There can only be five winners in First Blues

There could only ever be one winner in the First Blues Lisburn and District Darts League hosted their Five-a-Side finals and, perhaps fittingly, it went to There Can Only Be Five.
By The Newsroom
Published 11th Apr 2014, 19:36 BST

They came up against Ballinderry One in the final and ran out 3-1 winners to clinch the title after what had been a brilliant campaign.

The evening began with the would-be champions taking on Laganview in their quarter-final. They cruised through to the last four with a 3-0 victory, largely thanks to a fantastic 20 dart leg from John Wilson. D Geddis and G Bell also won for TCOBF.

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Ballymacash Two were next to seal their place in the penultimate round of the competition but their quarter-final match was a much tighter affair. They saw off Marketview A but only just, squeezing through 3-2.

AJ Coburn won with a 22 dart finish while A Presho and T Bustard were also victorious for Ballymacash. B Jones and S Nugent won for Marketview to ensure the tight scoreline.

Reids Corner also won through as they saw off Belfast Indoor Bowling Club A, also by the narrow 3-2 margin.

Ballinderry 1 beat Dunmurry Inn A 3-1 in their quarter-final match thanks to victories for M Yeates, I Watson and G Rea. Dunmurry’s sole winner was G Andrews.

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In the first semi-final, There Can Only Be Five beat Ballymacash Two 3-0 with wins for N Dillon, G Bell (21 darts), J Wilson. In the other semi, Ballinderry One beat Reids Corner 3-1 with wins for M Yeates, Nigel Brown and G Rea. Reids’ winner was S Walsh.

That set up the final between There Can Only Be Five and Ballinderry One. TCOBF claimed their 3-1 win thanks to great finishes from R Montgomery (24 darts), G Bell (26 darts) and N Dillon (30 darts). I Watson won for Ballinderry.