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Darts: Reps fired up for nationals

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Tania Morris is hoping to put her name on the darts map.

The 30-year-old is one of three from the RSA Darts Club, which make up the 10-strong Bay of Plenty darts team who will take part in this year's Darts Nationals being hosted at the Rotorua RSA starting on Sunday.

More that 500 competitors from throughout the country will take part in the six-day competition.

It's the first time in eight years the event has been hosted in Rotorua, a huge motivational factor for the team, Morris said.

"I'm very proud because we get to host the nationals. So we are going to try our utmost to win it. It's a positive hosting it but it's an extra bonus to actually win it when it's in your home town."

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Bay of Plenty's biggest rival for the regional title was King Country, who had four New Zealand players in the team, Morris said.

Although the Bay doesn't have any New Zealand reps within their ranks, Morris is hopeful to one day change that.

"Last year at the nationals, I [competed] in the open tournament and came ninth equal in New Zealand. That's a good starter for me and it's onwards and upwards from there. I've got me a ranking so I'm on the map now."

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Morris said her involvement in darts began about 10 years ago because of her dad and RSA Darts Club president Gerald Ngare.

"I used to take my dad to darts and got bored of watching so [I] had a go at it. It took time to get any good at it because I wasn't very good at subtracting but once I got used to it, I started to enjoy it."

She said her biggest finish for three darts is 154 which is a triple 20, triple 18 and double 20.

However, she hasn't been able to complete a game of 501 in the ultimate way, with only nine darts.

"Probably 21 [darts] would be the best I've done."

Another RSA member who is part of the Bay squad is grandmother of seven, Tangi Teinaki.

"My husband plays and I started playing when we came to Rotorua about 12 years ago," Teinaki said.

"I used to drop him off and pick him up after the darts. Then I just tried [it] and really liked it."

The 54-year-old said she was confident the team would do well in the regional championships which start on Sunday at 9am.

"Oh yes, of course we've got a good team, I know we can win it."

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RSA Darts Club president Gerald Ngare said the sport, which was traditionally seen as a man's domain, had become popular with women.

"There seems to be a lot more women involved [in darts] today than when I first started. They have a real passion for the sport, it's a great way to meet people and have fun."

The 30-year dart veteran said he was expecting large crowds to attend the event.

"We have some of the top [competitors] in the country coming to the event and they always draws a big crowd."

Ngare said Wednesday would be a big day for the event, with the New Zealand men and women's singles getting underway. "This is when anyone off the street can come in and enter the event."

The nationals finish Friday next week with the announcement of the New Zealand team.

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Event timetable


  • Sunday: Regional competition 9am to 6pm.

  • Monday: Husband and wife championships 9am to 6pm.

  • Tuesday: Mixed pairs championships 9am to 6pm.

  • Wednesday: New Zealand open men and women's singles 9am to 6pm.

  • Thursday: Men's singles championship and ladies' pairs championship 8.30am to 3pm.

  • Friday: Ladies' singles championship and men's pairs championship 8.30am to 2pm, North versus South 7.30pm.
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