Sunday 29 January 2012

Results - Week 12 - Tuesday 24th January 2012

Social Cobwebs 3 - 3 Slemish Hotshots

Ryan Logan put the away team into the lead when he won 2-1 after being one down. Cobwebs levelled through Ricky McNeill who beat Gregory Shaw 2-1 and also after being one down. The Slemish restored the lead after Garry Rodgers had a win in straight frames over Chris McGaughey. In the fourth game the Cobwebs once again levelled the match when Stephen Holmes beat Damian Keenan by a 2-1 score. Jimmy Knowles gave the home team the lead for the first time in the match when he defeated Chris Adams in straight frames and when Rodney Fleck also had a win in straight frames against Neill Marrs it gave Slemish a share of the points with a final score of 3-3.

M.O.M. Stephen Holmes

Connellys B 4 - 2 Michelin Masters

This big battle with the top two teams was not as close as it was first thought. The B team got off to a good start when Barry McLarnon beat Rick McMaster 2-0. They doubled the lead when Pat McAnally came from being one down to win 2-1 against Alan Armstrong. Brett McLaughlin made it 3-0 with a win in straight frames over Drew Sloan. In the fourth game Ryan Foster beat David Armstrong 2-1 after being one down. In the fifth game Brian Hanna pulled one back for Michelin when he beat Alan Davidson in straight frames they also won the last game when Donald Alexander beat Connor Connelly also in straight frames to leave the final score 4-2 for Connellys.

M.O.M. Brett McLaughlin

The Coach 5 - 1 Social Sports

Darren O'Neill got the Coach off to a good start when he defeated Brian Boyd by a 2-1 scoreline. They doubled the score when Aaron Erwin beat Ross Hill in straight frames. In the next game Billy Andrews made it 3-0 for the Coach when he beat Richard Turtle by a 2-1 score line. In game four Philip Shaw had to come back from being one down to win 2-1 against Adam Gordon and in the fifth Paul Gray had a straight frames win over Richard Campbell to make the score 5-0 for the Coach. In the final game Social Sports pulled one back through Dennis Keenan who defeated Rodney Shirley by a 2-0 scoreline for a final score of 5-1 for the Coach.

M.O.M. Paul Gray

Horse & Jockey 0 - 6 Connellys A

Connellys A got off to a good start when Niall McElroy beat Gary Hillis 2-1 after losing the first frame. Niall had an 8ball clearance in frame two and all three frames took a total of seven minutes. In game two Peter Kyle had a win in straight frames over Mark Davidson to make the score 2-0 for Connellys. The next two games were both won in straight frames as Connellys raced into a 4-0 lead, Kevin Scullion and Sean Donnelly both won by beating Sam McCalmont and Dean Hill. In the fifth game Joey McNally also had a 2-0 win over Johnny Laing to make the score 5-0 for Connellys A. In the final game Alan Smyth came from being one down against Henry Butler to win 2-1 to make the final score 6-0 for Connellys A.

M.O.M. Niall McElroy

Rearranged match from week 7 29/11/11

Social Cobwebs 5 - 1 Diamond Bar

Damian White got the away team off to a good start when he defeated Johnny Holmes in straight frames. The Cobwebs won the next two games by 2-1 scorelines when Andy McAlonan Ricky McNeill both beat Declan Heggarty and Eamon Halforty. In game four Stephen Holmes defeated Brendan O'Mullan by a 2-1 score line after being one frame down. In game five Chris McGaughey had a win in straight frames over Chris Gordon to make the score 4-1 for the Cobwebs. In the final game Jimmy Knowles came back from losing the first frame to win 2-1 against Ian Boal to leave the final score 5-1 for the Cobwebs.

M.O.M. Chris McGaughey

Rearranged match from week 8 06/12/11

Fairhill Hustlers 2 - 4 Coach Bar

Paul Gray gave the Coach the lead when he beat George McCullough by a 2-1 score line. The Coach doubled the score when Darren O'Neill beat Derek Dunlop 2-1 after losing the first frame. In game three Billy Andrews also came from behind to win 2-1 against Robert Hargan to make the score 3-0 for the Coach. In game four Ritchie Irwin pulled one back when he had a win in straight frames over Philip McAllister. The Fairhill pulled another one back to make the score 3-2 for the Coach when Robert Graham had a 2-1 win over Paul Shaw after losing the first frame. In the final game the Coach wrapped up the victory when Rodney Shirley after being one down beat Paul Hayes 2-1 to leave the final score 4-2 for the Coach.

M.O.M. Rodney Shirley

Rearranged match from week 8 06/12/11

Social Cobwebs 1 - 5 Connellys B

Brett McLaughlin came from being one down to defeat Jimmy Knowles 2-1 and put the away team into the lead. The second game was won by Ryan Foster after he had to come from being one down to win 2-1 and put the away team 2-0 up. In game three Chris McGaughey defeated Dean Dunlop by a 2-1 scoreline and make the match score 2-1 for Connellys. In game four Connor Connelly defeated Johnny Holmes 2-1 after losing the first frame . Pat McAnally had a win in straight frames over Stephen Holmes to make it 4-1 for Connellys. In the final game Alan Davidson came from behind to win 2-1 against Andy McAlonan to make the final score 5-1 for Connellys B.

M.O.M. Chris McGaughey

Wednesday 18 January 2012

Under 18s and Under 23 Northern Ireland Individual Championships

Under 18s and Under 23 Northern Ireland Individual Championships


This Saturday 21st January sees the Northern Ireland Under 18 and Under 23 Individual Championships take place in the Ballymena United Social Club. Details below. Players can pay on the day, it is not a pre enter Competition.

UNDER 18s
Where - Ballymena United Social Club
When - Saturday 21st January 2012
Time - Registration closes at 12:00 noon
Who - Open to anyone who is eligible to play for Northern Ireland. Players to be Under the age of 18 on 1/1/12 (players must bring ID with them)
Cost - £10 if affiliated, £12.50 if not
Dress - NIPA dress code applies
Format - Knockout

UNDER 23s
Where - Ballymena United Social Club
When - Saturday 21st January 2012
Time - Registration closes at 1:00pm
Who - Open to anyone who is eligible to play for Northern Ireland. Players to be Under the age of 23 on 1/1/12 (players must bring ID with them)
Cost - £10 if affiliated, £12.50 if not
Dress - NIPA dress code applies
Format - Knockout

Top Photo - Last years Under 18 Winner, Corey Sweeney from Coleraine
Bottom Photo - Last years Under 21 Winner Scott Clarke, also from Coleraine

Friday 13 January 2012

Interleague Tournament

This coming weekend (14th &15th) sees the annual interleague competition taking place. For a change it is not being held in Ballymena Social Club, with this year's venue being Queen's Hall in Newtownards. There will be two teams representing our league, an A team that will travel on Sunday and a B team that will travel on Saturday.

I would like to wish both teams all the best and hopefully the players involved can do the league proud, and maybe even bring some silverware home!!

For more information please visit: www.nipapool.blogspot.com

Results - Week 11 - Tuesday 10th January 2012

Social Cobwebs 2 - 4 Michelin Inbetweeners 

Gary Ormandy set the Inbetweeners on the road to victory when he beat Andy McAlonan by a 2-1 score line. Lee Wright made it two with a win in straight frames against Neil Marrs. The third game went to Dessie Cooper who also had a win in straight frames over Chris McGaughey to make the score 3-0 for Michelin. The Cobwebs pulled one back when Stephen Holmes defeated Finton Long by a 2-0 score line. Gareth Rowe restored the three game advantage with a 2-0 win against Darren Magee and in the final game Jimmy Knowles pulled another one back with a win in straight frames over Phil Houston to leave the final score 4-2 for the Inbetweeners.

M.O.M. Dessie Cooper

Diamond Bar 2 - 4 Connolly's A 

Niall McElroy put the away team into the lead with a win in straight frames over Paul Ross. Peter Kyle made it two when he beat Johnny Gordon 2-1 after losing the first frame. Diamond pulled one back when Declan Heggarty came from being one down to win 2-1 against Kevin Scullion. Brendan O'Mullan levelled the scores with a 2-0 win over Sean Donnelly to make the score 2-2. Joey McNally restored the lead for Connellys with a win in straight frames over Chris Gordon and in the final game Alan Smith defeated Ian Boal by a 2-1 scoreline to leave the final score 4-2 for Connolly's A.

M.O.M. Declan Heggarty 

Fairhill Hustlers 4 - 2 Horse & Jockey

George McCullough got the home team off to a good start when he beat Mark Davidson in straight frames. Derek Dunlop made it two with a 2-1 win over Sam McCalmont after losing the first frame. In the third game Justin Kilpatrick defeated Dean Hill in straight frames and in the fourth Ritchie Irwin also had a win in straight frames over Gary Hillis to make the score 4-0 for the Hustlers. In game five Robert Graham won the first frame but lost out on the next two to Henry Butler for a 2-1 win and in the last game the scores went the same way with Johnny Laing beating Paul Hayes 2-1 after coming first frame for a final score of 4-2 for Fairhill Hustlers.

M. O. M. Justin Kilpatrick

Slemish Hotshots 4 - 2 Social Sports

Ross Hill gave the away team the lead when he had a win in straight frames over Chris McCrory. Gregory Shaw levelled for Slemish when he came from being one down to win 2-1 against Adam Gordon. Gary Rodgers put the home team ahead when he beat Richard Campbell in straight frames. In the fourth game Richard Turtle levelled at 2-2 when he beat Ryan Logan 2-1. Back came the Slemish with Paul Bates who defeated Dennis Keenan by a 2-0 scoreline. In the final game Damian Keenan had a walkover as Sports only had five players to leave the final score 4-2 for the Slemish Hotshots.

M.O.M. Gary Rodgers 

Notes: 

Michelin Masters V Coach and Connolly's B V Moat Aces were both called off because of a bereavement and will be played at a later date.

Next week is a free night with no league matches but is set aside to play any outstanding matches. There are six matches to be played so please play them ASAP.

The league resumes on 24th Jan with week 12 matches and week 13 matches on 31st Jan. That takes us up to the 'Festival of Pool' in Michelin Sports Club which runs from Tuesday 7th Feb to Sunday 26th Feb.