This year’s new MVP Cup night was a huge success! lots of you came to support 16 of the best players of this season, one of each team. Unfortunately, Premium A and Chillers didn’t send their best players, so we started with 14 players, giving the number one and two of the ranking, Andy Beckerich and Lee Darch a bye for the first round.
The Cup was played with a ranking system. Out of those 16 players, the number 1 ranked played against the number 16, the number 2 against the number 15 etc, as all players had already had 30 weeks to define the sorting order.
The first round matches were:
| Name | Team | Score | – | Score | Team | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Beckerich | Pink Ladies | 2 | – | 0 | Chillers | Bye |
| Kass | Miramar | 2 | – | 0 | Interdarts | Peter Meiritz |
| Paul Shilling | Wingies Warriors | 2 | – | 0 | El Barranquet | Jose Lino |
| Alexis Aristizobal | Mario’s | 2 | – | 1 | The Lowry | Gary Bowden |
| Ian Whitby | Bariloche | 1 | – | 2 | Lowry Raiders | Dave Bellis |
| Brian Lutwyche | Teulada Panthers | 2 | – | 0 | Pink Ladies | Jo McLaughlin |
| Sparky | Tropicana | 2 | – | 1 | La Cova | Abraham Salinas |
| Lee Darch | Bariloche | 2 | – | 0 | Premium A | Bye |
Biggest surprise in the first round was Ian Whitby, number 3 of the players ranking, losing with 2-1 from number 14 ranked Dave Bellis, number 64 on this years players list.
The quarter Finals were:
| Name | Team | Score | – | Score | Team | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Beckerich | Pink Ladies | 2 | – | 1 | Miramar | Kass |
| Alexis Aristizobal | Mario’s | 1 | – | 2 | Wingies Warriors | Paul Shilling |
| Dave Bellis | Lowry Raiders | 1 | – | 2 | Teulada Panthers | Brian Lutwyche |
| Lee Darch | Bariloche | 2 | – | 0 | Tropicana | Sparky |
No real surprises there, the highest ranked players won their matches.
The semi finals were:
| Name | Team | Score | – | Score | Team | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Beckerich | Druids Cave | 0 | – | 2 | Wingies Warriors | Paul Shilling |
| Brian Lutwyche | Teulada Panthers | 1 | – | 2 | Bariloche | Lee Darch |
In the semi finals, Andy Beckerich couldn’t meet the high expectations being this years best player in the league, as he lost 2-0 from Paul Shilling, number 7 in the league and ranked number 5 in the MVP Cup.
Brian was close to a surprise against Lee Darch, but found Lee winning 2-1 after an exciting match.
That made the final going between Paul Shilling and Lee Darch, beinmg played in a best of 5 format.
In the final, Lee took a steady 2-0 lead. Paul however, saved the best for last and won the last three legs, beating Lee 3-2 with both players reaching a high level with good scores and great finishes!
| Name | Team | Score | – | Score | Team | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Shilling | Wingies Warriors | 3 | – | 2 | Bariloche | Lee Darch |
Thanks to Druids Cave’s Lee and Attie for hosting this MVP Cup final!