Results from Carlow


Results from the European Blackball Championships being held in the Mount Wolseley Hotel (pictured right) in Tullow near the town of Carlow.

NI MENS B1
Won 19-14 v N.Ireland B2
Won 17-16 v England B1
Lost 13-20 v S.Ireland B1
Lost 15-18 v S.Ireland B2

Won 17-10 in Semi Final v England B1
Lost 13-17 in Final v S.Ireland

NI MENS B2
Lost 14-19 v N.Ireland B1
Lost 15-18 v S.Ireland B1
Won 18-15 v S.Ireland B2
Won 17-16 v England B1

Lost 14-17 in Semi Final v S.Ireland B1
Lost 5-17 in 3rd & 4th Place Play Off v England B1

NI Seniors B1
Won 15-10 v N.Ireland B2
Won 14-11 v S.Ireland B1
Lost 9-16 v England B1
Won 16-9 v England B2
Won 17-8 v S.Ireland B2

Lost 11-13 in Semi Final v S.Ireland B1
Lost 11-13 in 3rd & 4th Place Off v N.Ireland B1

NI Seniors B2
Lost 10-15 v N.Ireland B1
Won 18-7 v England B2
Lost 12-13 v S.Ireland B1
Won 18-7 v S.Ireland B2
Won 13-12 v England B1

Lost 9-13 in Semi Final v England B1
Won 13-11 in 3rd & 4th Place Off v N.Ireland B1

NI Ladies B1
Won 14-6 v S.Ireland B1
Won 11-10 v Scotland B1
Lost 9-11 v England B1
Lost 2-18 v England B2
Lost 5-15 v England B3
Didn't qualify

Congratulations to Davy McGurn from Strabane, who was top ranked Seniors 'B' Team player over all other teams with a remarkeable 23 wins from 25 frames. And well done also to Ballymena's 16 year old Lee Wright, who won 80% of his frames in the Mens 'B' Section.
SENIORS 'B' DOUBLES
Davy McGurn & Bill McIlroy
Final
Billy McIlroy (NI) & Davy McGurn (NI) 3-0 Mark Porter (NI) & Joe Patton (NI)

MENS 'B' DOUBLES
Well done to Brian Crilly and Terry McDowell both from North Down, who won the 'B' Section Doubles event in convincing style.

NI Mens 'A'
Won 15-10 v Gibraltar
Won 17-8 v Southern Ireland
Lost 9-16 v Catalonia
Lost 12-13 v England
Lost 11-14 v France
Lost 9-16 v France
Lost 7-18 v England
Won 14-11 v Catalonia
Lost 9-16 v Southern Ireland
Won 19-6 v Gibraltar

Lost 7-13 to England in Semi Final
Lost 8-13 to Catalonia in 3rd & 4th Place Play Off

NI Seniors 'A'
Lost 8-17 v Southern Ireland
Won 23-2 v Catalonia
Lost 10-15 v Scotland
Lost 7-18 v France
Won 16-9 v England
Won 14-11 v England
Lost 12-13 v France
Won 17-8 v Scotland
Won 19-6 v Catalonia
Lost 10-15 v S.Ireland

Lost 3-13 to S.Ireland in Semi Finals
Won 13-11 v France in 3rd & 4th Place Play Off

NI Ladies 'A'
Won 16-9 v Gibraltar
Lost 9-16 v Southern Ireland
Lost 8-17 v France
Lost 7-18 v Scotland
Lost 8-17 v England
Lost 8-17 v England
Lost 8-17 v Scotland
Lost 8-17 v France
Lost 10-15 v Gibraltar
Didn't qualify

NI Under 23 'A'
Won 13-12 v England
Won 13-12 v S.Ireland
Lost 10-15 v France
Lost 6-19 v France
Lost 10-15 v S.Ireland
Lost 10-15 v England

Lost 11-13 to France in Semi Finals
Lost 9-13 v England in 3rd & 4th Place Play Off

NI Under 18 'A'
Won 13-12 v France
Won 14-11 v S.Ireland
Won 16-9 v Gibraltar
Won 21-4 v Gibraltar
Won 13-12 v S.Ireland
Won 16-9 v France

Won 13-2 in Semi Finals v Gibraltar
Lost 12-13 in Final to France

16 year old Lee Wright and 14 year old Declan Duff were outstanding as they romped to success in the U18 Doubles Event, a great achievement considering their young ages. Well done lads.

Well done Corey Sweeney from Coleraine who was top ranked U18 player in the Competition over all other players with 23 wins from 30. And congratulations to Eric Sterrett from Bangor and Stephen Johnston from Lisburn swho wept all before them to claim the Seniors 'A' Team Doubles title, a great win for the NI lads.

Rab McMaw
Wheelchair Event Group Stage
Rab McMaw (NI) 4-2 Tom Hynes
Rab McMaw (NI) 4-2 Kevin Flynn
Rab McMaw (NI) 4-1 Jonny Quaid
Wheelchair Final
Rab McMaw (NI) 5-1 Jonny Quaid

A massive well done to Rab McMaw from Ballynure, County Antrim. Rab has just become 2011 European Individual Blackball Champion. He played high quality Pool all day in his first ever Championship event

Specials Mens Team event
N.Ireland beat S.Ireland in Final
Specials Mens Individual Final
Paddy Reid (NI) 4-1 Joe Monaghan (SI)
Specials Ladies Team event
N.Ireland beat S.Ireland in Final
Specials Ladies Individual Final
Briege McFaul 3-0 Frances McCann

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