Thirteen teams remain unbeaten in the Geoff Jones Runcorn Darts League after the third round of games.
We start in Section One with Bogey Flickers having the best record of the unbeaten teams with an incredible leg difference of +19. They had an 8-1 victory at Halfway Mixed, the result meaning they have dropped just four legs so far. Total Confusion are also unbeaten after a 7-2 win over Northern Bar, as are Wanderers who beat Runcorn Linnets 6-3. In the other two games, Clarry B and The Lads both picked up their first points of the season 5-4 wins over Bully Dogs and Beechwood Cavaliers respectively.
In Section Three, The Con Artists lead the way after their third successive 7-2 win, this time over The Willies. High Voltage are also unbeaten so far after a 5-4 away win at Castle Double Tops. Beechwood Bullets picked up their first points of the season in style with an 8-1 win at Wilsons Woodchuckers, whilst Norton Arms are also off the mark after a 7-2 win over Quarrymen. Bang Tidies are still looking for their first points after losing 6-3 to Northern R Souls.
Three teams remain unbeaten in Section Four, with Halfway Bar leading the way after winning 20 of their 27 legs so far. They had their biggest win of the season so far with an 8-1 win at Golden Arrows. The A Team also recorded an 8-1 win away at Northern Flytes, whilst Wine Bar remain unbeaten after a 5-4 win at Lockdown Lizards. The biggest win in the league this season came as Legacy Darts beat Addy Chuckers 9-0, whilst Blue Oyster Bar are off the mark after beating Lockdown Legends 5-4.
There are also three teams unbeaten in Section Five, all of them being new teams. There is nothing to separate Beechwood Originals and Flight Attendants at the top with identical records so far, both dropping just 8 legs. Beechwood beat The Prospect 6-3 with Flight Attendants beating The Fat 20s 5-4. Linnets Chuckers are also unbeaten after a 6-3 win over The Unusual Suspects. The Warmy Wobblers picked up their first win, 6-3 at Low Voltage, whilst Queen of Hearts Mixed had their second successive 8-1 win, this time at Bottom House.
Two teams are unbeaten in Section Two, Has Beens and The Roundside, and again there is no separating them with both +7 on their averages. Has Beens beat Clarry Tats 7-2 with The Roundside overcoming Halfway Peers 5-4. Biggest win in the section came from Windy Hill Bullys who beat Doo Waps 8-1. Northern Starks and The Royal remain looking for their first points. Starks lost 7-2 to Halfway to the Fids (pictured), whilst The Royal lost 6-3 at home to Nomads.
The big headline from a stats point of view was the hitting of the BIG FISH! It came from Chris Lindon of Total Confusion in game three of their 7-2 win over Northern Bar, one of five tons Chris hit in his three legs. Congratulations Chris, a rare feet indeed!
There were seven maximums hit in week three. These were by Brian Allan (The Roundside), Sean Bell (Halfway Mixed), Josh Bury (Wanderers), Paul Carr (Bogey Flickers), Anton Conroy (Bogey Flickers), Mark Daniels (Doo Waps) and Peter Threlfall (Wanderers). There was also two 174's hit by Mark Tummon (Flight Attendants) and Aaron Morrissey (The Royal), plus of course the 170 from Chris.
Eight legs were won in under 20 darts, with the best being 16 darts which was hit twice. This was from Phil Taylor (Clarry B) and Marc Jones & Ros Hemmings (Bully Dogs), with Marc also hitting a 19 dart leg in his singles. Other quick games were 18 darts from Ade Heathcote (The Con Artists) and Joe McGeever (Runcorn Linnets), plus 19 darts from Jack Beech (Total Confusion), Billy Blackmore (Has Beens) and Ryan Murray (Beechwood Originals).
Five players hit ton plus finishes. As well as Chris' 170, Andy Scowcroft (Wanderers) took out 133, Sasha Oria (Bully Dogs) took out 115, whilst both Ben Webster (Bogey Flickers) and Tom Drury (Total Confusion) took out exactly 100.
Joe McGeever (Runcorn Linnets) hit nine tons in week three in the four singles and doubles legs he played, whilst Anton Conroy (Bogey Flickers) also hit nine in the six games he played. Mike Smith (Halfway to the Fids) hit three tons in his singles leg.
Photo - Halfway to the Fids celebrate after their 7-2 win over Halfway Starks.