For the third consecutive season West Midlands will play in division two of the BDO Inter County Championships and their first fixture of the new season will not be an easy one as they square up to local rivals Staffordshire. Games against local teams are never a walkover and an away tie against Staffordshire who are newly relegated from division one will be a difficult one.
The last time the two teams played each other was on the weekend of the 2nd and 3rd March 2013, a division one game with West Midlands playing hosts, but despite the home advantage it was the visitors who got the 19-17 verdict and it was that very season that saw West Midlands finish bottom of the division one table with 158 points, Derbyshire were also relegated with them having 160 points and Staffordshire narrowly avoiding relegation having the same 160 points as Derbyshire but with a slightly better average.
Full Fixtures for the new season:
2015-09-5/6 | Staffordshire | Away |
2015-10-3/4 | Somerset | Home |
31/10 & 01/11 | Sussex | Away |
2015-11-28/29 | Berkshire | Away |
2016-01-16/17 | Worcestershire | Home |
2016-02-6/7 | Suffolk | Away |
2016-03-5/6 | Northamptonshire | Home |
2016-04-02/3 | Cumbria | Away |
2016-04-23/24 | London | Home |
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