IRISH debutant Connie Finnan stunned two-time finalist Terry Jenkins with a thrilling 2-0 partypoker.com World Grand Prix first-round darts victory.
World number 74 Finnan, from Garryowen, Limerick, produced the performance of his life to thrill his home crowd at the Citywest Hotel, Dublin.
The 51-year-old came from a leg down to secure the opening set 3-1.
Though Ledbury ace Jenkins kicked off the second set with a 152 finish, Finnan took the next two legs.
The Bull, 50, hit back to take the set into a deciding leg with a 14-darter but Finnan was first to a finish with double eight.
Jenkins had earlier collected £1,000 from a fourth-round defeat in the first Dublin Players’ Championship.
He beat Chris Aubrey 6-4, Andy Pearce 6-2 and Robert Thornton 6-2 before losing 6-1 to Joe Cullen.
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