World Darts Federation World Youth Rankings System

The WDF is initiating a world youth ranking system. There is more information coming from the WDF about the youth program but the current information can be found on the WDF website. The WDF youth tournaments in the USA will be the North Texas Shootout, Virginia Beach Classic, DFW Metroplex Open, Charlotte Open, USA Classic and Colorado Open. As I receive more information, I will post it and good darting.

Thanks,
Steve Gagnon
National Youth Manager

2012 ADO Cricket National Championships

Congratulations to Darin Young who defeated Patrick Kithi by a score of 4-2 and Shea Reynolds who defeated Paula Murphy 4-1 for winning the 2012 ADO National Cricket Championships. All round robin results and finals brackets are listed below.

Womens Spades Dee Foote = 3 Heidi Channel = 9 Trish Jones = 13 Laurie Green = 5 Anne Kramer = 5 Gretel Flores = 10	Womens Diamonds Irene Goodwin = 3 Lisa Ayers = 8 Sue Cherry = 7 Sarah Simoens = 9 Paula Murphy = 15 Leigh Humble = 3	Womens Clubs Andrea Taylor = 13 Brenda Roush = 10 Cindy Craven = 2 Sandy Hudson = 15 Jeanie Fairbanks = 3 Cali West = 8 Marilyn Popp = 12	Womens Hearts Crystal Hegel = 0 Tina Proctor = 10 Nicole Rowell = 10 Christy Zimmerman = 11 Linda Anglin = 8 Shea Reynolds = 18 Laura Gilmore = 6
Mens Diamonds 1-7 Curtis Strite = 0 Dan Moore = 9 Eddie Moore = 9 Tom Curtin = 12* Timmy Bagley = 12 Jim Widmayer = 13 John Sison = 8	Mens Hearts 1-7 Alvin Arzaga = 7 Phil Wheeler = 3 Frank Hernandez = 15 Steve Corcoran = 11 Ed Labarbera = 11 J.D. Newman = 7 Scott Wollaston = 9	Mens Clubs 1-7 Pat Hewitt = 8 Robbie Phillips = 14 Lor Thao = 5 Howard Meyers = 8 Matt Chezem = 6 Scotty Burnett = 12 Connley Litton = 10	Mens Spades 1-7 Jeremy Previe = 11 Dan Zimmerman = 6 Nick Coachman = 3 Robert Shotts = 10 Ken Swanson = 15 Bobby Sluder = 2 Larry Butler = 16
Mens Diamonds 8-K John Liggett = 9 Ryan Barnette = 8 Martin Bedoni = 7 Mike Enders = 1 Tim Grossman = 14 Jesse Bates = 6	Mens Hearts 8-K Mike Kasper = 11 Bill Strouse = 5 Gordon Dixon = 11 Adam Sevada = 8 Charlie Mathis = 6 Mike Elderbroom = 4	Mens Cubs 8-K Chuck Pankow = 10 Todd Bumgarner = 6 Mike Brewer = 5 Joe Chaney = 4 Davis Snider = 8 Joe Huffman = 12	Mens Spades 8-Joker Tom Sawyer = 13 Jesse Russell = 2 Jerry Hilbourn = 10 Danny Kelly = 3 Patrick Kithi = 13 Darin Young = 14 Bill Anderson = 8

New ADO Email Listing – Effective Immediately

Over the past 2-3 years, the ADO email server has been bombarded with spam email. Because of this, we have changed the email address of almost ALL the executive board members, area managers and regional directors.

NEW Executive Board Member Emails
President – Chris Helms –
Vice President – Laurett Meddis –
General Secretary – Carolyn Camp –
Chief Financial Officer – Ed Koenig –
National Youth Manager – Steve Gagnon –
Communications Officer – David Hascup –

Area managers emails have changed as follows:
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Regional director emails have changed as follows:
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A complete listing of the emails can be found here

Global TV Audiences For Lakeside 2012

BBC and ESPN will be screening over 60 hours of live and recorded coverage of the 2012 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championships from Saturday, January 7th to Sunday, January 15th.

This includes live darts on the first weekend from both BBC (starting with defending Champion Martin Adams v Scott Mitchell on BBC One at 2.30PM on Saturday, January 7th) and ESPN opening up with 2 hours of live darts on the evening of January 7th.

Sunday, January 8th will also have live Lakeside darts on BBC (afternoon) and ESPN (evening). Monday to Friday coverage then continues with extended highlight on BBC (afternoon and evening) and live darts for three-and-a-half hours each weekday evening on ESPN.

The live Semi-Finals on Saturday, January 14th will be shared by both broadcasters: BBC will show the first Semi-Final live from 14.30 to 16.30 hours, with ESPN screening the second Semi-Final live from 17.00 to 20.00 hours.

To celebrate the 35th consecutive year of the World Professional Darts Championships on BBC, there will be exclusive live coverage on BBC Two of the 2012 Lakeside Final on Sunday, January 15th from 17.45 to 20.00. ESPN will be screening highlights from the 2012 Final from 22.30 to 00.00.

In addition, Lakeside 2012 coverage on Europsort and Eurosport Asia will be available in 99 countries around the globe – completing a TV package that is likely to produce the largest audience for darts in the world.

Buddy’s Last Day as ADO President

As most of you know, this is my last day as ADO President. In the 6+ years that I have held this position, and the nearly 20 years that I have been on the ADO Board I have worked with many many great people, and I have seen a great deal of change in the ADO and in the sport of darts all over the world. The one thing that stands out from my time on the ADO Board is the dedication of the people that make up the ADO. The amount of time and effort that it takes to run the ADO and to run the leagues, tournaments and other events is sometimes overlooked by many people. I want to thank everyone that has given their time as an Association Rep, Regional Director, Area Manager or Executive in the ADO. There would be no ADO without your efforts. I also want to thank the thousands of playes that I have met over the years, your loyalty and dedication to the Sport of darts is what keeps everyone moving forward. Our players are respected world wide, and they have proven that they are among the world’s best in many international competitions over the years. I have been extremely proud to represent the ADO in 5 World Cups, Americas Cups and other international competitions, and on the WDF Board. In the years that I have been President, the largest event that the ADO produced was the 2009 World Cup in Charlotte. This was a great event, with 32 countries participating and having a great time in Charlotte. The planning for this event was a 2 year process, and I do want to thank a few of the people who were instrumental in making this event a success. Laurett Meddis, ADO VP for all of her help in the planning, Keeth Wilkinson, CFO, who is also leaving the ADO Board after many years, who somehow figured out how to pay for everything and for handling all of the local details in Charlotte, and David Hascup, Communications Officer, who produced a great website and handled all of the technical details of the event in Charlotte. David has also been respossible for moving the ADO forward with our website and giving us a presence on other web platforms. Finally, I want to wish Chris Helms and the ADO Board all the best moving forward. I am not planning on leaving the sport, you will still see LB Darts tournaments, and I have accepted a position as VP of the WDF, and there are some exciting things on the horizon for ADO players on the world stage in the future. It has been a pleasure serving as President of the ADO, and I look forward to seeing the progress that will be made in the future.

Thanks,
Buddy