Jim McQuillan (darts player)

James "Jim" McQuillan (born 3 December 1940) is an Irish former professional darts player who has played members in the British Darts Organisation (BDO) & World Darts Federation (WDF) events in the 1970s and 1980s. McQuillan is from County Louth.[1]

Jim McQuillan
Personal information
Full nameJames McQuillan
Born (1940-12-03) 3 December 1940
Home townDundalk, County Louth, Ireland
Darts information
Playing darts since1963
Darts25g Elkadart
LateralityRight-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1974–1980
WDF1974–1980
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 16: 1979
World MastersLast 16: 1975

Darts career

In 1974, McQuillan became Ireland's first ever News of the World Darts Championship Divisional Champion, playing out of the Vine Inn in Dundalk, when he represented Ireland in a series in which he defeated Tom Bafverfeldt 2–0 and was beaten 2–1 in the semifinal by eventual winner Peter Chapman. He also contested the 1978 championship, in which he finished joint fifth place. McQuillan played in the 1975 World Masters,[2] losing in the first round to Alan Evans who went on to win the tournament. He then played in the 1979 BDO World Darts Championship, defeating New Zealand's Murray Smith in the first round before losing in the second round to Scotland's Jocky Wilson.

In 1977, McQuillan was on the Irish team in the WDF World Cup with fellow darts players Seamus O'Brien, Charles Byrne and Patrick Clifford.

In 1978, McQuillan again represented the Republic of Ireland at the BDO Nations Cup with Seamus O'Brien and Charles Byrne. They lost to Team Sweden by 1–3 legs in 801 against Stefan Lord, Kenth Ohlsson and Bjørn Enqvist.

McQuillan reached the quarter-finals of the 1980 WDF Europe Cup in Wales, but lost to 5 times world champion Eric Bristow of England by sudden death legs on 4–3. McQuillan quit the BDO in December 1980.

World Championship results

BDO

References
  1. "World Cup man aims for a big response from fans". independent.ie. 31 August 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. "Jim McQuillan". dartsdatabase.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011.
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