THE National Darts Association Men's Gold Cup trial tournament took place last weekend. Thirty-six participants took part at various locations including Charlie's on East Bay, Waterloo on East Bay and Conch Hill (next to Sir Charles Hotel) on East Street South. The top five men from each location advanced to the finals at Waterloo. In the end, Christian Knowles took top honors, followed by Sky Bain, Harry Brown, Rashad Sweeting, Donald Burrows, Victor Cartwright, Alonzo Rolle and Mike Rolle Sr. Those top eight men, ranked by points, will represent Nassau in the Bahamas Dart Association Gold Cup Tournament. The top nine men and the top 5 ladies (includes 1 male and 1 female substitute) qualify for the NDA Gold Cup Team and will represent Nassau in the Bahamas Dart Federation Gold Cup Tournament to be held on 10th & 11th February 2012 in Nassau. The top 10 men and the top 5 ladies also move on to local masters trials, 2nd and 3rd March, 2012. Results of Nassau Dart Association (NDA) Ladies Gold Cup Trials: 1. Trudy Johnson 7-0 (14-2) 2. Liz Kemp 6-1 (12-5) 3. Kim Russell 5-2 (12-7) 4. Helen Sweeting 4-3 (10-7) 5. Mary Carroll 2-5 (6-10) Tie Break on legs lost 6. Sandra Ferguson 2-5 (6-11) Tie Break on legs lost 7. Aisha Moss-Clarke 1-6 (5-13) Tie Break on legs won 8. Carmetia Mackey 1-6 (3-13) Tie Break on legs won Results of Nassau Dart Association (NDA) Men's Gold Cup Trials: 1. Christian Knowles - 13-0 (26-7) 2. Sky Bain - 12-1 (25-6) 3. Harry Brown 9-4 (18-12) 4. Rashad Sweeting 8-5 (21-12) 5. Donald "Stinger" Burrows 8-5 (18-13) 6. Victor Cartwright 7-6 (16-15) 7. Alonzo Rolle 7-6 (15-14) 8. Mike Moss Sr. 6-7 (15-16) 9. Kansas Fields 6-7 (13-17) 10. Mike Russell 4-9 (13-20) 11. Pat Knowles 4-9 (11-20) 12. Mike Moss Jr. 3-10 (15-21) 13. Timmy Bethel 2-11 (7-23) 14. Bryan Knowles 2-11 (6-23) NASSAU DARTS ASSOCIATION WEEK 10 - 7TH DECEMBER, 2011 SCORES: Charlie's Top Dogs 6 Shafters 6 HammerHead Sharks 1 Sigma Shots 11 Silver Dollar Coins B 5 Moss Gas A 7 Green Parrot Bootleggers 6 Sands Bullets 6 Central Bank Controllers 5 B52s 7 Mandy's French Bakery 5 StingRays 7 CSB Buccaneers 4 Lisa's Bums A 7 Backyard Destroyers 8 Panama Jack Bullshooters 4 Pro Plan Bandits 3 Jacvar Bums 9 Moss Gas B 5 Silver Dollar Coins A 7 Conch Hill Breezers 5 Cricket Club LBWs 7 Scorpio Bulls 8 Charlie's Devils 4 Toads 10 The Parlour Rum Runners 2 HIGHLIGHTS for week 10: 140S (T40) Men: Charles (Sky) Bain of Backyard Destroyers -2 Alonzo Rolle of Backyard Destroyers Bill Casale of Green Parrot Bootleggers Kyle Albury of Green Parrot Bootleggers Kansas Field of Silver Dollar Coins A Barry Johnson of Toads Butch Brown of Mandy's French Bakery John Cathapoulos of Mandy's French Bakery Victor Cartwright of Sigma Shots Lawrence Jones of Charlie's Devils Ian McDowell of Charlie's Devils 140S (T40) Women: Kim Russell of Panama Jack Bullshooters Liz Kemp of Scorpio Bulls -2 High dart finish Pippin Burrows of CSB Buccaneers - 109 finish NASSAU DARTS ASSOCIATION WEEK 11 - 14th December, 2011 SCORES: B-52s 3 Silver Dollar Coins B 9 Silver Dollar Coins A 9 Backyard Destroyers 3 StingRays 6 Green Parrot Bootleggers 6 Panama Jack Bullshooters 8 Mandy's French Bakery 4 Van Breugel's Toads 8 Conch Hill Breezers 4 Lisa Bums A 5 Central Bank Controllers 7 Jacvar Bums 5 CSB Buccaneers 7 Sands Bullets 11 HammerHead Sharks 1 Cricket Club LBWs 9 Pro Plan Bandits 3 Moss Gas Invaders A 8 Shafters 4 Charlie's Devils 9 Moss B 3 The Parlour Rum Runners 0 Scorpio Bulls 12 Sigma Shots 9 Charlie's Top Dogs 3 HIGHLIGHTS for week 11: 180S (T80) Alan Turnball of B-52's Victor Cartwright of Sigma Shots 140S (T40) Men Henry Forbes of Silver Dollar Coins John Lightbourn of Backyard Destroyers Timothy Bethel of Panama Jack Bullshooters Butch Brown of Mandy's French Bakery Ray Minus Jr. of Lisa Bums A Michael Russell of Sands Bullets (3) Neil Behagg of Sands Bullets Graham Thornley of Sands Bullets Cepeda Moss of Moss Gas Invaders A Patrick Knowles of Charlie's Top Dogs Bryan Knowles of Charlie's Top Dogs 140S (T40) Ladies Trudy Johnson of Scorpio Bulls Low dart finish Bill Casale of Green Parrot Bootleggers - 18 darts Butch Brown of Mandy's French Bakery - 21 darts Michael Russell of Sands Bullets - 18 darts High dart finish John Lightbourn of Backyard Destroyers - 118 finish Bill Casale of Green Parrot Bootleggers - 92 finish Lennox Boyce of Lisa Bums A - 106 finish Neil Behagg of Sands Bullets - 100 finish NASSAU DARTS ASSOCIATION WEEK 12 - 4TH JANUARY, 2012 SCORES: Shafters 8 B-52s 4 Green Parrot Bootleggers 5 Panama Jack Bullshooters 7 Central Bank Controllers 4 Jacvar Bums 8 HammerHead Sharks 7 StingRays 5 CSB Buccaneers 4 Cricket Club LBWs 8 Mandy's French Bakery 2 Silver Dollar Coins A 10 Silver Dollar Coins B 4 Lisa Bums A 8 Conch Hill Breezers 9 The Parlour Rum Runners 3 Pro Plan Bandits 8 Van Breugel Toads 4 BackYard Destroyers 12 Charlie's Devils 0 Scorpio Bulls 10 Moss Gas B 2 Moss Gas Invaders A 4 Sigma Shots 8 Charlie's Top Dog 5 Sands Bullets 7 Week 12 HIGHLIGHTS: 140S (T40) Men Martin Thackery of Shafters Anthony Wells of Panama Jack Bullshooters Lorenzo Deveaus of Central Bank Controllers (2) Butch Brown of Mandy's French Bakery Harry Brown of Silver Dollar Coins A Donald Burrows of Sliver Dollar Coins A Ray Minus Jr. of Lisa Bums A Michael Moss Jr. of Conch Hill Breezers Mike Carey of Conch Hill Breezers Richard Curry of Pro Plan Bandits Charles (Sky) Bain of BackYard Destroyers Scorpio Evans of Scorpio Bulls Demetri Moss of Moss Gas Invaders A Michael Moss Sr. of Moss Gas Invaders A Ian Anderson of Sands Bullets 180s (T80) George Forbes of Silver Dollar Coins A 140S (T40) - Ladies Kerry Pinder of Pro Plan Bandits Liz Kemp of Scorpio Bulls (2) Low dart finish Chris Lloyd of Cricket Club LBW's - 19 darts Charles (Sky) Bain of BackYard Destroyers - 18 darts Cepeda Moss of Moss Gas A - 21 darts Victor Cartwright of Sigma Shots - 20 darts Michael Russell of Sands Bullets - 21 darts High dart finish Simon Fielder of Van Breugel Toads - 113 finish