Thomas "Tommy" O'Regan was a professional Irish darts player who captained both the Ireland and England darts teams.
20 Facts About Tommy O'Regan
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Tommy O'Regan was the first captain of an England team in the Home International tournament series.
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Tommy O'Regan played for Southgate, Hornsey and Beech Hill Park in the London Superleague.
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Tommy O'Regan represented London in the British Inter Counties Championship, including as its captain in the inaugural season under the newly formed BDO, winning 14 of 28 games.
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Tommy O'Regan won the 1968 London Superleague pairs with Jim McNally and singles in 1970.
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Tommy O'Regan won London Superleague titles with Southgate and Hornsey.
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Tommy O'Regan won the National Darts Association of Great Britain national championships in 3 successive years, from 1970 to 1972, a tournament played in 801 format.
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Tommy O'Regan was awarded a replica of the tournament's trophy to recognise the extraordinary feat.
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Each attempted to break the record for "around the board in doubles" with Tommy O'Regan getting the furthest, reaching 14 within 2 minutes and 13 seconds.
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Tommy O'Regan's winning legs in the final at the Leeds Irish Club were 18 and 21 darts for an average of 79.11, which would have been higher but for some missed doubles in the final leg.
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Tommy O'Regan was one of three players brought from London by Olly Croft to challenge the predominantly Yorkshire based champions.
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Tommy O'Regan won the 1973 Denmark Open, beating Australia's George Foster in the final.
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Tommy O'Regan went on to win the 1976 Klondike Open beating Canada's Jack Irvine in the final.
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Tommy O'Regan reached the semi-final of the US Open in 1984, reaching the semi-final of the mixed triples and the final of the 4-a-side at the same tournament.
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Tommy O'Regan won the blind draw doubles tournament with Don Bond, beating Bristow in the final.
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Tommy O'Regan reached the last 32 of the Doubles tournament at the 1984 Windy City Open.
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Tommy O'Regan has been noted as one of the founders of the darts exhibition circuit, travelling around the UK and North America playing the best local players and demonstrating trickshots.
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Tommy O'Regan had the distinction of captaining both the Republic of Ireland and England darts teams, a feat never repeated.
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Bobby George notes in his autobiography that Tommy O'Regan was chosen to captain the first ever English team in a recognised international game in 1973.
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Tommy O'Regan captained the victorious England team in the 1973 Home Internationals.