Brendan  Mc Donagh  Records  Second  8Ball Title On Tour

Brendan Mc Donagh (Tyrone) claimed his second official ranking tournament title on Ireland’s Pub Players 8Ball Pool Tour last weekend with a 6-2 victory over Daniel Gorman (Antrim) in the final of the Co. Armagh Open 8Ball Championship .

Brendan Mc Donagh (Tyrone) 2008 Co. Armagh Open 8Ball Pool Champion
receives his prizes from Seamus Mc Kavanagh of the Vintage Bar & Lounge
sponsor and host of the tournament.

Brendan took the title with a classy display throughout the tournament at Vintage Bar & Lounge venue Lurgan which included a 5-0 defeat of Ireland’s international player Gavin Geraghty (Meath) in the semi-finals.

The four semi-finals pictured before play LtoR: 
Brendan Mc Donagh (Tyrone, winner), Gavin Geraghty (Meath),
Daniel Gorman (Antrim, runner-up) and Lee Hull (Derry).

On route to victory the Tyrone player who went into the tournament as the number 4 seed overcame the challenges of Martin Kavanaugh (Armagh, 5-2), Paul Heaney (Tyrone, 5-3), Lee Booth (Tyrone, 5-0), Gavin Geraghty (Meath, 5-0) and Daniel Gorman (Antrim, 6-2) to claim the title.

Brendan Mc Donagh (Tyrone, winner), and Daniel Gorman (Antrim, runner-up)
pictured with Seamus Mc Kavanagh of the Vintage Bar & Lounge after the final.

This was another fantastic performance from the Tyrone and Dromore  player which sees him move up into number two position in the tours official rankings sitting on the same points as Manny Byrne (Down) with only 12 merit points separating the difference.


Last-32:
Manny Byrne (Down)                 5-0    Kieran Gorman (Tyrone)
Billy Gorman (Antrim)               5-3    Ronnie Boyle (Tyrone)
James Mc Donald  (Cavan)         5-3    Seamus Doyle (Tyrone)
Gavin Geraghty  (Meath)            5-3    John Mc Mahon (Cavan)
Lee Booth       (Tyrone)               5-4    Sean Donnelly (Armagh)
Scott Rankin  (Tyrone)                5-3    David Gorman (Antrim)
Paul Heaney  (Tyrone)                 5-0    Ryan O’ Neill (Tyrone)
Brendan Mc Donagh (Tyrone)    5-2    Martin Cavanaugh (Armagh)
Lee Hull (Derry)                          5-4    Billy Moore (Antrim)
David Mc Quillan (Fermanagh)  5-0    Connor Devine (Tyrone)
Kieran Summerville (Tyrone)      5-3   Wayne Lewis (Antrim)
Mark Stockton (Tyrone)              5-4    Joe Mc Crory (Armagh)
Daniel Gorman (Antrim)             5-1    Paul Corrigan (Tyrone)
Adam Gibney (Tyrone)                5-3    Finbarr Hughes (Tyrone)
Charlie Hanlon (Meath)               5-2    Stephen Smyth (Armagh)
Alan Mc Bennett (Cavan)            5-4     Stephen Johnson (Antrim)


Last-16:
Manny Byrne               5-3    Billy Gorman
Gavin Geraghty           5-4    James Mc Donald
Lee Booth                    5-4    Scott Ranking
Brendan Mc Donagh   5-3    Paul Heaney
Lee Hull                       5-3    David Mc Quillan
Mark Stockton             5-4    Kieran Summerville
Daniel Gorman            5-0    Adam Gibney
Alan Mc Bennett         5-1    Charlie Hanlon



¼-Finals:
Gavin Geraghty           5-3   Manny Byrne
Brendan Mc Donagh   5-0   Lee Booth
Lee Hull                       5-1   Mark Stockton
Daniel Gorman            5-4   Alan Mc Bennett

Semi-Finals:
Brendan Mc Donagh   5-0   Gavin Geraghty
Daniel Gorman            5-3   Lee Hull


Final:
Brendan Mc Donagh   6-2   Daniel Gorman