The Ripley Elite Darts Singles League staged their fourth annual REDSL Double Start Grand Prix Darts Competition which attracted a healthy 52 players including many of the locals. A selection Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, and even Essex players joined to make it a very decent line-up.
In the end, it was Ripley Elite Darts Singles League’s very own Keith Lodge from Crich who defeated Lloyd Pennell 7-6 in an absolute epic final encounter after Lodge had opened up what appeared to be a somewhat easy win 6-1 lead. However, that was not how it went as Pennell fought back in style to level the game before Keith Lodge won the decider in 15 darts to complete a thrilling final.
REDSL Premier League title-chasing duo Chris Bird and Dale Gadsby were the losing semi-finalists with the former narrowly losing out 6-5 to Lloyd Pennell while Gadsby lost 6-1 to Lodge the eventual champion, the losers receiving £50 each. Making their exits in the last eight but collecting £25 for their efforts were Andy Houghton, Adam Warner, Andy Hyland and Aden Kirk. As champion Keith Lodge received £250 while runner-up Lloyd Pennell picked up £130.
The ever-popular free-to-enter first-game losers competition was won by Tony Hill who won the final in straight legs, 3-0 against Dan Lever.
Organizer Daz Brown commented, “A massive shout out to all players who turned up to make it another memorable day, to my right-hand man Jordan Beresford and to Nick Kirk who won the football card £100, Jack Kerr and Craig Freeman who all helped out more than you all know, very much appreciated”.
Full Results: Prelim:- Daz Brown 5 Bill Schooley 1, Andrew Houghton 5 Ty Ward snr 1, Daz Sullivan 5 Mike Ivekich 1, Chris Bird 5 Rob Prue 1, Loz Barnes 5 Chris Sharp 3, Adam Warner 5 Roy Clarke 0, Steven Soar 5 Josh Morris 2, Henry Coates 5 Jim Beardmore 2, Lloyd Pennell 5 Steve Clayson 3, Tom Greenhill 5 Damian Donoghue 3, Joshua Gould 5 Dan Lever 3, Dale Gadsby 5 Jack Kerr 1, Paul Bettney 5 Rich Brown 3, Jason Reddington 5 Colin Rich 4, Andy Hyland 5 Jordan Beresford 2, Lee Cropper 5 Lee Robinson 0, Aden Kirk 5 Nigel Daniels 4, Jack Daykin 5 Carl Rayner 2, Keith Lodge 5 Owain Parkin 0, Adam James Webster 5 Josh Wilmot 1, Byes:- Steve Doherty, Matt Padgett, Lee Arkwright, Paul Iffle, Tim Ray, Richard Palmer, Steve Johnson, Chris Wardle, Tony Hill, Martin Shepherd, Wes Smith, Gary Gray,
Last 32: Daz Brown 5 Steve Doherty 0, Andy Houghton 5 Matt Padgett 4, Lee Arkwright 5 Daz Sullivan 2, Chris Bird 5 Loz Barnes 0, Adam Warner 5 Steve Soar 0, Henry Coates 5 Paul Iffle 0, Lloyd Pennell 5 Tim Ray 0, Rich Palmer 5 Tom Greenhill 3, Dale Gadsby 5 Josh Gould 2, Paul Bettney 5 Steve Johnson 3, Jason Reddington 5 Chris Wardle 0, Andy Hyland 5 Tony Hill 2, Lee Cropper 5 Martin Shepperd 0, Aden Kirk 5 Wes Smith 1, Keith Lodge 5 Jack Daykin 0, Adam Webster 5 Gary Gray 0,
Last 16: Andy Houghton 5 Daz Brown 1, Chris Bird 5 Lee Arkwright 0, Adam Warner 5 Henry Coates 3, Lloyd Pennell 5 Rich Palmer 0, Dale Gadsby 5 Paul Bettney 1, Andy Hyland 5 Jason Reddington 1, Aden Kirk 5 Lee Cropper 1, Keith Lodge 5 Adam Webster 1,
Quarter-Finals: Chris Bird 5 Andy Houghton 1, Lloyd Pennell 5 Adam Warner 4, Dale Gadsby 5 Andy Hyland 0, Keith Lodge 5 Aden Kirk 2,
Semi-Finals: Lloyd Pennell 6 Chris Bird 5, Keith Lodge 6 Dale Gadsby 1,
Final: Keith Lodge 7 – 6 Lloyd Pennell
(Plate Competition Final: Tony Hill 3 Dan Lever 0.)
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