Hat-trick for
Willie
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William O’Connor |
Limerick’s William O'Connor created a new record in Irish Darts when he
captured the O'Shea Cup
for the third year in succession at the Winter Gala at O'Shea's Hotel in
Tramore, County Waterford, on
Sunday, January 16th.
The O'Shea Cup is one of the most prestigious and sought-after titles in
Ireland and it has always been
considered as one of the hardest competitions to win over the past eighteen
years.
The legendary Jack McKenna won the first event in 1994 and has been
victorious four times overall.
Other famous names such as John Joe O'Shea, Mick McGowan, John Elder and the
late Tom Kirby
appear on the Roll of Honour.
William O'Connor was in brilliant form last weekend in capturing his third
title in a row. He
defeated his fellow PDPA member Aodhagan O'Neill 5 - 2 in the quarter finals
before beating his
Limerick colleague Ian Dobson by six legs to two in the final.
In the semi-finals
William defeated Keith Geraghty 5 – 2 in the semi-finals while Ian
had a 5 – 4 win over
Campbell Jackson to reach the final.
Kay O’Carroll Wins
Sharon Rafter Trophy
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Sharon O’Brien,
Claire Rafter and Kay O’Carroll |
Kay O’Carroll from Cork won the Sharon Rafter Memorial
Ladies’ Trophy for the first time when she defeated the reigning champion and five-times
winner, Sharon O’Brien {Kildare} on a 4 – 3 scoreline in the final at O’Shea’s Hotel.
In the semi-finals Kay defeated Susan McKenna 3 – 2 and
Sharon defeated Linda Harte 3 – 1.
Damien Kelly Wins
Tramore Youths’ Cup
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Damien Kelly and Dean
Finn |
Damien Kelly from Limerick made it a Cappamore double
in Tramore when he defeated Dean Finn
from Waterford 3 – 0 in the final of the Tramore
Under-18 Youths’ Cup.
Damien defeated Kyle Ramsell 3-1 and Dean defeated
Stephen Lennon 3 – 0 in the semi-finals.
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Cappamore Double – William O’Connor and
Damien Kelly |
Damien will now be hoping to follow in the footsteps of
his Cappamore neighbour, William O’Connor, and make a big impact on the darts scene at home and
eventually on the professional scene abroad.
Tramore Specialist
– Tom O’Connor
Tom O’Connor {Wexford} is known as one of the hardest
players to beat in Tramore as he regularly appears on the winner’s rostrum at the
festival events at the seaside venue.
The Tramore Winter Gala was no exception as he won the
301 Singles title on Day One of the weekend with a 4 – 2 win over Connie Finnan
{Limerick} in the final.
In the semi-finals Tom defeated young John Seagrave
from Dublin 4 – 2 while Connie had a 4 – 1 victory over Aodhagan O’Neill {Cavan}.
Players’
Championship Hits New Heights
The Ireland Players’ Championship reached new heights
in Tramore with 202 entries in Round Two at O’Shea’s Hotel.
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Stephen
Byrne and
Ian Dobson |
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Congratulations to Stephen Byrne who defeated Ian
Dobson 6 – 3 in the final of the Men’s competition which attracted an entry of 143
players. The beaten semi-finalists were James Broderick and
David Hurley.
Teresa Maher has jumped to number one on the Ladies’
Rankings List after winning
after winning the Ladies’ competition with a 4 – 2
victory over Linda Harte.
Caroline Doyle and Gemma Kearon were the beaten
semi-finalists.
Forty players competed in the Youths’ competition which
resulted in a 4 – 1 victory
for Murty Brown over his Tipperary team-mate Ian
Flannery. In the semi-finals Murty defeated Jason Nolan 3 – 1
while Ian had a 3 – 0 victory over David McGeer.
Click here for
Round Two results
Irish Duo Win PDC
Pro Tour Cards
Congratulations to Shane
O’Connor from Dublin and Michael Mansell from
Tyrone on gaining their
Pro Tour cards at the PDC Q School last weekend.
We look forward to
following their progress on the professional circuit over
the next twelve months.
John Flood Retains
Con Sean Cup
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James Byrne, Francis McShane and John Flood |
52 players entered the 13th annual Con Sean
Darts tournament in the Bridge Bar, Carrick, Co. Donegal, on Saturday 15th January and
John Flood retained the title with a 6-4 victory over John Murray in a top class final.
This was Floods third time winning this event and he
also had the highest checkout on the day with a 135 finish in his 5-0 semi final victory win
over Antony Gallagher.
Declan Cunningham was the other defeated semi finalist.
Results:
Final
John Flood 6 John Murray 4
Semi Finals
John Flood 5 Anthony Gallagher 0
John Murray 5 Declan Cunningham 2
Quarter Finals
John Flood 4 Mike Naulty 1
Anthony Gallagher 4 Irwin Muirhead 2
John Murray 4 JP Byrne 3
Declan Cunningham 4 Adrian Byrne 3
All results are on
www.donegaldarts.com
Stephen
Byrne (pictured right), runner-up in the Tom Kirby Irish Matchplay
Championship, was in top form in Curracloe, Co. Wexford, when he defeated
Noel Redmond in the final of the Jack Murphy Memorial Cup.
