New Zealand Darts Championships 2007

 Trafalgar Centre - Nelson

Results from day 6 - Friday 9^th August

The NZCT NZ Mens Pairs saw Wellington’s Rob Szabo & Eddie Tom faced off against Auckland’s Robert Grant and Monty Tuhua in the final of the Mens Pairs. In a very high scoring game Robert & Monty took the early lead by winning the first two legs. Szabo pegged out on 101 to make it 2 -1 but Monty and Robert replied by taking the next leg to put them one away from winning but it was Eddie who secured the 5^th leg to close the gap back to 3-2. Monty and Robert said enough is enough and powered away from then with 15 dart leg to win their first National Pairs Title (139,100,140,82,20 and Double 10)

In the Puma NZDC Ladies Singles Mihi George (Te Awamutu) played Jane Harrington (Canterbury). The game seesawed somewhat for the first few legs with Mihi getting legs 1 & 3 and Jane 2 & 4.Mihi then decided that second place wasn’t an option and powered her way through to win the next 2 legs giving her first National Singles Title.

New Zealand Men's Pairs Results

Last 16:

T Bull & C Caldwell bt L Manu & T Toss 3/1, J Smith & J Dodunski bt I Hill & J Ryan 3/2, G Smith & C Hannan bt B Smith & B Whittaker 3/2, R Szabo & E Tom bt B Fergus & P Hunt 3/2, C Joyce & P Visschers bt H Nathan & J Griffiths 3/2, J Henry & M McDonald bt D Harrington & W French 3/2, D Cassidy & B Kapa bt Ru Teinaki & K Kokiri 3/1, R Grant & M Tuhua bt T Weko & A Bolton 3/2.

Last 8:           

T Bull & C Caldwell bt J Smith & J Dodunski 3/1, R Szabo & E Tom bt G Smith & C Hannan 3/1, C Joyce & P Visschers bt J Henry & M McDonald 3/2, R Grant & M Tuhua bt D Cassidy & B Kapa 3/2.

Semi Finals Best of 5 legs

Robert Szabo & Eddie Tom (Wellington) bt Tony Bull & Craig Caldwell  3 – 1

Robert Grant & Monty Tuhua (Auckland) bt Cyndric Joyce & Paul Visschers (Whangarei) 3 – 0

Final Best of 7 legs

Robert Grant & Monty Tuhua (Auckland) bt Robert Szabo & Eddie Tom (Wellington) 4-2

New Zealand Ladies Singles Results Last 16:

J Jonathan bt P Luke 3/0, M Tetauru bt E Karaitiana 3/1, J Harrington bt C Awatere 3/0, R Padget bt G Taylor 3/0, M George bt H Maraki 3/0, R Richie bt C Hay 3/2, C Te Whau bt S Barrett, 3/1, M Smith bt T Fowler 3/0

Last 8:           

J Jonathan bt M Tetauru 3/2, J Harrington bt R Padget 3/2, M George bt R Ritchie 3/1, M Smith bt C Te Whau 3/0.

Semi Finals Best of 5 legs

Jane Harrington (Christchurch) bt Jannette Jonathan (Taumarunui) 3/1

Mihi George (Te Awamutu) bt Megan Smith ( Taumarunui) 3/2

Final Best of 7 legs

Mihi George (Te Awamutu) bt Jane Harrington (Christchurch) 4/2

North v South Matches

Mens A North 34 - South 21

Mens B  South 33 - North 24

Ladies A  North 33  -  South 9

Ladies B South 33- North 32  - (Sth Won by a Teams game)

New Zealand Team to compete in the 2007 World Cup in The Netherlands October 2007

Men    Warren Parry (Southland)

            Herbie Nathan (Rotorua)

            Robert Grant (Auckland)

            Wayne Carey (Wainuiomata)

Reserve: Rob Szabo (Wellington)   

Ladies 

            Jannette Jonathan (Taumarunui)

            Mihi George (Te Awamutu)

Reserve

            Jane Harrington (Christchurch)

Results from day 5 - Thursday 9^th August

The NZCT NZ Ladies Pairs final was played between defending title holders - Jannette Jonathan & Megan Smith against fellow King Country team mates Mihi George & Mille Flintoff.

Jannette & Megan took out the first 3 legs in 21,21 & 25 darts respectively. Millie & Mihi won the next two to close up the gap to 3 – 2 but Jannette and Megan were just too strong for them taking the title in leg six throwing just 18 darts (Scores: 86,22,46,123,134 with a 90 finish by Jannette)

This is the Third win for the pair having won it together in 1999 & 2006and also the 10^th  win for the Jannette with their previous wins being in 89,90,91,92, 2001, 03, 04 and 2005 when she was partnered by her sister Marion Morgan.

The PUMA NZDC Men’s final saw a battle of the Giants - Warren Parry vs Herbie Nathan.

Herbie having won the NZ Open last night was playing like a man possessed while Warren was also going hard out trying to impress the NZ Selectors. Parry started off strong taking out the first leg in 22 darts and following up in the next leg in 18 darts (throwing a 180 along the way). Herbie got leg 3 in 20 darts but Warren came back again to take the next in 17 darts to give him a 3-1 advantage. Herbie wasn’t quite ready to quit and took the next leg to close the gap to 3-2. Warren then decided it was time to finish things off and did so in just 14 darts to secure his 3^rd Puma NZDC Mens Singles Title. (Scores:100,174,98,89 & 40 Finish). Parry’s others wins were in 1995 & 2000.

NZCT Ladies Pairs

Results Last 16:     

J Jonathan & M Smith bt C Hay & J Ngeru 3/0, G Taylor & M Tai bt T Williams & A Fowler 3/1, M Tetauru & H Patu bt M Luke & P Luke 3/2, A Neho & S Murphy bt R Ritchie & R Mc Elhinney 3/0, J Harrington & P Morrison bt M Matangi & M Numunga 3/1, G Kahaki & M Siavale bt C Apiata & Y Bright 3/1,M Flintoff & M George bt R Te Puni & C Simpson 3/, J Teki & G Murphy bt P Thompson & D Gregory 3/1.

Results Last 8:        

J Jonathan & M Smith bt G Taylor 3/0, M Tetauru & H Patu bt A Neho & S Murphy 3/2, G Kahaki & M Siavale bt J Harrington & P Morrison 3/2, M Flintoff & M George bt J Teki & G Murphy 3/2.

Semi Finals Best of 5 legs

Jannette Jonathan & Megan Smith (Taumarunui) bt Metu Tetauru & Honey Patu (Auckland) 3/1

Millie Flintoff & Mihi George (Te Awamutu) bt Girl Kahaki & Maria Siavale (Auckland) 3/0

Final Best of 7 legs

J Jonathan & M Smith (Tauramanui) bt Millie Flintoff & Mihi George (Te Awamutu) 4-2

The Puma New Zealand Mens Singles

Results Last 16:

H Nathan bt W Henry 3/1, W Carey bt T Tekani 3/2, B Kapa bt A Cassidy 3/2. J Temarama bt L Temarama 3/1, D Harrington bt P Visschers 3/0, S Gooch bt Ru Teinaki 3/2, R Szabo bt J Ladbrook 3/1, W Parry bt P Stevenson 3/2.

Results Last 8:

H Nathan bt W Carey 3/1, B Kapa bt J Temarama 3/1, S Gooch bt D Harrington 3/0, W Parry bt R Szabo 3/0.

Semi Finals:

Herbie Nathan (Rotorua) bt Barry Kapa (Aucklabnd) 3/1

Warren Parry (Invercargill) bt Steve Gooch (New Plymouth) 3/0

Final Best of 7 legs:

Warren Parry (Invercargill) bt Herbie Nathan (Rotorua) 4/2

For full results and photo’s visit our website www.nzdarts.com

Results from day 4 - Wednesday 8^th August

340 Competitors (208Men / 132Ladies) entered to contest the  New Zealand Community Trust Open Singles event at the 2007 NZ Darts Championships chasing not only World and NZ Ranking Points but also a chance at collecting the Bounty of “$10,000 for a perfect 9 dart leg game” offered by co sponsors Puma Darts Products of Kati Kati.

The Ladies Final was played between Taumaranui’s Jannette Jonathan and Rachel Padget (Southland)

Rachel took the early lead in the match by winning the first 2 legs, Jannette pulled back a win in leg 3 throwing a maximum 180 score along the way but Rachel stepped up and got the next leg to give her a 3 -1  lead. Jonathan knew she was in trouble and needed to pull out all the stops if she was to have a chance at the title. She did so by taking the next leg with a treble 20 double 3 finish (66) and a 96 finish in 6 using just 17 darts. Both players struggled with doubles in leg 8 but again it was Jannette who hit the crucial finish to tie up the game 4 all. In the final and deciding leg Jannette won the toss to throw first and managed to keep Rachel at bay until she secured the win with a double 20 “Tops” finish.

This is Jonathan’s 6 NZ Open Title with the others being in 93,94,98,00 & 2003.

In the men’s final it was Upper Hutt’s Chas Forster squaring up against the legend that is “Herbie Nathan” (Rotorua). Nathan a former NZ Team Member and International has been off the top scene for the last couple of years and was looking to stage a come back and made short work of his younger opponent taking the win 5 legs to 1 in the best of 9 final throwing 2x 180’s along the way.

The highlight of Forster’s day was perhaps beating former World Embassy Champion “Tony David” (Australia) in the semi finals.

Forster also played in the 2005 final here in Nelson 2 years ago against NZ International Warren Parry losing 4 -1.

New Zealand Open Men's Singles (World Ranking Tournament)  Competitors 208

Results Last 16:

T David  bt G Allpress 3/0, D Samson bt T Walters 3/0, R Evans bt G McElroy 3/1, C Forster bt W French 3/1,T Tekani bt S Gooch 3/0, C Caldwell bt J Dodunski 3/2, H Nathan bt J Hennah 3/0, W Parry bt W Carey 3/1.

Last 8:  

T David bt D Samson 3/1, C Forster bt R Evans 3/2, T Tekani bt C Caldwell 3/2, H Nathan bt W Parry 3/1.

Semi Finals Best of 7 legs

Chas Forster(Upper Hutt) bt Tony David (Aus) 4/1

Herbie Nathan (Rotorua) bt Taki Tekani (Hutt Valley) 4/0

Final Best of 9 legs

Herbie Nathan (Rotorua) bt Chas Forster (Upper Hutt) 5/1

New Zealand Open Ladies Singles (World Ranking Tournament) Competitors 132

Results Last 16:

C Forward (Aus) bt C Apiata, R Padget bt P Luke, L Sharrock bt P Morrison, J Harrington bt H Makiha, J Jonathan bt S Bridges, W mith bt R Peneha, K Keefe bt D Simpson, M Smith bt S Baker-Clemas.

Last 8:           

R Padget bt C Forward (Aus) 3/2, J Harrington bt L Sharrock 3/1, J Jonathan bt W Smith 3/0, M Smith  bt K Keefe 3/0.

Semi Finals Best of 7 legs

Rachel Padget (Southland) bt Jane Harrington (Christchurch) 4 -1

Jannette Jonathan (Taumarunui) bt Megan Smith (Morrinsville) 4 -2

Final Best of 9legs

Jannette Jonathan (Taumarunui) bt Rachel Padget (Southland) 5 - 4

For full results and photo’s visit our website www.nzdarts.com

New Zealand Open: Men's Singles: Last 32 bracket

New Zealand Open: Women's Singles: Last 32 bracket 

Results from day 3 - Tuesday 7^th August

Mixed Pairs Championship

237 Pairs battled it out in today’s event.

In the final it was the Capital pair of Rob Szabo & Anna Neho against Hutt Valley’s John “Buck” Ryan & Helen Makiha.

Both teams were a bit nervous this being their first ever NZ Championship Final but soon overcame this as the high scores started rolling in. It was Anna Neho who took the win for her and Rob in the 1^st leg and then again in the 2^nd with her pegging a 78 finish. Helen then got leg 3 to close the gap slightly but Anna was on form again in leg 4 nailing a crucial double 2. The game looked to be a forgone conclusion but Buck and Helen had other ideas by taking out the next 2 legs to square the match up at 3 all. Rob and Anna stepped up gear in the final leg and much to the crowds delight Rob pegged a 106 finish to secure the title for him and Anna.

Results Last 16:

K McElhinney & R Richie bt W Parry & R Padget 3/2, R Szabo & A Neho bt R Stevens & T Karaitiana 3/1, I Hill & P Thompson bt W French & S Smith 3/1, J McIlroy & D Guard bt M Herman & R Peneha 3/0, T Tekani & T Toka bt G McElroy & P Spier 3/1, J Ryan & H Makiha bt K McCrae & C Awatere 3/2, L Smith & P Morrison bt P Patu & R Wang 3/2,D & J Harrington bt B Fergus & B Hancock 3/2.

Last 8:           

R Szabo & A Neho bt K McElhinney 3/1, J McIlroy & D Guard bt I Hill & P Thompson 3/1, J Ryan & H Makiha bt T Tekani & T Toka 3/1, D & J Harrington bt L Smith & P Morrison 3/2.

Semi Finals Best of 5 legs

Rob Szabo & Anna Neho (Capital) bt John McIlroy & Dianne Guard (Tasman) 3/2 

John “Buck” Ryan & Helen Makiha (Hutt Valley) bt Dave & Jane Harrington 3/2

Final Best of 7 legs

Rob Szabo & Anna Neho (Capital) bt John “Buck” Ryan & Helen Makiha 4/3

For full results or photo’s visit our webpage www.nzdarts.com

Results from day 2 - Monday 6^th August

Region Teams Championships

The finals of the Men's Region team Championships saw two very experienced teams playing off for the title.

In the Men’s final Canterbury played Capital. Capital having never won the title were fired up to try and gain the win but the strength and depth of the Canterbury side proved to strong for them to gain the title for the twelfth time with a margin of 33 – 19.

The ladies final saw last years Winners King Country Waikato & Runners up Hutt Valley once again playing each other.  This time it was the ladies from the Hutt Valley turn to win in a hard fought match 33 - 25

Mens Team Semi Finals

     Canterbury 33 bt Auckland 24          (Auckland were the 2006 Winners)

     Capital 34 bt Southland 24  

Mens Team Final

     Canterbury 33 bt Capital 19

Ladies Team Semi Finals

     King Country/Waikato 34 bt Canterbury 23

     Hutt Valley 33 bt Bay of Plenty 22

Ladies Team Finals

    Hutt Valley  33 bt King Country/Waikato 25

Husband & Wife Championship

The final of the Hardy’s Bar & TAB New Zealand Darts Husband and Wife Championships was played between Stephen & Rachael Padget (Southland) and John & Val Henry (Sth Canterbury).

Stephen pegged out in the first leg with a 56 finish, John then took the next leg with an 10 finish. Stephen took out leg 3 by hitting “Tops” (Double 20) and wife Rachel “Leg 4” with a 20 finish. John & Val fought back to take leg five but it wasn’t enough to stop a fired up Stephen Padget who threw a 180 in leg Six on his way to finishing with a 52 finish to claim the title for him and Rachel.   This is the third time the couple have won the title with other wins in 2003 & 04

Husband & Wife Results Last 16:

Mr & Mrs; S Padget bt  K McElhinney 3-0, J Temarama bt C Paikei 3-0, R Barrett bt H Waitere 3-1, W Henry bt R Teinaki 3-2, B Stapley bt J Smith 3-0, J Henry bt C Joyce 3-0, J Mc Donald bt K Sheppard 3-0, B Fergus bt D Harrington 3-1

Last 8:

S Padget bt J Temarama 3-2, W Henry bt R Barrett 3-1, J Henry bt B Stapley 3-0, B Fergus bt J Mc Donald 3-0.

Semi Finals Best of 5 legs

Stephen & Rachael Padget (Southland) bt Wilson & Angeline Henry (Auckland) 3/0