Drama at Dundalk Summer Series of Darts as duo clinch silverware

Event Six of the Summer Series of Darts in the Northend Bar, Dundalk, saw the Quigley Family Cup being played for.

Originally played as the Michael Quigley Cup, the competition is held to acknowledge the support provided by the Quigley Family over the years to the local Darts scene.

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52 players entered the competition, a brilliant turnout for an independently run competition.

Last year's winners, Conor and Daniel Dunn, were drawn out in the first round against Martin Carvill and Marty Dixon. Martin hit a 104 checkout as his team ran out 2-0 winners.

Also on board one, Paddy Gibney and Ryan Murtagh were going well, but unfortunately for them, they would get eliminated from the competition by Martin and Marty in the board final.

Board two saw Quigley Family representatives, James and Frankie beat Aidan Minto and Johnny Knobloch and qualify for the board final. Also on the board, Graham Unwin and Brian Mc Ardle were up against Conor Mc Ardle and Ciaran Treanor.

Despite Graham and Brian rolling back the years and hitting some big scores, they couldn't get the better of Conor and Ciaran, who would go on to beat James and Frankie in the board final.

Board three saw two lads who had travelled from Bailieborough, Michael Gillick and Conor Carroll, set their stall out early and after two wins, they qualified for the board final.

Also on board two, Jack Riordan and James Callan had a narrow 2-1 over Hughie Shields and Fintan Rogers before a 2-0 win over Mark Kerley and Luke McEntee would see them qualify for the board final.

Unfortunately for Jack and James, they couldn't get the better of the Cavan Men in the board final. Board four saw a few good teams who would all be expected to do well in the competition, all drawn out on the same board.

Alan Rogan and Simon Wykes were building up a nice head of steam, and after two wins, they got through to the board final.

Dylan Quinn and Alan Dullaghan were quietly fancied to go very well, and the expectations were growing, and after beating two fancied teams, they would go on to beat Alan and Simon in the board final.

The semi-final draw would see Martin and Marty get the better of Conor and Ciaran, and Alan and Dylan would beat Michael & Conor.

The final was a classic encounter, each team would win the match they started, there were plenty of 100+ scores being hit and also a few 180's thrown in for good measure. After six games, it was 3-3, and Martin and Marty would win the decider.

A big thanks to all our sponsors for helping make the Summer Series of Darts a great success. Next up is the Mickey Martin Perpetual Cup on Thursday, 7th August.