The DBSL would like to congratulate Kevin O’Brien, of Pioneers Blue, on winning the first DBSL Handicap Series event of the 25/26 Season. The event was held in Pioneers Snooker Club today. Kevin beat Jack Sheridan, of Pioneers White, 2-1 in a close fought final.
Kevin’s run to the final started off with a close 2-1 win over Stephen Byrne, of Pioneers Red, in the last 16. He then went on to beat fellow team mate Brian McPhee 2-1, in the Quarter Final, before moving on to beat Aidan Phelan, of Transport Club, 2-0 in the Semi Final.
On the other side of the draw, Jack had a great run to the Final, taking a 2-0 win over Pat Smullen, in the last 16, and a 2-1 win over Mark Dunne, in the Quarter Final. Jack then progressed to the Semi Final where he had a close 2-1 win over the reigning Dublin Individual champion, Peter Conroy.
DBSL would like to thank Tournament Director Niall Lawless, and the Pioneers Snooker Club for their fine hospitality throughout the day. Special thanks to Niall Lawless who reffed the Final, and to Mark Dunne for supplying a great breakfast.
Runner Up and Winner: Jack Sheridan and Kevin O’Brien
Full details of the event below.
Draw
| Pre-Lim | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:30am | +55 | Tony O'Connor | 2 | v | 0 | Tommy Murphy | +28 |
| 09:30am | +25 | Jo Jo Whelan | 1 | v | 2 | Robert Moynihan | +18 |
| 09:30am | +82 | Niall Kelly | 0 | v | 2 | Peter Conroy | +47 |
| 09:30am | +45 | Dehna Bennett | 2 | v | 0 | Brian O'Rourke | +35 |
| 09:30am | +55 | Mark Dunne | 2 | v | 0 | Ray Kearns | +65 |
| 11:00am | +06 | Ivor Fitzpatrick | 0 | v | 2 | Glenn Foley | +70 |
| Last 16 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00am | +55 | Tony O’Connor | 2 | v | 0 | Robert Moynihan | +18 |
| 12:00am | +47 | Peter Conroy | 2 | v | 0 | Dehna Bennet | +45 |
| 12:00am | +55 | Mark Dunne | 2 | v | 0 | Glenn Foley | +70 |
| 11:00am | +40 | Jack Sheridan | 0 | v | 2 | Pat Smullen | +70 |
| 11:00am | +28 | Kevin O'Brien | 2 | v | 1 | Stephen Byrne | +72 |
| 11:00am | +68 | Andrew Harvey | 0 | v | 2 | Brian McPhee | +15 |
| 11:00am | +34 | Aidan Phelan | 2 | v | 1 | Dean Murray | +25 |
| 12:00am | +45 | Niall Lawless | 2 | v | 1 | Clayton Cregan | +28 |
| Quarter Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +55 | Tony O’Connor | 1 | v | 2 | Peter Conroy | +47 |
| +55 | Mark Dunne | 0 | v | 2 | Jack Sheridan | +40 |
| +28 | Kevin O’Brien | 2 | v | 1 | Brian McPhee | +15 |
| +34 | Aidan Phelan | 2 | v | 1 | Niall Lawless | +45 |
| Semi Finals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +47 | Peter Conroy | 1 | v | 2 | Jack Sheridan | +40 |
| +28 | Kevin O’Brien | 2 | v | 0 | Aidan Phelan | +34 |
| Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +40 | Jack Sheridan | 1 | v | 2 | Kevin O’Brien | +28 |
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