BOBBY SWEENEY MEMORIAL 29TH MAY 2012
A GREAT NIGHT OF DARTS AND PROBABLY THE BEST NIGHT WE HAVE HAD YET.
ONLY 20 PLAYERS ENTERED BUT THE ROOM WAS PACKED FOR THIS ONE, SOME GREAT MATCH UPS EARLY ON, EDDIE VS EDDIE IN A PRELIM SAW THE JOHNSON ONE TRIUMPH OVER THE DUFFY ONE IN A CRACKER OF A MATCH WHICH SAW EDDIE J GO 3-0 UP IN A RACE TO 4 BUT EDDIE DUFF CAME ROARING BACK TO 3-3 ONLY TO SEE EDDIE J TAKE THE DECISIVE 7TH LEG TO GO THROUGH, STE HARPER ALSO 3 UP AND SOMEHOW CONSPIRED TO LOSE THE NEXT 4 LEGS TO LOL JENNINGS TO GO OUT IN THE PRELIM, BOB CARNEY HOME ON OFF SHORE LEAVE SAW OFF THE KILLER KEV WATERMAN, AND ANDY WILSON PUT AWAY ROB HENDO,
SOMEONE TOOK THE COMPETITION SHEET HOME WITH THEM SO GOING FROM MEMORY.
LAST 16 SAW ROBBO GO THROUGH AGAINST PETER SLACK 4-0, ROB SWEENEY WAS THE CROWD FAVOURITE FOR OBVIOUS REASONS AND HE DULY PUT OUT MARK ROBSON 4-2 WITH SOME INSPIRED DARTS, COLIN BELL PUT OUT BILLY SKIRVING 4-2, BOB CARNEY BEAT ARRON DUNN 4-1, LOL JENNINGS BEAT ANDY WILSON 4-2 WHILE ANDY COLE RETIRED AFTER BEING 2-0 DOWN TO ANDY EVANS, EDDIE JOHNSON BEAT PAUL CLARK 4-2, AND RALPHY FLEETHAM BEAT PETER GALE 4-2,
LAST 8 SAW ROBBO BEAT BOB CARNEY 4-3, ROB SWEENEY ROARED ON BY HIS FAMILY WITH A CRACKING ATMOSPHERE SAW OFF COLIN BELL 4-1, EDDIE JOHNSON BEAT ANDY EVANS 4-1 TO BOOK HIS PLACE IN THE SEMI AND LOL JENNINGS BEAT RALPHY 4-1,
SEMI FINAL 1 SAW ROBBO BEAT ROB SWEENEY 4-2 IN A CRACKER WITH ROB TAKING OUT 115 ON THE BULL IN THE SECOND LEG BUT ROBBO WAS JUST TOO STRONG FOR ROB,
SEMI FINAL 2 SAW LOL JENNINGS BEAT EDDIE JOHNSON 4-2 IN ANOTHER NIP AND TUCK CRACKER WITH BOTH PLAYERS SCORING WELL BUT LOLS FINISHING WAS THE BETTER OF THE TWO,
THE FINAL WAS A TIGHT MATCH WITH BOTH PLAYERS OBVIOUSLY SUFFERING FROM THE OVER POWERING HEAT IN THE CLUB BUT LOL HELD IT TOGETHER TO BEAT ROBBO 4-3 AND TAKE THE INAUGERAL BOBBY SWEENEY MEMORIAL TROPHY AND THE FIRST PRIZE, ALL IN ALL AN ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC NIGHT WITH AN INCREDIBLE ATMOSPHERE AND ALL ROUND SUPPORT ALL NIGHT FOR ALL THE PLAYERS, LETS HOPE NEXT YEARS IS JUST AS GOOD BUT BIGGER DUE TO HOPING TO MOVE IT TO A WEEKEND SLOT SO WE CAN HAVE AN EVEN BETTER COMPETITION, SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF ROBS FAMILY WHO TURNED UP TO MAKE IT SUCH A SPECIAL NIGHT AND ALL THE PLAYERS WHO TOOK PART, WELL DONE ALL XX

              THE RONNIE WATSON MEMORIAL 2.

           AUGUST 30TH 2011 ENGINEERS

ANOTHER GOOD TURNOUT FOR A GREAT COMPETITION, SOURED SOMEWHAT BY THE MIDWEEK LEAGUE DEMANDING THAT THE MANOR HAD TO PLAY THE OLD DURHAMS OR FORFEIT 5 POINTS, WHICH MEANT THAT DEFENDING CHAMPION RAY HUTCHINSON WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND TILL LATER ON IN THE NIGHT. A GOOD STANDARD OF DARTS WAS SEEN IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THE COMPETITION WITH BRIAN ADAMS LEE FANNON AND PETER GALE THROWING SOME GOOD DARTS TO COME THROUGH THE PRE LIMS, THE GOOD STANDARD CONTINUED ALL NIGHT THE LATER STAGES SEEING SOME GREAT MATCH UPS, THE LAST 16 ONWARDS WENT LIKE THIS, EDDIE JOHNSON IN FINE FORM DEFEATING BILL BRADLEY, JOHN ILLINGWORTH ROLLING BACK THE YEARS TO BEAT A REJUVENATED PAUL BROUGH, TONY MANDRY BEATING TEAM MATE PETER EGLINTINE IN A CRACKER, DAVE ABBOTT PLAYING REALLY WELL AGAIN TO DEFEAT EDDIE HUGHES, STEVEN TURNER LOST TO S FIBSON, BROTHER ROB TURNER DEFEATING AN IN FORM MARK ROBSON, PAUL ROBINSON SCRAPING THROUGH AGAINST BRIAN ADAMS IN AN ABSOLUTE BEAUTY, AND LEE FANNON THROWING SOME GREAT DARTS TO BEAT LEE HAMMOND.
THE LAST 8 SAW EDDIE JOHNSON HALT JOHN ILLINGWORTHS RUN IN FINE STYLE.
DAVEY ABBOTT CONTINUING HIS FINE FORM IN DEFEATING TONY MANDRY, ROB TURNER DEFEATING HIS BROTHERS CONQUERER S FIBSON WITH SOME GREAT DARTS, AND PAUL ROBINSON CHECKING OUT ON 140 TO WIN 3-1 AGAINST A BRILLIANT LEE FANNON, (WATCH THIS LAD IN THE FUTURE),
SEMI FINALS SAW PAUL ROBINSON TEAR THROUGH ROB TURNER IN QUICK FIRE TIME TO WIN 4-0 IN A ONE SIDED MATCH, AND EDDIE JOHNSON COMING THROUGH A CRACKER AGAINST DAVE ABBOTT TO WIN 4-3 AFTER FINDING HIMSELF 3-1 DOWN.
THE FINAL WAS AGAIN A BIT ONE SIDED WITH PAUL GOING INTO A 4-0 LEAD BEFORE HE TOOK HIS FOOT OF THE GAS A BIT TO ALLOW EDDIE BACK TO 4-2, BUT PAUL TOOK THE 7TH TO TAKE THE TITLE 5 LEGS TO 2 IN A FINAL WHERE BOTH PLAYERS SEEMED A LITTLE WORSE FOR THE ALCOHOL AT THE END, ALL IN ALL A VERY GOOD NIGHT, THE TURNOUT COULD AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT BETTER BUT FOR CERTAIN NIGGLY THINGS COMING INTO THE HARTLEPOOL DARTS SCENE LATELY, A SPECIAL MENTION TO THE ENGINEERS LADS WHO WHERE SINGING MOST OF THE NIGHT AND MADE IT A VERY SPECIAL ATMOSPHERE, WELL RAN AND WELL ORGANISED IN THE BEST VENUE FOR DARTS IN THE TOWN IN MY OPINION, AND PERSONALLY I WILL TRY MY DAMN HARDEST TO MAKE THIS TOURNAMENT BETTER NEXT YEAR FOR THE WELL RESPECTED AND MUCH LOVED AND MISSED  RONNIE WATSON. THANKS TO ALL WHO WERE INVOLVED SEE YOU ALL NEXT YEAR.

                                              WINNERS

                                    2011  PAUL ROBINSON
                                    2010  RAY HUTCHINSON
 
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                      SATURDAY JULY 16TH 2011.

 

THE CLIFFY LAX MEMORIAL TROPHY 5


HEADLAND CLUB

THROSTON STREET HARTLEPOOL

TS24 0LG.


A FANTASTIC DAY WAS HAD BY ALL, A RECORD 61 ENTRIES TOOK EVERYONE BY SURPRISE, ESPECIALLY ME AS WE ONLY HAD THREE BOARDS FOR THIS YEAR. AND EVEN THOUGH THE HOLDER TONY ECCLES AND THREE TIME WINNER PAUL JENNINGS AND A LOT OF TOP CLASS LOCAL DARTS PLAYERS WERE IN BLACKPOOL FOR THE ENGLAND MASTERS WEEKEND THERE WAS SOME FANTASTIC DARTS PLAYERS AND FANTASTIC DARTS THROWN ALL DAY WITH SOME GREAT MATCH UPS IN THE EARLY STAGES.WITH THE LATER STAGES GOING LIKE THIS.
LAST 8 SAW DAVEY HUNTER LOSE TO DENNIS COLEMAN WHO WAS PLAYING REALLY WELL. JOHN HARDMAN THEN BEAT ROB
HENDERSON WHO FINALLY GOT OVER THE 1ST ROUND NERVES BUT FOUND JOHN FAR TOO HOT FOR HIM. BATTLE OF THE MICKS SAW MICK EVANS DEFEAT MICK BURNS 3-1 IN A TIGHT AFFAIR, AND FINALLY BARRY HUNTER DEFEATED RAY HUTCHINSON 3-2 IN A BATTLE OF THE MANOR LADS IN A BRILLIANT MATCH WITH BARRY JUST EDGING OUT GOOD FRIEND RAY.
SEMI FINALS SAW DENNIS COLEMAN BEAT JOHN HARDMAN 4-2 IN ANOTHER SOUND DISPLAY FROM DENNIS WHO WAS NOW LOOKING AWESOME. BARRY HUNTER GOT THE BETTER OF MICK EVANS IN THE 2ND SEMI FINAL 4-2 ALSO.
THE FINAL SAW BARRY GO OFF LIKE A TRAIN STORMING INTO A 3-1 LEAD IN THE BEST OF 9 FINAL WITH DENNIS LOOKING VERY POOR, BUT, JUST LIKE A LOT OF US KNOW WHAT DENNIS IS REALLY CAPABLE OF, HE THEN STARTED HIS FIGHTBACK AND A STUNNED BARRY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AS DENNIS WENT ON TO WIN 5-3 AND BECOME THE FIRST PLAYER FROM OUT OF TOWN TO TAKE THE TITLE,  DENNIS WINNING £150 AND THE MASSIVE TROPHY WITH SOME BRILLIANT DARTS. ALL IN ALL A CRACKING DAY AND A CRACKING TURNOUT WITH WELL OVER £100 GOING TO CHARITY AS WELL, SEE YOU ALL NEXT YEAR.


  2011 DENNIS COLEMAN

                            2010 TONY ECCLES

2009 PAUL JENNINGS

2008 PAUL JENNINGS

2007 PAUL JENNINGS


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