There were several league-defining fixtures on Matchday nine of the T&T 501 League of Darts on August 29 at the home of darts, Kosmos Members Club, in Port-of-Spain.
League leader E-Z lines earned a hard-fought win over second-placed Dartholics in the A Division. After two games they were tied 1-1. E-Z Lines eventually won the match 7-3 keeping them in first place and Dartholics in second.
DOGS took on B Divsions outfit Top Shot cruising to an 8-2 victory. Glennon Foncette scored a 180 during the contest.
Drifters took on the fearless Central Bank (CB) Shooters. There was no separating the two teams after the first four rounds. Drifters eventually pulled away winning four singles of the five allotted making it 6-3 which confirmed victory and one more win would have made it seven but the Shooters denied Drifters that chance of winning the 1001 making the final score 6-4. Anthony Guerra bagged a 180 during the contest. The top performer for the evening was Adrian Millette of CB Shooters with two high finishes that kept his team in the tie; 116 (single 20, triple 20, double 18) and 106 (single 20, triple 18, triple 16).
Bullz I was back to winning ways after defeating Sea Wolves 7-3. Shanghai Bulls secured victory number one after defeating Bulldogs, 6-4. It was not an easy start at 2-2 but the Bulls dominated the singles round and got over the line.
Pub House Pirates took on Random Squad and did not have things easy. Random Squad was in the contest right up until their captain Mike Singh missed out on victory in his singles match. The Pirates won 6-4.
The top two teams of the B Division clashed in what could determine who wins the title.
In the clash with Jus For Fun versus Scorpions, the league leader raced to a 6-0 lead knowing that victory was secured and won the contest 7-3. Fidel Coker of Just For Fun checked out a 106; triple 20, single 6 and double 40.
Sehraz Rasoul, captain of the Scorpions, bagged a 180 during the 1001 match which was pivotal in helping his team get an extra point from the contest.
Standings
A Division
Place*Club*P*W*D*L*Pts
1*E-Z Lines*8*8*0*0*67
2*Dartholics*8*5*1*2*50
3*D.O.G.S*8*4*3*1*48
4*Drifters*8*3*2*3*39
5*Bullz I*8*4*1*3*36
6*Shanghai Bulls*8*1*2*5*27
B Division
1*Jus For Fun*9*8*1*0*72
2*Scorpions*9*6*2*1*57
3*Pub House Pirates*9*7*2*0*57
4*CB Shooters *9*3*1*5*42
5*Sea Wolves*9*1*2*6*31
6*Bull Dogs*9*0*1*8*28
7*Random Squad*9*0*2*7*26
8*Top Shot*9*0*0*9*20