Five star Phoenix beat Admiral Drake to land darts title
Their team of Brad Mulholland, Vince Aston, Lloyd Walker, Lee Smith and Lee Cook triumphed 3-2 over Admiral Drake B in the final.
Mike Symes gave Drake the lead before Walker hit a 92 game-shot to pull Drake
level and Smith moved them 2-1 up.
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Hide AdDanny Smith notched a 15-dart leg as he restored parity for Drake but Phoenix refused to roll over with Mulholland winning the deciding clash.
Phoenix whitewashed Harvest Home 5-0 in the semi-finals while Drake edged out Phoenix
North End A 3-2.
Stan Brimecome snr gave Phoenix A the lead only for Danny Smith and Sam Head to move
Drake 2-1 up.
Phoenix A hit back through John Tazewell but it was to no avail as Barry Stevens booked Drake’s place in the final.
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Hide AdPhoenix A emerged victorious from the third-place play-off, beating Harvest 4-1.
Tazewell and Dave Rogers gave Phoenix a 2-0 lead before Phil King got Harvest off the mark.
Stan Brimecome jnr and Stan Brimecome snr took the two remaining ties to give Phoenix a
convincing success.
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Andy Jenkins took top spot in week five of the Portsmouth Individual League.
He whitewashed Simon Whitlock 4-0 in the final.
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Hide AdJenkins also won his semi-final 4-0, dispatching Bob Crawley, while he edged out Lee Smith 4-3 in the last eight.
Whitlock, who fired in six maximums and a 170 finish, won his quarter-final 4-0 against Liam Jafkins before triumphing 4-3 over Callum Francis in the next round.
Charlie Large won the Plate contest, beating Ryan Groves into runners-up spot.
Large beat Matt Charman in the semis while Groves overcame Ben Brown.
Jafkins and Rob Collins both threw 11-dart legs.