2009 Ireland Players' Championship

Dartgod

The draw for the Grand Finals of the 2009 Ireland Players' Championship was made in Bantry on Saturday last, June 27th., by Mick Egan {Roscommon} and it resulted as follows :-

Group {1}:
John Elder
Mick Egan
Dominic Fenlon
Fred Holligan

Group {2}:
Anto McCracken
Mick Barry
Ali Powell
Keith Geraghty

Group {3}:
William O'Connor
Martin Murphy
Andrew Dempsey
Mervyn Robinson

Group {4}:
Benny Grace
Steve McDonnell
Ricky Dunlop
Darren Clifford

Group {5}:
Connie Finnan
Damian O'Driscoll
Gary Tipping
Brian Doheny

Group {6}:
Garrett Gray
Shane O'Connor
Aodhagan O'Neill
Chris Connery

Group {7}:
Jimmy Murphy
Brian Cathcart
John O'Shea
Peter Quinn

Group {8}:
Sean Marshall
James Broderick
Radaslaw Szaganski
Jason Kavanagh

The Groups will play-off on a Round Robin basis with the top two players from each Group qualifying for the last sixteen.

The Grand Finals will be held on Saturday, August 1st., at the Springhill Court Hotel in Kilkenny.

Dartgod

The draw for the Grand Finals of the 2009 Ireland Ladies' Championship is as follows :-

Group {1}:
Sharon O'Brien
Susan McKenna
Mary Rowley
Denise Cassidy

Group {2}:
Kay O'Carroll
Teresa Maher
Maureen Kelly
Caroline Breen

These Groups will also be played on a Round Robin basis with the top two from each Group going through to the semi-finals.

Dartgod

The draws for the 2009 Ireland Youths' Championship and Youths' Plate are as follows:-

Championship:
Paddy Meaney v Ryan Maher
Ryan Courtney v Martin Heneghan
James Gearon v Mark Finneran
Jason Hahessy v Dean Forde

Plate:
Ciaran Sullivan v Kian Barker
Thomas Concannon v Dale McCarthy
Cathal Murphy v James O'Connor
Conor Walsh v Lee Clarke
John Seagrave v Murty Brown
Paul Donovan v Tommy Casey
Craig Casey v Aaron Paget
John Meaney v Dylan Rutledge

These competitions will be played on a Knock-out basis.

dionsiseire

C'mon Dylan, give it socks

Mick barry in group with Anto and Ali

though group 6, holy woof, Shane, Garret and Aoghdan, thats a toughie

ciarraibhoy

My predictions for last 8


Group {1}:

John Elder

Group {2}:

Keith Geraghty

Group {3}:

William O'Connor

Group {4}:

Benny Grace


Group {5}:

Connie Finnan


Group {6}:

Garrett Gray


Group {7}:

Jimmy Murphy


Group {8}:

Sean Marshall

dionsiseire

You do realise its 2 from each group

Group {1}:
John Elder
Mick Egan

Group {2}:
Anto McCracken
Mick Barry

Group {3}:
William O'Connor
Martin Murphy

Group {4}:
Benny Grace
Ricky Dunlop

Group {5}:
Connie Finnan
Damian O'Driscoll

Group {6}:
Garrett Gray
Shane O'Connor

Group {7}:
Jimmy Murphy
Brian Cathcart

Group {8}:
Sean Marshall
Radaslaw Szaganski

padr81

Aodhagen will beat Shane and Garrett in group 6, best player in the country when he can be bothered playing.

Dartgod

Don't rule out John O'Shea in Group {7}.
After his performance in Bantry he is a strong contender.

aarondoc

i wouldnt be suprised if brian doheny qualified from group 5 cos he bet damian o driscoll and connie finnan in tramore..same with group 6 i tink any of da 4 players could qualify..results 4 youths id say

paddy to beat ryan m

martin to beat ryan c

mark and james will be savage match but i tink james will win it.

dean will beat jason unless he gets his best game back.. and i tink thomas concannon or dylan rutledge will win the plate

Dartgod

Television cameras will be at the Springhill Court Hotel, Kilkenny, for the Grand Finals of the 2009 Ireland Players' Championships.
The stage finals will be recorded on the day and will be transmitted by TG4 over three programmes at a later stage.

Kingp35

Fair play to TG4 for taking an interest in Darts in this country. It's definitely to be applauded.

Dartgod

I agree with you on that.

TG4 also displaying darts fixtures and results on Page 727 Teletext.

Bualadh bos, TG4 !

Dartgod

It's all systems go for the Grand Finals of the 2009 Ireland Players' Championships at the Springhill Court Hotel on Saturday, August 1st.

The Prize Fund on the day will be a record € 9,000 and this will include a Jackpot Prize of € 1,000 for the first player to achieve a 9-Dart check-out.

Check-in for the Men's Championship is between 10.30am and 11.30am and first round matches will be called at 12 noon sharp.
Any player not checking in before 11.30am will be eliminated from the competition and will be replaced by the next-ranked player on the Rankings List.
Check-in time for the Ladies' and Youths' competitions is 12.30pm and these events will get underway at 1.00pm sharp.
A Strict Dress Code will apply to all players and anybody not adhering to this code will NOT be allowed to participate on the day.

THESE RULES APPLY TO ALL PLAYERS WITH NO EXCEPTIONS

Any Double !

Congrats to John Elder on beating Peter Quinn 6-4 in final.
Well done to everybody for putting on such a great show :)!

padr81

anyone got the other results, who won the juniors?

Any Double !

Juniors
M Finnerton Roscommon 3 - 2 P Meaney Kilkenny

Dartgod

Some results from Kilkenny :-

Men's Championship - John Elder 6 - 4 Peter Quinn
Ladies' Championship - Denise Cassidy 4 - 1 Caroline Breen
Youths' Championship - Mark Finneran 3 - 2 Paddy Meaney
Youths' Plate - Thomas Concannon 3 - 0 Dylan Rutledge

Dartgod

Men's results:

Last 16:
Mick Egan 5 - 4 James Broderick
Mick Barry 4 - 5 Peter Quinn
William O'Connor 4 - 5 Aodhagan O'Neill
Ricky Dunlop 4 - 5 Damien O'Driscoll
Connie Finnan 5 - 3 Darren Clifford
Garrett Gray 5 - 4 Martin Murphy
Brian Cathcart 5 - 3 Anto McCracken
Sean Marshall 3 - 5 John Elder
Losers: € 100

Quarter-finals:
Mick Egan 1 - 5 Peter Quinn
Aodhagan O'Neill 5 - 4 Damien O'Driscoll
Connie Finnan 1 - 5 Garrett Gray
Brian Cathcart 2 - 5 John Elder
Losers: € 200

Semi-finals:
Peter Quinn 6 - 4 Aodhagan O'Neill
Garrett Gray 4 - 6 John Elder
Losers: € 500

Final:
Peter Quinn 4 - 6 John Elder
Runner-up: € 1,000
Winner: € 2,000

Highest Check-out:
170 Peter Quinn
€ 200

Dartgod

Ladies' results:

Semi-finals:
Sharon O'Brien 2 - 3 Caroline Breen
Maureen Kelly 0 - 3 Denise Cassidy
Losers: € 100

Final:
Caroline Breen 1 - 4 Denise Cassidy
Runner-up: € 250
Winner: € 500

Highest Check-out:
118 Denise Cassidy
€ 50

Dartgod

Youths' results:

Championship:
Quarter-finals:
Paddy Meaney 3 - 1 Ryan Maher
Ryan Courtney 0 - 3 Martin Heneghan
James Gearon 0 - 3 Mark Finneran
Jason Hahessy 3 - 0 Dean Forde
Losers: € 25

Semi-finals:
Paddy Meaney 3 - 1 Martin Heneghan
Mark Finneran 3 - 1 Jason Hahessy
Losers: € 50

Final:
Paddy Meaney 2 - 3 Mark Finneran
Runner-up: € 100
Winner: € 200

Plate:
Quarter-finals:
Ciaran Sullivan 0 - 3 Thomas Concannon
Cathal Murphy 3 - 1 Conor Walsh
Murty Brown 1 - 3 Paul Donovan
Craig Casey 1 - 3 Dylan Rutledge

Semi-finals:
Thomas Concannon 3 - 0 Cathal Murphy
Paul Donovan 1 - 3 Dylan Rutledge

Final:
Thomas Concannon 3 - 0 Dylan Rutledge
Runner-up: € 20
Winner: € 50

Highest Check-out:
118 Murty Brown
€ 30

All Youths received Souvenir Medals sponsored by Mr. Darts, Tony Hickey.

Dartgod

TG4 has released timings for the transmission of the Grand Finals of the 2009 Ireland Players' Championships as follows :-

Tuesday, September 8th., at 7.30pm.
Tuesday, September 15th., at 7.30pm.
Wednesday, September 16th., at 7.30pm.

Repeat programmes will be transmitted on Sunday, September 13th., and Sunday, September 20th., between 10.00 am and 11.30am.

Any Double !

Dartgod wrote: »

TG4 has released timings for the transmission of the Grand Finals of the 2009 Ireland Players' Championships as follows :-

Tuesday, September 8th., at 7.30pm.
Tuesday, September 15th., at 7.30pm.
Wednesday, September 16th., at 7.30pm.

Repeat programmes will be transmitted on Sunday, September 13th., and Sunday, September 20th., between 10.00 am and 11.30am.

Nice one Oh God, Must get Sky plus set up for it !

vindaloo1

Dartgod, do you have the results for the group games for this that you could post up?

Dartgod

vindaloo1 wrote: »

Dartgod, do you have the results for the group games for this that you could post up?

Is it the Round Robin results from the eight groups in the Grand Finals that you are looking for ?

vindaloo1

Dartgod wrote: »

Is it the Round Robin results from the eight groups in the Grand Finals that you are looking for ?

Aye, if you had them handy. No problem if you don't.

Lex Luthor

good website with upcoming fixtures...

http://www.dartsinireland.com/index.htm

No affiliation, apart from being related

Dartgod

vindaloo1 wrote: »

Dartgod, do you have the results for the group games for this that you could post up?

Just 4u vindaloo - - -

Group {1}:
John Elder 1-5 Mick Egan
Dom Fenlon 4-5 Fred Holligan
J.E. 5-1 D.F.
M.E. 5-2 F.H.
J.E. 5-2 F.H.
M.E. 5-0 D.F.

Group {2}:
Anto McCracken 3-5 Mick Barry
Ali Powell 5-2 Keith Geraghty
A.McC. 5-1 A.P.
M.B. 5-2 K.G.
A.McC. 5-3 K.G.
M.B. 5-3 A.P.

Group {3}:
Willie O'Connor 5-2 Martin Murphy
Andrew Dempse 4-5 Mervyn Robinson
W.O'C. 5-1 A.D.
M.M. 5-2 M.R.
W.O'C. 5-3 M.R.
M.M. 5-4 A.D.

Group {4}:
Benny Grace 1-5 Steve McDonnell
Ricky Dunlop 5-2 Darren Clifford
B.G. 0-5 R.D.
S.McD. 4-5 D.C.
B.G. 5-3 D.C.
S.McD. 0-5 R.D.

Group {5}:
Connie Finnan 5-2 Damien O'Driscoll
Gary Tipping 2-5 Brian Doheny
C.F. 3-5 G.T.
D.O'D. 5-3 B.D.
C.F. 5-2 B.D.
D.O'D. 5-4 G.T.

Group {6}:
Garrett Gray 5-4 Shane O'Connor
Aodhagan O'Neill 4-5 Chris Connery
G.G. 5-4 A.O'N.
S.O'C. 5-0 C.C.
G.G. 5-1 C.C.
S.O'C. 3-5 A.O'N.

Group {7}:
Jimmy Murphy 1-5 Brian Cathcart
John O'Shea 2-5 Peter Quinn
J.M. 5-2 J.O'S.
B.C. 5-2 P.Q.
J.M. 0-5 P.Q.
B.C. 5-2 J.O'S.

Group {8}:
Sean Marshall 5-3 James Broderick
Radaslaw Szaganski 5-2 Jason Kavanagh
S.M. 5-3 R.S.
J.B. 5-4 J.K.
S.M. 5-4 J.K.
J.B. 5-4 R.S.

vindaloo1

thanks dartgod, you're a star.