saturday we took things down a slightly different road, and had a gathering of dart shooters. only this time, the boards were English, and the partners were random draw.
it’s not the first time we’ve done this, but this time we had a troup of dart shooters from Dorko’s that were capable of putting together a solid Engilsh darting performance - and they all made it in time for the 1pm roll call.
as pills were picked, and names were paired together, it was obvious that we’d be having an interesting contest. throughout the day, teams advanced by a single dart, or were eliminated by as slim a margin. in the end, two teams of heavyweights paired off in the finals.
after having come through the loser’s bracket, the team of Ed/Skinner managed to hand the team “on the perch” (Kirk/Nate) their first loss - setting up a winner take all final set of three games.
it turned out to be a final series where the teams split the first two games. so before you knew it, the first part of the day’s events had boiled down into one winner-take-all game. and at the end of that battle, it was Ed and Skinner who managed to take the stage and receive the rewards of victory.
any team that comes out of the loser’s bracket will tell you that anything’s possible, but taking two sets in a row from the team on the perch is honestly a daunting task. congrats to the afternoon’s victors!!
soon after that tournament concluded, the second half of the day’s events kicked into gear. almost all of the same faces competed a second time in the same format. and this time, Ed and Kirk met in the finals again. only in round two Kirk’s team managed to take down the final game, and win the second tournament.
overall, it was a day filled with exciting darts, and great cheer. a hearty round of congratulations goes out to all involved!!
SHOUT OUT - special appreciation goes to Brokey and Z for taking down their game against Bob (ahem, that’s me) and Doug. I told the clown about it, and i’m sure he’ll mention it when we see him again, but he’s been wrapped up in his own space for a while. I think it’s girl problems honestly.
