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| SHERATON FILA
ACE DARTER SPOIL SPICE BOYS BID FOR SOLO LEAD SHERATON FILA DART2K GALA By Parwaiz Imam |
RIYADH, August
30, 2000 – The Sheraton Fila Ace Darters guided by Flor Almoite continued its winning
streak by downing their closest rivals, the Spice Boys, in a highly contested second game
match to win in the end by narrow margin of 8-7 in the ongoing Sheraton Fila Dart2K
tournament. Starter Wily Paz unleashed two T40
to survive a tough Mario Guanzon for the maiden Ace point. The rivals threatened and
retaliated, taking three consecutive points through Ely Martos, Sammy Macabalang and Edwin
Canalos againt Fred Torres, Pol Dagundon and Banny Alagar respectively. However, Manny
Barroga came their way by stopping Philip Agliam in the fifth. This was followed by a
Willy Bariuan victory over Jun Cabaltera for an even 3-3 score ending Singles.In the first Doubles, their pair Paz and Bariuan captured the pivotal 5-3 edge against Martos and Macabalang while putting the opponents in a difficult situation to win at least one of the two remaining Doubles match in order to keep themselves in contention. The rivals fought back and their second pair Canalos and Mario Guanzon succeeded against Torres and Bobot Quines for the equalizer at 5-5 and transforming the third Doubles into a no-bearing match that later resulted to two points more for the Spice Boys, ending 7-5 prior to the Team match. At this stage, it became thrilling as the 3-points decisive 4-men team match could end the game either 10-5 for the Spice Boys or 8-7 for the eventual victors. The latter fielded Martos, Guanzon, Canales and Cabaltera against Paz, Barroga, Torres, Bariuan in a clash that pulled all the spectators away from the other boards. The opening scene showed a see-saw battle by a square exchange of skills until Spice Boys got the upper hand midway in the match but later eroded by a T40 from Bariuan followed by a Ton from Paz. Torres of the winning side was gifted the first chance for the fatal shot but missed a D20 with 74 to go for the Spice Boys. Cabaltera in return precisely calculated his first dart to hit a T14 for a golden chance with still two darts to go for a 32 but misfired, enabling Bariuan to unroll the final curtain with D20 by one dart to the loud cheers of their supporters. The loss was the first for the second of the table after their seven straight victories. Highlighting the matches from the other boards, Lito Javier of the Four Seasons Furniture delivered two T80, his second and third this league in a first game encounter with Iskan Knights. In the same session, Knight’s Jorge Yadao finished a 150 by T20-T20-D15 in a Singles match against Eddie Almonte. Other T80s of the day were from Ernie Samartino of Saudi Ericsson, Bariuan of the Ace and Lito Capacio of the Striker Point. Yadao 150 now reigns as the league highest out shot, dethroning the 148 of erstwhile holder Rodel Victor of Casper. In the other first game results Saudi Ericsson bt Kingdom Corner 10-5, Iskan Knights bt Four Seasons 8-7, Ace bt Shifa Intruders 14-1, Casper bt Striker Point 8-8, Spice Boys bt Aphidech 15-0. The other second game results saw Aphidech bt Kingdom Corner 9-6, Four Seasons bt Saudi Ericsson 9-6, Casper bt Iskan Knights 9-6, Striker Point bt Shifa Intruders 13-2. The event which is contested by ten teams and now in its fourth thrilling week, is organized by the Expat Darters of Saudi Arabia (EDSA), a prime association of dart enthusiasts based in the capital city. It is being hosted by Sheraton Riyadh hotel and towers. Sodas Sports, the sole distributor of Fila sportswear in the Kingdom courtesy of their general manager Abdul Mumen Al Garawi and Power Horse Energy Drink thanks to country manager Ahbet Quinto, are sponsoring this gala. It is fully supported by the energetic and a sports lover Thomas Boesch, executive Assistant manager of the hotel. The game are played in 01 mode comprising six 501 Singles at one point each, three 701 Doubles at two points each and a 1,001 Team match at three points for a total of 15-points. A team requires eight points to clinch a victory. As the admission is free at the health club, the spectators are welcome to enjoy the exciting action every Friday starting from 1.30 p.m. |
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