Simon Power and Steve Ward of Southam produced some great darts to progress to the National finals of the BDO Gold Cup in July at Lakeside Country Club.The pair had some tough encounters along the way with victories over Nuneaton’s Adam Paxton and Dean Sanders, Brandon pairing of Dave Sanders and Dave Waring before beating Noel Grant and Paul Deslandes of Coventry Bishopsgate. Mark Carter and Ian McFarlane also of Cov Bishopsgate had made their route to the final defeating Antony Allen and Rob Hawker, then Mark Archer and Martin Partridge of Castle Vale before taking out another tough pairing of Mark Westgarth and Mark Strong. The Final was a tense affair with some brilliant darts mixed in with some nervous shots towards the double required part. But finding the double was Simon who keeps up his great form and also Ward who is on a decent run having won his first County match earlier in the month.
