Dundalk Darts | Conor's gone and Dunn it in DDDL
Cracking Finals Night in the Dundalk and District Darts League Paddy Dixon Cup
After nearly 120 players competing over the last 10 weeks, we were down to our Final 16.The Dixon Family did the draw for games, and some cracking boards were drawn out. Best of seven in the earlier rounds saw plenty of darts thrown.
On Board One, Jordan McInerney was drawn against Brian Mc Ardle, and despite Brian's best efforts, Jordan would go on to win 4-1
.Also on Board Two, Conor Dunn was drawn against James Webb. After finishing his 1st year throwing competitively, on his day James can be a hard opponent to beat, but Conor would go through with a 4-1 win.
On Board Two, the ever-youthful Noel McMahon was drawn against young gun, Callum Mc Crave. Noel would use his years of experience to great effect to go through 4-2.
Also on Board Two, Conor Mc Ardle would get the better of Dylan Kirk and go into the knockout stages.
On Board Three, Darren Ludlow threw well to go through to the knockout stages after beating Jonny Knobloch 4-0. Also on Board Three, Lee Smyth would eventually beat Barney Keenan and set up a draw against his uncle Darren Ludlow in the last eight.
Board Four would see Daniel Dunn and Gerry Rice both go through with victories over Cian O'Rourke and Cara O'Shaughnessy.
In the last eight, Conor Dunn was starting to get into his stride and would beat Jordan McInerney 4-0; Conor Mc Ardle would see off Noel Mc Mahon.
Lee Smyth was taken the distance by his uncle Darren Ludlow before going through to the semi-finals, and the last quarter-final would see Daniel Dunn and Gerry Rice's game also going to the deciding game with Daniel eventually going through.
The semi-final line-up saw three of the top four rankings for finals night still in the competition, with Gerry Rice narrowly losing out in the last eight.
Conor Dunn's momentum would eventually see him get past Conor Mc Ardle, and Daniel Dunn would get the better of Lee Smyth, with Daniel hitting a 147 checkout en route to the final.
The final was an all-Dunn family affair, with Conor facing his uncle Daniel.100+ scores were being hit on a regular basis by both players, but it would be Conor who would go on to win 6-2 and be the 2026 Paddy Dixon Cup Winner.
Presentation of the Paddy Dixon Cup was made by Mary Dixon and Sheila Meehan.A presentation was also made to Callum McCrave to mark his Big Fish Checkout in the Thomas and Richard Callan Perpetual Shield.
A big thanks to everyone who has played in the Summer Series, all those who supported us, all our sponsors and last but not least to Sheila and Paul Meehan and the staff of the Northend Bar.