The draw for the GDA Cup took place recently. Fixtures are as follows;

FIRST ROUND
Friday 24th November 2017

This coming Friday a total of 5 Seniors and 5 Youth players will be travelling to Bridlington in the UK to take part in a series of events. The team will travel on the 22^nd and they will return on the 29^th of September.

Gibraltar’s top players will start the week playing in the British Open and British Classic events, later on during the week they will take part in the two most prestigious events of the calendar year which is the World Championships and the Winmau World Masters.

In the men’s competitions we have National Champion Dyson Parody, Dylan Duo, Antony Lopez, Justin Broton and debutant at the World Masters Keith Medhurst taking part.

From the Youth section we have a healthy selection of players attending this year after the academy managed to increase the players attending from Gibraltar from 1 to 5 entries. This is a record attendance for Youth Gibraltarians attending this event. With Justin Hewitt as National Champion, Craig Galliano as the League Winner, Ethan Smith as Best of the rest event Champion, also accompanied by Sean Negrette and Jerome Duarte as Youth Ranking event winners.

The GDA wishes them a safe journey and the best of luck!

With less than three weeks to go until the start of the WDF World Cup, the Gibraltar team are looking forward to this massive event. Ignoring the 12 hour flight, there is the thrill, excitement and challenge of playing the best darts teams in the world.

The event starts on Tuesday 3^rd October in Kobe, a city that is mostly remembered for the devastating earthquake of 1995, when more than 6,000 people lost their lives. The city has been rebuilt over the last 22 years, and now welcomes players in various top sporting events, of which the Darts World Cup is only the latest.

The Gibraltar team of George Federico, Justin Broton, Manolo Vilerio & Tony Dawkins, with team manager Darren Olivero will be aiming to at least equal the recent success of the youth team who did so well in the Europe Cup. We might be a small nation, but we are aiming high!

Good Luck to the Gibraltar Team and safe travels!

Despite the heat at the Varyl Begg Club, 27 enthusiastic darts players competed for the title of National Day Champion last Wednesday (6^th September). The evening was memorable, not only for Dylan’s consistently strong performance, but also for the continued improvement and excellent play of the youth.

Dylan had, by far, the hardest draw of the night, defeating Antony Lopez 3-2, Francis Taylor 3-0, David Francis 3-2, and then Justin Hewitt 3-1 to reach the final. He was then up against youngster Craig Galliano who had already beaten Adam Orfila 3-0, Nicholas Gil 3-1, Ethan Smith and Jerome Chipol 3-1.

The final surprised many, because, despite playing very well, Dylan was actually outplayed by Craig, who narrowly missed several doubles, including a 158 finish that was millimetres away from the double. Dylan, though, remained composed throughout, and eventually won 3-1. It was a victory through a confidence that comes with age and experience, something that Craig and the other youth players are developing rapidly.

Nine 180’s were hit on the night: 2 each by Dylan Duo, Craig Galliano & Jarvis Bautista, and 1 each by Jerome Chipol, Tony Dawkins & Justin Hewitt. Francis Taylor also hit a very nice 124 checkout to show that some of us oldsters can still do it.

Week 1 – 15 Sep 17

Div 1

Varyl Begg S.C.  vs  Sports Injury Varyl Begg

Charlie’s Tavern  vs  Mons Calpe ‘B’

R&J College  vs  Glacis Red Imps

Mons Calpe  ‘A’  vs Bye

Div 2

Go Gib Oil (Trafalgar Bar)  vs  Quarterdeck

Glacis A.S.A.  vs  Calpe Howlers

R.A.O.B.  vs  St. Theresa’s

Week 2 – 22 Sep 17

Div 1

Mons Calpe ‘A’  vs  Glacis Red Imps

Sports Injury Varyl Begg vs  Mons Calpe ‘B’

Charlie’s Tavern  vs  R&J College

Varyl Begg S.C.  vs  Bye

Div 2

Glacis A.S.A  vs  St. Theresa’s    .

Calpe Howlers  vs  Go Gib Oil (Trafalgar Bar)

Quarterdeck  vs  R.A.O.B.

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