The DBSL would like to congratulate Clayton “The Celt” Cregan, of Pioneers Blue, on winning the DBSL Handicap Series event 4, held in Pioneer Snooker Club today. Clayton beat DBSL newcomer Conor Finn, of Glenalbyn Blue, 2-1 in a close fought final, potting the final pink to seal the win.
Claytons’s run to the final started off with straight forward 2-0 wins over Martin Garland, of Pioneers White, in the last 16 and Tony O’Connor, of Glenalbyn Blue, in the Quarter finals. The semi final was a tougher affair but Clayton still managed to pull through, beating Glenalbyn Red’s Michael Kearns 2-0 on the black ball to book his place in the final.
On the other side of the draw, Conor had a great run to the Final, beating young Oscar Ellison Gibboins (Pioneers Pink) 2-1 in the pre lim and beating fellow team mate Gerry Sweeney 2-0 (Glenalbyn Blue) in the Last 16. He then advanced through the tournament where he beat Dean Murray (Ierne) 2-0 in the Quarter Final, and ground out a well deserved 2-1 win over Ivor Fitzpatrick (Pioneers Blue) in the semi final.
Dean Murray, of Ierne, had the highest break of the tournament with a 43 break in his last 16 match against Peter Conroy.
DBSL would like to thank Tournament Director Niall Lawless, and the Pioneer Snooker Club for their fine hospitality throughout the day. Special thanks to Tony O’Connor who reffed the final.
Winner and Runner Up: Clayton Cregan and Conor Finn
Full details of the event below.
Draw
| Pre-Lim Round | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:30am – 1 | +40 | Jack Sheridan | 2 | v | 0 | Ray Kearns | +65 |
| 09.30am – 2 | +25 | Jo Jo Whelan | 2 | v | 0 | Pat Smullen | +67 |
| 09.30am – 3 | +58 | Oscar Ellison Gibbons | 1 | v | 2 | Conor Finn | +62 |
| 09.30am – 4 | +25 | David Gibbons | 0 | v | 2 | Dean Murray | +25 |
| 10.30am – 5 | +20 | Eric Pei | 2 | v | 0 | Brian O'Rourke | +35 |
| 10.30am – 6 | +65 | Daniel Brcko | 0 | v | 2 | Martin Garland | +33 |
| 10.30am – 7 | +70 | Stephen Byrne Snr | 2 | v | 1 | Padraig Quinlan | +51 |
| 10.30am – 8 | +52 | Dehna Bennett | 0 | v | 2 | Michael Kearns | +37 |
| Last 16 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.30pm | +08 | Ivor Fitzpatrick | 2 | v | 0 | Jack Sheridan | +40 |
| 11.30am | +65 | Darragh Maher | 0 | v | 2 | Jo Jo Whelan | +25 |
| 11.30am | +60 | Gerry Sweeney | 0 | v | 2 | Conor Finn | +62 |
| 11:30am | +52 | Peter Conroy | 0 | v | 2 | Dean Murray | +25 |
| 12.30pm | +60 | Tony O'Connor | 2 | v | 1 | Eric Pei | +20 |
| 12.30pm | +35 | Clayton Cregan | 2 | v | 0 | Martin Garland | +33 |
| 12.30pm | +56 | Ross Dalton | 2 | v | 1 | Stephen Byrne Snr | +70 |
| 12.30pm | +45 | Niall Lawless | 0 | v | 2 | Michael Kearns | +37 |
| Quarter Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivor Fitzpatrick | 2 | v | 0 | Jo Jo Whelan |
| Conor Finn | 2 | v | 0 | Dean Murray |
| Tony O'Connor | 0 | v | 2 | Clayton Cregan |
| Ross Dalton | 1 | v | 2 | Michael Kearns |
| Semi Finals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivor Fitzpatrick | 1 | v | 2 | Conor Finn |
| Clayton Cregan | 2 | v | 0 | Michael Kearns |
| Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conor Finn | 1 | v | 2 | Clayton Cregan |
| Player | Break |
|---|---|
| Dean Murray | 43 |
Event details
Venue: Pioneers: Sunday
Entrance Fee: 20 Euro entry fee includes table charges
Format: All matches are best of 3
Time: 09:30am start
Dress code: Trousers and polo neck shirt