DARTS: The penultimate night's play in this year's John Smiths Hyndburn Darts Knockouts will take place at Platts Social Club tonight, when all the places will be settled for next week's grand finals.

The Individual will feature six former champions again aiming for the title. A busy night will see 14 games in the Open and no doubt all eyes will be on last year's champion Louis Blundell of the Joiners Arms, as he bids to defend the title.

Another top game will see the class of past winners Les Gibson and Chris McTiernan. Other past winners playing are Andy Gudgeon, Pat Nolan and Fred Carter. The Men's Pairs will see the last five places for the finals at stake, past winners John Taylor and Tommy Walmsley will lead a strong challenge from the Toll Bar, with Tony Place and Andy Turner against Graham Crabtree and Dave Heap of the Boar's Head in the game of the night.

There will be seven games in the Mixed Doubles, with six going on to the finals night.

Games will again start at 8.30pm prompt with all players to be in attendance when they are called to play.

Draw - Individual: L Greaves (Toll Bar) v L Blundell (Spinners Arms); C Beardswood (Crown) v A Gudgeon (Dog & Partridge); K Andrews (Plough) v M Aspinall (Griffin): P Baines (Griffin) v T Clarke (Gt Eastern); F Carter (Griffin) v winner game three; K Thompson (Colne Con) v Dave Place (Toll Bar); R Jeffreis (Globe BC ) v B Howard (Boar's Head); Darren Place (Toll Bar) v A Gardner (Platts SC); L Gibson (Toll Bar) v C McTiernan (Griffin); D Baxter (Plough) v A Porter (Globe BC); J Haywood (Globe BC) v J Phillips (Toll Bar); T Blundell (Spinners Arms) v P Nolan (Colne Con); B Cunliffe (Globe BC) v J Keane (Globe BC); D Szlowskie (Colne Con) v T Place (Toll Bar). Mixed Pairs: B Cunliffe and K Braysfofd (Globe BC) v P Nolan and D Szlowskie (Colne Con); D Bolton and L Greaves (Toll Bar) v H Bold and B Oats (Sydney Street); C Crabtree and D Heap (Boar's Head) v T Place and A Turner (Toll Bar); J Taylor and J Walmsley (Toll Bar) v T Bell and D Shackleton (Boar's Head); M Murphy and C Hooper (Colne Con) v K Thompson and M Whittaker (Colne Con).

Mixed Doubles: F Carter and S Seed (Griffin) v D Place and partner (Toll Bar); H Bond and S Freeman (Sydney St) v winners game one; T Ashton and A Leaver (Intack Inn) v D Heap and B Daniels (Boar's Head); B Cunliffe and J Cunliffe (Globe BC) v J Boatswain and B Hodgkiss (Cabin End); L Gibson and D Baxter (Griffin) v D Atherton and J Houghton (Cabin End); R Congleton and J Greaves (Boar's Head) v A Gudgeon and J Gudgeon (Dog & Partridge); A Gardner and S Cox (Platt SC) v B Howard and B Parker (Boar's Head).

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