NZ Darts: 2014

Date	Event	Association	Location	Comments
7-Feb	Canterbury Classic Open	Canterbury	Canterbury	NZDC Ranked
4-Apr	South Island Masters Singles	Southland	Invercargill	NZDC/BDO Ranked
5-Apr	South Island Masters Open Pairs	Southland	Invercargill	Non-Ranking
25-Apr	North Island Masters Open Pairs	Hastings	Hastings	Non-Ranking
26-Apr	North Island Masters Singles	Hastings	Hastings	WDF/BDO/NZDC Ranked
30-May	Canterbury Open Mixed Pairs	Canterbury	Christchurch	Non-Ranking
31-May	Canterbury Open Singles	Canterbury	Christchurch	WDF/BDO/NZDC Ranked
1-Jun	Canterbury Men's & Ladies Open Pairs	Canterbury	Christchurch	Non-Ranking
13-Jun	Puma NZ Masters	Kapi Mana	Porirua	WDF/BDO/NZDC Ranked
14-Jun	NZ Open Pairs	Kapi Mana	Porirua	Non-Ranking
12-14 Jul	NZDC Junior & Youth Championships	Wainuiomata	Wainuiomata	Members only tournament
2-8 Aug	NZDC Senior Championships		Motueka	Members only tournament
4-Aug	NZDC AGM		Motueka	Delegates only meeting
5-Aug	NZ Open Men's & Ladies Singles		Motueka	WDF/BDO/NZDC Ranked
6-Aug	Puma NZ Men's Singles		Motueka	Members only - NZDC Ranked
7-Aug	Puma NZ Ladies Singles		Motueka	Members only - NZDC Ranked
18-Sep	Auckland Open Singles	West City	Auckland	WDF/BDO/NZDC Ranked
19-Sep	Sunday News 3's	West City	Auckland	Non-Ranking - Teams of 3 Players
3-4 Oct	NZDC Under 24's Championships	Kapi Mana	Porirua	Members only tournament
23-Oct	Open Pairs	Otago	Dunedin	Non-Ranking
24-Oct	Alan King Memorial Singles	Otago	Dunedin	NZDC/BDO Ranked
25-Oct	Tiny Vincent Memorial Mixed Pairs	Otago	Dunedin	Non-Ranking
31 Oct - 1 Nov	Aotearoa NZ Maori Tournament	Gisborne	Gisborne	Members only tournament
14-Nov	Levin Open Pairs	Horowhenua	Levin	Non-Ranking
15-Nov	Ted Clements Memorial Singles	Horowhenua	Levin	WDF/BDO/NZDC Ranked

NEWSLETTER GLEN EDEN INTERDOMINIONS

17^TH – 21^ST APRIL 2014

1. Tournament. A very successful tournament which was played in the usual “Family of Darts” atmosphere and, as always, it was great seeing our Aussie mates. Sincerest thanks to the Organising Committee headed by RNZRSA Interdominion Council President, Steven Halford and to all those who participated including our volunteer helpers and drivers, the kitchen and bar staff and fantastic support from the Executive Committee, the Secretary Manager, Jim Pattullo and his Assistant Manager Nicole Bunker. We sincerely thank our sponsors, particularly Lion Breweries, Puma Darts and IGT Gaming.

2. Participants. The NZ contingent included 50 players and 30 supporters, NSW 18 players and 12 supporters and Victoria 30 players and 12 supporters. A good turn out and our thanks to Lincoln Green for their discounts and liaison.

3. Warning. Three NZ players were out of the rig of the day at the Tournament Dinner and suffered the ignominy of a Disciplinary meeting. There will be no further tolerance and if you don’t subscribe to the brief and other instructions you will be suspended forthwith. No more warnings, Folks.

4. Results.

Anzac Trophy. Aust 11 NZ 4 Bob Sadler, Roni Shearsby, Bruce Abbott,

Tony Fromont, Leo Cantell, Dave Clapperton,

Dean Woodward, Jim Hennah, Leo

Nicholson, Craig Schomaker.

Dominion. Aust 10 NZ 5 Steven Halford, Mal Jones, Steve Yost, Buck

Ryan, Charlie Taylor, George Brook, Peter

Page, Gordy McCallum, Karen McLean, Peter

McGinn.

Singles NZ Laurie Turner Aust Ian Whitworth

Doubles NZ Andy Pringle/Peter Herewini Aust Steve Brown/Paul Tune

Test Match NZ 7 Aust 7 NZ Team Don Ross, Jimmy Joyce, Greg West.

Kevin Barr, Peter Herewini. Rob Furmage, Andy

Pringle, Willie Peters, Laurie Turner, Whitu

Taylor.

Executive NZ 9 Aust 6 All NZ Exec and Selectors stood down to

allow others to play. Dave Green, John

Amosa, Derek Kaa, John Kaa, George Moore,

Dean Tremayne, Maurice Farr, Keith Ball,

Maree Mayall, Sarnia West.

Captain’s Cup NZ 3 Tony Wicksteed NZ2 Charlie Taylor

Coiro Shield Vic 3 NSW 1

Veteran’s Cup NZ Kevin Barr VIC Dick Delamere

High Start NZ Richard Jackson 160

High Finish NZ Tony Wicksteed NZ 161

First 180 NSW Bob Lockwood

First 171 NSW David Jackson

Taniwha 170 Not won

Most 180’s 3 each: Steve Brown VIC, Kelly Jillett NZ, Gary Warner VIC, Paul Tune VIC, John Ryan NZ.

Most 100’s NZ Laurie Turner 36

Necklace NZ Bob Sadler

Trout Mouth VIC Noel Beasy

The Frog NSW Nick Zavatarro

Herbie VIC Peter Fraatz

Other 180’s. Will be advised when the scribe gets out of hospital in a

Couple of days...

DOBS.

Editorial and Poetical licence lies with Poppa Smurf on this occasion and although you have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be misquoted, then used against you !!!!!!

a. Whitu, Jim Hennah and Georgie. People read or conversely do not read (or have emails. Although Whitu’s are sent via Dave C, Jim’s via a family member and George’s via his RSA) and accordingly miss things due to lack of communications, so to speak and accordingly last minute events are an embuggerence and these three did not have the newer strip.. Good fun which makes Monk so happy he could just pooh !!

People can be divided into three groups; those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those who wonder what happened.

b. Greedy Sod. Wingz you don’t play twice !! You take turns at darts..

Laughter is the brush which sweeps away the cobwebs of the heart.

c. Steve Exley Junior is a “lolly freak” although he looked pretty good in his Tourney polo...

The person who does things that count doesn’t usually stop to count them.

d. One wonders why Rob F threw his darts up on the roof of the RSA.. Reckoned they were useless. Bought new ones from Logga and they didn’t work either until the Test Match... Mind, it was a lovely gesture for Rob to give his medal to young Steve Exley. Well done, Full On..

An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness. No reward coming after the event can compare with the sweet reward that went with it. M Maeterlinck.

e. Rob Harter for climbing a ladder and recovering item 1 above.. Glazier trying to be a roofer perhaps ?

Great things are not done by impulse but by a series of small things brought together. V van Gogh

f. Magpie. NSW Tour Manager Dave Jackson filching one of Maku’s darts but he didn’t get away with it... but it was a good laugh.

A big man is one who makes us feel bigger when we are with him. J C Maxwell

g. Bulldog likes to have a bet or two but that doesn’t mean going bye byes at the table by the TAB !!!

It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else. E Bombeck

h. Mama Smurf. Missed the Ladie’s trip bus because she had gone to church and forgot the times. Religion has a lot to answer for, maybe !!

We always hold hands. If I let go – she shops !!

i. Sam West was legless.. Not in the usual understood meaning but she did look a bit weird crawling around on the stage... but cute all of the same.

Life is like a mirror. If you frown at it, it frowns back. If you smile, it returns the greeting.

j. Willy Warmers. I am sure that Babz Reedman was sitting there knitting “Willie warmers” but evidently this is not the case.. Still they looked like it..

I guess size does matter.

Laughter is the brush which sweeps away the cobwebs of the heart.

k. Tournament Dinner. Democracy to the fore. You don’t have to go but just remember in future that the host pays for the number of dinners ordered and we paid for quite a few of you who did not turn up. In my opinion, if you don’t turn up then you pay the $25 it cost anyway !!

Do not let what you can’t do interfere with what you can do. J Wooden

l. Andy Pringle left his darts behind on Monday. Just as well he and Craig use the same darts... Enough said ??

No man is old enough to know better. H Jackson

m. Robert Hale for not engaging brain before opening mouth.. Finals are best of 7 which was ratified in the IDA Constitution 2013 and copies were available as published.

A closed mouth gathers no foot....

n. Wicky for playing for Poppa in the Captain’s Cup and winning it.

His cup runneth over..

o. AWOL for not doing anything dobbable this year !!

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good. A Landers

p. Not a dob but a well done to John Amosa for his guitar music at the Auld Lang Syne due to the fact that GE did not have a piano..

We never know the worth of water ‘til the well is dry.

q. Kevin Frost for being Kevin Frost. A thorough gentleman and a joker to boot. Great value to be around and a credit to his state.

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul and paints his own nature into his pictures. H W Beecher

r. Peter Fraatz, Peter Clark and Steve Brown for being the life of the party, as always. Great to be around at any time.

A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside. D Waitley

s. To all the Kiwi newcomers this year. Andy Pringle, William Peters, Peter McGinn, Maurice Farr, Karen McLean, Derek Kaa, John Kaa, Dave Clapperton, Craig Schomaker, Keith Ball, Maree Mayall, Sarnia West.

We pay the hands of cards life give us and the worst hand can make us the best players. Doc Searls

STOP PRESS:

Glen Eden RSA has been appointed host of the 2020 Interdominion Darts.

Venues:

2015 Merrylands RSL, Sydney, NSW

2016 Rosebud RSL, Mornington Peninsular, VIC

2017 Lower Hutt Memorial RSA, NZ.. To be held at the Petone Working

Men’s Club, Petone, Wellington.

2018 NSW

2019 VIC

2020 Glen Eden RSA Inc, Waitakere, NZ

Poppa Smurf