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(Added 17 November 2008) The third day of darts at the Grand Slam and this time Brian is up against Alan Tabern for his third match. Unfortunately for Brian he was still struggling to hit his doubles allowing Alan to take the match. Brian missed double seven to take the first leg letting Alan to take an early lead (0 - 1). Alan went on to take the second leg (0 - 2) and then the third (0 - 3). In the fourth leg Brian missed three chances at the double allowing Alan to steal another leg (0 - 4). Alan then missed the bull in the fifth to give Brian a chance which he took hitting double ten to pull a leg back (1 - 4). The sixth leg saw Alan hit a 180 and a two-dart 71 finish to take the match (1 - 5).
(Added 16 November 2008) The second day at the Grand Slam of Darts and Brian is facing Simon Whitlock in his second match. An unusual day for Brian where he continually missed his doubles allowing Simon to take the match. Brian had chances at the double to take the first leg and then again in the second leg, but missed both opportunities allowing Simon to go 0 - 2. Simon then hit a 180 and the score went to 0 - 3. The fourth leg saw Brian yet again missing the double several times to allow Simon to steal the leg with another 180 and go 0 - 4. Brian hit a 180 in the fifth leg but failed to hit the bull and then twice missing double 8 allowing Simon to steal the match 0 - 5.
(Added 15 November 2008) The Grand Slam of Darts is now under way with Brian facing his first opponent, Andy Hamilton, who went all the way to the final last year. This would be Brians debut in the event. Brian had a slow start to play that allowed Andy to take an early lead of 0 - 1. Brian was settling in nicely by the second leg and finished with a 'Shanghai' 120 to level at 1 - 1. Andy hit a 180 to win the third leg 1 - 2 and then a 12-darter with a 130 checkout to go up 1 - 3. Brian took the fifth leg with an 11-dart finish to make it 2 - 3. Andy took the sixth leg with another 12-darter and a 136 finish to make it 2 - 4. The seventh leg Brian won with a 'showpiece' 90 finish that included two double tops to bring the score back to 3 - 4. The eighth leg and a chance for Brian to go level. One dart at double top to take the leg. Unfortunately Brian missed and Andy landed double 10 at the first ask to win the match 3 - 5.
(Added 12 November 2008) The new polo shirt is now available on the products page. If you have any problems with or comments about my products page then please let me know via the guestbook or by email on sales@brianpeckerwoods.co.uk.
(Added 09 November 2008) Pecker has added a polo shirt to his popular range of products. They have the Pecker logo on the front and are available in either black or white and sizes small to xx-large. These are priced at £15 and will be made available soon on the products page.
(Added 09 November 2008) Pecker made it to the last 16 of the Northern Ireland Open where he came up against Joey Ten Berge. Unfortunately for Pecker, Joey was on top form and Pecker lost 0 - 3. As a result of making it to the last 16, Pecker picked up an important 12 ranking points.
(Added 08 November 2008) Before Brian can concentrate on the Grand Slam of Dart, he will be concentrating on the 2008 Northern Ireland Open, his first ranking tournament of the new season. Stay tuned for up to date results from Brians matches as and when they happen...
(Added 07 November 2008) Peckers first three matches at the Grand Slam are to be on Saturday 15th against Andy Hamilton, Sunday 16th against Alan Tabern and Monday 17th against Simon Whitlock.
(Added 06 November 2008) The draw for the Grand Slam in Wolverhampton on the 15 - 23 November 2008 has been finalised and is as follows:
Group A
Group D
Group G
(Added 02 November 2008) The draw for the Zuiderduin Masters in Holland on the 12 - 14 December 2008 has been finalised and is as follows:
Group A
Group D
Group G
(Added 27 October 2008) There will be a darts exhibition in Cleator Moor, Cumbria on the 31st January 2009 at the Cleator Moor WMC, Berks Road, Cleator Moor, CA25 5HP. Players on the night will be:
Brian Woods Format for the night will be a play off, best of 7, between the players drawn in pairs on the night by members of the audience. The 2 players with the highest averages will play off in the final best of 9. Each player will also play two members from the audience drawn by raffle ticket. Ticket price will be £12.50 which will include a raffle ticket to play the Pro's. There will also be a raffle on the night, ticket prices £1 per strip or 3 strips for £2. Stageset and MC by Paul Wilson including large screen TV to show all the action. Karl from A180 will be setting up a stall to sell dart merchandise.
(Added 12 October 2008) The mens singles is now underway and a good start to play sees Pecker beat Mark Rollinson 3 -1. In round two Pecker is up against Mick Connerton who he beat 3 -1 and goes on to meet Martin Homer in round 3. Pecker won his match against Martin 3 - 0 to find himself up against Ian White in round 4. This would prove to be the last round for Pecker as he was narrowly deteated 2 - 3.
(Added 12 October 2008) Pecker is in Wales this weekend at the Welsh Masters in Rhyl. He is competing in the mens doubles, mixed doubles and the mens singles. The mens doubles sees Pecker partnered with Andrew Foster and drawing a bye in the first round. Round 2 is against John Roberts & Gareth Holt who they lose to 1 - 3. The mixed doubles sees Pecker partnered with Tricia Wright. Pecker is now beginning to show his real form which results in a run to the final. In round 1 they beat Scott McParlin & Ann Marie Potts 2 - 0. Next up is Mick Nixon & Emma Pearce who they beat 2 - 1. Round 3 is against Martin Phillips & Jan Robbins and winning 2 - 0. Round 4 sees Pecker & Tricia beat Stephen Bunting & Dee Bateman 2 - 0. The final round which is the quarter-finals is against John Walton & Christine Hide who they beat 2 - 0 to win group one. The semi-finals sees them playing Stuart Bousfield & Mandy Bibby and winning 2 - 0. Onto the finals now and they meet Robert Hughes & Julie Gore who they unfortunately lost 0 - 2 to. Today will be the mens singles with Pecker drawn against Mark Rollinson in round one. The results from the singles will be updated throughout the day so stay tuned...
(Added 04 October 2008) The scheduled exhibition at The Crown & Cushion, Derby on the 18 October 2008 has unfortunately had to be cancelled.
(Added 28 September 2008) Another weekend of darts sees Pecker playing in the Forth Valley Masters. Playing some great darts sees Pecker through to the board final and beating Derek Cunningham 4 -2 to take him into the last 16. Peckers run of good form sees him up against Phil Nixon who he beat 4 - 0 to reach the quarter finals. The last 8 players are:
Pecker v Davy Richardson Despite playing well, Pecker unfortunately lost to Davy Richardson 2 - 4 in the quarter final.
(Added 20 September 2008) Pecker started the day off with a bye in the 1st round, going on to play Daniel Want in the 2nd round. In round 3 Pecker was up against Simon Hardman and won 3 - 0. The 4th round saw Pecker playing Tony Endley, beating him 3 - 1. Playing well so far, the next round was the board final. Now down to the last 64 and Pecker is playing Glen Moody. Despite playing well, Pecker was narrowly beaten 2 - 3.
(Added 19 September 2008) The 2008 BDO British Open begins today at The Spa, Bridlington. With 800 players due to take part this year, Pecker is in for quite a challenge to reach the final. If Pecker does make it to the last eight then you can see him play live on the Saturday at Setanta Sports from 7pm till 12.30am. Stay tuned for up to date results from Peckers matches as and when they happen...
(Added 15 September 2008) Pecker has made it into the News & Star with an article referencing his upcoming participation in the Grand Slam of Darts. The article includes details of the tournament, which takes place in Wolverhampton on the 15 - 23 November, as well as an interview with Pecker. The News & Star is a daily newspaper covering Carlisle, Cumbria, Penrith and the south west of Scotland. To read the article, simply click on the link below.
(Added 11 September 2008) A new date has just been added to Peckers diary. He has been invited to take part in the Zuiderduin Masters in Holland on the 12 - 14 December 2008. This is a major world event with the 20 top ranked players in the WDF listing playing by invitation only. There will be 3 sponsors choices to be added and 1 qualifier. Further details on the event can be found by visiting the English version of their webpage at http://www.zuiderduinmasters.nl/pagina.asp?pg=100000&lan=UK.
(Added 08 September 2008) We would like to announce that Brian will no longer be playing county matches for Cumbria. He has moved north of the border to that wonderful land, Scotland, and now lives in Aberdeen. He can be seen playing darts for Brig O Dee on a Monday in the league and Thursday's if there is a cup competition. Brian is hoping to play county darts for Grampian region and plays in the Aberdeenshire super league.
(Added 26 August 2008) A new date has just been added to Peckers diary. He has been invited to take part in the Alkmaar Open in Holland on the 27 - 28 December 2008. Further details can be found on their webpage at www.open-alkmaar.nl. The site is in Dutch but you can see an English version that has been translated by website Babel Fish.
(Added 17 August 2008) Another successful weekend of darts for Pecker with a win at the Elgin Open. Great play from Pecker resulting in a 2 - 0 win. Not so fortunate in the doubles though, as Pecker went out in round 2.
(Added 17 August 2008) Tickets for The Crown & Cushion Exhibition in Derby on 18 October 2008 are now on sale. Please contact myself or Richard on 07976 790021 if you would like to purchase some.
(Added 16 August 2008) Another weekend of darts for Pecker at the Elgin Open in, well, Elgin. A good days play sees Pecker winning all his matches and going through to the final of the singles tomorrow for a best of 7. Hopefully another title to add to his ever growing list of wins. As well as the singles final, Pecker will also be taking part in the doubles competition which starts tomorrow.
(Added 13 August 2008) Peckers products is now operating as normal. My sales manager has returned from a well earned holiday!!! Any outstanding orders will be posted as soon as possible. A new date has been added to Brians diary. The 16 August 2008 will see Brian compete in the Elgin Open. The 8 - 10 August 2008 and time for the Belgium Open in Temse. Long way for Brian to travel and despite playing well he lost in the board final 1 - 3. The 2 August 2008 saw Brian playing in the Ukrainian Club Open in Carlisle. A good days play resulting in Brian beating Mike Sowerby 4 - 1 in the final to take the title.
(Added 01 August 2008) The 18 October 2008 will see Pecker playing in the 2nd Tyne & Wear Open in Sunderland. A busy day for Brian with one competition during the day and then an exhibition at night.
(Added 31 July 2008) Please note that for the next 10 days my sales manager is off on holiday. Any products ordered during this time will be subject to a delay in posting until his return. My apologies to anyone purchasing my products during this period, your order will be despatched promptly on his return.
(Added 29 July 2008) * Please note this event has unfortunately had to be cancelled *. Brian will be appearing live at The Crown & Cushion, Midland Road in Derby on 18 October 2008 with tickets priced at £7 standard and £20 for VIP. The evening will consist of an exhibition of darts and the opportunity to play Brian with players being chosen by raffle, a buffet at the mid-session interval for VIP ticket holders and then finishing the evening with a disco until 02:30. For tickets or further information please contact Richard on 07976 790021.
(Added 26 July 2008) Today sees Pecker playing in the British Classic in Kettering. He got off to an easy start with a bye in round 1. The second round saw Pecker up against Gary Reed and winning 3 - 0. Round 3 saw Pecker playing Dan Jones, who he beat 3 - 1. The board semi-final was next with Pecker against Ian Frame. Despite playing well, Pecker failed to hit a double to level the match and lost 1 - 3. Congratulations to my exhibitions partner Ross 'The Boss' Montgomery for lifting the Winmau BDO British Classic 2008 Mens Singles Title.
(Added 21 July 2008) Sunday 20 July 2008 saw Pecker take part in and win the Peterhead Open Singles. A great performance from Pecker resulting in yet another title to add to his growing record of competition successes.
(Added 19 July 2008) My products page is now up and running with a small selection of darting products and souvenirs. Please have a look and see if there is anything you like. If you have any comments about my products page then please let me know via the guestbook or by e-mail on sales@brianpeckerwoods.co.uk.
(Added 13 July 2008) Pecker played this weekend at the IDPA Lakeside Classic. Despite putting in a great performance, he narrowly lost to John 'Boy' Walton in the 3rd round by a narrow 3 - 4.
(Added 06 July 2008) The scheduled exhibition at Newark, Nottinghamshire on the 25 July 2008 has unfortunately had to be cancelled.
(Added 05 July 2008) Brian, Mark Webster & Steve West lost to Martin Adams, Ted Hankey & Tony West 2 - 5 in the quarter finals of the triples on the 3rd July. Brian & Mark Webster lost to John Walton & Derek Cunningham in the finals of the doubles on the 4th July. The 5th July sees Brian playing in the Portland Festival singles followed by the IDPA Portland Classic singles on the 6th.
(Added 01 July 2008) England beat Scotland with the English helped by Mark Webster. Brian lost in the singles to Gary Anderson.
(Added 29 June 2008) Brian and Mark Webster were beaten by Ted Hankey And Steve West in the semi Final of the pairs at the Granite City Open.On to Inverness tomorrow. On to Inverness tomorrow...
(Added 26 June 2008) Brian will be appearing live at the Masonic Hall, Aspatria in Cumbria on 31 October 2008 with tickets priced at £6 each. For tickets or further information contact David Rumney on 01697 321893
Exhibition - Whitehaven Saturday 1st November 2008
Dusty Miller A raffle will be held for the chance to play Brian. Also on the night will be a raffle with various prizes. MC for the night will be Andrew Foster. Format for the night will be 16 games of 701. For further information regarding the event please send an email to: enquiries@brianpeckerwoods.co.uk. Exhibition - The Calder Club, Whitehaven In a packed room at The Calder Club in Whitehaven, 260 people waited for the darts to start. The dart players were warming up in the other room and present for the night was Brian Woods, Gary Spedding, Eric Bristow, Keith Deller, Alan Warriner and Peter Manley. The format for the night was some audience participation with three head to heads as follows:
Pecker v Gary Spedding In addition, the two winning players with the highest averages go head to head in the final. First out was local lad Gary Spedding to play two games against members of the audience, drawn by raffle, whom he quickly despatched. Next out was another local lad and our man Pecker. Again, he was sporting another masterpiece in 'new' hairstyles. The raffle was drawn and out of the audience came Brenda, Brian's sister, and with his usual brotherly love, proceeded to trounce her. The next victim was despatched without to much difficulty also. The first of the main events of the night was a 'local' affair with Pecker up against Gary Spedding for a best of nine. The first two legs went against the darts and the Pecker won the next two, to take a 3-1 lead. Gary pulled the match level by taking the next two legs. The next two legs went with the darts and it was down to the final leg and the bull off. Pecker won the bull off and the final game with a single dart average of 28.05. Next out was Keith Deller followed by Eric Bristow, both despatching there opponents. Then came a special match with Eric playing young Cumbrian darts player Andrew Foster. Both started well but Andrew then hit 128, 128 and 180 leaving 64 and Eric trailing after his throw with 294. Andrew finished impressively with treble 16 double 8 to beat Eric and send the crowd wild. Keith then went on to beat Eric and Peter beat Alan. The final was set, One dart v Pecker, best of nine. To be honest I think the beer had taken its toll on Pecker by 23:30 and Peter won the final 5 - 2, but it was an entertaining finale to a superb night of darts. The BDO International Open - BreanSands Brian is playing in the BDO International Open at BreanSands this weekend. In the mixed triples he made it through to the board final with Tricia Wright & Andrew Foster. This event is being televised on Setanta, so hopefully we will see Brian play. Brian and Tricia made it through to the last 8 in the mixed doubles. Brian made it through to the last 16 of the singles, just one step away from the televised stage. Exhibition - Newark, Nottinghamshire * Please note this event has unfortunately had to be cancelled *. Brian will be appearing live at the Boughton & District Social Club in Newark, Nottinghamshire on 25 July 2008 with tickets priced at £5 each. For tickets contact either the club secretary Mr Mel Oates on 01623 860769 or Mr George Barrett on 01623 836843.
BDO Gold Cup Play Off Latest news is that Pecker and Steve Bonnett have beaten Gary Healey and Robert McCoubrey 4 - 2 in the BDO Gold Cup County play offs, thus qualifying for the finals at the Lakeside. Unfortunately Pecker lost in the singles at the semi-final stage. The Cumbrian entrant to the singles at the BDO Gold Cup this year will be Andrew Foster. Fundraiser - Globe Hotel, Cockermouth, Cumbrian June 7th saw Pecker perform an exhibition at the Globe Hotel Cockermouth Cumbria. The event was organised as a fundraiser with the proceeds going to aid three young Cockermouth Titan Rugby league players' dreams of a trip of a lifetime and going to Australia on a training camp. The event was well supported with 110+ tickets being sold, this helped with the tremendous atmosphere in this small but adequate function room. Pecker started the night chatting to the audience and showing off his new haircut before he started. With the draw made and the 16 victims, sorry, lucky punters now knew who was to have a game against Pecker. Music was chosen for their walk on and we were ready to go. As the 20:15 start time approached we promptly got underway at 21:00, a ploy I think, by the opponents, so Pecker would have a few more beers, and indeed he did. Making his debut on the exhibition circuit and MC for the night young Andrew '180' Foster, looking the part in a black suit and red bow tie, and I must commend his performance and his rapport with Pecker was to his credit, watch out Martin Fitzmaurice he may be after your job. The first few games were won, as expected, by Pecker until the mighty Sue stepped up to the oche. With full support from the rapturous crowd, Sue started her demolition of the mighty Mr Woods. She got to her double in an impressive 36 darts to finish with her 1st dart in double 1 and the crowd went berserk. Pecker regained some face winning the next couple of games up to the interval. During the interval, the event organiser drew the raffle and had an auction, which contributed well to the final amount raised. Back to the darts and Pecker handicapped himself by either throwing the darts backwards or on his knees. Then came Tina. She swaggered up to the oche with confidence and showed Pecker how darts should be thrown, at the MC and the scorer. But when she got down to it she was brilliant. Tina got to her double in an impressive 27 darts to finish comfortably on double 5 with her 4th attempt. The event was well supported and everyone really enjoyed themselves said event organiser Karen Henson, thanking everyone for helping to raise a total of £1200 for the trip to Australia. Welsh Open - Prestatyn Pecker is playing in the Welsh Open at Prestatyn this weekend. In the last 64 he beat Alan Kerr 3 - 0 but unfortunately lost 1 - 3 to Robbie Green in the last 32. Exhibition - Whitehaven Brian will be appearing live at The Calder Club in Whitehaven on Saturday 21 June 2008 with tickets priced at £10 each. This event will be an exhibition match with Peter Manley, Eric Bristow, Keith Deller, Alan Warriner and Gary Spedding also appearing. Fundraiser - Cockermouth Brian will be appearing live at The Globe Hotel in Cockermouth on Saturday 7 June 2008 with tickets priced at £10 each. This event is being organised in aid of the Cockermouth Titans ARL players for their Cumbria Tour of Australia. The night will comprise of a raffle, auction, buffet and a lottery for 16 lucky darts players to take on Brian in a game of 701. The price to enter the lottery is £5.
2008 Mayday Darts Festival - Hemsby Brian played well this weekend to become 2008 May Day Darts Festival singles champion, mixed doubles champions with Trisha Wright and narrowly missing out in the mixed triples final at Pontins Hemsby. Brian drew Andrew '180' Foster in the last eight with the 'Boy Wonder' unlucky in the third leg missing double 18 for an out shot of 153 and a 12-dart leg. Brian eventually won this match 3-1 The semi-final draw and on the stage was Pecker against Nigel Haydon, again an exiting match with Pecker taking out 155, finishing on the bull for a 12-dart leg. Brian eventually won this match 3-1. The final was a tough one against Scott Mitchell who is currently ranked 30th in the BDO rankings. This was a well-contested final that could have gone either way but fortunately for Pecker it went his way. Brian took an early lead but went 1-2 down when Scott hit a 161 finish in a 12-dart leg only to lose the next. With the score level Pecker won the bull off when Scott failed to hit either bulls and Pecker hit the bull. The match was still in the balance until Pecker took out 104 with double 16 to win the 2008 May Day Darts Festival at Hemsby at the 6th attempt after narrowly losing out to Shaun Greatbatch in his last final appearance. Pecker's Perfect Pitch In the sixth heat at Whitehaven's Castle Inn, Brian Pecker Woods hit a perfect nine-dart 501 with a brace of 180s followed by a 141 finish (treble 20, treble 19, double 12) - it certainly does not get better than that. Pecker was playing against Joe Batty at the time and it would seem that Joe was there to bring out the very best in his opponents. When Garry Bellard beat Joe in the other half he did so with the help of a 135 out shot. Pecker and Garry played each other in the two half finals with Garry winning one and Pecker winning the other so that the heat final was effectively the best of three matches which Pecker won 3-0. He had another couple of 180s as well. |
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