On Tuesday 18th March the Europa Sports Complex hosted the Strongbow Singles – the GDA’s 5th Ranking Tournament sponsored by Lewis Stagnetto  Ltd.  

A statement from the GDA follows below:

27 Players registered for the Tournament, the results of which will determine  who will represent Gibraltar at the next World Cup in South Korea.  

In the 2nd Round Nº1 Seed Justin Hewitt was unable to see off an on-form  Sean Negrette losing 4-1, while Nº 7 Seed Justin Broton lost to a determined  Jarvis Bautista 4-0. The remaining seeds comfortably saw off their opponents  as follows;  

Nº 8 David Francis 4 – 0 Graeden Busto  

Nº 4 Nico Bado 4 – 0 Kean Olivero  

Nº 5 Ethan Pulham 4 – 0 Kirei Walker  

Nº 2 Craig Galliano 4 – 1 Casey Dyer  

Nº 3 Dyson Parody 4 – 1 Keith Medhurst  

Nº 6 Juan Carlos Muñoz 4 – 0 Jyzen Garcia  

Quarter-Finals  

Sean Negrette saw off a strong challenge by David Francis winning 4 -2 while  Nico Bado comfortably beat Ethan Pulham 4 – 0. Craig Galliano halted Jarvis  Bautista’s ambitions with a 4 – 2 victory and Juan Carlos Muñoz got the better  of Dyson Parody by the same scoreline.  

Semi-Finals  

Both Semi-Finals were closely fought with Nico Bado defeating Sean Negrette  5 – 4. Craig Galliano held off Juan Carlos Muñoz with a 5 – 3 score.  

Final  

Nico started strongly and rapidly eeked out a 3-0 lead. Craig was able to claim  the 4th and from then on they alternated wins until Nico sealed the win with a  100.2 average in the final leg; Nico Bado 6 – 3 Craig Galliano.  

Statistics;  

Event 3 Dart Average: 61.09  

6166 Darts Thrown  

Highest 3 Dart Average: Nico Bado 85.3  

Best Leg 11 darts Nico Bado Vs Craig Galliano 

High Finishes: David Francis 161, Sean Negrette 126, Graeden Busto 122,  Nico Bado 121, Juan Carlos Muñoz 111, Dyson Parody 102, Justin Broton  101, Jarvis Bautisa 100  

180’s: Nico Bado x 5, Craig Galliano & Sean Negrette x 3, David Francis &  Juan Carlos Muñoz x 1  

The next GDA Ranked Tournament will be the Europa Stadium Challenge on  15th April.