2017 501 Nationals

the 2017 ussda-winmau 501
National championships
myrtle beach, south carolina

The 2017 Winmau 501 National Championships
Myrtle Beach, SC

On October 27th, 2017 the USSDA held the first ever USSDA-Winmau 501 National Championship in Myrtle Beach, SC. The event was hosted by the Ghost on the Coast and crowned a Men's and Ladies National Champion. There we 42 men and 9 women after having a late cancellation due to airlines issues.

They started off with a seeding bracket before moving into a knockout round of long format best 4 of 7 legs. The ladies had 9 players in 2 brackets while there were 42 players making up 10 brackets for the men.

The event saw a lot of closely contested matches where the outcome was in doubt right up to the last dart.

In the Ladies Finals, Sandy Hudson of Greater Greenville Darts won 4-0 over Candi Ellis of Revolver Darts.

In the tight Men's Final Joe Efter of Coastal Empire Dart League edged Danny Delfino of Greater Greenville Darts 4-3 to claim the title.

Men's Results

1st - Joe Efter
2nd - Danny Delfino
Top 4 - Brian Blake
Top 4 - James Kinney
Top 8 - Nick Woolfort
Top 8 - Lee Gilreath
Top 8 - Dave Feldpusch
Top 8 - Bobby Sluder
Top 16 - Thomas Bunneberg
Top 16 - Joe Giordano
Top 16 - Doug Snider
Top 16 - Dan Naylor
Top 16 - Jim Drake
Top 16 - Steve Chorba
Top 16 - Sean Force
Top 16 - Alex Spellman