LISTEN: Oche at 'full capacity' for fourth Herm Open darts
This week’s Herm Open is ‘completely full’ and will feature good competition for the various pieces of silverware on offer.
Organiser Caroline La Touche has welcomed a large entry of 60 men and 24 women for the annual highlight of the Bailiwick darts calendar, which runs from today until Saturday.
‘It’s completely full – we have got no space for anybody else,’ she said.
‘We’ve had a really good response. We have got people from Middlesbrough, London, probably other places, Alderney, Jersey and Guernsey.’
Listen to a full Herm preview with Caroline La Touche and Roger Spencer on the latest Guernsey Press Sport Podcast
Different men’s winners are guaranteed in Saturday night’s finals of the two main competitions, the Herm Classic and Open, given the absence of last year’s double champion Jim Daley.
Mark Fletcher, Jason Allez and Nick Ogier are the three headline names among the Guernsey men, but will there be any surprises?
Women’s Classic champion Debbie Hamon and Open winner Jo Ellis are also making their returns.
There will also be a three-a-side competition on the Friday and lottery pairs with a difference on opening night today, as the winner will receive a trophy commemorating Herm pub landlady Rachel Tracey, who died last November.
‘We’ve got a trophy because we thought it would be a nice gesture,’ La Touche added.
The event is ever-growing – La Touche anticipates it may sell out early next year – and will once again welcome Darts World writer Roger Spencer for a more prestigious feel.
