AUSTRALIAN representative Corinne Hammond was among the winners when Tamworth and District Inter-Hotel Darts hosted their annual Tamworth Games at West Tamworth League Club on the weekend.
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The Newcastle-based number eight in the world took out the ladies’ singles and teamed up with Australian team-mate and regular partner Mitchell Clegg to win the mixed doubles.
Along the way she hit a 170 peg.
“That’s the highest possible peg,” Tamworth Inter-Hotel Darts treasurer Irene Smith said.
They also had 42 men and eight ladies hit 180s over the two days.
Hammond and Clegg were one of 64 teams that competed in the mixed doubles, which was the final event for the weekend.
Warren Gibson and Monica Ribeiro finished second to them ahead of Mike Bonzer and Jenny Duggan and Jerry Woods and Caitlin Gigg.
Ribeiro (Sydney) had a fruitful weekend and was runner-up to Hammond in the ladies’ singles before teaming up with Duggan (Dubbo) to win the ladies’ doubles from Hammond and Leanne Wilson, Vicky Hicks and Roz Roberts and Linda Dobbin and Teresa Hore.
Moree’s Kyle Munro hit the top score in the men’s singles.
Gibson was second, with local competitors Darren Oliver and Lean Lovett filling third and fourth place.
Munro also combined with Clegg to finish second in the men’s doubles to Newcastle pairing Woods and Mani Kato.
Alec Bandry and Venay Cooper claimed the third prizemoney with Michael Mihok and Dayleo Heta rounding out the places.
The tournament drew around 150 players from all over the state.
