I would like to start by thanking the entire staff at the DPA for my recent
Australia trip. As always you guys were awesome and I am extremely grateful to
call you friends. My finishes left something to be desired, but the caliber of
players there has taken off immensely since I was there in 2008. As always the
players were great and the sportsmanship of the players there is something all
players should try to achieve in this game. The youth players in Australia
compete with the adults and let me tell you something, it shows and shows well
on them. I met some of the greatest youth players I have ever seen around the
country and they handle themselves in a very professional manner. I would like
to thank Allan Shapley for being my tour guide while I had time off. I had a
blast with him once again and he is a great person to call a friend. The
Australian ladies.......The American girls should take notice. These girls come
out in groves to compete at these events. I wish we had more ladies competing at
this level in the U.S.A. I would suggest if you get a chance to make this
tournament you do so. It keeps growing every year and the experience is
something you will never forget. I was thrilled to get to see and spend time
Jinta, Mayumi, Rachel, and Masumi from L-Style. Congrats to Masumi for making it
to the finals against Phil Taylor, you played great my friend. Congrats to
Mayumi for winning the ladies event as well. Also, it was nice to spend time
with Pete from Puma Darts and thank you to them for sponsoring the event.
My performance left something to be desired by me, but it was a tough field
and when your not hitting doubles your not going very far in that event. I would
like to thank the DPA, Phil Taylor, Russ Bray and Simon Whitlock for signing the
3 steel tip dart boards I will be raffling off on eBay to raise money for my
Toys for Tots fundraiser starting soon in September. I would also like to thank
the DPA for donating $100 to my Toys for Tots fundraiser! Rob your special
person and I am honored to call you my friend. Can’t wait to see you all next
year and three cheers for me being the walk on guy for the girls again next
year!
Hometown: Zion Grove, Pennsylvania
0 comments:
Post a Comment
Comments are moderated and subject to approval. I will not approve any comments that use foul language, please be aware that youth players read this blog frequently. I will not tolerate any bad mouthing or trash talking about dart players or any other subject either. Please respect this and comment responsibly. Thanks, I appreciate your feedback!