2010 Ireland Players' Championship

Dartgod

Plans have been finalised for the 2010 Ireland Players' Championship and as usual there will be competitions for Men, Ladies and Youths at each of the venues.

Round One will be played on Sunday, November 1st., at the Springhill Court Hotel in conjunction with the annual Kilkenny Darts Festival which features the Kilkenny Round Robin Singles at Shirley's Pub in Kells on Saturday, October 31st.

Any Double !

Dartgod wrote: »

Plans have been finalised for the 2010 Ireland Players' Championship and as usual there will be competitions for Men, Ladies and Youths at each of the venues.

Round One will be played on Sunday, November 1st., at the Springhill Court Hotel in conjunction with the annual Kilkenny Darts Festival which features the Kilkenny Round Robin Singles at Shirley's Pub in Kells on Saturday, October 31st.

Back on the road again Oh God.

Dartgod

This is the full fixture list - - - - - so, book your holidays around them !!!

Round One : Sunday, November 1st., 2009, at the Springhill Court Hotel, Kilkenny.

Round Two : Saturday, November 21st., 2009, at the Abbeyleix Manor Hotel, Co. Laois.

Round Three : Saturday, January 16th., 2010, at O'Shea's Hotel, Tramore, Co. Waterford.

Round Four : Sunday, February 28th., 2010, at Clonmel Park Hotel, Co. Tipperary.

Round Five : Sunday, March 28th., 2010, at the Green Isle Hotel, Dublin.

Round Six : Sunday, April 25th., 2010, at the Springhill Court Hotel, Kilkenny.

Grand Finals : Sunday, June 27th., 2010, at the Springhill Court Hotel, Kilkenny.

Any Double !

Dartgod wrote: »

This is the full fixture list - - - - - so, book your holidays around them !!!

Round One : Sunday, November 1st., 2009, at the Springhill Court Hotel, Kilkenny.

Round Two : Saturday, November 21st., 2009, at the Abbeyleix Manor Hotel, Co. Laois.

Round Three : Saturday, January 16th., 2010, at O'Shea's Hotel, Tramore, Co. Waterford.

Round Four : Sunday, February 28th., 2010, at Clonmel Park Hotel, Co. Tipperary.

Round Five : Sunday, March 28th., 2010, at the Green Isle Hotel, Dublin.

Round Six : Sunday, April 25th., 2010, at the Springhill Court Hotel, Kilkenny.

Grand Finals : Sunday, June 27th., 2010, at the Springhill Court Hotel, Kilkenny.

I'm sure she who must be obeyed at all times will appreciate holidays being boked according to the Darts Diary !

dionsiseire

Lol 3 visits this time to Kilkenny, are we hard pressed for locations to have 130 or so beer drinking blokes for an entire day?????

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dionsiseire wrote: »

Lol 3 visits this time to Kilkenny, are we hard pressed for locations to have 130 or so beer drinking blokes for an entire day?????

Steady on.....or you'll turn Lakes of Killarney into Leaks of Killarney :D

Dartgod

Players must compete in at least three rounds to be eligible to compete in the Grand Finals.

Please note that there is a NEW RULE for the 2010 Championships.

Players may not compete in Rounds Five and Six if they are not eligible to qualify for the Grand Finals, i.e. a player may not compete in Round Five if he/she has not competed in at least one previous round and a player may not compete in Round Six if he/she has not competed in at least two previous rounds.

jamesbere

Dartgod wrote: »

Players must compete in at least three rounds to be eligible to compete in the Grand Finals.

Please note that there is a NEW RULE for the 2010 Championships.

Players may not compete in Rounds Five and Six if they are not eligible to qualify for the Grand Finals, i.e. a player may not compete in Round Five if he/she has not competed in at least one previous round and a player may not compete in Round Six if he/she has not competed in at least two previous rounds.

that rule change is a good idea,

Dartgod

It is a fair rule for the players that turn up to support all rounds of the Championship.

Some players were competing in the last two rounds just for the prize money and it would have been very unfair if they deprived somebody of a place in the Grand Finals.

padr81

DG, have you ever looked into running a round in the Galway/Mayo area (even Sligo) it'd probably attract more player from this end of the country to travel to the others if there was one round up this end of the world and they only had to travel to 2 others.

Carrickman

padr81 wrote: »

DG, have you ever looked into running a round in the Galway/Mayo area (even Sligo) it'd probably attract more player from this end of the country to travel to the others if there was one round up this end of the world and they only had to travel to 2 others.

Even Leitrim/Cavan or Monaghan as it is southren based alright just somthing for next year mabe?

iseethelight

Soory lads. Pardon my ignorance but how does this work. How would I go about entering.

dionsiseire

www.dartsinireland.com normally has the forms to print off

you send your entry with a €30 cheque or postal order with the form for each championship as it comes up

You arrive at the venue on the day, play your matches and the further you get the more ranking points you'll pick up with 12 for the winner. Over the course of 6 tournaments the top 32 cumulative ranking pointed players are invited to the grand championship which is recorded and broadcast at a later date by TG4

Its effectively the irish circuit if you want to call it such

Dartgod

iseethelight wrote: »

Soory lads. Pardon my ignorance but how does this work. How would I go about entering.

Full details of the 2010 Championship can be found on the Ireland Players' Championship link on the Home page on www.dartsinireland.com.

Entry forms for the various rounds will be available for downloading shortly.

Regarding the running of a round of the Championship in the Northwest - -there are no plans for that at the moment.

S.T.D Ste

Looking forward to this starting really enjoyed playing against some of irelands best on sunday gone so my aim would be to make the top sixteen here and hopefully one day get to play for dublin

Dartgod

That's the right attitude Ste - - - get in early and pick up the points before the mad scramble in the later rounds.

Antoine56

Do you have to live in Ireland or could I use a relatives address to play in this?

Dartgod

Players must be resident on the island of Ireland to compete in the Ireland Players' Championship.

Dartgod

Round One of the 2010 Ireland Players' Championships is scheduled for the Springhill Court Hotel in Kilkenny on Sunday, November 1st.

Entry forms are now available for downloading from www.dartsinireland.com.

There is a roll-over Jackpot of € 1,300 available for the first 9-dart finish in this year' Championship and it will be increased by € 100 at each round if not won.

Dartgod

Just a reminder to everybody that the closing date for Round One of the 2010 Ireland Men's Championship is Wednesday, October 28th.
Entry forms and fees to be sent to Joe Coyne, Kilree, Stoneyford, Co. Kilkenny.
Entries for the Ladies' and Youths' competitions will be accepted at the Springhill Court Hotel, Kilkenny, at 12.30pm on the day.

dionsiseire

DartGod, on the Tom Kirby form it had a who to make a cheque payable to

Who do you make a cheque payable to for this, i wanna get mine in the post today for this

dionsiseire

Lol just looking at it now, November 1st, horrible day to hold it, i'll be knackered after being out halloween night

vindaloo1

dionsiseire wrote: »

DartGod, on the Tom Kirby form it had a who to make a cheque payable to

Who do you make a cheque payable to for this, i wanna get mine in the post today for this

Joe Coyne should do.

I normally make it payable to whoever the form goes to - Joe in this case.

I only remembered about the closing dates this morning.

Dartgod

Yep, make the cheques or postal orders out to Joe and he wil look after it.

Dartgod

88 players in to date for the Men's Championship next Sunday.

dionsiseire

Hey Dartgod, i want to play sunday but my entry was meant to be posted by my dad (works in An-Post) and ive only just noticed its still here, i.e. he forgot friday and today

what are my chances of getting into this?

Dartgod

Stick the entry in the post today and give Joe {085-1596550} a buzz to let him know it is on the way.

dionsiseire

Thanks Michael

All Sorted, It was in the post first thing this morning and i rang joe and said it was fine as he'll have recieved it by friday and knows me from being in all the previous one's last year.

Excellent, glad i didnt miss this, i need the experience

Dartgod

128 entries in for the Men's Championship on Sunday - - - with some still stuck in the post ! ! !

It's gonna be another great competition.

jamesbere

Dartgod wrote: »

128 entries in for the Men's Championship on Sunday - - - with some still stuck in the post ! ! !

It's gonna be another great competition.

thats great turnout, wish i could go, will wait til tramore i think:D

Dartgod

You are taking a chance, James, in missing the first two rounds if you want to qualify for the Grand Finals.
Get the points in the bag early before the mad scramble in the final three rounds.

Round Two takes place in Abbeyleix on Novenmber 21st.

jamesbere

Dartgod wrote: »

You are taking a chance, James, in missing the first two rounds if you want to qualify for the Grand Finals.
Get the points in the bag early before the mad scramble in the final three rounds.

Round Two takes place in Abbeyleix on Novenmber 21st.

i know yeah, its a big risk, i'll try and make this one if i can, at least its a saturday, playing well at the moment so would like to bring that form to abbeyleix:D

Dartgod

Up to 132 now - - - the door bell just rang - the usual last-minute entries !

Well done, lads, keep 'em coming !

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Dartgod wrote: »

Up to 132 now - - - the door bell just rang - the usual last-minute entries !

Well done, lads, keep 'em coming !

132 not out ... Great stuff Pops.
Good luck on the upcoming nuptials !
Strict dress of course;);)

ciarraibhoy

What is the prize fund and break down for all the rounds this year?

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Money has always been good as whats taken in is paid out. Last 16 upwards in men's are paid.
It would be hard then to say what each round would be as it depends what the number of entries are.
I'm sure Dartgod will check in here later and fill you in properly.

Dartgod

Well said, Pops !
The prize fund at each round will depend on the entries but we are off to a great start in Round One.
The pay-out will be down to the last sixteen in the Men's Championship with the winner getting at least € 1,000.
The prize money for the Ladies and Youths will also depend on entries on the day.
And remember the first player to hit a 9-dart check-out will pocket the Jackpot prize of € 1,300 - - - it can be done !

Any Double !

Dartgod wrote: »

Well said, Pops !
The prize fund at each round will depend on the entries but we are off to a great start in Round One.
Any ide of final number attending Dad ?

Dartgod

Waiting for the Minister for Darts to make contact - - - the last call he was "snookered" on 147 ! ! !

ciarraibhoy

Dartgod wrote: »

Waiting for the Minister for Darts to make contact - - - the last call he was "snookered" on 147 ! ! !

Wonder if mine arrived in Co Kilkenny

Dartgod

The Minister has closed off entries at 150 for the Men's Championship and the draw will be made this evening.

First matches will be called at 12 noon sharp on Sunday - DON'T BE LATE !

Ladies and Youths can enter at 12.30pm on the day.

dionsiseire

Any results coming in from down there?

Dartgod

Just back home after a long hectic day at the Springhill Court Hotel.

Total entry on the day was 150 men, 28 ladies and 33 youths.

Winner of the men's competition was Shane O'Connor who defeated Daryl Gurney in the final, Denise Cassidy defeated Theresa Maher in the ladies' final while Paddy Meaney had a win over Ashley Walsh in the youths' decider.

Well done to everybody for a great day of darts played in a fine sporting manner.

dionsiseire

Ah so Jacko lost to shane then, interesting

cant wait to see the full result list

Cheers DG, enjoyed marking your game today

Dartgod

You are on the wrong track there, Dion, I was not playing ! ! !

Dartgod

Men's results:

Last 16:
Matt Leacy 2 - 5 John O'Shea
Patrick Keane 0 - 5 Jason Cullen
Kevin McDonnell 5 - 4 Stephen Byrne
Connie Finnan 2 - 5 Daryl Gurney
Michael Meaney Jr 1 - 5 Campbell Jackson
Mick McGowan 3 - 5 Shane O'Connor
Craig Sproat 5 - 2 Willie O'Connor
Keith Rooney 3 - 5 Dave Hurley

Quarter-finals:
John O'Shea 5 - 4 Jason Cullen
Kevin McDonnell 4 - 5 Daryl Gurney
Campbell Jackson 3 - 5 Shane O'Connor
Craig Sproat 5 - 3 Dave Hurley

Semi-finals:
John O'Shea 4 - 6 Daryl Gurney
Shane O'Connor 6 - 2 Craig Sproat

Final:
Daryl Gurney 4 - 6 Shane O'Connor

Ladies' and Youths' results to follow later - - - - -

Dartgod

Ladies' Results:-

Quarter-Finals:
Denise Cassidy 3 - 1 Aoife Ryan
Caroline Breen 3 - 2 Berni McDonald
Susan McKenna 0 - 3 Kay O'Carroll
Theresa Maher 3 - 1 Lisa Ryan

Semi-finals:
Denise Cassidy 3 - 0 Caroline Breen
Kay O'Carroll 1 - 3 Theresa Maher

Final:
Denise Cassidy 4 - 0 Theresa Maher

Dartgod

Youths' Results:

Quarter-finals:
Paddy Meaney 3 - 0 John McKenna
Dean Forde 3 - 0 Philip Doheny
Aaron Paget 1 - 3 Ashley Walsh
John Seagraves 3 - 1 Ryan Courtney

Semi-finals:
Paddy Meaney 3 - 0 Dean Forde
Ashley Walsh 3 - 1 John Seagraves

Final:
Paddy Meaney 3 - 0 Ashley Walsh

ciarraibhoy

How was prize money distributed yesterday?

Dartgod

The winner of the men's competition collected € 1,200 with the runner-up getting € 600.
Prize money was paid down to the last 16 who received € 75 each.

The Roll-over Jackpot of € 1,300 for a 9-Dart Check-out was not won and this will be carried over to Round Two at the Abbeyleix Manor Hotel on Saturday, November 21st., and will be increased to € 1,400.

dionsiseire

Oh sorry, i thought you were Michael O Sullivan

apologies, i marked michaels game

Thanks for the results, sounds like a great ending