Darryl Pilgrim and David Davies took the early lead on Thursday in ending Day One of their respective groups, top, as they look to join Robert Thornton in Saturday’s finale at the Modus Super Series.
Pilgrim, who entered Group C having finished 5th in Group A earlier in the week, took the early lead after winning four of his five matches, as he recorded victories against Ron Meulenkamp, Steve Brown, Kevin Garcia and Colin Osborne, with his only defeat coming against Jeroen Caron, to end the day on 8 points from a possible 10 thus far.
Elsewhere, Colin Osborne currently sits in 2nd overall on 6 points, whilst the remaining four players in Brown, Caron, Garcia and Meulenkamp sit 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th respectively on 4 points each.
In Group B, David Davies took the early lead, after completing a clean sweep with four wins from four, as he recorded victories against Conan Whitehead, Glen Durrant, Paul Hogan and Chris Landman, with the Welshman coming through three last leg deciders along the way.
Elsewhere, Paul Hogan ended the evening in 2nd on 6 points, Conan Whitehead in 3rd on 4 points, Chris Landman in 4th on 2 points, whilst it was a disappointing debut at the Super Series for Glen Durrant, who failed to register a victory, having suffered four defeats from four.
Modus Super Series continues on Friday with players continuing to battle out as they aim to join Robert Thornton in Saturday’s finale, with Pilgrim and Davies taking the early lead thus far. Group C will commence from 1pm GMT and Group B will commence from 10pm GMT.
Play will be streamed live on the Modus YouTube channel, Sporty Stuff TV or via various bookmaker’ websites worldwide.
Modus Super Series Week Seven
Thursday 4th January
Group C (Day One)
Kevin Garcia 4-2 Colin Osborne
Darryl Pilgrim 4-0 Ron Meulenkamp
Jeroen Caron 4-3 Steve Brown
Colin Osborne 4-2 Ron Meulenkamp
Kevin Garcia 4-3 Jeroen Caron
Darryl Pilgrim 4-1 Steve Brown
Colin Osborne 4-3 Jeroen Caron
Steve Brown 4-2 Ron Meulenkamp
Darryl Pilgrim 4-1 Kevin Garcia
Ron Meulenkamp 4-3 Jeroen Caron
Darryl Pilgrim 4-1 Colin Osborne
Steve Brown 4-0 Kevin Garcia
Jeroen Caron 4-3 Darryl Pilgrim
Ron Meulenkamp 4-3 Kevin Garcia
Colin Osborne 4-3 Steve Brown
Group B (Day One)
David Davies 4-3 Conan Whitehead
Paul Hogan 4-2 Chris Landman
David Davies 4-3 Glen Durrant
Paul Hogan 4-0 Conan Whitehead
Chris Landman 4-0 Glen Durrant
David Davies 4-3 Paul Hogan
Conan Whitehead 4-2 Chris Landman
Paul Hogan 4-3 Glen Durrant
David Davies 4-2 Chris Landman
Conan Whitehead 4-1 Glen Durrant
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