ASUM LEAGUE OF DARTS (LEAGUE NEWS)

Season so far 01/11/26

Now the league has 32 teams covering four divisions Asum League of darts has never been so big. The standard of darts has been outstanding so far with some very impressive performances. Bret Boys are leading the way in the Asparagus division with four wins out of five however Talbot & Gate A are only behind on leg difference. The Bell Tower League has Bengeworth Renegades top with a 100 percent record with stable mates Bengeworth Rangers 2 points behind meanwhile Saints are bottom still to awaiting a win. Crown is another very competitive division with three teams again with eight points but Legion Launchers are leading the way with a better leg average ahead of Gate B and Lenches club. The Launchers have already caused the biggist shock of the season defeating Talbot Pershore in the Seven singles cup. Valkyrie Villains are at the bottom still awaiting a win. Demontort division is headed by Hampton Darts as expected with a one hundred percent record with no sets conceded but second placed Bulls deep in Amby also unbeaten and both have 10 points each. Fairfield & Ivy Inn both await their first win and occupy the bottom spots. Highest checkout so far is a 160 checkout from Bret Boyz A Ash Hurrell While team mate Paul Dave Jones has the most maximums so far with seven 180's. So much to play for it looks a fascinating season ahead.

AGM News + 2026/27 Season Preview (13/08/26)

This years AGM was held at St Egcwins club and although not all attended due to other dart commitments. all that made it had a very healthy discussion and several amendments and points were passed after voting. The league has increased to 32 teams and although this would increase the size of each division. the league members voted for three leagues. This will mean that there will be byes in the league. especially in one of the divisions as they will only have ten teams. Match formats were voted on and will remain the same. Darts atlas system has been withdrawn from competitions for this seasons events this was not decided by a vote or the league committee but by the personnel that run it. We thank Ant & Dave for their time in running it for the past season but do understand they have a lot of other commitments. . The seven singles will not be seeded and go back to a straight draw. which was voted on but works well with 32 teams. There will now be a senior cup which will be run on the same night as the junior competition so great news for the oldies. Entry fee is to remain at £50.00 with a £20.00 refundable bond for new entries. Fixtures will be on the website soon and league entry payments & team fixture packs will be for collection from the Valkyrie on Thursday 3rd September, with the league season commencing on the 10th September.

ARCIVE.

A Hot Night, Presentation Night (+ Open Singles) - (25/06/26)

The 2025/26 season was a very competitive season and this years presentation night which was held at Hampton Working mens club. also held the conclusion to the Open singles. This was one of the hottest days of the year but even though had a very good turn out. The bullseye challenge was a great success again & raised more money for the league. The open was played out from the quarter final stage with eventual winner Paul Dave Jones defeating Nigel Vernall 4-1. Many awards were handed out with Asparagus league winners Dugout Mafia, Bell Tower winners Odd Trumpeteers & Crown Winners Golden Cross lifting the cups. Hampton club were great hosts and the league would like to thank them for that and the amazing buffet that they put on.. all had a vey enjoyable night even if they were very hot. A full list of this years winners can be found on the Honours page.

KO Cup News (07/05/26)

This seasons divisional KO cup finals have been very competitive with some close games in each round in all divisions. the Asparagus KO cup was won by last years runners up who won in style defeating league champions barmy Army 5-2 to make up for last seasons disappointment. Moving onto the Bell Tower final which was a much closer affair but Bell Tower League winners Odd Trumpeteers made it a double as they defeated league strugglers Saints 5-4 who had a great cup run to offset their struggles in the league. Meanwhile the Crown league final was another close one with league champions Golden cross 5-4 winners over league challengers Legion Launchers.

It's All Gone Golden, Triples & Tri Shield News 29/01/26

This year the league triples was extended into a revamped Tri shield finals night which proved to be very successful which also had a few surprises. The Asparagus triples had 10 entries and Cidermill edged out Gate A in the first semi final while Barney Army beat Saxon to make the final. Barney Army went onto win the final. The Bell tower event took place at H.W.M.C with 16 teams participating and Bengeworth Bullseyes beat Top Swans 2-1 in the first semi final to book a place in the final against Ruby Jacks. Bengeworth Bullseyes then went onto win the final. Meanwhile the Crown league was played at Lenches Club with 12 entries and the was some strong performances on the night. Legion Launchers had two trio's make the semi finals but both unfortunately lost to the two finalists Ruby Boomers and Golden Cross. Ruby Boomers went onto take a 3-2 win to take the crown triples title. All three divisional finalist went to through to the Tri shield on the following week except Barmy Army who pulled out due to illness. The semi final losers to them Saxons took their place. The triples showed why it can be a leveler through the leagues with Ruby Boomers winning all five matches to table top on the night and make the final. Golden Cross were runners up and made it an all Crown league final and as of the previous week the match went to a decider and with both teams needing double top Jake Atkins hit it with his first attempt to take revenge for the previous week and give victory to the Golden Cross. Notable check ins for the Brian Williams Memorial cup from both Kevin Bowen and Jason Nobes who will share the cup.

Asum Youth Cup (18/12/25)

With the increased number of youth players joining the league we decided to create a youth cup for Under-23 players. This was a trial competition and hold it annually. This year we let players under the age of 23 years of age enter and had over 20 entries. The event was ran by Dave Davis using DartsAtlas and ran very smoothly. The standard of darts was very good with some very promising talent coming through. Reece Pinches ended up winning the final with a solid performance defeating Ryan Moulder 4-0.

Tri-Shield Cup - 13/6/2025

This year's Tri-Shield Cup was held after the regular season from all three leagues. 18 teams entered the competition being split into four groups of two 5s & two 4s in the 'Group Phase'. Groups A & B were held over 5 weeks, with each team taking a 'bye' one week. Groups C & D were held over 3 weeks, alternating to be in sync with A & B. The top two from each group made it to the 'Knockout Phase', where 8 teams would compete for the title.

Group Phase

Group A (Gate Inn, Talbot Pershore, Ruby Boomers, Valkyrie Villains & The Cygnets): Gate Inn claimed the maximum 8 points in the group, while Talbot Pershore eased into 2nd on 6 points, their only loss came to the group winners. Both sides eased to the Quarter-FInals. Ruby Boomers, Valkyrie Villains & The Cygnets were eliminated.

Group B (Sons of Valkyrie, Ruby Jacks, Lenches Club, Dugout Smugglers & Amby 4 a Laff): Sons of Valkyrie were group winners, achieving maximum points and safely made it to the Quarter-FInals. 2nd place had three teams tied on 4 points, but Ruby Jacks (+10) advanced on set difference over Lenches Club (+6) & Dugout Smugglers (-6). The latter had one hand on qualification, but lost their last two matches. Amby 4 a Laff were also eliminated, only winning 1 set in the entire group.

Group C (Bengeworth Renegades, H.W.M.C, Top Trumps & Noah's Ark): The qualifications for the Quarter-Finals were already set after the 2nd week with Bengeworth Renegades & H.W.M.C securing 1st & 2nd place respectively. The two faced off in the last week to see who would top the group. Renegades won the match 4-3. Top Trumps & Noah's Ark were eliminated.

Group D (100 & Amby, Odd Trumpeteers, Swan & The Saints): 100 & Amby statistically had the best group record, winning 81% of sets played, 3/3 wins and comfortably made it to the Quarter-FInals. Odd Trumpeteers joined them winning 5-2 against The Saints as Swan lost to the group winners on the last week of Group Phase action. Swan & The Saints were eliminated.

Knockout Phase

Quarter-Finals

QF1: Ruby Jacks beat Bell Tower side Bengeworth Renegades 5-2 to move onto the Semis, which was a good result for the Asparagus side.

QF2: 100 & Amby defeated fellow Asparagus side H.W.M.C 5-2 to continue their great run of form.

QF3: Talbot Pershore narrowly went through 4-3 against Sons of Valkyrie in a very tight match, with both sides recording strong performances in the Group Phase.

QF4: Gate Inn breezed past Odd Trumpeteers with a 6-1 result, making them the only non-Asapargus side to reach the Semi-Finals.

Semi-Finals

SF1 (QF2 vs. QF3 Winners): In an All-Asparagus Semi, it was Talbot Pershore knocking out 100 & Amby 5-2 to move onto the final doing it with 2 sets to spare, being 4-1 up.

SF2 (QF1 vs. QF4 Winners): An incredibly close match all the way through ended in favour of Ruby Jacks with a dramatic 4-3 victory against Gate Inn, who were so close to making the final.

Grand Final

It was between Ruby Jacks who had to overcome a tight group & Talbot Pershore, who were a strong outfit all the way through the season. The Final was a one sided affair as Talbot Pershore claimed the title with a 6-1 win & wrapped it up at the earliest point possible, after four sets (4-0). Congratulations to Talbot Pershore on the title, commiserations to Ruby Jacks on losing in the final.

Big thanks goes to all venues who have hosted matches in this event, as well as all 18 teams & their players for their participation. Also big thanks to Sam Crompton for his contribution on the Tri-Shield & marking the whole final.

Super League in short 28/07/24

This years Asum super league was split up into the three divisions due to the large amount of interest from league members.

Although the were several early teething problems the competition lasted five weeks and was a success. The Asparagus league had only 15 entries and was won by Liam Mclaughlin with Shaun Vernall and Lance Gregson second and third. The Bell Tower league was very well supported and was close all the way to the final week with Arron Jelfs taking the glory with Callum Marshall taking runners up spot and Tony Gisbourne in third place. Crown league winner was Andy Barr while Swan team mate Dave Davis took second place. and Callum Mcphearson was third. Big thankyou to all and Ambassador, Bengeworth and Hampton Working Mens clubs for supplying the venues.

Presentation/Finals Night Results (in brief) - 16/05/24

The seasons presentation night was held by Bengeworth club and many came to see the awards and finals being played. The night kicked of with the first final which saw Dave Davis win a tight game over coming Adam walling 3 legs to 2 with both players hitting 180's. The Bell Tower Singles final was next and Tony Gisbourne came back from one leg down to win 3 legs to 2 against James Griffiths. The Asparagus final was next and Mitch Leeming kept up his outstanding record in the competition beating Simon Webb 3 nil. Lastly the Nigel Cummings open final saw James Griffiths up again but was beaten by a very in form George Cumberland. Other highlights of the night Saw the Crown league winners take the new Bill Curtis memorial cup which was handed over by Racheal Curtis to Bills old friend Richard Cox who was Captain of the winners the Swan. Best New comer award went to Aiden Simpson of Bengeworth Nomads and Asum league contribution award went to committee member Christian Bayliss -Bradley for his help & input in the past season.

Mitch hits six of the best! Divisional Pairs 11/01/24

This seasons divisional pairs tournaments had some major highs with some top quality darts played. In the Asparagus league The Bengeworth pairing of Mitch Leeming & Liam Mclaughlin took the honours after coming back from 2 nil down tto take a 3 - 2 victory over Cidermill pairing of Alex Evans & Simon Webb. The were eight maximums one each for Mark Johns & Simon Webb & six from man of the night Mitch Leeming. Highest checkouts on the night was a 120 from Liam Mclaughlin & a 114 from Adam Byron

Meanwhile in the Bell Tower league the were 20 pairs that entered which was most of the night through the leagues. Eventual winners were the 100 & Amby pairing of Callum Marshall & Richard Dewick who defeated Ruby Jacks pairing of Luke Currier & Michael Wellon. The 5 maximums on the night, two each from Aiden Johns & Callum Marshall plus one with his first handful of the night from Adam Ayres.

Lastly the Crown League Pairs were held at Bretforton Sports club and the was also a good turnout with 17 pairs playing and the Swan pair of Carl Middleton & Dave Davis taking glory defeating Sons of Valkyrie pairing of Kyle Jones & Zac Perret.

AGM NEWS

Presentation Night News

This years presentation night was held at the Bretferton Sports Club and the was a very good turnout of folks who all had a very enjoyable night.

Here in short are the results from the nights finals,

Asparagus League Singles Final - Paul Dave Jones (Bret Boyz) ) bt Calum Marshall (Bengeworth)

Asparagus Pairs Final - Callum Marshall & Mitch Leeming (Bengeworth) bt Andy Barr & Carl Middleton (F.O.V)

Bell Tower Singles Final - Ollie Cresswell (H.W.M.C) bt Paul Satterly (Odd Trumpeteers)

Bell Tower Pairs Final - Dave Brock & Dean Sadler (Gate Inn) btOllie Cresswell & Hanns Hegley ()H.W,M,C)

Friendly Cup Winners - Ruby Boomers

Captains Cup Winner - Rob Ayres (Ruby Boomers)

Asum Contrubution Winner - Alex Rapheal (H.W.M.C)

Most promising Player award- Ryan Maulder - Bengeworth Nomads