League leaders stunned and left silent. Round one of the National Mixed League of Darts 2025 has been completed with two more full rounds of matches to go. The A Division remains tight with the top three teams all tied on 33 points.
Just For Fun (JFF) Vikings were cruising at the top from match-day one until their match-day five encounter with defending champions E-Z Lines. This huge clash at No 36 New Street in Port-of-Spain was a tightly-contested affair from the start with both teams tied at 2-2 after the first block of games. Then came the exciting singles round where top stars like James Walklin and Karen Ramcharan of E-Z Lines helped steer the match in their team’s favour.
Michael Rivas, captain of the Vikings, won a very important match against opposing captain Adam da Costa, which saw his team have hopes of a draw going into the final team game. E-Z Lines did just enough to win the match 6-4, seeing them move up to second and Just For Fun dropping to third.
De Original Game Shot (DOGS) now sit in first place after a resounding 8-2 victory over newly promoted Bullz I. DOGS were able to overcome an early scare when Bullz I had the score at 1-1. The top players of DOGS stepped up knowing a huge victory would be good for their title hopes, ensuring an emphatic victory which now sees them in pole position with a lot more darts to play, especially with their big clash coming up on match-day six versus defending champions and fierce rivals E-Z Lines.
In the B Division, Scorpions lead the pack with a ten-point gap over second place after a tightly contested match versus Triple Vision. Triple Vision started off very well, racing to a 2-0 lead; however, Scorpions quickly responded, making the score 2-2 going into the all-important singles round.
Scorpions drew first blood, eventually winning the first two of five singles thanks to the experienced duo of Petrica Massiah and Hector Alzola, giving their team a 4-2 lead. Triple Vision was able to register two successive wins through the tenacious efforts of Mikhael Achong and Jonathan Gill, scores once again tied, this time 4-4. Nicole Mora of Scorpions won the final singles, giving her team a 5-4 lead. The Scorpions needed to win the final team game to clinch victory and keep a perfect win record intact. But the theme of the evening was tenacity, and Triple Vision held on for a vital 5-5 result.
Triple Vision sits in fourth place. Just For Fun Snipers are in second place after an impressive 8-2 victory over Reckless Darts Team. The Snipers dominated proceedings from the off, leading 3-1 and 6-2 during the course of the match. Captain Adrian Millette confirmed victory in his singles encounter, making it 7-2, and they were able to end the contest emphatically in the team game. Sea Wolves are up to third place after defeating bottom-of-the-table Shanghai Bulls 7-3.
Flighted Friends continue to dominate the C Division with five wins from five, with an impressive 40 points and a ten-point lead over second place. Flighted Friends took on Bulldogs on match-day five. They were in dominant form, led by the experienced Nanette Brooks. Flighted Friends were up 3-1, and after losing the opening singles round, they were able to make a clean sweep of the remaining games, winning 8-2.
Random Squad are chasing in second place after a hard-fought 6-4 victory over third-place Top Shot. Random Squad were up 3-1, then 5-1, but Top Shot did put up a fight in the singles rounds, causing a bit of a scare but it was not enough to prevent defeat. With this new structure and format, only one team gets promoted and one team gets demoted. Match-day six was carded for Tuesday.
Results
DOGS 8 vs Bullz I 2
E-Z Lines 6 vs JFF Vikings 4
Drifters 7 vs Pub House Pirates 3
JFF Snipers 8 vs Reckless 2
Sea Wolves 7 vs Shanghai Bulls 3
Triple Vision 5 vs Scorpions 5
Flighted Friends 8 vs Bulldogs 2
Random Squad 6 vs Top Shot 4
Pelterzzz 9 vs Mucurapo Musketeers 1
Mixed Format League of Darts
A Division
Pl TEAM P W D L Pts
1 DOGS 5 4 1 0 33
2 E-Z Lines 5 3 2 0 33
3 JFF Vikings 5 3 0 2 33
4 Drifters 5 2 1 2 27
5 Bullz I 5 1 0 4 13
6 Pub House 5 0 0 5 11
B Division
1 Scorpions 5 4 1 0 37
2 JFF Snipers 5 2 1 2 27
3 Sea Wolves 5 3 0 2 25
4 Triple Vision 5 1 3 1 24
5 Reckless 5 1 1 3 20
6 Shanghail Bulls 5 0 2 3 17
C Division
1 Flighted Friends 5 5 0 0 40
2 Random Squad 5 3 1 1 30
3 Top Shot 5 2 1 2 24
4 Bulldogs 5 2 1 2 23
5 Pelterzzz 5 1 1 3 23
6 Musketeers 5 0 0 5 9