Thursday, August 24, 2023

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

A Very Merry Airlie Beach Darts

Groups C and D got their 2022 Xmas Open campaigns underway at Mika on Sunday morning, with group D being the largest group of this year’s competition, featuring five players.

Group C had the 2021 Xmas Open runner up, Jason Rockstroh, along with Anthony Maher, Ross Gallichan, and Kameron Reason.

Jason topped the group to advance to the quarter finals without losing a match. Both Kameron and Ross advance to next week’s qualifiers curtesy of finishing second and third in the group. Anthony finished in fourth place.

Group D was not only the largest group, but it consisted of the only two players to have won this competition previously in Jamie Woods and Dom Friend.

Joining them in group D was Arthur McMinn making his debut, Gary Robbie, and Hawkeye Rick who was also a debutant.

Jamie topped the group on 12 points only dropping three legs throughout, and Dom and Gary are the two players advancing to the qualifiers next Sunday thanks to their 2nd and 3rd place finishes. Unlucky to both Arthur and Rick who rounded out the group in 4th and 5th place respectively.

The draw for the qualifiers will take place this week, with the winners of those matches advancing to this year’s quarter finals in two weeks’ time where their opponents already lie in wait.

The 2022 Xmas Open is sponsored by Dyson Automotive, thank you for your support.

Contributed with thanks to Jamie Maher

Jamie Woods in action at Mika on Sunday

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