Smart Dart Wins Bermuda Classic 2003

Venue: 40 Muschamp Road, East Dulwich
Date: 20 06 2003
Dress: Bermuda shirts and shorts

The Bermuda Herald

Outdoor darts – a flight of fancy? Our man Chuck Yarrow takes a trip to the inaugural ‘Bermuda Classic’ to find out.

If you had taken a walk down Muschamp Road, SE15 on Sunday you would probably have noticed nothing out of the ordinary.

Perhaps you would have heard the noise from an occasionally rowdy garden party.

The eagle-eyed amongst you may even have spotted a photograph of a jovial looking man, dripping in gold and giving a ‘thumbs up’ sign, adorning one of the alley gates that lead between the houses.

The educated amongst you would have known that this was Bobby George.

However, there would certainly have been no indication that a major, international outdoor darts festival was right there under your very nose!

Outdoor Oche and Electronic Scoreboard Featurette

The ‘Bermuda Classic’, a spin off of the highly successful Lambeth Area Regional Darts tournaments, is believed to be the first event of its kind in the country.

The outdoor darts arena, utilising a stone oche and a three-ply wall mounted backboard, is certainly a departure from the norm, yet follows the strict guidelines laid down by the World Darts Federation ensuring competitor comfort, fair play and crowd safety.

The venue certainly needed to be up to scratch too, as the competitors present promised a tournament filled with tension and excitement, sorrow and knee-weakening ecstasy.

View from the ‘Board Cam’

Looking at the line up one could see a wealth of L.A.R.D. experience but mixed in there were a couple of newcomers looking to upset the applecart and take out some of the big guns.

The draw threw up no obvious shocks in the first round, all past L.A.R.D. champions only facing each other in the latter stages - a little calm before the storm maybe?

As the first round matches got underway however, it soon became clear that not one of the players would be taking any prisoners as they came storming out on to the oche to the booming sound of their theme tunes – all of which are available to own on ‘The Greatest Darts Album in The World Ever’ courtesy of Hellier Enterprises Inc.

Results

1:1 Matchups during Bermuda Classic 2003

First Round - The Tungsten Tiger bt 'Rocky of the Oche'
First Round - Frankendart bt El 8 Ball
First Round - 'Feng Shui' bt The Maverick
First Round - The Matador bt The Rage
Quarter finals - Frankendart bt The Tungsten Tiger
Quarter finals - 'Feng Shui' bt The Matador
Quarter finals - The Heatseeker bt The Hero
Quarter finals - Smart Dart bt Crazy Horse
Semi Finals - Frankendart bt 'Feng Shui'
Semi Finals - Smart Dart bt The Heatseeker
Final - Smart Dart bt Frankendart

Players and Points

Smart Dart - 9 pts
Frankendart - 7 pts
The Heatseeker - 5 pts
'Feng Shui' - 5 pts
The Hero - 3 pts
The Matador - 3 pts
The Tungsten Tiger - 3 pts
Crazy Horse - 3 pts
El 8 Ball - 2 pts
The Rage - 2 pts
The Maverick - 2 pts
'Rocky of the Oche' - 2 pts