Australian Darts Championships Presentation Dinner

The 28th Australian Darts Championship Presentation Dinner was held at the Royal Hobart Showgrounds in Hobart. Announced at the Dinner was the following:

 

Rookies of the Year:
Ladies Rookie -
From Victoria - Margaret Coburn

Men's Rookie -
From New South Wales - Jamie Cotton

Top Eight Averages:
Ladies:
1. Corrine Hammond (NSW) 21.562
2. Louise Ball (WA) 20.283
3. Natalie Carter (WA) 20.264
4. Anita Tapau (QLD) 20.255
5. Dot McLeod (WA) 19.913
6. Lauren Peters (WA) 19.877
7. Samara Ash (WA) 19.850
8. Sandra Smith (TAS) 19.578

Mens:
1. Ian Brown (QLD) 29.696
2. Tony David (WA) 29.184
3. Russell Stewart (ACT) 27.894
4. Kyle Anderson (WA) 26.999
5. Peter Machin (SA) 26.838
6. Eddy Sims (VIC) 26.767
7. Andrew Townes (SA) 26.396
8. Bradley Austen (WA) 26.243

With the conclusion of the Championships, Western Australia was named Champion Darts State amassing a total of 330 points. This is the seventh occasion that Western Australia has won this honor, the last time being in 2006. Queensland was second and Victoria third.

Final Points: 1st WA - 330, 2nd QLD - 294, 3rd VIC - 186, 4th NSW - 132, 5th SA - 124, 6th TAS - 110, 7th NT - 60, 8th ACT 42

The Men threw 294 x 180's during the week while the Ladies 38. Topping the list was Tony David with 19 and Kyle Anderson with 18 and for the Ladies was Sue Tuhi with 5. Sue Tuhi threw a 170 pegout.

2007 Australian Team

The Chairman of Selectors Terry Taylor named the Australian Team to play World Cup XVI in the Netherlands in October.

Youth: Brie Peters - Queensland
Mitchell Clegg - New South Wales

Ladies: Natalie Carter - Western Australia
Corrine Hammond - New South Wales
Reserve - Dot McLeod - Western Australia

Men's: Tony David - Western Australia
Ian Brown - Queensland
Kyle Anderson - Western Australia
Brad Austen - Western Australia
Reserve - Peter Machin - South Australia

The Championships have been very successfully, with the Tasmanian Darts Council hosting a great nine days of darts competition. The Championships had run very smoothly without a hitch. Robbie and Karine Walker and their band of outstanding workers had pulled off one of the best Championships ever. On behalf of the Darts Federation of Australia we thank them.