THE BUTLER CLEANS UP
Big congratulations to Rab Butler on becoming the inaugural winner of the NIPA Intermediate Championship. Rab was solid all day coming through some tough matches to reach a Final pairing with Gary Wallace who was growing stronger as the day went on. But it wasn't to be for Gary and Rab who was never behind in the Final ran out the 7-2 winner to scoop the £335 top prize.
Thanks to everyone who entered and to our hosts the Q.Club.
In the photo - Winner Rab Butler (right) with Runner Up Gary Wallace
PRELIMS
Derek Whiteside (+2) 5-7 Matthew Quinn
Jordan McKee (+2) 7-6 Galvin McDermott
Lenny Swan 7-1 Alan Johnston
Raymond Stockman 7-3 Ryan Scott (+1)
Simon McKibben (+1) 5-7 Stephen Johnston
Emmet McGuire 7-4 Davy Magill (+1)
Huggy McAlister 7-4 Trevor Whiteside
Davy McGurn 5-7 Rab Butler
Stephen Ferris 2-7 Rodney McIlhinney
Scott Agnew 3-7 Pearce Sharratt
Bill McIlroy Jr 7-1 James Meredith (+1)
Stuart Dalzell (+1) 4-7 Chris Wade
Thomas Fleming (+2) w/o Colin Moore
LAST 32
Matthew Quinn 7-4 Jordan McKee (+2)
Lenny Swan 3-7 Raymond Stockman
Stephen Johnston 0-7 Emmet McGuire
Huggy McAlister (+1) 5-7 Rab Butler
Rodney McIlhinney (+1) 6-7 Pearce Sharratt
Bill McIlroy Jr 7-4 Chris Wade (+1)
Thomas Fleming (+2) 4-7 Ricky ClydeGavin McClements (+1) 7-1 John Kerr
Paul Harris (+1) 4-7 Ryan Marcus
Steven McGurn 7-3 Scott McClelland (+1)
Conor Marron (+1) 6-7 Anthony McCorry
Dean Reid (+1) 5-7 Neil McFaul
Gary Wallace 7-2 Alex Babb (+2)
Aaron Rolston 7-3 Paddy Mulholland (+1)
Lee McIlreavy 7-4 Kyle Kirkwood (+1)
Jean McIlroy (+2) 5-7 Tyler McKee
LAST 16
Matthew Quinn 1-7 Raymond Stockman
Emmet McGuire 5-7 Rab Butler
Pearce Sharratt 3-7 Bill McIlroy Jr
Ricky Clyde 7-3 Gavin McClements
Ryan Marcus 4-7 Steven McGurn
Anthony McCorry 7-3 Neil McFaul (+1)
Gary Wallace 7-4 Aaron Rolston
Lee McIlreavy 7-5 Tyler McKee (+1)
LAST 8
Raymond Stockman 4-7 Rab Butler
Bill McIlroy Jr 7-4 Ricky Clyde
Steven McGurn 3-7 Anthony McCorry
Gary Wallace 7-5 Lee McIlreavy
SEMI FINALS
Rab Butler 7-5 Bill McIlroy Jr
Anthony McCorry 3-7 Gary Wallace
FINAL
Rab Butler (Newtownabbey) 7-2 Gary Wallace (Belfast)
FRAMES
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