The Northern Ireland Open
is a
darts
Darts or dart-throwing is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small sharp-pointed missiles known as darts at a round target known as a dartboard.
Points can be scored by hitting specific marked areas of the bo ...
tournament that has been held since 2003.
List of tournaments
Men's
Women's
Boys
Girls
Tournament records
* Most wins 3:
Fred McMullan
Freddie "Fred" McMullan (born 4 June 1950) is a Northern Irish former professional darts player who competed in the 1980s.
Career
McMullan played at the World Darts Championship three times. In 1985, he beat Peter Locke of Wales in the first ...
.
* Most Finals 4:
Darryl Fitton
Darryl Fitton (born 5 May 1962) is an English professional darts player. He is nicknamed The Dazzler and comes to the stage dancing to the Madness song " One Step Beyond" wearing sunglasses; one of the most popular walk-ons with the audienc ...
.
* Most Semi Finals 4:
Darryl Fitton
Darryl Fitton (born 5 May 1962) is an English professional darts player. He is nicknamed The Dazzler and comes to the stage dancing to the Madness song " One Step Beyond" wearing sunglasses; one of the most popular walk-ons with the audienc ...
,
Gary Robson.
* Most Quarter Finals 4:
Darryl Fitton
Darryl Fitton (born 5 May 1962) is an English professional darts player. He is nicknamed The Dazzler and comes to the stage dancing to the Madness song " One Step Beyond" wearing sunglasses; one of the most popular walk-ons with the audienc ...
,
Gary Anderson,
Gary Robson.
* Most Appearances 6:
Martin Atkins.
* Most Prize Money won £3,200:
Glen Durrant
Glen Durrant (born 24 November 1970), nicknamed "Duzza", is an English former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He previously won the BDO World Darts Championship three times consecutively fr ...
.
* Best winning average (.) : v's , , .
* Youngest Winner age 16:
Michael van Gerwen
Michael van Gerwen (; born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player. He is currently ranked number 3 in the world, having been number 1 from 2014 to 2021. He is also a three-time PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2014, 2 ...
.
* Oldest Winner age 50:
Tony O'Shea
Tony O'Shea (born 9 May 1961) is an English professional darts player. His squat figure has resulted in the nickname "Silverback". O'Shea has reached the finals of seven British Darts Organisation (BDO) major darts tournaments, but to date ...
.
See also
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List of BDO ranked tournaments
The British Darts Organisation organised many darts tournaments each year including Major titles such as the BDO World Darts Championship, Lakeside World Professional Championship and the Winmau World Masters until its demise in September 2020. The ...
*
List of WDF tournaments
References
External links
1985 establishments in Northern Ireland
Darts tournaments
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