Australian Darts Championships Presentation Dinner

The 30th Australian Darts Championship Presentation Dinner was held at the Redlands Multi Sports Complex. Announced at the Dinner was the following:

 

Recognition Awards
Darts Federation of Australia Championships Recognition Awards
20 years - Carol Forwood - Victoria
Mark Heinze - South Australia
Al Fuller - New South Wales
Terry Taylor - Queensland
Pam Burr - Queensland

25 years - Mavis Nicholson - South Australia
Steve Duke - Victoria
Lee-Anne Faulkner - Tasmania

30 years - Betty Hislop - Western Australia
Geraldine Hutchinson - Victoria

Life Members to the Darts Federation of Australia
Sheila Bolton from Victoria
Mark Heinze from South Australia

Inductees into Darts Federation of Australia Hall of Fame
Administration - Betty Hislop
Female Player - Dot McLeod
Male Player - Tony David

Rookies of the Year:
Ladies Rookie
From Western Australia- Jucinta Dann


Men's Rookie
From Western Australia - Neil Hembrow

Top Eight Averages:
Ladies:
1. Julie Thomas (SA) 21.893
2. Corrine Hammond (NSW) 20.706
3. Janine Cassar (VIC) 20.478
4. Louise Ball (WA) 20.241
5. Becca Heidke (NT) 19.877
6. Dot McLeod (WA) 19.639
7. Jodie Hislop (WA) 19.447
8. Chrissy Sheerin (QLD) 19.377

Men's:
1. Kyle Anderson (WA) 29.239
2. Geoff Kime (QLD) 27.789
3. Anthony Fleet (ACT) 27.849
4. Steve Duke Snr (VIC) 26.723
5. Craig Atze (SA) 26.529
6. Peter Phillips (TAS) 26.498
7. Eddy Sims (VIC) 26.230
8. Sean Reed (NSW) 26.124

Champion State
With the conclusion of the Championships, Western Australia was named Champion Darts State amassing a total of 592 points. This is the eighth occasion that Western Australia has won this honor, the last time being in 2007. Queensland was second and Victoria third.

Final Points:
1st WA - 592, 2nd QLD - 509, 3rd VIC - 404, 4th NSW - 297, 5th SA - 272, 6th TAS - 257, 7th ACT - 186, 8th NT 169

180's
The Men threw 397 x 180's during the week while the Ladies 45. Topping the list was Western Australia's Beau Anderson with 22 and for the Ladies was Pam Burr from Queensland with 6.

170 Pegouts
Damon Heta - Western Australia
Kyle Anderson - Western Australia
Rhys Mathewson - Tasmania

2009 Australian Team
The Chairman of Selectors Terry Taylor named the Australian Team to play World Cup XVII in Charlotte North Carolina USA in September.

Ladies:
Louise Ball - Western Australia
Janine Cassar - Victoria
Reserve - Corrine Hammond - New South Wales

Men's:
Kyle Anderson - Western Australia
Tony Fleet - Australian Capital Territory
Geoff Kime - Queensland
Beau Anderson - Western Australia
Reserve - Eddy Sims - Victoria

The Championships have been very successfully, with the Queensland Darts Association hosting a great eight days of darts competition. The Championships had run very smoothly without a hitch. Barry McLeod and his band of outstanding workers and the Redlands Multi Sports Complex had pulled off one of the best Championships. On behalf of the Darts Federation of Australia we thank them.