Wayne Doyle won his first Senior Billiards event to-day at the the Ivy Rooms. Wayne beat the No. 2 seed 402-239 in the first round. He beat Timmy Murphy from Cork, 437-266 and then John Kehoe from Enniscorthy 511-256. The final was contested between Wayne and the No. 1 seed Aidan Murray, but it was Wayne who emerged the victor with a scoreline of 316-229. Wayne also had the highest break of the day with 104. The next event is on 7th April with the Championships on 21st April at the Ivy Rooms.
Results (all matches 90 minutes):
Pre-Quarters
Aidan Murray (Brk: 88, 60) 430 – 106 Ross Doyle
Lloyd Myers 299 – 209 Robert McCrum
Timmy Murphy (Brk: 58 unf) 453 – 173 Derek O’Neill
Wayne Doyle (Brk: 51, 59, 104) 402 – 239 Larry Drennan
Quarters
Aidan Murray (Brk: 101, 52) 395 – 228 Lloyd Myers
Liam O’Brien 367 – 285 Brendan Devlin
Joe Doheny 269 – 273 John Kehoe
Timmy Murphy (Brk: 75 Unf) 266 – 437 Wayne Doyle (Brk: 98, 59)
Semi-Finals
Aidan Murray (Brk: 52) 312 – 209 Liam O’Brien
John Kehoe 256 – 511 Wayne Doyle (Brk: 69, 52, 51)
Final
Aidan Murray 229 – 316 Wayne Doyle