Corrigan Storms To Victory in Donegal 8Ball
Pool Championship
The weekend past seen 64 players
make there way to the Stranolar venue for the staging of the 2007 Co. Donegal
Pub Players 8Ball Pool Championship which was a major success when a Tyrone
player was crowned champion, and winning his first official ranking tournament
on Ireland’s Pub Players 8Ball Pool Tour…..
Ciara Brown the venue owner's daughter the main sponsors of
the 2007 Co. Donegal Open 8Ball Pool Championship presents
Damian Corrigan with the winners prize....
Tyrone’s Damian Corrigan won his
first All Ireland pub players 8ball pool title with a 6-3 defeat of Cavan’s
inter-county and international player David Mc Quillan in the final to be
crowned champion….
The four semi-finals pictured before play LtoR: David Mc
Quillan (Cavan),
Niall Mc Daid (Donegal), Damian Corrigan (Tyrone), and Alan Mc Bennett (Cavan)
Damian who was the tournaments
number 5 seed going into these Co. Donegal championship followed up on his
last ¼-final defeat in the Ulster open pub players championship seeing off
top players on route to victory with a brilliant performance throughout the
day over Nathan Todd (Tyrone, 5-0), Sean O’ Laughlin (Donegal, 5-0), Lee Hull
(Antrim, 5-3), Billy Gorman (Antrim, 5-3), Alan Mc Bennett (Cavan, 5-3) and
David Mc Quillan (Cavan) 6-3 in the final.
His semi-final win was over the
current Ulster 8ball champion and the tours number one ranked player Alan
Mc Bennett (Cavan) on a 5-3 score-line…
The two finalists David Mc Quillan (Cavan, runner-up)
and Damian Corrigan (Tyrone, winner)...
A great achievement for the new
Co. Donegal champion which moves him up to number two in the tours official
rankings…
If anyone would like to view the
full report, results, photo’s etc or any other information on Ireland’s Pub
Players 8Ball Pool Tour can do so by logging onto the tours official website
www.irelands9balltour.com
and click on the link provided at the top of the main page highlighted in
red stating Ireland’s pub players 8ball pool tour…
Results:
Last-16:
Alan Mc Bennett (Cavan) 5-3
John Mc Mahon (Cavan)
Darren Mc Ardle (Tyrone) 5-1
Gavin Geraghty (Meath)
Damian Corrigan (Tyrone) 5-3
Lee Hull (Derry)
Billy Gorman (Antrim) 5-1
Ben Mc Moran (Tyrone)
Manny Byrne (Down) 5-3
Ronan Fay (Tyrone)
David Mc Quillan (Cavan) 5-2
Daniel Gorman (Antrim)
Niall Mc Daid (Donegal) 5-3
Enda Ennis (Donegal)
Ronnie Boyle (Tyrone) 5-4
Gareth Quinn (Tyrone)
¼-Finals:
Alan Mc Bennett 5-1 Darren
Mc Ardle
Damian Corrigan 5-4 Billy
Gorman
David Mc Quillan 5-4 Manny
Byrne
Niall Mc Daid 5-3
Ronnie Boyle
Semi-Finals:
Damian Corrigan 5-3 Alan
Mc Bennett
David Mc Quillan 5-3 Niall
Mc Daid
Final:
Damian Corrigan 6-4 David Mc
Quillan
Next Tournament:
The next tournament played under
Ireland’s Pub Players 8Ball Pool Tour will be this Saturday 23rd
June when a open qualifier will take place for the UK Masters starting at
11am played in the Coach Inn venue Omagh. Entry fee is £20 which will see
this tournament give all players throughout Tyrone a great opportunity to
bring there game to a new playing level….For entries and full details of the
event can be received by calling 07776365059.
Co. Down Open 8-Ball Pool Championship:
The next official ranking tournament
on Ireland’s Pub Players 8Ball Pool Tour will be on Saturday 21st
July when the 2007 Co. Down open 8ball pool championship takes place played
in TJ’s Pool Club Newry with two time slots also in operation 10am and 2pm
starts.
All players are reminded that entries
must be pre-entered because there is no guarantee of any player getting entered
on the day and also the tours full dress code must be in place….for all entries
and information contact 07776365059.
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