Felix McBrearty is a former

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professional

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player who has played in the

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(PDC) events.

Career

McBrearty began playing in PDC ranked event in 2004, playing mainly in irish tournaments . McBrearty caused a major surprise by winning the Ireland Open Autumn Classic, beating

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and

Colin Lloyd Colin Edward Lloyd (born 7 August 1973), nicknamed Jaws, is an English retired professional darts player. He is a former world number one ranked player and has won two major television titles in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) – the ...

before defeating Chris Mason in the final to win the £5,000 top prize. His win earned him a place in the 2008 World Grand Prix where he lost in the first round to

Wayne Mardle Wayne Elliot Mardle (born 10 May 1973) is an English former professional darts player who played in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and British Darts Organisation (BDO). He was runner-up in three PDC majors, losing to Phil ...

. McBrearty continued his good form by reaching the quarter finals of the 2008 Killarney Pro Tour where he lost to the eventual winner

Terry Jenkins Terry Jenkins (born 26 September 1963) is an English former professional darts player who was nicknamed The Bull, having previously used the name "Tucker" for his matches. He reached number three in the world rankings and was a runner-up in nin ...

. His performances earned him a spot in the

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and the 2009 Players Championship Finals. At the World Championship,

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beat McBrearty 3-0, while at the Players Championship Finals, he lost 6-2 to world number six Mervyn King.

World Championship Results

PDC

* 2009: 1st Round: (lost to

0-3)

External links

Profile and stats on Darts Database
Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Darts players from Northern Ireland Professional Darts Corporation associate players PDC ranking title winners Irish darts players {{NorthernIreland-darts-bio-stub