Seymour District Darts Association Report – Grand Final

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The 2024 Seymour District Darts Association Grand Finals kicked off on Monday with the best of the best in A and B Grade going toe to toe to fight it out to be named the Winter Comp Champions. The first game of the night was between the Pyalong Tiger-neers, who have dominated the B Grade all season, dropping just the first match of the year to finish top of the rankings. Their opposition for the Big Dance was the Royal Rascals, who were the only team that found a chink in the Tiger-neers armour & after a sensational come-from-behind victory in the Prelim, they Rascals self-belief was over-flowing. Despite the Rascals early season victory over the Pyalong team, the Tiger-neers went into this stoush as the unbackable favourites, despite the Rascals heroics the previous week. With both sides showing plenty of nerves early it was going to come down to who settled fastest in the team games & the Tiger-neers proved once again why they finished top of the table, taking the points in the opening three team games to get a massive head start in the race for the premiership. The Rascals hit back in the opening singles matches, with the first two games forced into a tiebreaker, but the Tiger-neers were too strong & won the first three singles to claim the victory 6-0 over the Rascals and be crowned the B Grade Winter Champions for 2024! Congrats! Steve Muffei was solid as a rock for the Tiger-neers, finishing with three pegs & two tons, Jack Stephens snagged a ton & a 126 plus a ripper 1 dart bullseye peg of 50 and Mitch Wittig snuck in a ton. Belinda Reid put her best foot forward once again, banging in a pair of tons, Noel Whitling was the only other player to hit a recordable score after smacking in a ton. 
We turn our attention now to the A Grade Final between the Amigo and the Pirates, with the Pirates featuring in their fourth consecutive Grand Final, they try once again to break their A Grade duck after already losing to Badass, the Snipers & the Kings in seasons past, while the Amigos hunt for their first premiership under their new name. The Pirates struggled to find their groove, but the Amigos had no such troubles as they cruised away to a 6-3 victory. The highlights for the Amigos included five pegs, three tons, a 123, 124 & a 140 for Torin Helmore, Mark Robinson hit two tons, a 137 & a 180 and Shantelle Collings snuck in two tons & a 160. The Pirates Zane Kilroy smacked in three tons, a 121, 139 & a 140, Steve Kilroy threw three tons & a 140 and the only singles victory for the team and Seth Kilroy scored two tons, a 127 & a 136.
Thank you to the King and the Kilmore Convicts who officiated the finals in their respective division, thank you once again to the Broadford Golf Club for allowing us to host our finals there and keeping everyone fed and hydrated. Thank you to the spectators who created a fantastic atmosphere for our players and a special thank you to the committee and the volunteers who helped set up & clean up. From all of the S.D.D.A. Inc Committee, we wish everyone a safe and happy Christmas & New Years and hope to see you all again when we kick off in 2025!! Keep an eye out on our Facebook page for information regarding our AGM!