Fusion Aces vs Carters Arms

Match Information

Fusion Aces 5–2 Carters Arms

Fusion Aces have started life in Division 2 strongly, as last seasons Division 3 champions made it two wins on the bounce with a confident 5–2 victory over Carters Arms, matching the scoreline from their KO Shield meeting back in October. The night began with a 2–1 gallon win for the Aces, which they followed up with a fine performance to claim seven points from the match.

Game 1 was an early highlight as new signing Andy Brownhill produced a sharp 62.01 average, hitting five tons, a 21-dart leg and checking out on 80 during a 3–1 win over Terry Caine, but the visitors hit back in Game 2 as John Thierens Snr levelled things up with a 3–1 win of his own over Chris Cordingley.

Carters then took the lead in Game 3 through Dave Sills, who matched Brownhill for 100+ scores with five of his own and came through 3–1 against Simon Wood. But from there, the Aces shifted gear — and didn’t look back.

Game 4 saw Bob Hilton storm to a 3–0 win, firing in six tons, a 20-dart leg and a 71.58 average — the best of the night. That win levelled the match at 2–2, and then Darren Wood put the Aces back in front in Game 5, taking a clean sweep over Harry Mitchell with a 57 checkout along the way.

Dave Wood secured the match for Fusion in Game 6, breezing past Charlie Windsor 3–0 to make it 4–2 overall, before Alex Wood wrapped things up in Game 7, getting past Andrew Nicholson 3–1 to round off a solid night for the hosts.

A standout display from Bob Hilton set the tone for the Aces, while Carters showed moments of quality but couldn’t hold off the charge once the momentum turned.