Six of the quarter finalists (l to r) Roy Rodgers, George Federico, Dyson Parody, Francis Taylor, Alfred King and Dylan Duo

With the Mediterranean Cup looming up, it was a tense night last Friday at the Laguna Club, as 27 of the top darts players in Gibraltar battled it out to claim Dennis Sheehan’s Millennium Trophy.

It was good to see Roy Rodgers playing in a tournament again, and he showed that he hasn’t lost any of the skill that once made him Gibraltar’s top player. Roy took out Justin Broton, Glenn Cameron and George Ramos, before narrowly losing out to Dyson Parody in the semi-final. He certainly got the crowds going with some great games, including one 12 dart leg which he finished on 121.

Meanwhile in the other half of the draw, it was the usual results, with both Dylan Duo and George Federico battling their ways through to the semi-final. In a very tight match it was Dylan who narrowly won through 4-3 to set up a repeat of last year’s final with Dyson.

Dyson had been playing well all evening, having already hit two 180’s and a 160 check out, but although he continued to play well in the final, he was no match for Dylan, who has really found his form of late. Final score 4-2 to Dylan, who earned enough points to join George Federico at the top of the ranking table.