Flood claims seventh Con Sean Darts Title
John Flood continued his dominance of the Con Sean Dart Tournament in Carrick with his fourth title win in a row and seventh overall this past decade in fact his last defeat was in the Quarter Finals to Declan Cunningham (3-2) in 2009 (he did not attend in 2009, 12 or 13 due to county duties) the county and Ireland darts star defeated local county player John Menchia Gallagher 6-1 in the final, Menchia will be disappointed he did show his full potential in the final. Sixty nine players entered on the day with some great matches during the tournament in Flood beat Colin Maxwell 3-0 in round one, Irwin Muirhead 4-0 in round 2, Paddy Boyce 4-1 in round 3 he survived a scare in the quarters in a great 5-4 battle with Declan Quinn in the game of the day where Declan had three darts at tops to knock out the champion in the last four he overcame two times Con Sean winner Dermot McGuire 5-1. Menchia beat Owen Carr 3-0 in his first match he then had a hard fought 4-3 win over Liam Melly in the round two in round three he beat Liam Donegan 4-1 in the quarters he beat Kieran Carr 5-0 and he followed that with a 5-1 win against John Murray in the semi-finals. In the final Menchia missed darts at doubles in the opening two legs Flood checked double 5 to go 2-0 in front, he then hit 180, 100, 180 in third leg but could not finish and Menchia got tops to get back in the match. John Flood made it 3-1 on tops, more missed doubles from Menchia handed Flood a 4-1 lead with a double 18 finish, Menchia missed a 96 checkout and Flood punished on double 8 and in the game winning leg John took out double 15 with Menchia on double 18. Thanks to all who entered on the day and who kept things moving by marking matches, thanks to the Bridge Bar for hosting.
Con Sean Runner Up John Menchia with Conor McShane
Con Sean Semi Finals Dermot McGuire and John Murray
Con Sean Quarter Finals Declan Quinn and Charlie Grant
Final
John Flood 6 John Gallagher 1
Semi Finals
John Flood 5 Dermot McGuire 1
John Gallagher 5 John Murray 1
Quarter Finals
John Flood 5 Declan Quinn 4
Dermot McGuire 5 Kevin Squires 0
John Gallagher 5 Kieran Carr 0
John Murray 5 Charlie Grant 1
Round Three
John Flood 4 Paddy Boyce 1
Declan Quinn 4 John Porter 3
Dermot McGuire 4 Stephen Harron 1 (129 c/o Dermot)
Kevin Squires 4 Martin Johnston 2
John Gallagher 4 Liam Donegan 1
Kieran Carr 4 JP Byrne 2
John Murray 4 Andrew Gillespie 0
Charlie Grant 4 Hugh Doherty Jnr 3
Round Two
John Flood 4 Irwin Muirhead 0
Paddy Boyce 4 Noel McGinley 0
Declan Quinn 4 Kieran Gallagher 3
John Porter 4 Paddy Farren 1
Dermot McGuire 4 Francis McShane 1
Stephen Harron 4 Kieran Diver 1
Kevin Squires 4 Owen Murray 1
Martin Johnston 4 James Bracken Byrne 1
John Gallagher 4 Liam Melly 3
Liam Donegan 4 Aidan McGinley 0
Kieran Carr 4 Norman Fuller 1
JP Byrne 4 Ady Somers 2
John Murray 4 Damien McBrearty 0
Andrew Gillespie 4 Michael Naulty 0
Charlie Grant 4 Jason Harron 1
Hugh Doherty Jnr 4 James Quinn 1 (120 c/o Hugh)
Round One
John Flood 3 Colin Maxwell 0
Irwin Muirhead 3 James Byrne 1 (101 c/o James)
Paddy Boyce 3 Roger McShane 0
Noel McGinley 3 John McHugh 0
Declan Quinn 3 Gerry McBrearty 1
Kieran Gallagher 3 Shaun McGlynn 1
John Porter 3 David Gallagher 2
Paddy Farren 3 Cartha Boyle 2
Dermot McGuire 3 Josie Gillespie 0
Francis McShane 3 Danny McDermott 0
Stephen Harron 3 Reece Brennan 2
Kieran Diver 3 Ruari McGinley 0
Kevin Squires 3 Nathan Cannon 0
Owen Murray 3 Dylan Curran 1
Martin Johnston 3 Joe Shovlin 2
James Bracken Byrne 3 David Kennedy 1
John Gallagher 3 Owen Carr 0
Liam Melly 3 Michael Quinn 0
Liam Donegan 3 Ronan Gillespie 2
Aidan McGinley 3 John Kelly 1
Kieran Carr 3 Tony Carlin 0
JP Byrne 3 Steven Muirhead 0
Ady Somers 3 Campbell Jackson 1
John Murray 3 Eoghan McGill 1
Andrew Gillespie 3 Mike Cannon 0
Michael Naulty 3 Hugh Doherty 0
Charlie Grant 3 Antony Gallagher 0
Jason Harron 3 Phelim McGill 0
Hugh Doherty Jnr 3 Jordan Boyce 2
James Quinn 3 Francis Curran 1
Preliminary Round
Paddy Boyce 3 Colin Doherty 2
Gerry McBrearty 3 David Fuller 0
Charlie Grant 3 Brian McNally 0
Kevin Squires 3 Ryan McBrearty 2
Andrew Gillespie 3 Alex Hughes 0
Kieran Gallagher 3 Martin Barr 2
Colin Maxwell 3 Seanie Boyle 0
Antony Gallagher 3 David Harron 1