Well done to Antrim's Rab Fee who won the Blackball Tournament held in Minnesotas Snooker Club, Ballymena, Saturday 14th November. Rab, who is the current Northern Ireland Champion, pocketed the winners prize of £375 after beating Gary Clarke from Ballymena 8-4 in the Final. Gary received £150 and the 2 beaten Semi Finalists £50 each. On his way to the Final Rab beat 11th ranked in the world snooker star Mark Allen 6-3 in the Quarter Finals.
ROUND 1 - MWilson 4-1 K.English, G.Clarke 4-2 D.Armstrong, D.Magill 1-4 D.Lavery, R.Hawkins 1-4 D.Sterrett, D.Clarke 2-4 C.Byrne, C.Allison 4-0 R.McQuillan, A.Davidson 3-4 S.Johnstone, E.McDowell 1-4 R.Foster, D.Irwin 4-0 B.Hannaway, J.Brown 0-4 M.Allen, R.Fee 4-1 P.McInally, Byes - L.Wright, B.McClarnon, M.Higgins, R.Smyth, J.Duggan.
ROUND 2 - M.Wilson 1-5 G.Clarke, D.Lavery 5-4 D.Sterrett, C.Byrne 5-0 C.Allison, S.Johnstone 5-3 R.Foster, D.Irwin 3-5 M.Allen, R.Fee 5-1 L.Wright, B.McClarnon 4-5M.Higgins, R.Smyth 5-3 J.Duggan
QUARTERS - G.Clarke 6-1 D.Lavery, C.Byrne 3-6 S.Johnstone, M.Allen 3-6 R.Fee, M.Higgins 6-2 R.Smyth
SEMIS - G.Clarke 7-5 S.Johnstone, R.Fee 7-3 M.Higgins
FINAL - R.Fee 8-4 G.Clarke
