Felix McBrearty is a Northern Irish

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

 darts

Darts

Darts is a form of throwing game where darts are thrown at a circular target fixed to a wall. Though various boards and games have been used in the past, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules...

 player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation

Professional Darts Corporation

The Professional Darts Corporation is a professional darts organization, established in the United Kingdom during 1992, when a group of leading professional players split from the British Darts Organisation to form what was initially called the World Darts Council...

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McBrearty began playing in PDC ranked event in 2004, playing mainly in Irish tournaments. McBrearty caused a major surprise by winning the Ireland Open Autumn Classic, beating Tony Ayres

Tony Ayres (darts player)

Tony Ayres is an English darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation.Ayres' first television exposure came in the 2008 UK Open, reaching the last 64 stage where he lost 9-0 to Raymond van Barneveld....

, Kevin McDine

Kevin McDine

Kevin McDine is an English darts player, currently residing in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire. He competes in Professional Darts Corporation events and SupaMc is currently ranked 37th on the PDC Order of Merit....

, Colin Osborne

Colin Osborne

Colin Osborne is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.-Darts career:Osborne has won two PDC Pro Tour events and he also managed to hit two perfect nine dart finishes in 2005...

, Michael van Gerwen

Michael van Gerwen

Michael van Gerwen is a Dutch professional darts player, nicknamed Mighty Mike. He is the youngest player in history to win a major televised tournament in either the BDO or the PDC, winning the 2006 Winmau World Masters at the age of 17...

, Andy Hamilton

Andy Hamilton (darts player)

Andy Hamilton is a full time professional English darts player widely known for his "aggressive" style of play. He is nicknamed The Hammer and is currently ranked 12th on the PDC Order of Merit....

 and Colin Lloyd

Colin Lloyd

Colin Lloyd , nicknamed Jaws, is an English professional darts player on the Professional Darts Corporation circuit. He is a former world number one ranked player and he has won two major television titles in the PDC - the 2004 World Grand Prix and 2005 World Matchplay...

 before defeating Chris Mason

Chris Mason (darts player)

Christopher John Mason is an English darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. He uses the nickname Mace the Ace for his matches.- BDO and first PDC spell :...

 in the final to win the £5,000 top prize. His win earned him a place in the 2008 World Grand Prix

2008 World Grand Prix Darts

The 2008 Sky Poker World Grand Prix was the eleventh instance of the darts tournament held by the Professional Darts Corporation, the World Grand Prix. It was held from October 6 to October 12. As usual it was staged at the Citywest Hotel in Saggart, Dublin...

 where he lost in the first round to Wayne Mardle

Wayne Mardle

Wayne Mardle is a darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation, and former player in the BDO. He now lives in Romford...

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McBrearty continued his good form by reaching the quarter finals of the 2008 Killarney Pro Tour where he lost to the eventual winner Terry Jenkins

Terry Jenkins

Terry Jenkins is an English professional darts player who is nicknamed The Bull, having previously used the nickname "Tucker" for his matches...

. His performances earned him a spot in the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship

2009 PDC World Darts Championship

The 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was the 16th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation....

 and the 2009 Players Championship Finals

2009 Players Championship Finals

The 2009 Players Championship Finals was the inaugural edition of the PDC tournament, the Players Championship Finals, which saw the top 32 players from the 2008 PDC Players Championship Order of Merit taking part...

. At the World Championship, Barrie Bates

Barrie Bates

Barrie Bates is a darts player currently residing in Bedlinog, Mid-Glamorgan. He plays in the Professional Darts Corporation and is a regular on the circuit. His nickname is "Batesy"....

 beat McBrearty 3-0, while at the Players Championship Finals, he lost 6-2 to world number six Mervyn King.

External links

• Profile and stats on Darts Database

Father of the local renowned winger, James McBrearty.