Dundalk darts | Brian 'Flinty' McArdle aims for glory
Brian and Michael put in MAXI-mum effort in the Anthony Ralph - Jackie Gore Memorial Cup
Last week saw the Ralph - Gore Memorial Cup (played in memory of all deceased dart throwers) take place as event five of the Dundalk and District Darts League Northend Bar Summer Series of Darts.
With a format of best of three x 601 in the initial rounds and each winning team stays on, it's a format that's unique to the Summer Series of Darts.
The A-Team, drawn out of Aidan Thompson and Aidan Minto, were hoping to put an early marker down, but they would be thwarted by the pairing of Brian "Flinty" McArdle and Michael "Maxi" McAlester.
Anthony "Burt" Reynolds was rolling back the years and was forming a formidable partnership with Mickey Wehrly, and after winning their first game 2-1, they would then be eliminated by the Brother and sister team of Conor Dunn and Cara O'Shaughnessy.
The pairing of Matt Turnbull and Ciaran Treanor wasn’t seen as one of the strongest pairings of the night, but they exceeded expectations and beat four strong teams to reach the overall Final.
Paul "Jack" Riordan and Davey Gonnelly progressed from board two to reach the semi-finals and were narrowly beaten in the deciding game by Brian and Michael.
In the final, both teams gave it their all and Ciaran and Matt forced the game to go the distance, and Brian would eventually hit the winning double to secure a 4-3 for his team.
The organising committee would like to thank all those who have participated so far and also a big thanks to all of our sponsors.
Next up is the Quigley Family Cup on Thursday 30th July with games due to start at 9pm. It's a doubles competition, and you pick your own partner.