2nd Over 35's Ranking Tournament 2010-2011
Willows Snooker Club - 6th November 2010
 
 
Over 35's 2010-2011 Finalists 2
Brendan Murphy (Spawell 'A') (runner-up), Stephen Merrigan (Roadstone 'A') (winner)
D.B.S.L. 2nd Over 35's 2010-2011 Finalists
The 2nd Over 35's tournament of 2010-2011 was played in Willows Snooker Club on 6th November 2010. The competition was handicapped as ever with Premier League players off scratch, Division 1 off +12 and Division 2 off +20. The tournament had one of its largest ever entries, thanks mainly due to the number of Willows players who entered, quite a number of whom had not played in the over 35's series before.

Stephen Merrigan (Roadstone 'A') won the tournament beating Brendan Murphy (Spawell 'A') 3-0 in the final. Stephen had earlier beaten Dave Carton (Willows 'B') 3-0 in the quarter-final and Mark Garvey (Roadstone 'G') 3-0 in the semi-final. Brendan made the final by first defeating Umesh Bhagwan (Willows 'A') 3-1 and then Robert Garvey (Roadstone 'G') 3-2 in the semi-final, coming back from 2-1 down and needing a snooker on the blue in the 4th frame.

Stephen Merrigan got the highest break with 2 breaks of 44, including one in the final, pipping Brendan Murphy's 43 made in his quarter-final win. Many thanks go to Peter Murphy for providing excellent conditions and hospitality throughout the day.
 
 
Final - seeding in brackets
Brendan Murphy (Spawell 'A')
0-3
Stephen Merrigan (Roadstone 'A') (2)
 
 
Semi-Final - seeding in brackets
Robert Garvey (Roadstone 'G')
2-3
Brendan Murphy (Spawell 'A')
Mark Garvey (Roadstone 'G')
0-3
Stephen Merrigan (Roadstone 'A') (2)
 
 
Quarter-Final - seeding in brackets
Richard Hayes (Howth CYMS) (1)
1-3
Robert Garvey (Roadstone 'G')
Umesh Bhagwan (Willows 'A')
1-3
Brendan Murphy (Spawell 'A')
Mark Garvey (Roadstone 'G')
3-2
Peter Murphy (Willows 'A')
Dave Carton (Willows 'B')
0-3
Stephen Merrigan (Roadstone 'A') (2)
 
 
Last 16 - seeding in brackets
Richard Hayes (Howth CYMS) (1)
bye
Cian O'Byrne (Willows 'B')
0-3
Robert Garvey (Roadstone 'G')
Umesh Bhagwan (Willows 'A')
3-0
Yvonne Healy (Willows 'B')
Brendan Murphy (Spawell 'A')
bye
Mick Holohan (Glenalbyn 'A')
1-3
Mark Garvey (Roadstone 'G')
Mick Long (Willows 'B')
0-3
Peter Murphy (Willows 'A')
Alan Cullen (Willows 'B')
1-3
Dave Carton (Willows 'B')
Stephen Merrigan (Roadstone 'A') (2)
bye
 
 
Rankings
1
Stephen Merrigan (Roadstone 'A')
25
17
2
Richard Hayes (Howth CYMS)
18
9
3
Robert Garvey (Roadstone 'G')
18
8
4
Brendan Murphy (Spawell 'A')
18
6
5
Peter Murphy (Willows 'A')
16
6
6
Dave Carton (Willows 'B')
16
5
7
Keith Sheldreck (Roadstone 'B')
15
10
8
Brendan Thomas (Roadstone 'C')
12
9
9
Mark Garvey (Roadstone 'G')
10
3
10
Eddie Ingle (Roadstone 'A')
8
3
11
Umesh Bhagwan (Willows 'A')
8
3
12
Alan Cullen (Willows 'B')
6
0
=
Yvonne Healy (Willows 'B')
6
0
=
Mick Holohan (Glenalbyn)
6
0
=
Mick Long (Willows 'B')
6
0
=
Cian O'Byrne (Willows 'B')
6
0
 
 
Ranking system:
Winner: 15 points + merit
Runner-up: 12 points + merit
Semi-finals: 10 points + merit
Quarter-finals: 8 points + merit
Last 16: 6 points + merit
Last 32: 4 points + merit
Last 64: 2 points + merit