The Tommy Nelson Memorial Individual Competition took place yesterday in The Moat Bar. 16 players entered the competition, and with a few familiar faces missing, it was safe to say this competition was wide open. In round one, the matches were played in a best-of-5 format, and the results were:
Round 1
Lee Wright 0 - 3 DREW SLOAN
Martin Hill 0 - 3 RICHARD CAMPBELL
RUFF ERWIN 3 - 0 Robert Graham
BRIAN HANNA 3 - 0 Paul McAuley
Chris Dickson 0 - 3 RYAN FOSTER
RITCHIE IRWIN 3 - 0 Darren Gilmore
David Armstrong 1 - 3 PHIL HOUSTON
DEREK DUNLOP 3 - 2 Justin Kilpatrick
The next round stayed with the best-of-5 format, with the results being:
Round 2
Drew Sloan 0 - 3 RICHARD CAMPBELL
Ruff Erwin 1 - 3 BRIAN HANNA
RYAN FOSTER 3 - 1 Ritchie Irwin
Phil Houston 2 - 3 DEREK DUNLOP
The semi-final stage was then played in a best-of-7 format, with the results being:
Semi-Finals
Richard Campbell 0 - 4 BRIAN HANNA
RYAN FOSTER 4 - 2 Derek Dunlop
The final was between Brian Hanna (Michelin Masters) & Ryan Foster (Connollys B), who was last year’s reigning champion. The match was played in a best-of-9 format, and the result was:
BRIAN HANNA 5 – 4 Ryan Foster
Brian came storming back from 4-2 down, and clinched the title in the deciding frame. Well done to Brian on winning the Tommy Nelson Memorial Trophy.