NEWTOWNABBEY man Nigel Cahoon has been crowned the first ever Four Star Pizza NI Darts Champion after
battling it out against the cream of amateur darts in Northern Ireland at an event in the Titanic Hotel, Belfast,
hosted by world number five Daryl ‘Superchin’ Gurney.
Cahoon, aka ‘Mr Ooosh’, lifted the inaugural Four Star Pizza trophy after a convincing 6-1 win in the final over
Jonny ‘The Sniper’ Allen from East Belfast – earning himself an opportunity to test his darting skills against
Derry~Londonderry man Daryl who took a break from his busy schedule to meet and greet players from
around the province at the one-day, winner-take-all tournament, which was compered by legendary local
sports commentator Jackie Fullerton.
Unfortunately ‘Superchin’ was in no mood to take it easy on Nigel, giving him a taste of his own medicine with
a resounding 6-1 victory.
However, that did not detract from the magnificent darts thrown all day by Nigel who, as well as walking away with a very impressive piece of silverware, also won an overnight break in Dublin with tickets to watch Daryl competing in the World Grand Prix, an official signed playing shirt from Daryl and, best of all, a year’s supply of Four Star Pizza!
A triumphant Nigel said: “I’m absolutely over the moon to lift this wonderful trophy, given the quality of the darts players here today. It was a hard slog but I played really well and thankfully got there in the end.
“It was amazing to play a match against Daryl who unfortunately showed me just why he is one of the top
darts players in the world. You don’t get to world number five by accident and, against me, he showed that he
is true class – as a player and as a man. He’s a legend!
“Given the form he’s in, I think I actually did well to win a leg as Daryl showed everyone the high standards we
need to reach to become a professional darts player. Hopefully, some of the lads playing here today will go on
to do just that,” he added.
Speaking after the event, Daryl Gurney said: “We’ve had a fantastic day at the first ever Four Star Pizza NI
Darts Challenge and I have to say that the quality of darts on show was brilliant throughout. We have a lot of
excellent players here at home and I’m very proud to fly the flag for Northern Ireland on the international darts
scene.
“I’d like to congratulate Nigel on winning the competition and also my sponsor Four Star Pizza on organising
such a brilliant event. Sponsors are so important in modern day sport to help bring talent through and the Four
Star team have been a joy to work with this year,” concluded Daryl.
Four Star Pizza Director Brian Clarke said: “We’ve been proud to support Daryl throughout the 2018 darts season and we know that thousands of our customers in Northern Ireland cheer him on in every match – hopefully tucking into a Four Star Pizza as they watch him on the box.
“We’re delighted at the success of our first darts tournament and to give some of our best local players a great opportunity play against each other – and of course Daryl. Congratulations to Nigel on becoming our first Four Star ‘Superchamp’. It was well deserved and we wish him every success in the future.”
MAGIC DARTS: Dale The Apprentice Atkinson (centre) from Derry~Londonderry met with World number five Daryl SuperChin Gurney and Four Star Pizza director Brian Clarke at the inaugural Four Star Pizza NI Darts Challenge event in the Titanic Hotel, Belfast. The cream of amateur darts in Northern Ireland gathered at the event to meet with Daryl and compete for the first ever Four Star Pizza Trophy. Dale was beaten 4-2 by Ballymena player Darnell McCrory in the quarter finals of the tournament which was won by Nigel Cahoon from Newtownabbey who lifted a very impressive piece of silverware, as well as an overnight break in Dublin with tickets to watch Daryl defend his World Grand Prix title, an official signed playing shirt from Daryl, a years supply of Four Star Pizza and, best of all, a dream match against Superchin himself.
MAGIC DARTS: World number five Daryl SuperChin Gurney and Four Star Pizza director Brian Clarke had a great day at the inaugural Four Star Pizza NI Darts Challenge event in the Titanic Hotel, Belfast. Daryl, who hails from Derry~Londonderry, took time out of his World Grand Prix preparations to meet and greet the cream of amateur darts in Northern Ireland as they competed for the first ever Four Star Pizza Trophy. The tournament was won by Nigel Mr Ooosh Cahoon from Newtownabbey who lifted a very impressive piece of silverware, as well as an overnight break in Dublin with tickets to watch Daryl defend his World Grand Prix title, an official signed playing shirt from Daryl, a years supply of Four Star Pizza and, best of all, an opportunity to test his darting skills against Superchin himself. Daryl however was in no mood to take it easy, showing Nigel who was boss with a resounding 6-1 victory.
MAGIC DARTS: World number five Daryl SuperChin Gurney enjoys some practice at the inaugural Four Star Pizza NI Darts Challenge event in the Titanic Hotel, Belfast. Daryl, who hails from Derry~Londonderry, took time out of his World Grand Prix preparations to meet and greet the cream of amateur darts in Northern Ireland as they competed for the first ever Four Star Pizza Trophy. The tournament was won by Nigel Mr Ooosh Cahoon from Newtownabbey who lifted a very impressive piece of silverware, as well as an overnight break in Dublin with tickets to watch Daryl defend his World Grand Prix title, an official signed playing shirt from Daryl, a years supply of Four Star Pizza and, best of all, an opportunity to test his darting skills against Superchin himself. Daryl however was in no mood to take it easy, showing Nigel who was boss with a resounding 6-1 victory.
MAGIC DARTS: Fraser The Soulman McKinnon (centre) from Derry~Londonderry met with World number five Daryl SuperChin Gurney and Four Star Pizza director Brian Clarke at the inaugural Four Star Pizza NI Darts Challenge event in the Titanic Hotel, Belfast. The cream of amateur darts in Northern Ireland gathered at the event to meet with Daryl and compete for the first ever Four Star Pizza Trophy. Fraser was beaten 4-3 in a nail-biting first round match by eventual champion Nigel Cahoon from Newtownabbey who lifted a very impressive piece of silverware, as well as an overnight break in Dublin with tickets to watch Daryl defend his World Grand Prix title, an official signed playing shirt from Daryl, a years supply of Four Star Pizza and, best of all, a dream match against Superchin himself.
MAGIC DARTS: World number five Daryl SuperChin Gurney and Four Star Pizza director Brian Clarke are pictured with competitors at the inaugural Four Star Pizza NI Darts Challenge event in the Titanic Hotel, Belfast. Daryl, who hails from Derry~Londonderry, took time out of his World Grand Prix preparations to meet and greet the cream of amateur darts in Northern Ireland as they competed for the first ever Four Star Pizza Trophy. The tournament was won by Nigel Mr Ooosh Cahoon from Newtownabbey who lifted a very impressive piece of silverware, as well as an overnight break in Dublin with tickets to watch Daryl defend his World Grand Prix title, an official signed playing shirt from Daryl, a years supply of Four Star Pizza and, best of all, an opportunity to test his darting skills against Superchin himself. Daryl however was in no mood to take it easy, showing Nigel who was boss with a resounding 6-1 victory.
MAGIC DARTS: John Harkin (centre) from Derry~Londonderry met with World number five Daryl SuperChin Gurney and Four Star Pizza director Brian Clarke at the inaugural Four Star Pizza NI Darts Challenge event in the Titanic Hotel, Belfast. The cream of amateur darts in Northern Ireland gathered at the event to meet with Daryl and compete for the first ever Four Star Pizza Trophy. John was beaten 4-0 in the quarter finals of the tournament by eventual winner Nigel Cahoon from Newtownabbey who lifted a very impressive piece of silverware, as well as an overnight break in Dublin with tickets to watch Daryl defend his World Grand Prix title, an official signed playing shirt from Daryl, a years supply of Four Star Pizza and, best of all, a dream match against Superchin himself.
