 Paul Crawford
9 Robbie Green
9 Pete Langley
9 Tony Johnson
9 Darren Bennett
9 Dennis Harbour
9 David Adshead
England's Stuart Kellet
came through a field of nearly 500 players to
land the Antwerp Open title at the weekend. He triumphed over Dutchman
Gino Vos by 3 sets to 2.
Deta Hedman
added yet another title to her long list with a straight
sets win over Karin Krappen.
The Youth winners were both from the Netherlands. Marilou Daamen winning
the Girls Singles and Jimmy Hendriks taking the Boys title.
