On Friday night Toby Simkozy and Ray Wolf, Jr. of Philadelphia won the luck of the draw at the Rae Chesney Memorial Dart Tournament defeating a strong team of Chris White and Davis Snider. This was Chris' second final in as many events, as he makes a stong bid for the coveted MVP Trophy for the Tournament.
On Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m., fifteen youth competed in two divisions for awards. The youth were divided into two age catgories, of 6-12 years old and then 13 to 17 years old. The 6-12 years old division played single in/single out 401, best of 3 legs, while the 13 to 17 year olds played 501, single in double out.
In the 13-17 year old division Drew Collins faced Alex Broderick in the finals. Alex won the start in the first leg and scored steadily in the beginning. Alex reduced 100 down to 20 while Drew was back on 195. However, nerves took over and Alex had difficulty with double 10 and then double 2, eventually busting several times. Drew then missed several opportunities to steal the leg, and Alex eventually hit the elusive double two. Alex again won the start in the second leg, and settled down with some steady scoring, hitting a 93 to leave 50, while Drew was back on 195. Alex hit double 18 instead of a single, leaving double 7. The next round Alex hit double seven on his second dart to win, with Drew waiting on 99.
On Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m., fifteen youth competed in two divisions for awards. The youth were divided into two age catgories, of 6-12 years old and then 13 to 17 years old. The 6-12 years old division played single in/single out 401, best of 3 legs, while the 13 to 17 year olds played 501, single in double out.
In the 13-17 year old division Drew Collins faced Alex Broderick in the finals. Alex won the start in the first leg and scored steadily in the beginning. Alex reduced 100 down to 20 while Drew was back on 195. However, nerves took over and Alex had difficulty with double 10 and then double 2, eventually busting several times. Drew then missed several opportunities to steal the leg, and Alex eventually hit the elusive double two. Alex again won the start in the second leg, and settled down with some steady scoring, hitting a 93 to leave 50, while Drew was back on 195. Alex hit double 18 instead of a single, leaving double 7. The next round Alex hit double seven on his second dart to win, with Drew waiting on 99.
"I lost my GT darts a few days ago and brought some Darin Young signature darts." reported Alex, who is the 17 year old son of Mike Broderick, of Philly Darts fame. "I had some trouble adjusting." reported Alex, who was nevertheless happy with the win.
Alex Broderick
Finalists for the 6-12 year old division were Sean McGedigan "Little Mac" and Tim Schwartzer, both 10 years old. In the semi-finals Little Mac had nicked a leg against Alex's brother, who busted on a single-out 12 by hitting the triple instead. In the finals, despite a spirited fight by Little Mac, Tim won the first game with a 37 out while his opponent was waiting for a shot at the game. In the middle of the second game Tim hit a nice 104 to set up a winning shot for the 6-12 Division Title. Both contestants were from Bensalem, PA.
"It's not about winning, its about having fun" said Little Mac (pictured on left), who was happy with his performance, and enjoyed playing on stage. Tim (pictured on right) won the title.
Action continues today with Men's and Women's pairs 501 and the singles cricket.
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