2012 Killarney Darts Festival

Dartgod · 19-04-2012 5:59pm #1

2012 KILLARNEY DARTS FESTIVAL

It's all systems go for the 2012 Killarney Darts Festival which will be held at the Killarney Convention Centre at the Gleneagle Hotel on the weekend of October 19th. to 21st.
An extra PDC Pro Tour event has been added to the programme and the prize fund for the weekend has been increased to €90,000.
The Ladbrokes.com Irish Masters will be played on the Friday evening with the Pro Tour events on Saturday and Sunday.
And, of course, there will be separate Ladies' and Youths' Open Singles competitions.
Full details of timings, entry fees, closing dates etc. will be available shortly and will be posted on this page.
Special accommodation packages are available at the Gleneagle Complex and may be booked @ 064-6671550.

DartBhoy1888 · 20-04-2012 11:00pm

Is there any competition where winners get to play against the pros like last year. Lookin forward to it already

padr81 · 22-04-2012 1:39am

DartBhoy1888 wrote: »

Is there any competition where winners get to play against the pros like last year. Lookin forward to it already

You'll be able to play the pro's on the Friday.

Dartgod · 22-04-2012 10:34am

DartBhoy1888 wrote: »

Is there any competition where winners get to play against the pros like last year. Lookin forward to it already

The Ladbrokes.com Irish Masters will be played on the Friday evening at the 2012 Festival and this competition is OPEN to all darts players.
There will be two PDC Pro Tour events at this year's Festival and these will be played on the Saturday and Sunday.
Irish players may enter these competitions on both days either directly into the Pro Tour proper or by competing in qualifying competitions on the Saturday and Sunday mornings.
And there will be Open Singles competitions on the Sunday for Ladies and Youths {under-18}.

Full details of the Festival will be announced shortly.

DartBhoy1888 · 23-04-2012 6:37pm

Great that sounds brilliant.. great stuff

leoch · 26-04-2012 1:56pm

is it a seated event like the citywest i know its not as big but can u watch any of the top players games or a few diff games at the same time or is all behind closed doors i am just trying to find out what it is like from a spectator point of view i know the gleneagles hotel and kilarney is a magic spot also do u buy tickets for each day or can u get a pass for all the days and do the crowds be very big sorry about all the questions but thinking about going down this year thanks

padr81 · 26-04-2012 3:29pm

leoch wrote: »

is it a seated event like the citywest i know its not as big but can u watch any of the top players games or a few diff games at the same time or is all behind closed doors i am just trying to find out what it is like from a spectator point of view i know the gleneagles hotel and kilarney is a magic spot also do u buy tickets for each day or can u get a pass for all the days and do the crowds be very big sorry about all the questions but thinking about going down this year thanks

On the friday the pro's will be on the floor in the same hall as everyone else. Way it worked last year on the pro tour days is there was a barrier half way up the hall, pro's were above it and anyone with wrist bands. Everyone else had to watch from behind the barrier. But you could see a good bit of the action.

Great weekend and a lovely spot. Boards can be a bit hard to see from behind the barrier, especially if theres a crowd up the top around the game your trying to watch. All the finals are on stage and the hall is opened up.

stylie · 27-04-2012 11:31am

Im not happy with the changes, the way it was last year if you performed well on the Friday night you had a chance to play the pro's on the Sunday in the main event, you also got passes for behind the barriers. You also had a chance to play them on the Saturday for only 30e compare with Sunday's 100+
Now you just get Friday evening and a chance to watch the floor boards Saturday and Sunday from around 100ft away..doesn't sound half as much fun

Dartgod · 27-04-2012 12:14pm

stylie wrote: »

Im not happy with the changes, the way it was last year if you performed well on the Friday night you had a chance to play the pro's on the Sunday in the main event, you also got passes for behind the barriers. You also had a chance to play them on the Saturday for only 30e compare with Sunday's 100+
Now you just get Friday evening and a chance to watch the floor boards Saturday and Sunday from around 100ft away..doesn't sound half as much fun

Not true, stylie ! Please read my previous post.
There will be qualifying competitions for the two Pro Tour events on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
Players can compete in the qualifiers or pay directly into the Pro Tour events.

stylie · 27-04-2012 1:36pm

Sorry Dartgod, I read the first part about the change and got all depressed and emotional

Any idea what time on the Saturday and Sunday morning they will start at ?

Dartgod · 27-04-2012 5:12pm

stylie wrote: »

Sorry Dartgod, I read the first part about the change and got all depressed and emotional

Any idea what time on the Saturday and Sunday morning they will start at ?

Timings and full details have not been finalised but I would expect the qualifying competitions to start about 9.00am as the Pro Tour events get underway at 12 noon sharp.

Details will be posted here as soon as they come to hand.

Dartgod · 26-06-2012 7:13pm

NEWSFLASH !!!

The good news is that the brochures and entry forms for the 2012 Killarney Festival have come off the printing press today and should be on my doorstep before the end of the week.

Please PM your name & address or e-mail darts@ireland.com and they will be posted to you.

Mosiki · 26-06-2012 8:14pm

Dartgod wrote: »

Not true, stylie ! Please read my previous post.
There will be qualifying competitions for the two Pro Tour events on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
Players can compete in the qualifiers or pay directly into the Pro Tour events.

can you enter the qualifiers and then pay in if you fail to qualify? How much is direct entry and how much to enter qualifiers? Cheers.

Dartgod · 26-06-2012 9:35pm

Mosiki wrote: »

can you enter the qualifiers and then pay in if you fail to qualify? How much is direct entry and how much to enter qualifiers? Cheers.

The answer to your first question is no.
You can either enter the qualifiers or pay directly into the Pro Tour.
The entry fee for the qualifiers is €30 and the direct entry is €125.
32 players will qualify from each of the qualifiers.

Dartgod · 27-06-2012 8:57pm

Prize Fund for the 2012 Festival has been increased to €100,000 !!!

Brochures and entry forms are now available.

Mosiki · 28-06-2012 8:13am

Where can we get an entry form?

Dartgod · 28-06-2012 10:27am

Dartgod wrote: »

NEWSFLASH !!!

The good news is that the brochures and entry forms for the 2012 Killarney Festival have come off the printing press today and should be on my doorstep before the end of the week.

Please PM your name & address or e-mail darts@ireland.com and they will be posted to you.

Here you are, Mosiki !

Entry forms are now available.

Dartgod · 28-06-2012 4:32pm

Entry form attached.

Dartgod · 29-06-2012 1:50pm

Details of the Killarney Festival are now up on the PDC website
http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2825306,00.html

Carrickman · 03-07-2012 1:54pm

http://www.facebook.com/events/325974290823198/

Dartgod · 06-07-2012 4:55pm

Anybody in the Killarney area looking for brochures and entry forms for the forthcoming Killarney Darts Festival they are now available at the reception desks in the Gleneagle Hotel and INEC.

Dartgod · 07-08-2012 7:34pm

Anybody in the Dublin area looking for brochures and entry forms for the forthcoming Killarney Darts Festival - - they are now available at the Patriot's Inn in Kilmainham and at the Tourism Office in College Green {bottom of Grafton Street}.

Otherwise, PM your name & address and I will put them in the post by return.

Dartgod · 08-08-2012 8:18pm

The 2012 Killarney Darts Festival will be held at the Gleneagle Hotel/ INEC in Killarney, Co. Kerry, on the weekend of October 19tth to 21st and it promises to be a great event with an extra PDC Players’ Championship event added to the programme and the prize fund increased to €100,000.

The Ladbrokes Irish Masters Championship will get the Festival underway on the Friday night and as usual there will be a strong contingent of PDPA members in the line-up battling for the first prize of €5,000.

Mark Walsh won the title for the second time when he defeated Paul Nicholson in last year’s final.
He was previously successful in the first Festival in 2007.
Michael van Gerwen, PhilTaylor and Simon Whitlock were on the ‘winner’s podium’ in the other years.

The additional Players’ Championship event will be staged on the Saturday and the Festival will conclude on Sunday with the very popular John McEvoy ‘Gold Dart’ Classic which has had five different winners in the history of the event.
Justin Pipe defeated the 2010 winner, Gary Anderson, in last year’s final and the previous winners were Jelle Klaasen {2007}, Terry Jenkins {2008} and Phil Taylor {2009}.
Qualifying competitions for these two events will be held on the Saturday and Sunday mornings with 32 players from each qualifier going through to compete against the pros in the finals.

The ‘Silver Dart’ Ladies’ Singles and the ‘Bronze Dart’ Youths’ Singles competition will also bec ontested on the final day in Killarney.
Crissy Manley {wife of thefamous ‘OneDart’} is the reigning Ladies’ Champion while Ryan Maher put his name on the Youths’ Trophy for the second time last year.

Full details of the Killarney Festival are available on www.dartsinireland.comand on Facebook and entry forms are available from Michael O’Sullivan {00-353-87-2648291} or mcjosullivan@eircom.net.

Dartgod · 22-08-2012 3:36pm

Accommodation Alert !!!

Anybody wishing to stay on site for the forthcoming Killarney Festival please note heavy bookings have been recorded over the past two weeks.
90% of the River Apartments have been booked out and only five are now available.
And 75% of the rooms in the Gleneagle Hotel have also been booked.

Entry forms and brochures for the Festival will be available at the Tom Kirby Memorial Championship in the Red Cow Moran Hotel on Sunday next and Andrew Spillane will be on hand to take any deposits on hotel bookings.

Dartgod · 09-09-2012 7:02pm

Entry forms for the 2012 Killarney Festval are available for downloading @ http://www.dartsinireland.com/New/2012%20Killarney%20Entry%20Form.pdf or PM your name and address and they will be posted out.

Any Double ! · 10-09-2012 3:49pm

Dartgod wrote: »

Ebtry forms for the 2012 Killarney Festval are available for downloading @ http://www.dartsinireland.com/New/2012%20Killarney%20Entry%20Form.pdf or PM your name and address and they will be posted out.

"Ebtry Forms" Pops ??
Now I wonder how I'd fill out one of them

Dartgod · 10-09-2012 3:59pm

There's one in every family !!!

Any Double ! · 10-09-2012 4:05pm

One isn't bad

Dartgod · 15-09-2012 10:13pm

Entry forms for the Killarney Festival will be available at the Tramore Autumn Festival at O'Shea's Hotel next weekend.

And to save money on postage and postal orders etc. entries for the Festival will be accepted at the venue.

Dartgod · 28-09-2012 10:32am

ENTRY DEADLINE !

Just a reminder that DIRECT ENTRIES for the PDC Players' Championship events in Killarney must be with the PDC before 2.00pm on Tuesday, October 9th., so they will have to be with me not later than Monday, October 8th.

ENTRIES SHOULD BE POSTED NOT LATER THAN FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5TH.

Alternatively, I will be at the City West Hotel in Dublin on Saturday next, October 6th., between 10.00am and 4.00pm and will accept entries there.

joecoyne · 01-10-2012 4:58pm

Any one looking to play Andy Hamilton on Saturday night at the exhibition in The Gleneagle can contact me on 0851596550

Dartgod · 12-10-2012 8:24pm

ONE WEEK TO GO !
All players entered for the Killarney Festival please note the following check-in and starting times for all competitions:-

Friday, October 19th.
Ladbrokes Irish Masters
Check-in between 4.30pm and 5.45pm. Starting at 6.30pm.

Saturday, October 20th.
Gleneagle Hotel Players' Championship
Qualifiers: Check-in between 7.30am and 8.30am. Starting at 9.00am.
Direct: Check-in between 9.30am and 11.00am. Starting at 12 noon.

Sunday, October 21st.
John McEvoy Gold Dart Players' Championship
Qualifiers: Check-in between 7.30am and 8.30am. Starting at 9.00am.
Direct: Check-in between 9.30am and 11.00am. Starting at 12 noon.

John McEvoy Silver Dart Ladies' Singles
Check-in at 11.00am. Starting at 12 noon.
John McEvoy Bronze Dart Youths' Singles
Check-in at 11.00am. Starting at 12 noon.

Please note that any player not checking in on time will be eliminated and will not be allowed to play.

A Strict Dress Code with apply to all players in all competitions.

Dartgod · 15-10-2012 4:14pm

DRESS CODE:

The following Dress Code will be implemented in all competitions at the Killarney Darts Festival next weekend :-

NO Jeans, Corduroy Trousers, Track Suits, T-Shirts, 'Football' Jerseys, Runners, etc. etc.
Players must be respectably dressed and wearing a Collared Shirt, Dark Trousers and Black Shoes.
Any player not adhering to the Dress Code will not be allowed to play.

ALSO - Players not checking in on time WILL be eliminated.

stylie · 16-10-2012 12:08pm

The checkin's Saturday and Sunday morning are going to be torture, heck I nearly missed last years and that was for a noon starter

DeadlyH83 · 16-10-2012 12:57pm

Just wondering where are the qualifiers being held on each morning and what time will they end?
Will there be a ladbrokes again taking bets on the darts?
When will the list of pro players competing come out?
What is involved if you want to play Andy Hamilton?
Thanks alot

Any Double ! · 17-10-2012 7:30am

Just wondering if the one companion per player is still allowed behind the barrier on the Sat & Sun and if allowed to enter what the cost is for that companion is, and where the wrist band can be got for them.

stylie · 17-10-2012 11:25am

DeadlyH83 wrote: »

Just wondering where are the qualifiers being held on each morning and what time will they end?
Will there be a ladbrokes again taking bets on the darts?
When will the list of pro players competing come out?
What is involved if you want to play Andy Hamilton?
Thanks alot

My opinions

They are held in the main hall, where the pro event will take place and they will finish before noon.

Yes and sure they will take bets on anything

Thursday is the last day for direct entry

Win your qualifiers and hope neither get knocked out until ye meet, preferably in the final

Any Double ! wrote: »

Just wondering if the one companion per player is still allowed behind the barrier on the Sat & Sun and if allowed to enter what the cost is for that companion is, and where the wrist band can be got for them.

I assume it is for either qualifiers of direct entries and its free. People staying in the hotel get hall entrance for free(if booked over the phone and requested), probably can haggle at hotel check in for free hall entry. The bands are available when the direct entry check in, I never qualified but I think they are handed out to the player at the oche after his final qualifier game

Dartgod · 17-10-2012 1:14pm

In answer to some of the queries above - - -

Timings and dress code as per posts no. 32 and 33 above.

Competitors and residents on the Gleneagle Hotel Complex will have free entrance with wrist band into the INEC and Ballroom for the Irish Masters, Qualifying competitions, Pro Tours and Ladies' and Youths' Singles.
There will be a restricted area for Direct entrants and Qualifiers for the Pro Tour events on Saturday and Sunday and they will be allowed one guest each into this area on the ground floor of the INEC.
Wrist bands will be available at the Box Office at the INEC from 1.00pm on Friday and 7.00am on Saturday and Sunday.
Player registration for the competitions will be at a PDC-controlled separate desk.
Players are requested to arrive as early as possible to avoid qeueing.

Entries for the Irish Masters, Pro Tour qualifying competitions and Pro Tours Direct are now CLOSED !
Entries for the Ladies' and Youths' Singles competitions will be accepted in the INEC up to 5.00pm on Saturday.
NO ENTRIES ACCEPTED ON SUNDAY !

DeadlyH83 · 17-10-2012 6:12pm

stylie wrote: »

They are held in the main hall, where the pro event will take place and they will finish before noon.

But where do all the pro players and direct entrys practice for the morning if the qualifiers are in the main hall?
Thanks looking forward to another succesfully ran weekend!

Dartgod · 17-10-2012 6:55pm

[QUOTE=But where do all the pro players and direct entrys practice for the morning if the qualifiers are in the main hall?
Thanks looking forward to another succesfully ran weekend![/QUOTE]

There will be a separate practice room available for the PDPA members and Direct entrants.

DartBhoy1888 · 17-10-2012 8:57pm

Anyone seen an entry list for pro tours in Killarney? Not on pdc website yet..

Dartgod · 17-10-2012 9:52pm

DartBhoy1888 wrote: »

Anyone seen an entry list for pro tours in Killarney? Not on pdc website yet..

The list of players for the two Pro Tour events is now up on the PDC website - - http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2951729,00.html

19-10-2012 6:16pm

Completely ignorant of the set up.

If myself and a couple of friends just want to drop in for 2 or 3 hours Sat or Sun afternoon to get a glimpse of some of the superstars, is this event sold out usually or will there be tickets available there and then? If so, what's the best time to get a fleeting glimpse of the great and the good? Frankly I just want to get a pic with Steve Beaton! But have never been at an event like this.

chalkie 501 · 19-10-2012 7:04pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Completely ignorant of the set up.

If myself and a couple of friends just want to drop in for 2 or 3 hours Sat or Sun afternoon to get a glimpse of some of the superstars, is this event sold out usually or will there be tickets available there and then? If so, what's the best time to get a fleeting glimpse of the great and the good? Frankly I just want to get a pic with Steve Beaton! But have never been at an event like this.

just head out at any time,you can just pay at the inec box office to get in.
the players when they are not playing will usually be just hanging about, most of them are very approachable,i got a few nice pics with my young fella out there over the years

20-10-2012 11:13am

Cheers Chalkie, presume landing in at 4 or 5 would be a good time to get a couple of hours? We must be getting sensible, sent a few texts out and my friends are 'yeah, but can't stay late/can't drink/match tomorrow".

chalkie 501 · 20-10-2012 11:19am

Deleted User wrote: »

Cheers Chalkie, presume landing in at 4 or 5 would be a good time to get a couple of hours? We must be getting sensible, sent a few texts out and my friends are 'yeah, but can't stay late/can't drink/match tomorrow".

you'd want to go out earlier than that to be honest conor,
by that time it will be down to around the last 8 or so and a lot of the players could be gone.i'd go out around 1 or 2 myself(if i wasnt stuck minding kids that is:mad:)

pudzy · 20-10-2012 1:40pm

GARY ANDERSON warmed up for the Players Championship double-header in Killarney by winning the Ladbrokes Irish Masters on Friday night.

The Scot defeated Colin Osborne 6-1 in the final of the non-ranked event, which carried a €5,000 first prize, and he also saw off Kim Huybrechts, John Henderson and Brian Woods in the latter stages.

Osborne's run to the final included narrow wins over Ian White and Derby rival Jamie Caven, who had impressed in Championship League Darts' Group Six on Thursday.

Woods saw off Wayne Jones and Alex Roy on his way to the semis, with Joe Cullen joining Roy, Henderson and White in the quarter-finals.

The event was the first at the INEC as part of the Killarney Darts Festival, which continues with the Gleneagle Hotel Players Championship on Saturday and Sunday's John McEvoy Gold Dart Classic Players Championship.

Ladbokes Irish Masters
Last 16
Gary Anderson 4-3 Kim Huybrechts
John Henderson 4-3 Damien O'Driscoll
Alex Roy 4-2 MArk Webster
Brian Woods 4-3 Wayne Jones
Colin Osborne 4-1 Arron Monk
Ian White 4-1 Dave Chisnall
Joe Cullen 4-3 Joe Murnan
Jamie Caven 4-3 Simon Whitlock
Losers €250

Quarter-Finals
Gary Anderson 5-1 John Henderson
Brian Woods 5-4 Alex Roy
Colin Osborne 5-4 Ian White
Jamie Caven 5-4 Joe Cullen
Losers €500

Semi-Finals
Gary Anderson 5-2 Brian Woods
Colin Osborne 5-4 Jamie Caven
Losers €1,250

Final
Gary Anderson 6-1 Colin Osborne
Winner €5,000
Runner-Up €2,500

20-10-2012 8:28pm

Have been to a good few sports events, lots of football matches here and abroad, golf, GAA etc.

Don't think any has come close to the crack we had today.

At the start was kinda a bit unsure, we were going up to Anderson, Hamilton, Burnett, Newton, Van Gerwen, Webster, the Pieman, Dolan etc. and politely asking for photos. Nice crowd, Thornton and his wife insisted we went out for a fag with them. A few pints in and we were arm in arm with Chisnall, Woods, Roy, Beaton, Winstanley - the first 3 of those were whooping it up. Spoke to Beaton, my favourite player for over half an hour, really nice fellow, though have to break it to the wife that he's threatening to stay at ours for next years tournament! And Colin Osbourne was in great form, posing for the most ridiculous pics being lifted off the ground etc. Peter Wright very pleasant too, though he was winning all day.

Couldn't get over how generous they all were with their time, buying drink etc.

For a tenner in, it was outstanding, can't think of another sport where one would get such access to the stars and who give so much time...the only downside is now we like so many of them, we'll hate to see them beat each other in the televised tournaments! Thanks Chalkie for the pointers, was a live event novice till today.

chalkie 501 · 20-10-2012 10:12pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Have been to a good few sports events, lots of football matches here and abroad, golf, GAA etc.

Don't think any has come close to the crack we had today.

At the start was kinda a bit unsure, we were going up to Anderson, Hamilton, Burnett, Newton, Van Gerwen, Webster, the Pieman, Dolan etc. and politely asking for photos. Nice crowd, Thornton and his wife insisted we went out for a fag with them. A few pints in and we were arm in arm with Chisnall, Woods, Roy, Beaton, Winstanley - the first 3 of those were whooping it up. Spoke to Beaton, my favourite player for over half an hour, really nice fellow, though have to break it to the wife that he's threatening to stay at ours for next years tournament! And Colin Osbourne was in great form, posing for the most ridiculous pics being lifted off the ground etc. Peter Wright very pleasant too, though he was winning all day.

Couldn't get over how generous they all were with their time, buying drink etc.

For a tenner in, it was outstanding, can't think of another sport where one would get such access to the stars and who give so much time...the only downside is now we like so many of them, we'll hate to see them beat each other in the televised tournaments! Thanks Chalkie for the pointers, was a live event novice till today.

glad to hear thet ye had a great day out there conor:)
it nearly killed me not being able to get out there myself(i live 5mins from the glen)ive played in it every other year,the last game i played was against Mickey Mansell with Adrian Lewis chalking it!!
ive gotten clearance from herself to go out tomorrow,so im looking forward to a good day myself:D

Treble20 · 20-10-2012 11:01pm

Great to hear Conor74 had a great experience today in the Gleneagle. I've attended this event a few times and always had great weekends there. This is my 2nd year in a row missing it sadly,last year my local team played the County Final on the same weekend as the darts and I'm working this weekend!

A great darts event and much much better that the farcical carry on that goes on in the CityWest.

Any Double ! · 21-10-2012 8:33am

Good weekend & darts so far. Two good winners. Some great games. Didn't do too well in my own gamed so far but today another day.
Some Pro's arrived looking tired after a week of internet darts at Crondon ... especially Thornton but are giving their all. They're very patient too. Kevin Painter who's not always the most patient of guys missed a lot of doubles to beat Stevie Grubb and left the board pretty angry with himself. He hadn't got 10 feet before a young lad stuck a sheet of paper under his nose for an autograph. Being a Pro thru & thri he smiled his best smile and signed and shook hands with all concerned. Nice touch.
Damien O'Driscoll continues to chalk up big wins against PDC players adding Anderson to his list of victims yesterday winning 6-2. Well done.

2012 Killarney Darts Festival

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