16 pairs took part in what was a very competitive, yet social, night of darts.
16 pairs was the perfect number, as we split into 4 groups of 4, not having to have any byes.
Each pair played a round-robin within their own group.
Based on the win/loss ratio, the top two in the group then progressed to the final eight knockout stage.
The group winners were Michael and Cat Bajowski, Darren Manners and Caylee Crilly, Will and Elizabeth Broucek, and Paul and Fran Seaton.
Group runners-up were Andrew Beaumont and Sammi McVickers, Chris Gritty and Sam Betts, John Villiers and Penny Gritty and lastly Geoff Ward and Ling Thomson.
It was great to see so many family groups playing.
Married couples and parent/child pairs made up seven of the 16 pairs in the field.
All matches in the round-robin stage were the best of three, 601 points target.
The knockout stage games were kept best of three until the final, which was best of five.
Chris Gritty and Sam Betts, and Andrew Beaumont and Sammi McVickers both won their way into the semi-finals but were unlucky not to go any further.
The final, which could have gone either way, seesawed and was eventually won by Darren Manners and Caylee Crilly in a 3-2 victory over husband and wife team, Michael and Cat Bajowski.
Shane Broucek, who played with daughter Haley, threw the only 180 for the night.
There were no high pegs recorded.
It should be noted that Caylee is only 14 years old and is one of our up-and-coming juniors.
She is also a member of the junior Victorian state team.
The association would like to see more juniors playing, so if you’re interested, send an email to emdartscd@gmail.com
Upcoming events
Presentation of the summer season trophies will be held at the Pastoral Inn Hotel Motel on Wednesday, July 2 starting at 6.45pm.
Immediately following will be the Annual General Meeting.
All members are urged to attend as there will be election of office bearers, acceptance of the financial records, including audit and the setting of fees for future seasons.
All members who attend will receive a free drink.
You will be given a complimentary drink ticket for a pot of beer, a glass of wine or a soft drink.
If you wish to drink anything else, you can simply pay the difference.
At the conclusion of the AGM there will be a 15-minute interval, and then a General Meeting will be held.
The agenda for this meeting will include; registration of winter season teams, fundraising options/activities and other general business as arises.
Captains are asked to bring their scoring tablets, chargers and leads to the meeting so they can be itemised, checked over and redistributed where needed.
Winter season
It is hoped to start the new season on Wednesday, July 23.
This will be dependent on the number of team entries we receive.
Existing members should urge friends and family members to participate in our sport, as it is truly a family game.
It does not discriminate on age, gender, religion or race and neither do our members.
It’s affordable for everyone, and it’s just a great night out of the house.
Pastoral Hotel Grand Prix League
The long-awaited Pastoral Inn Hotel Motel Grand Prix Monday League starts at 7pm on Monday, June 23.
Players need to nominate weekly, as only the first 16 entries will be accepted each week.
Gary will be at the venue from 6pm Mondays to take names.
If you wish to nominate earlier, you can reach him on 0429 943 450.
However, if you nominate early and don’t turn up, you will be frozen out of the following week, unless vacancies exist after all nominations received.
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