New Australian Doubles Darts Champions

Australian Darts has new Australian Doubles Darts Champions. Both the Ladies and Men’s titles were won by new doubles combinations at the 24th Australian Darts Championships in Darwin. These players showed their great talent when the pressure is on to win their first titles. Tasmanian players Helen Johnston and Sandra Smith (pictured right) played brilliant darts to over power Victorians Tracey James and Sheryll Beasy in the final of the Australian Ladies Doubles Championship. The ladies from the apple isle won the first three legs to jump out to an early lead. The Vic girl’s won the fourth leg to get on the board score wise, but that was the end of their run. They had chances to win other legs but could not hit that elusive double. The Tassie Ladies have been a strong combination on the ladies circuit for a number of years winning several big tournaments including the Fairfield Classic Doubles. This is only the second time a Tasmanian combination has won this event – the last time being back in 1989 when Maree Stuart and Jenny Tansley won. Final score being 5 – 1. Finals Averages: Helen Johnston 17.17, Sandra Smith 18.01 Tracey James 16.39, Sheryll Beasy 19.51

In the semi finals Johnston and Smith ended the hopes of the Northern Territory in this event when they accounted for Jo-Anne Barrett and Donna Gilmore 4 – 1. Averages: Helen Johnston 22.34, Sandra Smith 20.29 Jo-Anne Barrett 17.45, Donna Gilmore 17.05 James and Beasy defeated Western Australians Dolores Williamson and Kim Kelly in the second semi finals 4 – 2. Averages: Tracey James 17.82, Sheryll Beasy 19.91 (pictured right) Dolores Williamson 18.66, Kim Kelly 15.69. Quarter finalist: Dot McLeod & Louise Ball (WA) Samantha Cassells & Karen Mayes (SA) Margie Tonkin & Sue Pritchard (SA) Fran Pikos & Kathleen Logue (NT)

Queensland Men’s doubles combinations have dominated this event over the last four years. In 2003 a new combination from Queensland in Simon Whitlock and Dave Nogar Jnr (pictured right) took the title to make it five titles in row going Queensland’s way. In the final both players were hitting plenty of big scores including five 180’s (Whitlock 3, Nogar 2) to race out to a 4 – 0 lead. Their opponents, Victoria’s Steve Duke and Justin Thomson were struggling to match the scoring power of the Queenslander’s but managed to start a challenge by winning the fifth leg. They managed to win the seventh leg to bring the score back to 5 – 2 when Justine Thompson finished the leg with a 115 checkout. The Queensland pair started the eighth leg and with the 16th dart, Dave Nogar Jnr hit double 19 with one dart to claim the title with a score line of 6 – 2. Finals Averages: Simon Whitlock 29.39, Dave Nogar Jnr 28.57 Steve Duke Snr 23.51, Justin Thompson 25.79 Duke and Thompson defeated Western Australians Graham Hunt and Kim Lewis in the first semi finals 5 – 3. Averages: Steve Duke Snr 30.35, Justin Thompson 24.99 Graham Hunt 28.28,Kim Lewis 25.63. In the second semi finals Whitlock and Nogar ended the hopes of another Western Australian pairing in Kevin Thomas and Beau Anderson winning 5 – 3. Averages: Simon Whitlock 29.3977, Dave Nogar Jnr 29.31 Kevin Thomas 26.24, Beau Anderson 27.82 Quarter finalist: Ralph Brown & Eddy Sims (Vic) Craig Atze & Phillip Bottrell (SA) Paul Ridler & Peter Machin (SA) Brian Roach & Johan Plotz (NSW)

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