The 2nd Famagusta open darts tournament took place at the Panthea Holiday Village in Ayia Napa on the weekend of the 8th & 9th of December & was well attended on both days by players from around the island.
Doubles
The Mens & Ladies doubles tournament started on the evening of the 8th & the round matches were played until the finalists had been decided with the finals on the evening of the 9th.
In the Mens doubles tournament, professional dart player Les Fitton, in Cyprus with his father Kevan, was partnered by Ian Oates, a player from Alexanders pub in Pafos reached the final which they won the following evening.
Pafos dart player, Wendy Oates, who also plays for Alexanders pub in the Pafos league, and her partner played very well & were rewarded with a place in the final. Unfortunately though they didn’t manage to win & finished as commendable runners-up.
Other Pafos players who reached the quarter-final were Tony Croxford who plays for the Seahorse & Charles Turrell who plays for Aces Bar.
Singles
The Mens and Ladies Singles were played on the 9th
Les Fitton won the Mens final & received the winners prize of £300 Plus a trophy. The final was an exciting spectacle with Les finally winning 5-2 over the excellent Cypriot player Andreas Laos.
Pafos players that featured in the later stages of the singles competition were Tony Croxford from the Seahorse who reached the semi-final & Ian Oates from Alexanders who reached the quarter-final.
The Ladies singles final was decided by players outside Pafos.
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