Mc Loughlin Wins Premier Event Number Three

Paddy ''Ginger Magician'' Mc Loughlin emerged from the shadows of defeat to win his third premier event title of the 2007 season and stay on course for the grand-slam of the six  premier events staged on Ireland’s American 8 & 9 Ball Pool Tour when he defeated Antrim’s Stephen Johnston 13-12 in fantastic final to lift the 2007 Irish 9Ball Masters title just getting over the line in the last rack….

Paddy Mc Laughlin (Down) 2007 Irish 9Ball Masters Champion....

The Ginger Magician picked up his third premier event title with well earned results before he faced defeat in the final, winning five rounds to be crowned champion over Eddie Smith (Meath, 10-3), Declan O’ Reilly (Dublin, 10-3), Declan Hughes (Armagh, 10-6), before being involved in a tough tussle with Tristan Byrne in the semi-finals coming from 4-2 down before winner 11-8 to reach his third premier event final…..

So as the grand-final got underway in the 2007 Irish 9Ball Masters it was the Ginger Magician who raced into a 6-2 lead over Antrim’s Stephen Johnston but the Antrim cueist didn’t let Paddy have things all his own way by clawing back into the match with some brilliant displays of pool running three racks in a-row  to leave the match all square at ten racks each…

Four semi-finals in the 2007 Irish 9Ball Masters LtoR:
Damien Corrigan, Stephen Johnston (runner-up),
Paddy Mc Loughlin (winner) and Tristan Byrne

Once again Paddy open up another two rack lead only to see Stephen level the scores once again at 12-12 going into the final and deciding rack with the Antrim cueist breaking off,'and what a break it was which seen the 9ball rolling for the top right hand side bulk pocket only to get a slide nudge where it just sit over the edge of the pocket before the Ginger Magician stepped up and run three balls before planting the four-ball onto the 9ball to claim victory and crowned the 2007 Irish 9Ball Masters Champion…..

Stephen Johnston and Paddy Mc Loughlin
pictured before the 2007 Irish 9Ball Masters final.....

All in all it was fantastic final where both players played there part but at the end of the day it's the Ginger Magician who stays on course for his six Grand-Slam titles on Ireland’s American 8 & 9 Ball pool Tour….