The Players Lounge, Dublin Singles Competition

Carrickman

Darts competition starting Saturday 17th January in The Players Lounge, Fairview Strand, Dublin 3. (It's near barcode AFAIK)

It is same format as the Saturday Competition that used to run in the Horse and Jockey in the early 2000’s some of you might have played in it or heard of it.

Prize money: €400 guaranteed every Saturday and it's €10 entrance fee.

3 x 601 games Double Start, after 10 weeks Qualifiers play-off for €1,200.

I will get the starting time for you in a while as it was not given to me but I take it will be between 6-7pm.

MBC

Do you have to register beforehand or is it just turn up on the night?

Details of the venue
http://www.fairview-marino.com/players-lounge

Carrickman

Turn up I would say, that's the way the Horse and Jockey one was done.

Rented Mule

This isn't too far from the house. I may have found a place to hide on the weekends !!

AndyP

Thats the old Fairview Inn. Playing a league match there tonight, will find out what the story is and put it up here.

AndyP

Carrickman wrote: »

(It's near barcode AFAIK) Not really, its at the other end, beside the church.


I will get the starting time for you in a while as it was not given to me but I take it will be between 6-7pm. Probably closer to 5.30.

Just to add, looking at the format it looks like its being run by Bobby Toland. I know he was looking for a venue after The Tram shut. Some here might have played in the Saturday comps there, always a good night.

Carrickman

It is Bobby's competition alright and it starts at 5pm. Diden't know that The Tram shut.

Rented Mule

Carrickman wrote: »

It is Bobby's competition alright and it starts at 5pm. Diden't know that The Tram shut.

Good (Carrick)man !!!

Perfect start for a night out of drinking and darts.

I'll definitely try to make it out on Saturday.

acdc

hi there hoe to enter in the tournament???im from spain i dont know anybody that plays or any pub in my area i used to play in spain a lot of competitions but with electronics plastic darts but i got metal darts and i would like to start playing again ,what do i have to do??any team i can join ,any help i would be greatful to you.thanks juan

Rented Mule

acdc wrote: »

hi there hoe to enter in the tournament???im from spain i dont know anybody that plays or any pub in my area i used to play in spain a lot of competitions but with electronics plastic darts but i got metal darts and i would like to start playing again ,what do i have to do??any team i can join ,any help i would be greatful to you.thanks juan

Just show up on the night and bring your tenner.

ratinakeg

acdc wrote: »

hi there hoe to enter in the tournament???im from spain i dont know anybody that plays or any pub in my area i used to play in spain a lot of competitions but with electronics plastic darts but i got metal darts and i would like to start playing again ,what do i have to do??any team i can join ,any help i would be greatful to you.thanks juan

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055047187
This might help, where are you living?

acdc

i live in finglas beside charlestown shopping center.
unfortunatley i dont have anybody to go with on sat and to go in my own it feels a bit crapy plus i havent got a clue how to get there/

AndyP

Few more details about this,

Money...
Winner 200
R/up 100
S/F 50

Points...
Winner 8 pts
R/up 6
S/F 4
Q/F 2
Loyalty 1 ..... top 16 qualify for the final Saturday.

Fantastic venue too, might I add.

Now there is no excuse for all the people on here always looking for competitions and its almost city centre.

Rented Mule

AndyP wrote: »

Few more details about this,

Money...
Winner 200
R/up 100
S/F 50

Points...
Winner 8 pts
R/up 6
S/F 4
Q/F 2
Loyalty 1 ..... top 16 qualify for the final Saturday.

Fantastic venue too, might I add.

Now there is no excuse for all the people on here always looking for competitions and its almost city centre.

I was wondering how it was going to work. I'll miss at least the 2nd and 3rd weeks while I am out of the country, but should be back in time to throw week #4.

I'll be there on Saturday afternoon.

Looking forward to getting out and damaging the wall !!

Rented Mule

Just getting home from the night's festivities. There were 56 people who turned out to throw tonight.

Big thanks to Bobby who was running the show this evening. I have to say that it was one of the best run pub tournaments that I have been to.

Looking forward to trying to make it to as many of these nights as possible.

Carrickman

Week 1 results
Last 8
Shane O'Connor
John Bell
Anto Turner
Gerry Healy
Terry Meehan
Keith Byrne
Robert Moore
Barney Reddy

Semi Finals
Shane O'Connor 2-1 Anto Turner
Terry Meehan 2-1 Robert Moore

Final
Shane O'Connor 3-1 Terry Meehan

Kingp35

Rented Mule wrote: »

Just getting home from the night's festivities. There were 56 people who turned out to throw tonight.

Big thanks to Bobby who was running the show this evening. I have to say that it was one of the best run pub tournaments that I have been to.

Looking forward to trying to make it to as many of these nights as possible.

How did you do Rented? Did you win any matches?

Rented Mule

Kingp35 wrote: »

How did you do Rented? Did you win any matches?

I got out of the first round and had my chances in the second.

Fair play to the man who beat me as he went in with a 130 and out with a 122 in the deciding match.

AndyP

Rented Mule wrote: »

I got out of the first round and had my chances in the second.

Fair play to the man who beat me as he went in with a 130 and out with a 122 in the deciding match.

It was my team mate, Liam Mongey that beat you, he is a very handy player. I think you action sort of works against you a bit. How the hell do you get the darts to lie in the board like that, screwed you on a double 5 shot at one stage.

Me, I was beaten in the second round in a cracker against Frank Kelly.

Shane did a 170 out in his semi. Good repesentation from our tem, two in the semis and Terry played a blinder in the final.

Fair play to Bobby, run well as usual and looks good for the future of this competition.

Rented Mule

AndyP wrote: »

It was my team mate, Liam Mongey that beat you, he is a very handy player. I think you action sort of works against you a bit. How the hell do you get the darts to lie in the board like that, screwed you on a double 5 shot at one stage.

Do I stick out in the crowd that badly ?? lol

I have no idea what I was happening with my first dart. It kept falling down and covering whatever I was shooting at, and I kept having to switch to 19s (which I seem to hit better than the 20s at one stage) I must not be following through on my release. This is what I get for throwing twice a year. lol

I'm heading back to the States for a few weeks, and will probably get more games in there than I have in three years living here. lol

Rented Mule

Just an FYI to anyone intersted in going to one (or more) of the qualifiers.

The qualifiers will run for ten weeks with the exception of the 31st of January as the defending All Ireland Champions, Tyrone, will be taking on a few of the local lads at Croke Park.

whaaames

is there a serious standard at this thing, or is there room for the darts fanatic turned journeyman player...?

with the like of 170 checkouts maybe i should stay away, ha

Rented Mule

whaaames wrote: »

is there a serious standard at this thing, or is there room for the darts fanatic turned journeyman player...?

with the like of 170 checkouts maybe i should stay away, ha

Absolutely, you should come out.

Beautiful setup and a very well run tourney.

There were 56 people there on Saturday and the standard varied across the boards. It's a great night out. I'll certainly be back again.

AndyP

Just a reminder, 5pm tomorrow.

Carrickman

Week 2 Results
Last 8
John Burke
Shane O'Connor
John Paul Kinsella
Damien O'Brien
Keith Crook
John Bell
Joe Kinsella
Frank Kelly

Semi Finals
Damien O'Brien 2 John Paul Kinsella 0
Shane O'Connor 2 Keith Crook 0

Final
Shane O'Connor 3 Damien O'Brien 0

There is no competition for next two weeks due to matches in Croke Park. Next Comp therefore is Saturday 14th February 5 pm and every Saturday thereafter.

whaaames

shane won it again, suppose when theres a pdc player in the tournament he'll always be the favourite,..

mite try make an appearance the next saturday it's on, altho saturday night is the only night i work so might be difficult,..

what time does it usually go on until...??

Jaysoose

Is this still on this saturday?

AndyP

Yes it is. Try to be there around 4.30 or so.

Be interesting to see who has the neck to ditch the missus for a game of darts. (I'll be there!).

matty84

AndyP wrote: »

Yes it is. Try to be there around 4.30 or so.

Be interesting to see who has the neck to ditch the missus for a game of darts. (I'll be there!).

Haha good man, i wanted to go to this myself but money is tight at the moment:( never played in a tournament so it would be good just to see what the standard is like and get a taste of the atmosphere

Has anybody come close to beating shane yet or is he practically unbeatable in this comp? Seen him at the world champs and was impressed, even tho he only averaged in the mid70's.

Jaysoose

AndyP wrote: »

Yes it is. Try to be there around 4.30 or so.

Be interesting to see who has the neck to ditch the missus for a game of darts. (I'll be there!).

Was thinking the same thing myself, hopefully gonna be there this week and have a go. That is of course unless mrs jaysoose says its 'Fine' for me to go then its an obvious trap.

whaaames

its a brave man that'd ditch the mot for a darts competition, unless of coarse your missus is anastasia dobromyslova, ha

matty84

Anybody got any results from saturday?

AndyP

matty84 wrote: »

Anybody got any results from saturday?

Shane O'Connor beat Frank Kelly in the final. I'm sure Carrickman will have the full details.

matty84

AndyP wrote: »

Shane O'Connor beat Frank Kelly in the final. I'm sure Carrickman will have the full details.

Cheers for that mate

Carrickman

Week 3 Results
Last 8
Frank Kelly
Andy Poole
Shane O'Connor
Alan O'Reilly
Colly White
John Paul Kinsella
Derek Lennox
John Flanagan

Semi Finals
Shane O'Connor 2 Andy Poole 0
Frank Kelly 2 Derek Lennox 0

Final
Shane O'Connor 3 Frank Kelly 1

Hope to have the ranking points for this next week. I take it thats you AndyP that got to the semis?

AndyP

Might be!

whaaames

is it gonna go for a few weeks more, still trying to organise a saturday to get down..?

AndyP

5pm tomorrow as usual lads. Still a good few weeks to go. Guaranteed new winner tomorrow as Shane wont be around.

Carrickman

Week 4 Results
Last 8
John Paul Kinsella
Andy Poole
Don Healy
Robert Moore
Anto Wade
Frank Kelly
Colly White
Alan O'Reilly

Semi-Finals
Anto Wade 2 John Paul Kinsella 0
Andy Poole 2 Alan O'Reilly 1

Final
Anto Wade 3 Andy Poole 1

No Competition next week due to Ireland v England Rugby match in Croke Park
Next Competition Saturday 7th March 5pm

AndyP

Anyone got the ranking points?

Carrickman

I'll e-mail Bobby to see has he them done up.

AndyP

Nice one!

Kingp35

Unlucky losing in the final Andy. Fair play for getting there.

AndyP

Cheers mate.

Carrickman

Rankings

Date 21st February

No Name Points Total
1 Shane O’Connor 8 8 8 X 24
2 Andy Poole 1 1 4 6 12
3 Frank Kelly 1 2 6 2 11
4 John P Kinsella X 4 2 4 10
5 Anto Wade X X X 8 8
6 Terry Meehan 6 1 X X 7
7 Keith Crook 1 4 1 1 7
8 Robert Moore 4 1 X 2 7
9 Damien O’Brien X 6 X X 6
10 Alan O’Reilly X X 2 4 6
11 Joe Kinsella 1 2 1 1 5
12 Anto Turner 4 X 1 X 5
13 Colly White X X 2 2 4
14 John Flanagan X 1 2 1 4
15 Derek Lennox X X 4 X 4
16 John Bell 2 2 X X 4
17 John O’Sullivan 1 1 1 1 4
18 Paul Byrne 1 1 1 1 4
19 Colly White X X 2 2 4
20 James Kinsella 1 1 1 1 4

AndyP

Thanks for that. Knew I was doing well but didn't expect to be second.

matty84

AndyP wrote: »

Thanks for that. Knew I was doing well but didn't expect to be second.

If you dont mind me asking ya mate how many darts would you be finishing on consistently to be doing well in this tournament, what was the standard in the final like ie rough averages???Unlucky anyways mate on saturday

AndyP

Hard to know with the double start but you would be in the mid 70s in the semis and the final.

whaaames

didnt know it was a double start, suppose that evens out the advantage of the throw a smal bit...

and shane o'connor, what would he be averaging..? low 80s maybe..??

AndyP

whaaames wrote: »

and shane o'connor, what would he be averaging..? low 80s maybe..??

Possibly a small bit higher. Dont let this put anyone off giving it a go. Getting out and playing in these comps is the only way to lift your game to another level. The bloke I played in the first round on Sat. was telling me he is a lurker on here and it was his first time playing outside of his house. For his first time out he played ok and I hope he sticks with it because you will really notice an improvement after a few weeks of playing against a good standard of player.

Like I said, no one should be nervous about getting out and playing in comps, they will be a huge benefit to your game in the long run. Also, the format really evens it out, there's a few times Shane could have and should have been beaten.

whaaames

ah i will give it a go, i really wanna have a go one week it's just trying to organise the saturday off work, but having said that it would be my first time playin in a competition in a pub, so i suppose me nerves would play up a small bit,i played in a mickey mouse darts thing in my club ages ago but wouldn't be bothered with the ****heads i would've playin with...when i play in me room i always average 68,69,70 over 6/7 sets but i know i'd never produce that in front of people...

what exactly is the format for this competition, like how many rounds does there usually be and how many people etc..?