Alan Norris won the Early
Bird tournament that opened the 2011 England Open weekend with a very close 6-5
victory over Dean Winstanley. The losing semi finalists were Mark Blandford and
Andy Beardmore.
The England Selectors have
announced the senior teams for the WDF World up to be played in Ireland from the
21st to 24th September, the Youth teams will be selected after the Europe Cup
youth cup. The Teams are :
Ladies : Trina Gulliver &
Deta Hedman
Mens : Martin Adams, Martin
Atkins, Tony O'Shea & Scott Waites
19th June -
England Rankings Updated
Both the ladies and men's
England Rankings have been updated, to view click on the links below.
The latest update of players
for both the Mens and Ladies Singles events now show with just a few days left
to enter that the number of players has now exceeded last years figures.
With the all important
Lakeside points being much sought after, plus a very impressive prize fund
available it is interesting to note that in the Mens Open 18 of the top 20
ranked players have so far entered, whilst in the Ladies 8 of the top 10 ranked
players have entered.
More details of the various
events will be posted prior to the event,
14th June -
England Open
Anyone who has not entered
the various events at the England Open are reminded that the Online Entries will
close at midnight on Monday 20th June.
8th June -
England Open
With just two weeks to go
before the start of the England Open, the entries continue to steadily increase
and as well as visitors from Finland, France, Holland, Ireland, Poland, Russia,
Scotland and Wales it is interesting to see that 34 of the 43 English Counties
have at least one player entered into the Open.
2nd June -
England Open
We would like to remind
people who have not entered the England Open as yet that the reduced entry fee
will expire on the 5th of June. The Mens entry fee will then increase to £20 and
the Ladies to £15.
Unfortunately some of the
Ladies who have already entered have been charged £15, all these players will be
refunded £5 prior to the event.
The winner of the Hampshire
Open was Johnny Haines (Wiltshire) who beat Steve Hartley (Hertfordshire) in the
final.
Johnny (left) and Steve
(right) are pictured being presented with their prizes by David Scurry of
Autoplanet Renault who were the sponsors of the Hampshire Open.
The results will be included
in the next issue of the England Rankings.
30th May -
England National Singles
The 2011 Mens and Ladies
National Singles will be played at the Norbreck Hotel, Blackpool on Saturday
16th July, as part of the England Masters weekend.
The draw for the Hampshire
Open is now available, it is being played on Sunday 29th May at the Southampton
Novotel and the winner will take home £1,000 and vital EDO Ranking Points. Click
on the links below.
It has been a very busy time
for the Hampshire Darts Organisation as this past weekend saw them stage their
Spring Darts Festival at Hayling Island. To see the results go to the Diary Page
and follow the details,
CLICK HERE
17th May -
Milton Anderson
It is my sad duty to announce
the death of Milton Anderson, Milton had a massive stroke at the County match
last weekend against Cumbria. On behalf of England Darts I send our sincere
condolences to Milton's wife Annette, his family, friends and all the players
and officials of Tyne & Wear. Milton will be sorely missed not only in the North
East but by all who knew him. I am absolutely gutted at the news, as many of you
know Milton & Annette used to sit together with Lesley and myself at the BDO
Meetings.
R.I.P. Our Dear Friend Milton
Tommy Thompson
EDO Chairman
Funeral Details - Tuesday
24th May
Funeral at St Paul's The
Apostle Church, Scotland Gate, Choppington. NE62 5SX, followed by a service at
Tynemouth Crematorium at 12 noon. Family Flowers Only.
11th May -
Well Done BICC Champions
Premier Division :
Yorkshire
Division One :
Hampshire
Division Two : Devon
Division Three :
Northamptonshire (No Pictures Available)
Division Four :
Gloucestershire (No Pictures Available)
11th May -
England Open
Entries for the England
Open are steadily coming in and for those people wishing to check that their
entries have been received
CLICK HERE
To enter online CLICK HERE
10th May -
Anglo Celtic Cup
The Anglo Celtic Cup that was to have played from the 27th to 29th May has been
cancelled. A full statement can be found on the Anglo Celtic Cup Page.
6th May -
BDO Rileys Inter County
Premier Division Updates
To see the latest scores from the Premier Division matches being played on the
7th & 8th May click on the Blog Logo on the right.
6th May
- News
Letter 10 is Out
To receive the news letter fill in the form below
News & Updates sign up form.
There has been a slight problem recently with
people trying to register to receive the England News Letter. Please fill in the
box below and you will be added to the list and receive News Letter 11 onwards.
If you want to receive News & Updates from the England Darts
Organisation Fill in the form and sign up.
You will receive an automatic email to confirm your request. Check your spam
box. Click on the link in the email. Any problems at all contact
berniecrouch@englanddarts.co.uk
2nd May
-
Cambridgeshire Opens join EDO Ranking Table
We are very pleased to announce that the Cambridgeshire Opens, to be played at
the GER Sports Club, in the Cambridgeshire town of March on Sunday 7th August
will include England Ranking Points.
Trina Gulliver
(Warwickshire) is top of the 772 ladies in the list with 263 points which gives
her a ten point advantage over Karen Lawman (Yorkshire) who is a further sixteen
points ahead of Apylee Jones (Surrey).
In the Mens table there are a total of 1622 players in the list and the current
leader is Martin Atkins (Yorkshire) who has an eleven point lead over Andy
Beardmore (Staffordshire) who is a point ahead of third placed Scott Mitchell
(Dorset).
23rd April
-
St Georges Day
The England Darts Organisation wishes everyone a happy St Georges Day.
20th April
-
England Open Entries
The England Open will be played at Bunn Leisure from the 24th to 26th June and
to see a list of entries or enter the various events at the England Open use the
links below
We would like to congratulate the six players who
have been selected to represent England in the 2011 Europe Youth Cup, to be
played in Scotland from the 7th to 10th July. Teams are :
Felicia Blay
Bedfordshire
17
years old
Fallon Sherrock
Bedfordshire
17
years old
Thomas Chant
Hampshire
16
years old
Jake Jones
Staffordshire
17
years old
Josh Mc Carthy
Wiltshire
15
years old
Josh Payne
Kent
17
years old
Team Manager : Vic Sexton
Jake Jones and Josh Payne were in last years
squads, but the other four will all be making their England debuts.
30
th
March
-
John Boy gets to 50
Whilst we are sworn to secrecy about his age, we
are pleased that John Walton will become only the sixth England player to
achieve the incredible milestone of 50 caps when he plays in the England v Wales
match on Saturday 9th April.
The other five players who have previously
represented England on fifty occasions are Martin Adams (83), John Lowe (69),
Eric Bristow (65), Tony O'Shea (56) and Cliff Lazarenko (53).
Congratulations John
2
3rd
March
-
British International Schedule
Saturday 9th April
Schedule
14.00
Scotland v England (Ladies)
16.00
England v Wales (Mens)
19.00
Wales v Scotland (Ladies)
Sunday 10th April
Schedule
11.00
Scotland v Wales (Mens)
14.00
England v Wales (Ladies)
15.30
England v Scotland (Mens)
13th March
-
England National Singles
The 2011 England
National Singles will be played off on Saturday 16th July at the Norbreck
Castle, Blackpool. It is part of the England Masters weekend.
CLICK HERE for entry details for the England National Singles
CLICK HERE
for details of the England Masters weekend
5th
March -
BDO Rileys Inter County
Premier Division Updates
To see the latest scores from the Premier Division click on the Blog Logo
1st March
-
Essex Open Report & Results
Steve Douglas (pictured
with Essex General Secretary, John Weller) won the Essex Open on Sunday, whilst
the Youth title went to 13 year old Joe Davis from
Brighton.
The Essex Open is being played on Sunday 27th February and there is also a Essex
Youth Open at the same time.
The main Open carries
England Ranking Points and for the latest news from the Essex Darts Organisation
CLICK HERE
12th February -
BDO Rileys Inter County
Premier Division Updates
To see the latest scores from the Premier Division click on the Blog Logo
7th February
-
2011 England Squads
The England Selectors have announced the squads
for the 2011 British Internationals to be played on the 9th and 10th April in
Fleetwood, the squads are :
Ladies Squad
Mens Squad
Trina Gulliver
Warwickshire
Martin Adams
Cambridgeshire
Lisa Ashton
Lancashire
Martin Atkins
Yorkshire
Clare Bywaters
London
Andy Beardmore
Staffordshire
Lorraine Farlam
Cheshire
Stephen Bunting
Cheshire
Deta Hedman
Oxfordshire
Jay Foreman
Nottinghamshire
Apylee Jones
Surrey
Robbie Green
Merseyside
Karen Lawman
Yorkshire
Paul Hogan
Berkshire
Scott Mitchell
Dorset
Tony O'Shea
Cheshire
Garry Thompson
Yorkshire
Scott Waites
Yorkshire
John Walton
Yorkshire
Dean Winstanley
Yorkshire
The changes from the 2010
squads see Clare Bywaters and Deta Hedman both earn recalls to the Ladies squad,
whilst in the Mens there are first time call ups for Jay Foreman and Dean
Winstanley.
The players not selected this year are Viv
Dundon, Tricia Wright, Steve Douglas and Darryl Fitton and the England Selectors
would like to thank them all for their efforts whilst representing England.
CLICK HERE to buy tickets for the 2011
British Internationals
4th
February
-
Staffordshire Open - YOU CAN STILL ENTER !!!
The
Staffordshire Open that is being played on Saturday 5th February at the White
Eagle Club, Riverway, Stafford and entries (£12) WILL be taken on the day,
registration closes at 10am. There is a £1001 prize fund and players will also
receive England Ranking Points.
For the latest information from the
Staffordshire Darts Organisation, CLICK
HERE
26th January
-
Anglo Celtic Cup Weekend - £10,000 Prize Fund
For details and booking form for the Anglo
Celtic Cup
CLICK HERE
The Anglo Celtic Cup is a joint venture between
the Welsh Darts Organisation and the England Darts Organisation and the main
part of the weekend will see an Inter-County KO Cup played at Lyons Robin Hood, Rhyl,
North Wales from the 27th - 29th May 2011.
Any County from a UK/ROI Organisation are
eligible to enter a team, each team consists of three ladies and six men's
players.
There are also Ladies and Mens Singles events.
23rd January
-
England Ranking Tables Updated
The England Ranking Tables have now been updated
following the January Inter-County matches.
In the Ladies Table Deta Hedman (Oxfordshire) has
gone top of the table just two points ahead of previous leader Trina Gulliver
(Warwickshire), the other players making up the top five are Norma Self
(Sussex), Jo Sibley (Berkshire) and Lisa Ashton (Lancashire).
In the Mens Table the top five players are unchanged, so the leader is still
Paul Hogan (Berkshire), followed by Scott Mitchell (Dorset), Dave Place
(Lancashire), Geoff Heath (Berkshire) and Adam Hart (Sussex).
The next update will be issued after the Staffordshire Open on February 5th.
21st
January
-
Happy Birthday Tommy
Happy 60th Birthday to England Chairman, Tommy
Thompson
20th
January
-
Staffordshire Open - February 5th
The next County Open to
feature in the England Ranking table will be the Staffordshire Open which will
be played at the White Eagle Club in Stafford on Saturday 5th February.
To see full details and
download an entry form
CLICK HERE, the closing date for entries is
January 27th.
15th
January -
BDO Rileys Inter County
Premier Division Updates
To see the latest scores from the Premier Division click on the Blog Logo
12th January
-
England Open £27,000 of Prize Money
To download the England
Open booking form to be played at Bunn Leisure from the 24th - 26th JuneCLICK
HERE
For anyone that has not booked their accommodation,
we strongly suggest you do so ASAP as most of the available on site
accommodation has already been booked.
9th
January
-
Congratulations Trina and Martin - World Champions
The England Darts Organisation would like to
congratulate Trina Gulliver and Martin Adams on
winning the respective 2011 Lakeside World Championships, it is Trina's ninth
title and Martin's third at the Lakeside.
7th January
-
Staffordshire & Hampshire Opens
join England Ranking Table
We are very pleased to announce that the list of
County Opens that will be included in the England Ranking tables has been
increased by another two with the inclusion of Staffordshire and Hampshire.
The Staffordshire Open will be played in Stafford
on the 5th February whilst the Hampshire Open will be played in Southampton on
May 29th, more details will follow.
from
Brighton.
