There were 18 players registered to play in the second Challenge tournament in Hot Shots Galway. In the preliminary matches, Cyril Hogan beat Ben Du Bois and Victor McCormack saw off Mathew Bidwell. In the last 16, James Corbett beat Dave Garrett in the deciding frame.
John Fitzpatrick got a bye into the quarters as Philip McKay had to pull out, Fahad Ahmed and Alan O’Connor had convincing 3-0 wins over Cathal Moore and Brendan Murphy respectively, while Tommy O’Donoghue needed all five frames to beat Chris Dunleavy. Adrian Scully beat Jay Chopra 3-1 and Cyril Hogan beat Adrian O’Connor by the same score. Richard Flynn also had a 3-1 victory over Victor McCormack.
In the quarters there were wins for James Corbett, Alan O’Connor, Tommy O’Donoghue and Richard Flynn whose opponent Cyril Hogan had the day’s biggest break of 67.
In the semis, O’Connor had a convincing 3-0 win over Corbett, while O’Donoghue saw off Flynn 3-1.The final was played at 7pm with referee Stephen Foster in charge of proceedings. Alan O’Connor emerged victorious after 4 frames to take the €150 top prize.
There was also a plate competition with Dave Garret beating Adrian O’Rourke in the final.
Aonghus McAnally
SBI TD
Many thanks to Fahad Ahmed and Hot Shots SC Galway for facilitating the succesful competition.
- Winner : Alan O’Connor
- R/UP: Tommy O’Donoghue
- Semi Final :James Corbett, Richard Flynn
- Plate: Dave Garrett
