Daniel Merrigan victorious at the DBSL Event 2 in Pioneers

The DBSL would like to congratulate Daniel Merrigan on winning the second DBSL series handicap event, held today in the Pioneers Snooker Club.

Daniel got off to a flying start to the day with a break of 57 in his first frame, taking down both Stephen Byrne Snr 2-0 in his round one match, and Tony O’Connor 2-0 in his last 16 match.

In the quarter final he faced an in form Niall Lawless but quickly disposed of him 2-0 before moving on to the semi final where he faced a tough opponent in Mark Dunne of Pioneers Pink. The match was tight and a decider was forced but the Machine prevailed again with a 2-1 win and booking himself a place in the final against the mighty Wolf of the Pioneers, Ivor Fitzpatrick.

Ivor himself had a great run to the final beating George O’Hara 2-0, (a match worthy of a final), in his first round match, then taking down Peter Conroy 2-1 in his last 16 match. He went on to beat Daniel McNamee 2-1 in the quarter final and Shane Merrigan 2-1 in the Semi Final.

The final took place live on Table 4 with Daniel taking the first frame to go 1-0 before Ivor came back strong at him pushing the game into a well deserved decider that everyone wanted to see. Daniel punched first in the decider with a modest 21 break but continued on, maintaining control throughout the remainder of the decider, taking victory 2-1 over Ivor.

DBSL would also like to thank Tournament Director Niall Lawless and the Pioneer Club for their hospitality throughout the day. A special thanks to Mark Dunne for supplying the food for the event.

Full details of the event below.

Runner Up and Winner: Ivor Fitzpatrick and Daniel Merrigan

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Draw

Pre Lim
+40 Ronan Deegan 0 v 2 Niall Lawless +50
+10 Daniel Merrigan 2 v 0 Stephen Byrne Snr +75
+67 Tony O'Connor 2 v 0 Diarmuid O'Connor +22
+65 Stephen Corrigan 2 v 0 Conor Gaffney +36
+15 Dane Daly 2 v 1 Alan Fitzpatrick +55
+63 Mark Dunne 2 v 0 Martin Garland +38
+15 Ivor Fitpatrick 2 v 0 George O'Hara +05
+68 Ray Kearns 2 v 0 Fergal Hagen +50
+63 Dehna Bennett 0 v 2 Daniel McNamee +47
+45 Sean Hart 0 v 2 Shane Merrigan +48
+73 Andrew Harvey 1 v 2 Kevin O'Brien +33
+42 Joey Kenny 2 v 0 Pat Smullen +67
Last 16
+36 Conor Harkin 0 v 2 Niall Lawless +50
+10 Daniel Merrigan 2 v 0 Tony O'Connor +67
+65 Stephen Corrigan 0 v 2 Dane Daly +15
+40 Brian O'Rourke 0 v 2 Mark Dunne +63
+57 Peter Conroy 1 v 2 Ivor Fitpatrick +15
+68 Ray Kearns 0 v 2 Daniel McNamee +47
+48 Shane Merrigan 2 v 1 Kevin O'Brien +33
+73 Daniel Brcko 2 v 1 Joey Kenny +42
Quarter Finals
+50 Niall Lawless 0 v 2 Daniel Merrigan +10
+15 Dane Daly 0 v 2 Mark Dunne +63
+10 Ivor Fitpatrick 2 v 1 Daniel McNamee +47
+48 Shane Merrigan 2 v 0 Daniel Brcko +73
Semi Finals
+10 Daniel Merrigan 2 v 1 Mark Dunne +63
+15 Ivor Fitpatrick 2 v 1 Shane Merrigan +48
Final
+10 Daniel Merrigan 2 v 1 Ivor Fitzpatrick +15
Player Break
Ivor Fitpatrick 68
Daniel Merrigan 57

Event details
Venue: Pioneers
Entrance Fee: 20 Euro entry fee includes table charges
Format: All matches are best of 3
Handicaps: DBSL handicaps used
Time: 09.30am start
Dress code: Trousers and polo neck shirt

Coming Up – DBSL Series 2 Handicap Tournament in Pioneers – Sunday 5th November

The 2nd DBSL handicap tournament of the 23/24 season will take place on Sunday November 5th in Pioneers Snooker club.
Entry fee is €20, which includes all table charges.
Start time 9.30am pre lims
DRESS code is Trousers shoes and polo shirt.
All matches best of 3
Please enter your name on our website through our online entry system on the home page

ENTRY LIST
Niall Lawless
Ivor Fitzpatrick
Brian O’Rourke
Kevin O’Brien
Alan Fitzpatrick
Ronan Deegan
Stephen Corrigan
Martin Garland
Mark Dunne
Daniel Brcko
Andrew Harvey
Stephen Byrne Snr
Pat Smullen
Daniel McNamee
Ray Kearns
Peter Conroy
Sean Hart
Conor Harkin
Conor Gaffney
Dehna Bennett
Tony O’Connor
George O’Hara
Dane Daly
Joey Kenny
Daniel Merrigan
Shane Merrigan
Fergal Hagen
Diarmuid O’Connor

Conor Harkin wins DBSL Event 1 in Roadstone

DBSL would like to congratulate Roadstone D’s Conor Harkin on winning the first instalment of the DBSL series handicap events today in Roadstone Snooker Club.

On a long route to the final, Conor took down Lenny Malone in his pre lim match and beat Niall Lawless in his last 16 match. He then went on to beat George Murphy 2-1 in a close fought quarter final and Brian “The Rocket” O’Rourke 2-0 in the semi final.

The Epic final saw Conor come out victorious, marginally beating Pioneer Pink’s Daniel Brcko 2-1, in a nail biting decider which went down to he final black.

Daniel himself had a fantastic and well deserved run to his debut final beating Tony Kenny, Brendan Canavan, Andrew Doherty and Martin McDonald along the way.

As always, DBSL would also like to thank Stephen Merrigan and the Roadstone Club for their hospitality throughout the day.

Full details of the event below.

Winner and Runner up: Conor Harkin and Daniel Brcko

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Draw

Pre-Lim Round
+63 Dehna Bennett 2 v 1 Dave Goddard +54
+28 Paddy Brady 2 v 0 Alex Hooper +75
+73 Daniel Brcko 2 v 1 Tony Kenny +46
+65 Mustaffa 2 v 1 Robert Kenna +25
+33 Kevin O'Brien 2 v 0 Paul Arnold +39
+40 Brian O'Rourke 2 v 0 Jay Doyle +65
+67 Tony O'Connor 2 v 1 Stephen Byrne Sr +75
+65 Lenny Malone 1 v 2 Conor Harkin +36
Last 16
+58 Martin McDonald 2 v 0 Dehna Bennett +63
+10 Daniel Merrigan 1 v 2 Paddy Brady +28
+44 Brendan Canavan 1 v 2 Daniel Brcko +73
+11 Andrew Doherty 2 v 0 Mustaffa +65
+57 Peter Conroy 2 v 0 Kevin O'Brien +33
+67 Pat Smullen 0 v 2 Brian O'Rourke +40
+34 George Murphy 2 v 1 Tony O'Connor +67
+50 Niall Lawless 1 v 2 Conor Harkin +36
Quarter Finals
+58 Martin McDonald 2 v 1 Paddy Brady +28
+73 Daniel Brcko 2 v 0 Andrew Doherty +11
+57 Peter Conroy 1 v 2 Brian O'Rourke +40
+34 George Murphy 1 v 2 Conor Harkin +36
Semi Finals
+58 Martin McDonald 1 v 2 Daniel Brcko +73
+40 Brian O'Rourke 0 v 2 Conor Harkin +36
Final
+36 Conor Harkin 2 v 1 Daniel Brcko +73

Event details
Venue: Roadstone
Entrance Fee: 20 Euro entry fee includes table charges
Format: All matches are best of 3
Handicaps: DBSL handicaps used
Time: 09.30am start
Dress code: Trousers and polo neck shirt

Coming Up – DBSL Series 1 Handicap Tournament in Roadstone – Saturday 7th October

The 1st DBSL handicap tournament of the 23/24 season will take place on Saturday October 07th in Roadstone Snooker club.
Entry fee is €20, which includes all table charges.
DRESS code is Trousers shoes and polo shirt.
All matches best of 3
Please enter your name on our website through our online entry system on the home page

ENTRY LIST
Dehna Bennet
Brian O’Rourke
Tony Kenny
Lenny Malone
Dave Goddard
Robbie McKenna
Martin McDonald
Kevin O’Brien
Stephen Byrne Snr
Paddy Brady
Conor Harkin
Peter Conroy
Daniel Merrigan
Alex Hooper
George Murphy
Brendan Canavan
Tony O’Connor
Pat Smullen
Andrew Doherty
Daniel Brcko
Paul Arnold
Niall Lawless
Mustaffa
Jay Doyle

DBSL AGM MONDAY SEPTEMBER 18TH 2023

To all members, please note the AGM for the 2023/24 Season will be held on the 18th September at 7.30pm in the Roadstone Snooker Club.
It is important for each team to have at least one member attend this meeting to discuss the new season.

Well done to the Boys in Green in Bulgaria

DBSL would like to say a big well done to our Daniel Merrigan of Roadstone A, and Paddy Brady of Willows B, who joined forces to proudly represent Ireland, and compete at the European All Teams Snooker Championships this month, held in Albena, Bulgaria.

They were in a group with Poland, Bulgaria, and tournament favourite, Wales.

Daniel and Paddy were victorious in their first game by bravely coming back from a 2-0 deficit to win 3-2 against Bulgaria. Their second game saw them take a heavy blow with a defeat to Poland 5-0. The boys re-grouped and went into their third game confidently and managed to come out victorious against tournament favourite Wales, with Daniel having a 50 break and Paddy having a 44 break along the way.

Unfortunately because of the format of the competition, every frame counts for a point so even though Ireland take 2 wins out of 3 games, the frame score is a 6-9 loss overall, heartbreakingly knocking Ireland out.

Still the lads can be very proud of themselves and DBSL are very proud to have them on their teams.

DBSL would also like to wish the other Irish competitors Mark Tuite, John Farrell, Tommy O’Donohue, James Darcy, Greg Casey and Noel Landers the very best of luck in the remainder of the tournament.

Daniel Merrigan

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Paddy Brady

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Daniel Merrigan, Paddy Brady, Noel Landers, Greg Casey

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Daniel Merrigan and Stephen Merrigan

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Another Victory for Roadstone D – DBSL Cup Winners 2023

Congratulations from the DBSL to Roadstone D on winning the 2023 DBSL League Cup. The Final took place Tuesday 2nd May at the Roadstone Snooker Club where Roadstone D came out victorious over runners-up NS Academy.

Roadstone D’s journey to the final saw them beat Willows B in the last 16, Glenalbyn B in the Quarter Finals, before moving on to beat Roadstone C in the Semi Finals.

NS Academy’s road to the final included wins over Roadstone B in the last 16, Pioneers Blacks in the Quarter Finals and finally Pool Knight Shack in the Semi Finals.

The final between Roadstone D and NS Academy match ups:
Table 1 – Philip McCaffrey v Chris Hannigan
Table 2 – Gavin Stokes v Dave Carton
Table 3 – Conor Harkin v Damir Catic
Table 4 – Justin Byrne v Brendan Murphy

NS began the match with an advantageous two frame handicap putting Roadstone D under pressure from the off. The close fought match on table 1 saw Philip McCaffrey playing solid and beating the in-form Chris Hannigan 2-1, while over on table 2 Gavin Stokes strong and unwavering performance was too much for Dave Carton on the night, with Gavin winning the game 3-0 and taking the overall match scores to 5-3 at the midway point.

The second half of the match began on table 3 with Conor Harkin against Damir Catic. Damir’s strong safety play kept him in control for most of the match and he came out the winner 2-1 over Conor, bringing the match to 6-5 in favour of Roadstone D. Meanwhile, Justin Byrne took on Brendan Murphy on table 4, in the final fixture on this exciting race to 8 frames. Roadstone D’s Justin put pressure on NS straight away winning the first frame. Brendan fought back in the second frame but Justin held strong and won that frame, bringing the overall score-line to 8-5 and taking his team to victory.

DBSL would also once again like to thanks Roadstone Snooker Club for their hospitality.

Winners: Roadstone D: Conor Gaffney, Justin Byrne, Philip McCaffrey (Capt), Conor Harkin, Gavin Stokes

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Ivor Fitzpatrick wins 2023 Dublin Individual Championships sponsored by First Aid Systems LTD

DBSL would like to wish a huge congratulations to Ivor “The Wolf” Fitzpatrick on winning the new 2023 Dublin Individual Championships which was held over two days in Roadstone and Pioneers Snooker Club on the 15th/16th April 2023.

Ivor’s road to victory started Saturday morning with a solid win, in round 1, over Eric Pei, beating him 3-0, including a break of 86, before taking down Pioneers Pink’s Daniel Brcko 3-1 in the last 16. The quarter final on Sunday morning saw Ivor take another solid 3-0 win, this time over Pool Knight Shack’s Alan Byrne with a break of 70 along the way.
Ivor was in fine form heading into the Semi final meeting another Pioneers Pink Peter Conroy where the game drew level at 1-1 before Ivor grew stronger and took the match with a 3-1 in the end.

The final showdown saw Ivor take on the strong competitor Paul Dunne from Pool Knight Shack. Ivor was strong in the early part of the final getting off to a 2-0 lead before Paul Dunne took the third frame taking the match to 2-1. The fourth frame was a battle showing some decent tactical play from both players, but Ivor “The Wolf” Fitzpatrick finally secured the frame in the end winning the match 3-1.

Paul’s impressive run to the final began in the pre-lim rounds beating Sean King of Willow’s B 3-1, and Stephen Reddington of Roadstone E 3-1 in round 1, before eventually coming out victorious of Roadstone A’s Daniel Merrigan with a 3-2 win in the last 16. On Sunday morning Paul beat Stephen Byrne Snr of Pioneer’s Blacks 3-2 and Brendan Canavan of Roadstone C with a scoreline of 3-1.

DBSL would like to thank both Roadstone Snooker Club and Pioneers Snooker Club for hosting the event, including Niall Lawless, Mick Kearns, Brendan Murphy, Ivor Fitzpatrick, Kevin O’Brien and Stephen Merrigan for showing a great deal of hospitality to all the players throughout the event and a big thank you to Alan Byrne of Pool Knight Shack for refereeing the final.

DBSL would like to especially thank First Aid Systems Ltd for sponsoring the event which has hugely helped support this great tournament and Snooker growth in Dublin.

Winner and Runner-up: Ivor Fitzpatrick and Paul Dunne

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Full details of the event below.

Draw

Pre-Lim Round Roadstone
+59 Rob Garvey 3 v 0 Dylan Carey +25
+34 George Murphy 0 v 3 Tony O'Connor +65
+28 Sean King 1 v 3 Paul Dunne +10
+20 Daniel Merrigan 3 v 1 Dave Goddard +54

Pre Lim Round Pioneers
+40 Brian O'Rourke 2 v 3 Peter Conroy +57

Round 1 – Roadstone Venue – Top Half of Draw
+33 Brendan Murphy 1 v 3 Mark Campbell +45
+47 Daniel McNamee 0 v 3 Brendan Canavan +41
+70 Dehna Bennett 0 v 3 Tony Kenny +46
+48 Shane Merrigan 1 v 3 Shane Mason +75
+75 Stephen Byrne Snr 3 v 0 Rob Garvey +59
+37 John Maher 0 v 3 Tony O'Connor 65
+10 Stephen Reddington 1 v 3 Paul Dunne +10
+15 Dane Daly 0 v 3 Daniel Merrigan +20
Round 1 – Pioneers Venue – Bottom Half of Draw
+70 Daniel Brcko 3 v 1 Joey Kenny +42
+25 Eric Pei 0 v 3 Ivor Fitzpatrick +20
+25 Alan Byrne 3 v 0 Robert Moynihan +23
+45 Dave Carton 3 v 0 Darren Savage +25
+28 Paddy Brady 0 v 3 Niall Lawless +50
+65 Pat Smullen 0 v 3 Fergal Hagen +50
+39 Aidan Phelan 3 v 2 Kevin O'Brien +33
+49 Sean Hart 0 v 3 Peter Conroy 57
Last 16
+45 Mark Campbell 1 v 3 Brendan Canavan +41
+46 Tony Kenny 0 v 3 Shane Mason +75
+75 Stephen Byrne Snr 3 v 2 Tony O'Connor +6
+10 Paul Dunne 3 v 2 Daniel Merrigan +20
+70 Daniel Brcko 1 v 3 Ivor Fitzpatrick +20
+25 Alan Byrne 3 v 0 Dave Carton +45
+50 Niall Lawless 1 v 3 Fergal Hagen +50
+39 Aidan Phelan 0 v 3 Peter Conroy 57
Quarter Finals
+41 Brendan Canavan 3 v 1 Shane Mason +75
+75 Stephen Byrne Snr 2 v 3 Paul Dunne +10
+20 Ivor Fitzpatrick 3 v 0 Alan Byrne +25
+50 Fergal Hagen 1 v 3 Peter Conroy 57
Semi Final
+41 Brendan Canavan 1 v 3 Paul Dunne +10
+20 Ivor Fitzpatrick 3 v 1 Peter Conroy +57
Final
+20 Ivor Fitzpatrick 3 v 1 Paul Dunne +10
Player Break
Ivor Fitzpatrick 86
Paul Dunne 73
Ivor Fitzpatrick 70
Ivor Fitzpatrick 50
Paul Dunne 64

Event details
Venue: Roadstone and Pioneers
Entrance Fee: 20 Euro entry fee includes table charges
Format: All matches are best of 5
Handicaps: DBSL handicaps used
Time: 09.30am start
Dress code: Full Dress Code

Dublin Individual Championships – Draw and Schedule

Draw

Pre-Lim Round Roadstone
+59 Rob Garvey 3 v 0 Dylan Carey +25
+34 George Murphy 0 v 3 Tony O'Connor +65
+28 Sean King 1 v 3 Paul Dunne +10
+20 Daniel Merrigan 3 v 1 Dave Goddard +54

Pre Lim Round Pioneers
+40 Brian O'Rourke 2 v 3 Peter Conroy +57

Round 1 – Roadstone Venue – Top Half of Draw
+33 Brendan Murphy 1 v 3 Mark Campbell +45
+47 Daniel McNamee 0 v 3 Brendan Canavan +41
+70 Dehna Bennett 0 v 3 Tony Kenny +46
+48 Shane Merrigan 1 v 3 Shane Mason +75
+75 Stephen Byrne Snr 3 v 0 Rob Garvey +59
+37 John Maher 0 v 3 Tony O'Connor 65
+10 Stephen Reddington 1 v 3 Paul Dunne +10
+15 Dane Daly 0 v 3 Daniel Merrigan +20
Round 1 – Pioneers Venue – Bottom Half of Draw
+70 Daniel Brcko 3 v 1 Joey Kenny +42
+25 Eric Pei 0 v 3 Ivor Fitzpatrick +20
+25 Alan Byrne 3 v 0 Robert Moynihan +23
+45 Dave Carton 3 v 0 Darren Savage +25
+28 Paddy Brady 0 v 3 Niall Lawless +50
+65 Pat Smullen 0 v 3 Fergal Hagen +50
+39 Aidan Phelan 3 v 2 Kevin O'Brien +33
+49 Sean Hart 0 v 3 Peter Conroy 57
Last 16
+45 Mark Campbell 1 v 3 Brendan Canavan +41
+46 Tony Kenny 0 v 3 Shane Mason +75
+75 Stephen Byrne Snr 3 v 2 Tony O'Connor +6
+10 Paul Dunne 3 v 2 Daniel Merrigan +20
+70 Daniel Brcko 1 v 3 Ivor Fitzpatrick +20
+25 Alan Byrne 3 v 0 Dave Carton +45
+50 Niall Lawless 1 v 3 Fergal Hagen +50
+39 Aidan Phelan 0 v 3 Peter Conroy 57
Quarter Finals
+41 Brendan Canavan 3 v 1 Shane Mason +75
+75 Stephen Byrne Snr 2 v 3 Paul Dunne +10
+20 Ivor Fitzpatrick 3 v 0 Alan Byrne +25
+50 Fergal Hagen 1 v 3 Peter Conroy 57
Semi Final
+41 Brendan Canavan 1 v 3 Paul Dunne +10
+20 Ivor Fitzpatrick 3 v 1 Peter Conroy +57
Final
+20 Ivor Fitzpatrick - v - Paul Dunne +10
Player Break
Ivor Fitzpatrick 86
Paul Dunne 73
Ivor Fitzpatrick 70
Ivor Fitzpatrick 50
Paul Dunne 64

Event details
Venue: Roadstone and Pioneers
Entrance Fee: 20 Euro entry fee includes table charges
Format: All matches are best of 5
Handicaps: DBSL handicaps used
Time: 09.30am start
Dress code: Full Dress Code

Entry List For Dublin Individual Championship

Please see below list entries for Dublin Individual Championship. Entry is open until Thursday April 13th at 6pm. Get your entry in before closing time. If your name isn’t on the list and you entered please contact Kevin O’Brien asap

Niall Lawless
Daniel McNamee
Paddy Smullen
Fergal Hagen
Stephen Byrne Snr
Stephen Reddington
Dylan Carey
Eric Pei
Sean Hart
Kevin O’Brien
Brian O’Rourke
Ivor Fitzpatrick
Dane Daly
Mark Campbell
Aidan phelan
John Maher
Robert Moynihan
Paul Dunne
Alan Byrne
Darren savage
Tony Kenny
Rob Garvey
Dave Goddard
Brendan Canavan
Paddy Brady
Brendan Murphy
Shane Merrigan
Daniel Merrigan
Dave Carton
Dehna Bennett
Peter Conroy
Tony O’Connor
Sean King
George Murphy
Joey Kenny
Daniel Brcko
Shane Mason