When I left you, we had the Las Vegas Open approaching, which shows you how long ago that was! Well, Vegas was a fantastic weekend, with the biggest turnout we’d had in years. It was great to see some old friends we hadn’t seen in ages.
The main events were the WDF 501 Singles events, and the titles went to Chris Lim (over Gary Mawson), and Paula Murphy (over Cali West), with the cricket singles going to Leonard ‘Soulger’ Gates and Paula Murphy (no surprise there)!
Before the Open, we held our two National Championships. The cricket was held on Thursday, with the Champs being Marlise Kiel (over Cali West), and Chuck Puleo, who stormed to an incredible 5-1 victory against Leonard Gates. In Friday’s 501, ‘Soulger’ went one better, seeing off Danny Baggish, while Paula Murphy prevented Marlise Kiel from completing the double.
On the Saturday, the 2023 US National Team was announced, along with the US Team for the 2023 WDF World Cup. The National Team is the top six men and top three women from the previous year, and these players receive a free trip to the 2024 National Championships in Las Vegas. The men are led by US #1 Leonard Gates (TX), along with Bruce Robbins (MA), Jason Brandon (TN), Dustin Holt (OK), Danny Lauby Jr (IN), and Kevin Yasenchak (OH). The women are led by US #1 Marlise Kiel (OH), along with Paula Murphy (FL), and Cali West (NY).
The team which will travel to Denmark for the World Cup is: Cali West, Carolyn Mars, Paula Murphy, Marlise Kiel, Robbie Phillips, Joe Chaney, Leonard Gates, and Danny Lauby Jr. They will be joined by the youth team of Cyndi Kelley, Kellie-May Buzzell, PJ Stewart, and Kaden Anderson.
Since Vegas, we have had four WDF-ranked tournaments. Space doesn’t allow me to give full reports from each of those, but here is a list of winners from the WDF Singles events:
Shoot for the Moon (Huntsville, Alabama)
Men : Jason Brandon beat Joe Chaney. Harrison Carter, Danny Baggish.
Women : Paula Murphy beat Sandy Haas. Clayanna Brandon, Michelle Graybeal.
St. Patrick’s Tournament (Osage Beach, Missouri)
Men : Leonard Gates beat Dustin Holt. SF : Danny Baggish, Kevin Luke.
Women : Paula Murphy beat Julie Weger. Tori Garza, Liz Tynan.
Virginia Beach Classic (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
Men: Danny Baggish beat Garrett French. SF : Jason Brandon, Stowe Buntz.
Women : Paula Murphy beat Cali West. SF : Sandy Haas, Sherri Malone.
White Mountain Shootout (Shelburne, New Hampshire)
Men : Keith Way beat Kevin Luke. SF : Josh Decker, Colm Neilson.
Women : Cali West beat Marlise Kiel. SF : Carolyn Mars, Maria Carli.
Recent Youth Events (WDF Ranked) results:
Port City Open (Portland, Maine)
Boys : Seth Patenaude beat Jimmy Fitzsimmons.
Girls : Taylor Farrell beat Kassandra Griffin.
Virginia Beach Classic
Boys : Seth Patenaude beat Colin Finnegan.
Girls : Taylor Farrell beat Shyanne Elsmore.
White Mountain Shootout
Boys : PJ Stewart beat Ryan Avellino.
Girls : Layla Buntz beat Mylee Thompson.
Coming next are the WDF ranked Oregon Open and Cherry Bomb International in June, followed by the Charlotte Open in July, which also hosts our World Masters Nationals.
ADO National Rankings:
1) Danny Baggish, 2) Kevin Luke, 3) Matt Arpin, 4) Chris Franklin, 5) Leonard Gates, 6) Dustin Holt, 7) Bruce Robbins, 8) Tom Sawyer, 9) Dave Dwyer, 10) Patrick Kithi.
1) Paula Murphy, 2) Cali West, 3) Marlise Kiel, 4) Carolyn Mars, 5) Tracy Feiertag, 6) Bette Cunningham, 7) Robin Curry, 8) Brittany Edgett, 9) Brenda Roush, 10) Amanda Preciado.
—–ENDS—–
Words: Steve Brown
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