Drifters remain undefeated in the National 501 League of Darts 2025.
The lone unbeaten team in the A division, Drifters, are in a great vein of form with three wins in as many matches.
On match-day three of the league, hosted by the T&T Darts Association (TTDA) on February 18, at No 36 New Street in Port of Spain, Drifters took on newly promoted Scorpions and found themselves were 3-1 up early on. Drifters’ lead was extended to 7-2 after the singles round. Mention must be made of the great form of Hector Alzola of Scorpions, once again taking a big scalp, this time defeating Richard Williams with a 71 average. Drifters were able to see out an 8-2 victory and sit pretty at the top of the A division with 21 points. Scott Mannette of Drifters took out the highest finish of the evening in spectacular fashion, 118 (triple 18, double 16, double 16).
Jus For Fun Vikings now sits in second place with 19 points after defeating the newly promoted Sea Wolves 9-1. The Vikings needed a reply after their match-day two defeat and started the contest off very well, leading 4-0 going into the singles round. Sea Wolves did spring a surprise as in-form David Flook of the Vikings lost the first single against Adi Mohammed in what was a great match. However, that was the only bright spark for Sea Wolves as the Vikings tidied up and cruised to victory.
The shock of the evening came from the big clash between bitter rivals E-Z Lines and De Original Game Shot (DOGS). The match started fiery with DOGS leading 3-1. James Walklin of E-Z Lines started the singles round positively with a ruthless win on Joshua Balfour with averages of 79 and 88. Captain of DOGS Geddes Foncette won his singles to put his team 4-2 up. E-Z Lines were able to make it 4-4 thanks to the individual brilliance of Adam Da Costa (Captain) and Karen Ramcharan. It was down to one remaining single to shift the momentum, between Raoul Edwards (DOGS) and Adam Hepburn (E-Z Lines). Hepburn won the first leg, needing one more win to put his team in the driving seat, but Edwards repaid the faith put in him by his captain, going on to win back-to-back legs to put his team 5-4 up going into the team game. DOGS were the eventual winners 6-4. DOGS are third with 18 points. Meanwhile, E-Z Lines are fourth with 13 points.
In B Division action, Jus For Fun (JFF) Snipers are in first place after a hard-fought 6-4 win over the experienced Bulldogs. The encounter was tight at the start with both teams deadlocked at 1-1, Snipers eventually pulled away, building a 5-1 lead knowing at that stage the worst thing that could happen was a draw. Marc Anton, captain of Bulldogs, mounted a spirited fightback, winning his singles followed by his teammates Goutam Heeraman and Pamela Massiah winning three on the trot, putting them on course for a vital draw. However, the Snipers were able to hold on for victory. Elsewhere, Pub House Pirates defeated Triple Vision 7-3 and sit in second. Top Shot is having an amazing start to the season, their best one yet, after defeating Random Squad 6-4. They round off the top three for now.
Action in the league can be caught live on the T&T Darts Association Facebook group page.
Results
JFF Vikings 9 vs Sea Wolves 1
Drifters 8 v SCorpions 2
DOGS 6 vs E-Z Lines 4
Pub House 7 vs Triple Vision n3
JFF Snipers 6 vs Bulldogs 4
Shanghai Bulls 6 vs Reckless Darts 4
Top Shot 6 vs Random squad 4
Flighted Friends 7 vs Mucurapo Musketeers 3
Standings
A Division
Pl*Club*P*W*D*L*PTS
1*Drifters*3*2*1*0*21
2*JFF Vikings*3*2*0*1*19
3*DOGS*3*2*0*1*18
4*E-Z Lines*3*1*1*1*15
5*Scorpions*3*1*0*2*11
6*Sea Wolves*3*0*0*3*6
B Division
Pl*Club*P*W*D*L*PTS
1*JFF Snipers*3*3*0*0*20
2*Pub House *3*3*0*0*20
3*Top Shot*3*2*0*1*18
4*Bullz I*2*2*0*0*17
5*Reckless Darts*3*1*1*1*15
6*Shanghai Bullls*3*1*0*2*13
7*Flighted Friends*3*2*0*0*13
8*Random Squad*3*0*1*2*12
9*Musketeers*3*0*0*3*9
10*Triple Vision*3*0*0*3*8
11*Bulldogs*2*0*0*2*4
