Sunday was anything but a day of rest for 21 west London darts players.

Arrows in hand and feet toeing the oche, they embarked on the brand new quest to be crowned king of the Hammersmith & District Darts Association League, earmarked for the seventh day of the week.

Eighty games over five months, in a short best-of-five leg format will eventually decide the outcome.

He may have retired from the pro game, but Jason Clark proved he’s still got what it takes as he Ray O'Gorman and Gerard Loret came top of the class in week one, undefeated after four matches and dropping just two legs each all evening.

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O'Gorman hit the evening's first 180 and an 18-dart leg, Loret took out a 115, and Clark hit the second 180 to with a string of quick-fire legs: 18, 17, 17, 16, 16, and 15 dart legs.

In regular Thursday league action, Angels were flying in Division Two with an 8-5 victory over Chiswick Club Society A to maintain a grip on the top – and an unbeaten record.

To go with the New Year goes a new lease of life for the Hammersmith Club, who won their second game in a row to lift themselves from bottom place in Division One and back into the fray for different honours other than the dubious one of holding the wooden spoon.

The other Division One game saw Chiswick Club Society B narrowly defeat Chiswick Memorial B, 7-6. Lindsay Wright hit his second maximum of the season, while Jay Serpanchy managed a second high-finish, with a 108 checkout.