MSDO 2014 - Ultimate Darting Destination

The highly anticipated biggest Malaysian darts tournament of the year was held at the e-City Hotel ballroom at One City, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 15-16 Nov, 2014. It was a follow-up to last year's inaugural championship and it managed to top expectations of its title "Ultimate Darting Destination"!

MSDO was the biggest Soft Darts Tournament in Malaysia last year, so it had a tall expectation to meet this year. The hall venue was definitely better as it was newer, bigger and more beautiful than last year's, which gave everyone plenty of room to move around even though there were about twice as many people this year. There were two big LED screens which projected the tournament chart and a large beautiful stage built in front of the hall. There was also a big trophy showcase to highlight the biggest trophy of the tournament - the Inter State championship plaque. And finally, plenty of seats for everyone who needed to rest.

Organised by iDarts Malaysia and run by the team from Dartslive Singapore for the second year running, this tournament carried a total prize money of more than RM$130,000, bigger than last year's tournament. More than 500 players from all around Asia came to participate in the 2 day event including players from around the region like Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, Australia and Taiwan. There were pyrotechnics, plenty of props for photo taking, live video viewing, darts accessories, drinks, snacks and a tournament hall with more than 70 Dartslive2 boards. And judging by the feedback from the ecstatic home-ground Malaysian darters, they all went home very tired but fulfilled and happy, excited with new friends and experiences but sad for parting after 2 fun days!

One of the highlights from day 1 of the tournament, apart from the "early morning wake-up call" for those staying at the hotel,  include the Random Hookup game, which randomly paired a high rated player with a lower rated player. So there is an element of surprise as everyone was eager to meet their partner. The finals pitted Thai grandmaster, Thanawat who partnered a local girl, Sabrina Chan against Malaysian star player Atan and local darter, Bryan Bieh. It was an interesting game as both high rated players were playing equally well and had to rely on their lower rated partners to carry through the game in order to win. In the end, with constant positive encouragement from Thanawat, Sabrina managed to pull the score just low enough for Thanawat to do a high checkout and win the game!

The highlights of second day was the Grandmasters final game, played on stage. Even though it was already quite late on a Sunday night, there were still a lot of people who stayed behind to watch the match of the year. It was between Paul Lim (SG) vs Lourence Illagan (PH), two Dartslive Pro players who are already well known to the local players. Paul Lim defeated compatriot, Harith Lim in the semi-finals, while Lourence took out his compatriot, Christian Perez in his semi-final game. It was a close fight between the top 2 players as Paul Lim and Lourence wrestled to 2-2. But the decider game was a stunning game for everyone to watch as Lourence displayed incredible precision to close the cricket game in just 4 rounds, leaving Paul daze without a chance for a comeback. It was an amazing world-class standard game put up by both world class players and a most suitable finale for the tournament of the year!

Lourence Illagan - Grandmasters Champion

Paul Lim - Grand Masters Runners up

Harith Lim - Grand Masters Joint 3rd

Christian Perez - Grand Masters Joint 3rd

MSDO 2014 Full Results

Day 1

A Flight Dynamic Duo Doubles Medley
Champion	Christian Perez/ Raymond Lim CH
2nd place	Paul Lim/ Tan Chee Heng
Joint 3rd	Kenn Yong / Lim Kian Peng, Joel Ng / Harith Lim
Joint 5th	Ronald Briones / Ahelan Thevar, Cheung Yuk Fan/ Wong Oi Ki, Ian Chang / Lourence Illagan, Wong Chun Kit / Leung ManWai
Joint 9th	Robert Modra/Valence Kok, Norhisame Atan/Mark Mak Guan Hao, William Soo/Tevez Kang, Dicky Madhi/Nelson Wong, Dennis Shanker/ Unique Ting, Vinson Heng/ Ng Ngak Keng, Mohd Nasir /Edward Tang, Mar Kenneth Hernandez/ Geinie Ng

Day 1

BB Flight Dynamic Duo Doubles Medley
Champion	S. Raj/ Tan Ai Ling
2nd place	Barry Wong/ Jarryd Tham
Joint 3rd	Steven Teng / Chan Wai Meng Chan Kok Kin/ Roger Liu
Joint 5th	Alain Abibi/ Nicky Lim Sean Kum Chun Fei/ Tan Siew Sin Ding Dong/ Ramil Mendoza Suwendi/ Rio Jefferson
Joint 9th	Andy Ng / Jason Moo Yeo Wan Meng/ Felicia Ooi Phillip Choo/ Tan Chin Wee Ken Loong / Ken Lee Johnny Khoo/ Joel Leong Vincent Yong Ka Min/ Ken Wong Max Ong/ Eugene Sim Chiew Kian Sheng/ Yew Howen

Day 1

B Flight Dynamic Duo Doubles Medley
Champion	Ervin Chua/ Caleb Fung
2nd place	Chen Shi Chang/ Lai Kah Mun
Joint 3rd	Nageaindran / Leong Mei Yoon, Don Lee Yeeng Kee/ Marcus Mang
Joint 5th	James Cheong/ Raymond Lim KH, Lin Zhi Wei/Cedric Choo, John Chee/ Shaun Chee, Cindy Wong/ Ron Looi
Joint 9th	Jensen Lim/ Alban Lee, Wong Kuo Kang/ Esmond Ng Kheng Wai, Yoshito B/ Simon Sim Chow Woon, Adam Choong Lee Hoong/ Kevin Wong Kit Mun, Chris Hew/ Nam Wee , Anson Kho/Dennis Yap Kim Fook, Chong Jia Jet/ Jack Chee Kok Leong, Sow Mun Kit/ Soh Rong Hwa

Day 1

C Flight Dynamic Duo Doubles Medley
Champion	Tan Ruide/ Kenny Lee
2nd place	Elvin Cheah/ Sam Lee
Joint 3rd	Benny Tan/ Alvin Chong Ken Owyong/ Joseph Lim
Joint 5th	Leong Kar Chun/ Ong Siau Wei Alvin Gan/ Chen Xiao An Desmond Lim Chuan Wee / Teh Shyang Wen Cody Yip Kah Seng / Cecile Choe
Joint 9th	Efron Leong / Toh Bee Teng Lin Wei Li/ Aldrin Ang Yinn Cheng/ Wendy Shaw Steven Yip Jia Xiang/ Khatrine Lim Andy Chan/ Sylvia Toh Edmund Mong/ Vanwie Ng Alac Huang/ Shawn Khoo Teo Jia Ming/ Nick Goh

Day 1

Prodigy Singles - AB Flight
Champion	Cool Siong
2nd Place	Ethan Sebastian
Joint 3rd	Chan Kwok Ho, Rio Jefferson
Joint 5th	Barry Wong, Leung Man Wai, Tan Jenn Ming, Ng Ngak Keng
Joint 9th	Johnson Aw, Chong Vee Chong, Nelson Wong, Lobo Yap, Nancy Ambrose, Reeve Tan, Rolando Mirabuen, Calven Kok

Day 1

Prodigy Singles - BC Flight
Champion	Kenny Teoh
2nd Place	Marcus Chiang
Joint 3rd	Wong Tak Choy, Victor Tan
Joint 5th	Kevin P Buana, Valentz Ang, Desmond Fong, Bryan Lee
Joint 9th	Ken Owyong, Yeo Sze Keat, Dennis Yap, Tan Chin Wee, Adam Choong, Klein Lim, Choy Pak Loong, Alvin Chong

Day 1

Malaysian Inter-State Championship
Champion	Kuala Lumpur
2nd Place	Johor
Joint 3rd	Penang, Kedah
Joint 5th	Sabah, Selangor, Pahang, Perak

Day 2

A Flight Dynamic Duo Doubles 01 Medley
Champion	Alan Chau/ Joseph Chung
2nd place	William Soo Soon Kean/Tevez Kang Khim Wah
Joint 3rd	Thanawat Gaweenuntavong/ Ng Zi Xiang Lourence Illagan/ Ian Chang
Joint 5th	Arthur Tan/ Niven Ng Wong Chi Hung / Kevin Lo Sin Yin Kelvin Hong/ Tai Yuan Jek Poy Kin Loon/ Shintaro Lee
Joint 9th	Fred Ng/ Kelvin Chan Christian D Perez / Raymond Lim CH Stone Tee Eng Guan/Jeeven Low Wei Chang Shek Ho Yin/ Li Long Ka Dicky Madhi/ Nelson Wong Paul Lim/ Tan Chee Heng Pang Yuk Lun/ Jacky Chai Harith Lim/ Joel Ng

Day 2

BB Flight Dynamic Duo Doubles 01 Medley
Champion	Elton Sng/ Ivan Lee
2nd place	Ian Chen Jew Kean/ Chong Jia Jet
Joint 3rd	Andy Ng Shiu Leong/ Jason Moo Yoon Lim Steven Teng Kok Hean/ Chan Wai Meng
Joint 5th	Dennis Chia/ Edmund Neo Ian Declan Thwaites/ Nic Thoo Zi Xiang Max Ong / Eugene Sim Danny Ching Yi Ziew/ Jeffrey Ng
Joint 9th	Lim Tong Li/ Tedric Poh Jet Foong/ Cool Siong Bona Gerald Belanrga/ Simon Wong Rudy Yeo / Vincent Leong Leow Nam Khai/ Vincent Ng Alain Abibi/ Nicky Lim Yu Chun Ho/ Kwong Pui Han Joe Liew Jia Huei / Rico Cheong

Day 2

B Flight Dynamic Duo Doubles 01 Medley
Champion	Chin Kim Fung/Alden Tay
2nd place	Tan Siew Sin/ Kenny Ho Yew Hon
Joint 3rd	Lin Zhi Wei/ Cedric Choo Don Ng/ Jeremy Lau
Joint 5th	Elmen Wan Hoong Kin/ Jack Ong Chow Wei Jalen Ng / Gary Tay Nageaindran a/l Lethchumana/ Leong Mei Yoon Jack Lim Jak Thiam/ Lim Seng Yu
Joint 9th	Desmond Fong Kok Hoong/ Bryan Lee LY Marco Chua/ Jovi Leong Ervin Chua/ Caleb Fung James Cheong/ Raymond Lim KH Deric Pang/ Vinic Wong Kenneth Siew Mun Hoe/ Calvin Lee Yie Lik Vincent Tay/ Bruce Teng Jian Wen Don Lee Yeeng Kee/ Marcus Mang

Day 2

C Flight Dynamic Duo Doubles 01 Medley
Champion	Sam Chan Soon Shen/ Chan Kean Tuck
2nd place	Alvin Gan/ Chen Xiao An
Joint 3rd	Chan Kok Keong/ Daniel Sutandjati Raymond Chan Wye Mun/ Low Beng Leong
Joint 5th	Eric Chu/Jan Sutandjati Leong Kar Chun/Ong Siau Wei Cherie Lim/Lim Hong Yu Julian Partington/Chia Wan Ting
Joint 9th	Leonard Chua/Stephanie Tan Denis Tan/Angie Yeo Moh Hioung Yek/Toh Bee Chee Lee Hee Sin/Chong Kok Min Zuki Yap/Debra Chan Julius Tan Wei Zhong/Lee Lay Chen Efron Leong Kar Fatt/Toh Bee Teng Teo Jia Ming/Nick Goh

Day 2

Grand Masters
Champion	Lourence Illagan
2nd Place	Paul Lim
Joint 3rd	Harith Lim, Christian D Perez
Joint 5th	Norhisame Atan Adrian Ray Marcelino Mohd Nasir Bin Jantan Thanawat Gaweenuntavong
Joint 9th	Kenn Yong Teck Leong Vuelvan Benedicto (Dixie) Leslie Lee Shek Ho Yin S. Muru Bryan Eribal Mar Kenneth Hernandez S. Raj
Shootout Top score	Robert Modra

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Super League Season 7 Knockout Tournament

The Super League Season 7 Knock Out Tournament was organised specially for the Super League Season 7 players at the Furama City Centre Hotel on July 5-6. The purpose of the tournament was to provide more big-time, local competitive activities for Super League players and at the same time, maximise the use of a hall that was booked for the Super Leage Fiesta party. Unfortunately, the turnout was not fantastic and only hit slightly more than half the expected numbers. Blame it on the World Cup that was going on. However, the show must go on and the organisers valiantly committed to pay out the same prizes as promised despite the low turnout (hurrah!).

The first event for the SKO Tournament on Saturday was the Doubles event, broken into 3 flights. The event took up the whole of Saturday afternoon. For those players who failed to make it into the second round of the KnockOut Tournament, they had the opportunity to participate in other activities. There was the Sweet 16 event, the Extreme Bull challenge and the "Play with the Pros" games on the stage.

Yes, two special Dartslive Official Players were invited to grace the tournament with their very own side event. Paul Lim, Dartslive Pro Player and a regular at Singapore's tournaments flew in from Hong Kong to spar with players over some fun games. Cathy Leung, Dartslive's prettiest Official Player and a starlet from Hong Kong was a first-timer at Singapore's tournament/Fiesta and she lent some star qualities to the event. She obviously had a big impact on the local players as many of them clamoured to have the opportunity to play with her or get her autographs or take some selfie pictures with her. Even Paul Lim quipped later that he would be Cathy's manager should she be invited back for future events!

Here are the results for the first day Doubles main event:

Super Knock Out Tournament Results
Day One

A Flight Doubles
Champion	Harith Lim/Joel Ng
2nd Place	Lincoln Lye/Eric Wong
Joint 3rd	Lim Tong Li/Paul Tan, Anson Kho/Cool Siong
Joint 5th	Vinson Heng/Jason Tay, Nick Low/Chan Kok Kin, Max Ong/Manfred Teo, Niven Ng/Alan Ho

B Flight Doubles
Champion	Anson Oh/Ignatius Yee
2nd Place	Eric Yeo/Chiam Yen Sing
Joint 3rd	Zuki Yap/John Tang, Alvin How/Tedric Poh
Joint 5th	Ramil Mendoza/ Ding Dong, Terrence Ngoi/Linus Tan, Soh Wei Xiong/Sean Tan, Samuel Cheong/Leow Wei Qiang

C Flight Doubles
Champion	Edmund Tan/Vincent Lee
2nd Place	Casper Tan/Jeremy Ching
Joint 3rd	Derek Lau/Jason Seah, Benjamin Lim/Randy Lee
Joint 5th	Ian Thwaites/Nic Lim, Tues Teh/Timothy Khoo, John Chee/Emin Lim, Louis Lim/Charise Tan

Super League 64
Champion	Seth Soh/Zhi Ying
2nd Place	Gary Tay/Jalen Ng
3rd Place	Eric Teo/Kelvin Tan
4th-8th	Desmond Goh/Situ Deliang, Wilfred Chua/Alex Lee, Nam Khai/Vincent Ng, James Cheong/Raymond Lim, Rence Kang/Alan Tham

A Flight Champion - Harith Lim and Joel Ng

B Flight champion - Anson Oh & Iggy

C Flight Champion - Edmund Tan and Vincent Lee

Super League 64 Champion - Seth Soh & Zhi Ying

In the A flight title, top Singaporean Dartslive Official player Harith Lim partnered Joel Ng to convincingly beat the team of Lincoln Lye/Eric Wong for the champion title. In the B Flight, the invited Malaysian Super League players of Anson Oh and Ignatius "Iggy" Yee took the title by beating the local pair from Team HKK of Eric Yeo and Chiam Yen Sing. C Flight champion went to the veteran finalists pair from Avengers - Edmund Tan and Vincent Lee, who beat the team from Le Circuit, Casper and Jeremy.

Once the Doubles event concluded, the next event for the day was the Super League 64, which was a knockout event for 64 doubles teams who were selected over the past few weeks at various locations around Singapore before the tournament. The finalists were pitted together in a grand final event at the tournament hall. The ultimate champion, Seth Soh/Zhi Ying managed to hold off the challenge from Harith Lim/Debra Chan along the way before defeating Gary Tay/Jalen Ng in the finals to win the crown. They won a fully sponsored trip to MSDO 2014 tournament in KL at the end of the year.

On Day Two, the event of the day was Blind Doubles where a high rated player will be matched with a low rated player so that the teams are all quite similar in ability. However, the start was delayed by the no-show of quite a number of players, with various lame (!) excuses ranging from overslept, too tired, hangover, forgot, etc etc. Never mind about them, the lesser the opponents, the higher the chances of winning!

Filipino players partnering local girls seemed to be the top favourites for this event as both the top teams each had a premier division player partnering lady players. Teejay Laureano and Candy Cai played against Mar Kenneth and Debra Chan in the finals. The trump card would seem to be the lady partners as both guys held off each other ! In the end, Teejay/Candy defeated Kenneth/Debra 2-1 in a close fight over 3 games.

Super Knock Out Tournament Results
Day Two

Blind Doubles
Champion	Teejay Laureano/Candy Cai
2nd Place	Mar Kenneth/Debra Chan
Joint 3rd	Bernard Choong/Zuki Yap, Yeo Wan Meng/Chen Yuepei
Joint 5th	Andy Chan/Shanmugan, Eric Wong/Cedric Choo, Lee Swee Hai/Alban Lee, Anthony/Ashley
Joint 9th	Mhel Alayon/Ervin Chua, Max Ong/Javier Sim, Lincoln Lye/Caroline Huang, Eric Yeo/Wong Ka Sing, Mathew Tan/Chiam Yen Sing, Wilfred/Lim, East Leng/Jeremy Lau, Chan Kok Kin/Benny Tan

Blind Doubles Champion - Candy Cai/ TeeJay Laureano

As the tournament came to its end, the hall was closed for the preparation of the Fiesta and everyone had a parting gift to make way for the transformation of the tournament hall into a party hall ! In the end, I would think almost everyone who came enjoyed themselves. Those who did not win, get to go on stage to play with some of the star players and get some pictures taken. Although no one won the Extreme Bull challenge, despite a raise in the reward to S$1000, it was interesting to see many people queueing up for the opportunity to take the challenge! Anyway, its no try, no win.

Read the next part on the Fiesta at this page: Super League Season 7 Fiesta.

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MSDO 2013 - A "Truly Asia" Darts celebration

The Malaysian Soft Tip Darts Open (MSDO) 2013 was billed as Malaysia's first and biggest soft darts tournament. Organised by iDarts Malaysia on 9-10 Oct in Kuala Lumpur, it boasted a total prize money of more than RM$100,000, the biggest tournament in terms of prize money. And judging by the feedback from the ecstatic Malaysian darters, they all went home happy but tired, excited with new friends and experiences but sad for parting after 2 fun days!

There were pyrotechnics, huge stage, big-name stars, an entrance decorative arch, live video viewing and a tournament hall with more than 36 Dartslive2 boards. No wonder that players from all around Asia came to participate in the 2 day event even though it was held on a working midweek of Wed-Thurs.

The tournament culminated in a Grand Fiesta party, with the Grandmasters final game being showcased on stage. It was between Royden Lam (HK) vs Harith Lim (SG), two of Dartslive top players who are already well known to the local players. In the end, Royden triumphed with a close 3-2 match against Harith Lim. Everyone enjoyed watching the exciting game and the experience and new friends made over the 2 days tournament was the best part of it all.


MSDO 2013 Results

Day 1

A Flight Dynamic Duo Doubles Medley
Champion	Attapol / Davis Kong,   Md Latif/Cheong Juin Shyang
Joint 3rd	Randy Mirabueno/Andy Villamor , Jackson Chong/Lourence Illagan
Joint 5th	Royden Lam/Winnie Chan, Max Ong/Lincoln Lai, Rosidi Puasa/Md Nasaruddin, Lai Kok Foong/Isky Ng

BB Flight Dynamic Duo Doubles Medley
Champion	Nicky Lim/ Alain Abiabi
2nd place	Iggy Yee/ Eduardo Santos
Joint 3rd	Shahir Aizat/Noor Faiezal, Yong Jie Leng/Bryan Eribal
Joint 5th	Sow Mun Kit/ Aw Wai Mun, Christopher Lim/ Fred Ng, Ian D Thwaites/ Steven R Macarthur, Gary Tay/ Jalen Ng

B Flight Dynamic Duo Doubles Medley
Champion	Yap Boon Leong/Lin Zhi Wei
2nd place	Johnson Aw/Ace Lau
Joint 3rd	Wong Yick Seng/Liew Jia Huei, Tedric Poh/Ng Kian Soon
Joint 5th	Cheng Sheng Yoeng/Wong Yu Khiong, Soh Chin Kok/Liew Kian Thor, Deric Pang/Jimmy Liew, Likey Lai/Sean Lim

C Flight Dynamic Duo Doubles Medley
Champion	Teoh Boon Wei/Tan Chung Shan
2nd place	Larry Wong/Chin Tze Vui
Joint 3rd	Aldrin Ang/Alban Lee, Loh Kwong Yang/Eden Yee
Joint 5th	Louis Lim/Charise Tan, Michael Lai/Cass Tan Jin Li, Alvin Chong/Benny Tan, Jevvice Wong/Chong Chun Hoong

Random Hookup
Champion	Robert Modra/Goh Chau Ru
2nd place	Glenn Brunno/Woo Kean Hooi
Joint 3rd	Eduardo Santos/Yumi Meiki, Alain Abiabi/Nicky Lim
Joint 5th	Bryan Eribal/Hwong Ping Ping, Paul Lim/Jacklyn Gan, Rosidi Puasa/Jasper Cheah, Clarence Tan Kok Yau/Alan Wong

Day 2

A Flight Doubles 01 Medley
Champion	Choe Toun/ Kang Byung Koo
2nd place	Johnny Tan/ Harith Lim
Joint 3rd	Md Latif Bin Sapup/ Cheong Juin Shyang, Randy Mirabueno/ Andy Villamor
Joint 5th	Iggy Yee/ Eduardo Santos, Lim Bee Lian/Prussian Arceno, Nancy Ambrose/ Robert Modra, Lai Kok Foong/ Isky Ng

BB Flight Doubles 01 Medley
Champion	Andy Ho/ Thanawat G
2nd place	Ian D Thwaites/ Steven R Macarthur
Joint 3rd	Sean Kum Chun Sei/ Chris Siow Chee Wai, Royden Lam/ Winnie Chan
Joint 5th	Attapol/ Jackson Chong, Dolfin Md Haikal/ Ong Ban Lee, Andy Tan/ Thomas Huang, Chong Jia Jet/ Clarence Tan Kok Yau

B Flight Doubles 01 Medley
Champion	Raymond Lim KH/James Cheong
2nd place	Johnson Aw Hong Yong/Ace Lau
Joint 3rd	Osbert Neo/Calvin Tan, Likey Lai/Sean Lim
Joint 5th	David Khor/Ken Khor, Cheng Weng Kin/Teoh Peck Yeng, Tedric Poh/Ng Kian Soon, Deric Pang/Jimmy Liew Kit Meng

C Flight Doubles 01 Medley
Champion	Lim Hong Yu/ Cherie Lim
2nd place	Aldrin Ang/ Alban Lee
Joint 3rd	Alvin Chong/ Benny Tan, Louis Lim/ Charise Tan
Joint 5th	Allen Tong/ Andy Tong, ND Soh/ Desmond Lim, Summer Tan Kim Yen/ Goh Chau Ru, Truman Chong/ Dinnis Lau

Grand Masters
Champion	Royden Lam
2nd Place	Harith Lim
Joint 3rd	Alain Abiabi, Ronald Briones
Joint 5th	Paul Lim, Eduardo Santos, Raymond Seah, Robert Modra

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All fired up at Singapore SoftDarts Championship 2012!

After a long 2 year plus drought on the local darts scene, Dartslive Singapore put together the Singapore SoftDarts Championship 2012 tournament for the soft tip darters last week at the Grand Ballroom of Grand Park Hotel at City Hall. Dartslive players from overseas countries like Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia and Taiwan also flew in for a 2-day intensive darts shootout with the locals. Almost 500 players, supporters and spouses visited the Grand Ballroom during the tournament to partake in the 2 days of darts extravanganza. And thanks to the everyone involved, from board marshalls, bartenders, cashiers, and most importantly, the friendly (and some very funny) darters, all had a wonderful great time!

Paul Lim, the most famous Singaporean Darter and winner of many darts tournament around the world kicked off the opening games on the first day on 1st Sept with his famous words "Gaaaaame... On !!!". And away the games started off with the 01 Doubles event. The hall was packed with excited and enthusiastic yet nervous players, eager to win their very first Dartslive tournament medal in Singapore. There were quite a few tournament first-timers and some were visibly excited throwing with trembling hands too. But soon enough, after a few gulps of tension-calming beer, nerves were brought under control. Competition was tight as players were put into groups with other players of similar caliber. No one could say they were "(b)eaten alive" as everyone had a fighting chance.

The finalists soon emerge and their games took center stage. Everyone had an enjoyable time watching the finals games. The most funny and unusual finals was where Kane/Andrew took on the pair of Raymond/Eve for the C flight finals on stage. Kane and Andrew were trailing their opponent in the decider leg and Kane needed to do a high checkout of 146 as the opponent had 96pts left in the 01 game. After scoring the first bull and followed by a double-18, he needed another daunting triple 20 to win the game. He paced up and down the line nervously and had everyone on their feet cheering him on and breathlessly anticipating his last dart. He took a last careful aim and scored the checkout with a spectacular pose! And he literally jumped for joy and hugged his partner! Everyone else in the hall cheered him for that amazing shot.

Triple-20 Checkout shot by Kane Choo during his C Flight Finals:

from left : (1) The elegant pose (2) The shocking joy (3) The ecstatic celebration

(Photos by:Tan Chin Fan)

Day 1 - A Flight Doubles Winners

C Flight Joint 3rd : Angus/Katherine

BB Flight 2nd place - Paul (left) with Haze Leung of HK

Day 1 '01 Doubles: A Flight 
Champion : Ali Ho/Ivan Shen (TW)
2nd place : Zac Hong/Eddie Low
Joint 3rd : William Lee/ Tina Chan (HK) and Harith Lim/Nelson Wong
Joint 5th : Alan Chau/Jimmy Te, Jason Tan/Wei Ming, Johnny Seow/Winson, Andy Tan/Thomas

Day 1 '01 Doubles: BB Flight
Champion : Johnny Tan/ Lincoln Lai
2nd place: Haze Leung/Paul Leng
Joint 3rd : Kenny/CK, Kelvin Goh/Marcus Jiang
Joint 5th : Low Boon Chye/ Loh Yi-shin, Wai Leong/Jia Jie, Shine Hsieh/Nick Wu (TW), Frankie Cheong/Michael Ramond

Day 1 '01 Doubles: B Flight
Champion : Johnny Khoo/Alvin How
2nd place : Kok Ping/Andy Choo
Joint 3rd : Chris Leong/ Eunice Tan, Jason Chong / Yeow Jen Hwa
Joint 5th : Adrian Tan/Alvin Gan, Neo Qiu Nan/Caleb Fung, Kristine Lim/Yinn, Yap Boon Leong/Marco Lee

Day 1 '01 Doubles: C Flight
Champion : Andrew Ong/ Kane Choo
2nd place : Raymond Lim/ Eve Boon
Joint 3rd : Angus/Katherine, John Teng/Samuel Cheong
Joint 5th : Andy Bay/Evelyn, Syazwan/NurAyu , Marvin Fung/Thomas Lee (HK), Sammi Chong/Wendy Shaw

Once the Doubles event got wrapped up towards evening time, the Singles and Grand Masters got underway. The Best-of-the-Best Grand Masters event was interesting as all the high rated players from various countries came together for a chance to take the top prize and the bragging rights that came with it. Skilled players included Thailand's Watanyu and Yong Thanawat, Singapore's Paul Lim, Harith Lim, River Ang and Hong Kong's Haze Leung and Ben Wong.

The semi finals of the grand masters event pitted Paul Lim vs River on one side and Harith Lim vs Ben Wong (HK). It was the Semi final game between Paul and River that drew the crowd's attention and support as River fired up all cylinders to shoot an amazing and one of his best-ever game on the stage, in front of a wowed crowd. He led Paul Lim through much of the game and right into a 2-2 score and played Cricket as the last choice game. In the decider game, he was leading Paul right from the start and look very close to winning, until he missed two precious darts on the last remaining house - 15. Those 2 darts costs him dearly as Paul came back with multiple vicious triples and overcame the lead and wrap up the game soon after. But River wowed everyone with his awesome performance on the stage that was worthy of everyone's respect. Good game, River!

River Ang, Grandmasters 3rd place

Paul Lim - Grand masters Champion

Day 1 Singles : AB Flight
Champion : Kang Wei Ming
2nd place : Johnny Tan
Joint 3rd : Syazwan, Ding Dong De Mesa
Joint 5th : Clarence Wee, Kelvin Chan, Max Ong, Kristine Lim

Day 1 Singles: BC Flight 
Champion : Esanna Lam (HK)
2nd place : Thomas Lee (HK)
Joint 3rd : Danny Koh, Caleb Fung
Joint 5th : Marvin Fung, Claudine Oh, Tony Kwan, Thniah Peng Keang

Day 1 Grandmasters
Champion : Paul Lim
2nd place : Harith Lim
Joint 3rd : River Ang, Ben Wong
Joint 5th : Zac Hong, Yong Thanawat, Cheung Pui Hong, Haze Leung

Day 1 ended with the Singles final with the HK players of Esanna and Thomas sweeping the top 2 spots in the BC Flight while Johnny Tan took the champion for AB fight.

Day 2 first event was the doubles playing medley and players turn up early and waiting to enter to start warming up for the game.

In the A Flight event of day 2, the team of Harith/Nelson put away Paul Lim/Joey Ho in the semi-finals to set up an all-Singapore team affair for the Finals. However, Alan Chau and Jimmy was on form and defeated Harith/Nelson to grab the champion trophies. In the C Flight, the HK pair of Marvin and Thomas managed to do better than their yesterday's Joint 5th position and reached the finals to play against the popular local pair of Edmund/Kin Leong. This time, the HK pair was on form and easily defeated Edmund and Kin Leong to take the champion.

Day 2 Medley Doubles: A Flight 
Champion : Alan Chau/Jimmy Te
2nd place : Harith Lim/Nelson Wong
Joint 3rd : Paul Lim/Joey Ho, Ben Phua/Eric Tan
Joint 5th :   William Lee/ Tina Chan (HK), Johnny Seow/Edwin Yak, Osbert Neo/Jason Tan, Jason Tay/Kelvin Yap

Day 2 Medley Doubles: BB Flight
Champion : Arturo/Reynan
2nd place: Leow Wei Qiang/Kelvin Chan
Joint 3rd : Jalen Ng/Gary Tay, Dicky Mahdi/Danny Ang
Joint 5th : Alice Koh/Kenny Tan, Shine Hsieh/Nick Wu, Sky Neo/James Kew, Shawn Tan/Raymond Teo

Day 2 Medley Doubles: B Flight
Champion : Ken/David Khor
2nd place : Sunny Soh/Cassandra
Joint 3rd : Johnny Khoo/Alvin How, Felicia Ooi/Nick Lee
Joint 5th : Jason Chong/Yeow Jen Hwa, Hiu Lam/Esanna Lam, Ace Lau/Ruide Tan, Kristine Lim/Yinn Cheng

Day 2 Medley Doubles: C Flight
Champion : Marvin Fung/Thomas Lee (HK)
2nd place : Edmund/Kin Leong
Joint 3rd : Wang Liting/Hoo SiewFen, Vincent Leong/Joyce Chee
Joint 5th : Raymond Lim/Eve Boon, Jean Hia/Jenny Loo, Angus Wei/Katherine Chiok, Andrew Leong/Daniel Kum

C Flight Doubles Day 2 Winners

5th place Trios team of Kristine/ Yinn/ Nick looking tired but happy with their win

Day 2 Trios 
Champion : Eddie Low/Leow Wei Qiang/Kelvin Chan
2nd place : Paul Lim/Esanna Lam/Marvin Fung
Joint 3rd : Lincoln Lye/Johnny Tan/Ken Khor, Jimmy Te/Marcus Ye/Wang Liting
Joint 5th : Ryan Lau/PuiHong/Carmen Lo, Bernard Tong/Lion Lim/Alvin Lim, Kristine Lim/Yinn Cheng/Nick Lee, Nick Low/East Leng/Kwan HF

The Trios, as the last event of the Dartslive Singapore's Softdarts Championship 2012 tournament, was a popular event as it reach its maximum team limit much earlier in the day and the organisers have to turn down a few more teams' request. It was a tough fight as there were no divisions and no handicap. Competition was keen and there were many cases of tied games forcing some extra games from the teams. However, everyone enjoyed themselves especially since there was a lucky draw and location players/team photographs.

Finally, in the Trios finals, we see the local trios of Eddie Low/Leow Wei Qiang/Kelvin Chan playing against the HK team of Paul Lim/Esanna Lam/Marvin Fung. It was a tough fight as both teams were equally strong and the game went into the 3rd leg tie breaker. Finally, all 3 members of the balanced team of Eddie/Leow/Kelvin shot continously good darts leaving Paul Lim struggling to catch up on the score. The checkout dart was confidently made by Eddie and the trios trophy goes to the local trios team!

At the end of it, most of the players were tired but at the same time thoroughly enjoyed themselves and had great fun meeting and playing with local and overseas darters. Some had tears of joy, some had tears of disappointment, but all of us had much fun to laugh and cheer about and collected many experiences and stories to tell other darters. We all went home that night with a new experience and a new zest for darting!

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Correction 22 Sep'12 - Singles AB Flight results

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