Cork News  -   October 2005                              Cork News Archives

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Joe Collins from the Millwheel Bar has dominated proceedings during the month of October with some brilliant displays at home and away.

He became the first player to win the Tom O’Sullivan Memorial Shield on three occasions when he defeated his team-mate John Kidney 4-2 in the final at Ardmanning House on October 21st. before heading up to the City West Hotel in Dublin for the Irish Regional Final of the UK Open and the Sky Bet World Grand Prix.

In his first match of the UK Open he played Bob Anderson and Joe threw the best darts of his career to defeat the Limestone Cowboy by 5 legs to 2. He went on to defeat another Grand Prix qualifier, Keith Rooney, 5-3 in the next round before losing 2-5 to Chris Mason in his board final (last 32).
 

On Day Two of the World Grand Prix Joe came up against the 12-times World Champion, Phil Taylor, and he put on a great show before eventually losing by two sets to nil.
 

Nicola O’Donovan from the city also had a very busy time during the month after returning from Australia where she represented her country in the World Cup.
 

She travelled up to Sligo for the John Kennedy Memorial Tournament and she reached the final of the Ladies’ Singles where she lost to Angela Deward from Donegal.
 

Bridlington was her next stop for the World Masters and once again she was in top form reaching the last sixteen of the Ladies’ Singles where she lost to World Number Two, Francesca Hoensellar from the Netherlands.
 

Eddie Cull and Darren O’Hea were also in action in the World Masters in Bridlington.
 

Kay O’Carroll won the Ladies’ Singles at the Tom O’Sullivan Memorial Tournament with a 3-2 win against Sharon Buckley in the final.