West Midlands 2018–2019 season in the premier division of the BDO Inter County Championships didn’t get off to the best of starts. Playing at home at Gilberts Bar, Willenhall, West Midlands took on newly promoted Northamptonshire in a game they were really expected to win but the 21-15 result went to the visiting team.
The weekend got off to a decent start as the ladies ‘B’ finished all square at three each with Shannon Hall (21.33) taking the match award. The men’s ‘B’ game saw Robert Smith in superb form recording a tremendous average of 32.09 in the team’s 7-5 victory, Smith’s average the best of the weekend for the BDO’s men’s ‘B’ games.
Sunday was a different story with Debbie Loon (16.46) the sole winner for the ‘A’ team as they went down 5-1. The men’s ‘A’ also lost, Gavin Baker (29.65) their top player in an 8-4 reversal to give an overall 21-15 win for Northamptonshire.
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