Brunei darters third in KK

Brunei darters third in KK meet

Article from Borneo Bulletin. Published on Tuesday Jun, 01 2010

Brunei Darussalam top darters Pg Mohamed Pg Hj Matarsad and Md Hairulazman Hj Bujang were third in the Men's Open Double Darts Mania at the Grand Borneo Hotel Ballroom in Kota Kinabalu over the weekend.

The duo, representing Waqi USC Top One team were beaten by Sabah's Fu Darters in a keenly contested semifinal match losing 3-2.

All 4 One team from Labuan were the champion after defeating Fu Darters 4-3 in the final. All 4 One advance to the final after winning against PDC Zoom 3 in the second semi-final with a score of 3-2.

The champion team from Labuan took away RM1,500 and a trophy, Fu Darters (RM600 and a trophy and Waqi USC Top One (RM300 and a trophy).

Meanwhile, Preston A team from Labuan emerged victorious in the 'Second chance' (loser side) group winning RM300 and a trophy and Intan Darters from Brunei claimed RM150 and a trophy as a first runner-up.

In the Women's Single Open, local darter Hjh Intan Hj Ahmad managed to finish in fifth place. Monica and Erika both from Sabah were crowned champion and first runner-up winning RM300 and RM150 with a trophy each respectively.

The Grand Borneo Hotel Operation Manager, Manickam Arasu, presented the prizes to the winners.

"Once again luck is not on our side although we played brilliantly all the way in the competition. We just need to keep on practising and training for the upcoming dart competition hosted in Labuan," said Pg Mohamed representing the Brunei teams.

Some 58 teams took part in the two-day (May 29 & 30) dart competition.

Brunei were represented by four teams, which include USC Dragon (Abbas & Hamizan), Intan Darters (Hj Adanan & Moksin), SSD 1 (Jamil & Andy Sham) and Waqi USC Top One.

The next dart competition will be held from June 25-27 at Manikar Beach Resort in Labuan.