2nd Philadelphia Charity Tournament Report

On Saturday I attended the Phildelphia Charity Luck of the Draw Dart Tournament along with over 140 other competitors and had a great time. It was a good chance to play a few games and visit with a lot of friends from Philadelphia who I had not seen in awhile, all while raising money for a worthy cause. There were also numerous great door prizes and raffle items that helped raise extra money for Charity, including a steel-tip electronic scoring board, won by Moose, and a ice chest of cheer won by Paul.

The format of the competition was best of three legs, 501, single elimination. I was paired with Keith McCarthy and we played a good team the first round. We lost the first leg as our opponents scored well, beating us to the double. We handily won the second game. In the third game Keith and I scored well enough to beat our opponents down to the double but missed several shots at the out for the match. They eventually caught up and took advantage of our double trouble. By the time I had left they had advanced to the semi-final. My scoring was not too bad, but now I know I need some extra work on my outs.

It was great to see such good attendance. I got to visit with George Silzerbahn, who discussed some innovations for his upcoming tournament and who was passing around an interesting cricket survey. I will report the dates and locations of his tournament seeding qualifiers very soon. It was also great to see Mary Jo, Terri, Joyce, Gary, Moose, Eddie K, Jo Jo, Mike Broderick, Russ, Kathy, J.R., Todd, and all my other Philly area dart friends who I had not seen in awhile. The competition there is great and I will be getting out to Philly more often.

As soon as I get final results and the $ amount raised for charity, I will let you know. Until then, good darts!