The Bogey Flickers are the 2023/24 Runcorn Darts League Town Champions after a 6-3 win over Total Confusion in the Town Championship Finals, sponsored by Bully Darts.
It was Total Confusion who took the early advantage, with Dave Harrison overcoming Ben Webster in the first game. Dave hit a 140 before recording a shanghai 120 checkout to win, with Ben hitting 100. Back came Flickers to level matters with Rob Williams beating Scott Grady thanks to two scores of 100 plus three more scores over 70.
Dave Garner then gave Flickers the lead after beating Tom Drury, the first game of the night with no tons. And game four went Flickers way also as Ben Webster and Brad Walker beat Alan Magee and Scott Grady. Finishing was the key here, with Ben hitting a 140 whereas Scott had a 100.
Callum Ward and Mike Warren then put Flickers in total control after beating Rob Gatcliffe and Dave Harrison. Mike hit 100 in that game, but the story was more down to Total Confusion unable to get away at the start, with Rob and Dave both hitting 100 when they did. And Flickers confirmed the win in the sixth game, with Paul Carr and Dave Garner getting them over the line against Tom Drury and Reece Lloyd. Dave started with a 120 and Paul had a 135 for Flickers, with Tom hitting 100.
The quickest game of the night came in the seventh game, with Alan Magee making it 5-2 after beating Gaz Holmes. Alan hit a 100 finish to record a 20-dart leg. It was soon 5-3 as Rob Gatcliffe's 123 helped him to a win over Simon Bisset. Liam Ward won the final game over Reece Lloyd to make it 6-3, Liam hitting a 140 and 100 in that game with Reece hitting two scores of 100.