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Sunday 23rd January 2011 - 3rd Senior Ranking Event
THE 3rd SENIOR RANKING EVENT OF THE SEASON GOT UNDER WAY AT THE FOUNTAIN SNOOKER CLUB ON SUNDAY 16TH JAN AT 10.45AM.
THE RVH SPORTS CLUB NOW TAKING A GOOD INTEREST IN THE TOURNAMENTS, ENTERING 5 PLAYERS,AND 2 OF THEM MAKING IT TO THE QUARTER FINAL STAGES, ANTO HEANEY AND KEVIN ABRAM,THE ONLY HICCUP BEING THEY NOW MEET EACH OTHER FOR A PLACE IN THE SEMI FINAL THIS AN ACHIEVEMENT ON ITS OWN FOR THE CLUB.
THE BIG UPSET OF THE DAY HAS TO BE JORDAN BROWN FALLING AT THE FIRST HURDLE TO GLEN CRAIG A VERY MUCH IMPROVED PLAYER,AND WHAT A SCALP HE HAS UNDER HIS BELT.THE SCORE STANDING AT 2-2 GLEN GOT IN TO COMPILE A MAGNIFICENT 59 BREAK TO TAKE THE MATCH.
ANOTHER FANCIED PLAYER TO BOW OUT IN THE FIRST ROUND RAYMOND FRY JUST COULD NOT GET GOING AGAINST CLIFFORD CARSON WHO PLAYED WELL TO TAKE THE MATCH 3-0. KIERAN MC MAHON GOT THE BETTER OF ALISTAIR WILSON 3-1 BUT THEN THE MUCH IMPROVED ROBBIE MALCOLM HAD PROBABLY THE BEST WIN OF HIS SNOOKER CAREER IN TAKING KIERAN OUT 3-0 WELL PLAYED ROBBIE.
ANOTHER GREAT MATCH WAS JOHNNY NELSON V JOE MEARA ,JOHNNY RACED INTO A 2-0 LEAD AND HAD JOE ON THE ROPES BUT JOE PROVED WHY HE IS NO1 WHEN HE PEGGED IT BACK TO 2-2.THE FINAL FRAME WAS VERY CLOSE JOE TAKING HIS TIME OVER A VERY TRICKY PINK MISS IT AND YOUR GONE,HE POTTED IT AND JUMPED FOR JOY GREAT COMEBACK JOE.
QUARTER FINALS TO BE PLAYED SUNDAY 23RD JANUARY AT 11.00AM BEST OF 7
JOE MEARA V DECLAN LAVERY
ROBBIE MALCOLM V ROBERT MC CULLOUGH
COLIN BINGHAM V JOHNNY KELLS
KEVIN ABRAM V ANTO HEANEY
PLEASE NOTE ALL PLAYERS MUST ADHERE TO NIBSA DRESS CODE
SEMI FINALS WILL ALSO BE PLAYED ON SUNDAY THE 23RD AT 2PM BEST OF 9
THE FINAL - Read Report Here
JOE MC GONNELL, CHAIRMAN NIB&SA