E-Z Lines, the defending champions of the A division, were held to a 5-5 result to struggling Pub House Pirates on Match-day nine of the National League of Darts which took place on Tuesday (April 2) at the home of darts Kosmos Members Club in Port-of-Spain.
The Pirates were very close to upsetting the champions but E-Z Lines showed their class in the singles round making a stunning come back from 5-1 down to tie the contest. E-Z Lines remain 1st with 51 points meanwhile Pub House Pirates are fourth with 25 points.
The big clash of the evening was the battle for second place between Jus For Fun and De Original Game Shot (D.O.G.S.). The contest was 2-2 after the firs 4 legs going into the singles rounds D.O.G.S. dominated the singles rounds and eventually won the match 7-3 to overtake Jus For Fun and now sit in second dropping Jus For Fun to third.
Lestor Legal of D.O.G.S. hit a 180 during the contest the maximum amount of points any player can accumulate with his/her allotted three darts he now leads in 180's with two, his team mate Joshua Balfour also bagged a 180 his first of the season.
In B division action Scorpions are pulling away gradually after a brilliant performance against fourth place Shanghai Bulls. The contest was 2-2 early on but thanks to some great individual performances Scorpions raced away to a 7-3 win. Bullz I remain second after a nervy 6-4 win over sixth-place Sea Wolves.
Bullz I were cruising 3-1 at one stage, they looked shaky in the singles round but eventually settled their nerves to get over the line. Bulldogs are now in third place after a 7-3 win over seventh-place Top Shot. Top Shot started very well going up 2-0 but Bulldogs went on to win 7 out of the 8 remaining legs. The action continues this Tuesday (April 9).
Pub House Pirates take on Jus For Fun in A division action, the Pirates ae trying to avoid relegation mean while Jus For Fun are trying to reclaim second spot. In the B division Scorpions would be hoping to widen the gap at the top as they take on Sea Wolves. It all takes place at the home of darts.
National training is set for Thursday (April 12) and will be every subsequent Thursday until it is time to head to Jamaica to defend the Caribbean Cup of Darts title in July.
Results
D.O.G.S. 7 vs Jus For Fun 3
E-Z Lines 5 vs Pub House Pirates 5
Sea Wolves 4 vs Bullz I 6
Shanghai Bulls 3 vs Scorpions 7
Top Shot 3 vs Bulldogs 7
CB Shooters vs Random Squad- postponed
Drifters - bye
Tuesday's matches
D.O.G.S. vs Drifters
Pub House Pirates vs Jus For Fun
Scorpions vs Sea Wolves
Bulldogs vs Bullz I
Random Squad vs Shanghai Bulls
CB Shooters vs Top Shot
E-Z Lines - bye
Standings
A Division
Pos Club P W D L Pts
1 E-Z Lines 7 6 1 0 51
2 D.O.G.S. 6 3 2 1 32
3 Jus For Fun 6 2 1 3 29
4 Pub House Pirates 7 0 3 4 25
5 Drifters 6 1 1 4 22
B Division
Pos Club P W D L Pts
1 Scorpions 8 6 2 0 53
2 Bullz I 8 5 2 1 49
3 Bulldogs 8 4 1 3 44
4 Shanghai Bulls 8 3 1 4 41
5 CB Shooters 7 3 2 2 38
6 Sea Wolves 8 3 1 4 38
7 Top Spot 8 2 0 6 25
8 Random Squad 7 0 1 6 23