10^th Annual Darts Festival

Getting Ready To Dart Off

All roads lead to Mahon’s Hotel, Irvinestown Co. Fermanagh over the weekend of Friday 22^nd -----Sunday 24^th February 2008 for the 10^th annual darts festival when over £8,000 prize-money will be on offer over this fantastic weekend…..

This year sees the return of the current champion Lionel Sams (right) who will be trying to retain his title he won 12 months ago when he defeated N. Ireland’s PDC member Ray Farrell in the final……..

The organisers has also the pleasure of welcoming for the first time to the annual event PDC players who are starting to leave there mark on the professional game Kevin Mc Dine who reached the semi-finals of this years PDC world championship along with the Viper Tony Eccles also making his debut for the first time at the event…….

The annual tournament sees the return of the former world champion Steve Beaton and the Artist Kevin Painter and also the Fen Tiger Peter Evison who has signed up for the legends tour…….

These are just a few of the players and not forgetting the players that supports the event year after year Graeme Stoddart, Cliff Lasarenko, Jamie Harvey, Shane Burgess, Reg Harding………

Not only does the Co. Fermanagh venue attract top players from overseas they travel the length and breath of the 32 counties of Ireland as well as our own local talent all chasing the top prize-money which bees up for grabs each year….

All local players, men ladies and juniors who represents every county in Ireland always have there own competitions outside the main event, staged in front of packed houses but all players are reminded that the main West Tyrone Open carries a limited entry which is the first 64 players entered and based on first come, first served….

Over the past nine years the annual West Tyrone Open Classic has seen some of the world’s top professionals add there names to the roll of honour list starting back in 1999 when Shane Burgess became the first winner of this prestigious event, and ever since then the winners names just seem to keep getting better and better……the full winners list is Shane Burgess (1999, 2000), Peter Manley (2001), John Part (2002, 2003), Colin Lloyd (2004, 2005) and Chris Mason (2006) and last years champion Lionel Sams (2007)….

As well as the main event there is plenty more tournaments for local players to play in over this great and enjoyable weekend of darts as well as the annual Texas Hold’em Poker Tournaments that takes place on the Friday & Saturday nights……

If any local player is thinking of entering this years event should do so a.s.a.p. to avoid disappointment….Local and Irish players should cast there minds back to September when players travelled to Co. Mayo when they where told they couldn’t enter because they never entered on time and all places was taken up in no time and the same will happen at this main event if players don’t pre-enter………

For further information on the events, or how to enter contact 07776365059 and full details will be given……

 

Weekend Schedule:

Friday 22^nd Feb --1-pm: Irish Open “Kevin McGrath Memorial” (Irish players only)

Friday 22^nd Feb -- 6-pm: West Tyrone Open Doubles

Friday 22^nd Feb -- 8-pm: Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament

 

Saturday 23^rd Feb -- 11-am: West Tyrone 3-Aside Pro-Am Event

Saturday 23^rd Feb -- 6-pm: West Tyrone Open Darts Classic (round robin groups)

Saturday 23^rd Feb -- 8-pm: Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament

 

Sunday 24^th February:

1-pm: West Tyrone Open Darts Classic (knockout stages played to a finish)

Approx 3-pm: Ladies Open Individual “George McGovern Memorial Cup”

Approx 3-pm: Junior Open Individual

Approx 5-30pm: All stage finals start