Chalkey takes the points against Angus

Chalkey v Angus

DDL League honours went to Chalkey, who defeated Angus.

The opening recorded exchange saw Angus score 36 to leave 165, before Chalkey score 20 to leave 181. Those first visits set the starting point for a contest that would ultimately be settled by the finish.

There was little to separate the players in the scoring figures. Chalkey's 13.40 average and Angus's 12.98 left a gap of just 0.42 points per visit. With neither player enjoying a substantial advantage on that measure, the decisive difference lay in turning the scoring into a completed finish.

Chalkey produced the match's biggest visit with 82, while Angus reached 76. It was the largest single scoring contribution in Chalkey's winning performance.

This was no quick march to the winning double: Chalkey needed 45 darts to complete the leg. The length of the contest gives the final checkout its significance—scoring alone had not brought an early conclusion. The recorded final-leg visits include 5 busts for Chalkey and 1 bust for Angus. Those visits left the scores unchanged and prolonged the route to a finish. Angus was still on 2 when Chalkey took out 4. The opponent had brought the remaining score within 170, but the decisive finish belonged to Chalkey.

Chalkey closed the match with a 4 checkout (D2). The checkout may have been small in value, but it was the decisive score of the match—the one that turned the contest into a confirmed win.

Chalkey took Player of the Match (5.6); Angus was rated 4.0.