LAST year's Individual winner Louis Blundell of the Spinners Arms, was in top form last Friday night in the John Smiths Hyndburn Open Darts Knockout, moving into the next rounds in the Open and Men's Pairs, both by 2-0 wins.

In the Open, he hit two maximum 180 scores and a 15-dart leg. In the Men's Pairs with his brother Mark, they hit a 15-dart game. Paul Baines of Griffin also hit the maximum score along with a great 14-dart leg. One of the best wins on the night came from Dougie Bolton and Les Greaves of Toll Bar who had a win over one of this year's favourites Fred Carter and Paul Baines of Griffin's Head.

Play continues on Friday night at Platts Social Club, Accrington. Games start at 8.30pm and players should be in attendance when called to play.

Games are - Open Individual: D Carroll (Platts Social) v C Beardswood (Crown Inn); Deb Baxter (Plough Gt Harwood) v C Howard (Boar's Head); A Finch (Gt Eastern) v T Singleton (Victoria); S Losardo (Grey Horse) v E Plane (Crown Inn); R Hargreaves (Globe) v F Featherston (Platts); B Howard (Boar's Head) v T Andrews (Sydney ST); C Crabtree (Board's Head) v P Lyons (Grey Horse); A Porter (Globe Bowling) v I Malins (Grey Horse); R Savage (Boar's Head) v J Haworth (Globe BC); B Cunliffe (Globe BC) v J Meylor (Victoria); winner game five v winner game six. Men's Pairs: S Losardo and J Campbell (Grey Horse) v A Finch and R Lane (Gt Eastern); R Savage and partner (Boar's Head) v M Tyalor and I Long (Gt Eastern); A Grdner and C Trezise (Platts) v B Cunliffe and K Braysford (Globe Bowling); B Howard and C Howard (Boar's Head) v J Grundy and J Watson (Tanpits Inn); A Porter and R Hargreaves (Globe Bowl) v C Crabtree and D Heap (Boar's Head); D Carroll and K Thorburn (Platts BC) v D Marsden and C Beardswood (Crown Inn); P Lyons and I Malins (Grey Horse) v J Haworth and R Jeffries (Globe Bowling); winners game three v winners game four.

Mixed Doubles: D Heap and B Daniels (Boar's Head) v F Long and A Long (Tanpits Inn); J Meylor and partner (Victoria) v B Cunliffe and J Cunliffe (Globe BC); C Crabtree and B McGregor (Boar's Head) v C Moreton and partner (Victoria); T Singleton and partner (Victoria) v D Atherton and J Houghton (Cabin End).

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