The second edition of the West Bengal Inter Club Darts League (Home and Away) organised by the Darts Association of Bengal, in association with t2, concluded at Royal Calcutta Golf Club on August 24. The league, which started on July 11, saw the participation of 11 social clubs of Calcutta — Calcutta Swimming Club, Calcutta Punjab Club, Calcutta Club, Hindustan Club, Dalhousie Institute, Calcutta International Club, Indian Life Saving Society, Bengal Rowing Club, The Saturday Club, Tollygunge Club and Royal Calcutta Golf Club. Each team played both home and away matches and the total number of matches played in the tournament was 114, including the finals.
In a closely contested final, RCGC faced off against Bengal Rowing Club. The teams played in the finals in five categories. RCGC won both the Men’s and the Ladies’ Singles but lost in both Mixed Doubles and Open Doubles categories, drawing 2-2 with BRC. RCGC defeated BRC in the Triples 3-1, emerging the winner of the league.
“It was a great feeling seeing RCGC win the inter-club darts championship. The Darts team had put in a lot of endurance and hard work for the last five years,” said Rohan Ghosh, club captain, RCGC.
Pawan Kumar Bagri, captain, Team BRC, said: “This tournament went on for almost two months, and it was a great feeling to be a part of it. And the icing on the cake was to have played the finals in RCGC. We had a great time interacting with the other club members.”
The semi-final was played between RCGC, BRC, DI and CSC.