Paddy Mc Laughlin Cupid Cars All Ireland 9-Ball Champion
Paddy Mc Laughlin claimed his fourth Premier Event title in 2007 with his latest victory coming in the 2007 Cupid Cars All Ireland Open 9Ball Championship with an 13-5 win over Gareth Deegan (Dublin) in the final to be crowned Cupid Cars All Ireland 9Ball Pool Champion for the first time in the five year history……..
Paddy Mc Laughlin 2007 Cupid Cars All Ireland Open 9Ball Champion.....
The Ginger Magician picked up the winners cheque and trophy with a sensational performance at Frames Snooker & Pool Club Belfast over the weekend to see off the in-form Gareth Deegan….
The four semi-finals LtoR: Gareth Deegan (Dublin, runner-up),
Gary Johnson (Antrim),
Paddy Mc Laughlin (Down, winner), Manny Byrne (Down)....
The Ginger Magician also produced a fantastic display in the earlier rounds to overcome his other opponents when some of them pushed him all the way to the winning line starting it all of in the last-64 over Daniel Gorman (Antrim, 10-4), Ciolean Massey (Antrim, 10-4), Paul Heaney (Tyrone, 10-8), Ronan Fay (Tyrone, 10-7), Gary Johnson (Antrim, 11-2) and Gareth Deegan (Dublin) in the final 13-5.……
The finalists from both events Gareth Deegan (Dublin), Paddy Mc Laughlin (Down),
Matt Lawrenson (England) and Tony Burton (England)....
“This is a great moment for me,” Said Paddy , winning the biggest pool event in Ireland which has produced great champions over the years in its Roll of Honour list Kevin Smith (England, 2003), John Wims (Kildare, 2004), Pat Holtz (Scotland, 2005), Sam Gibson (Antrim, 2006) and now myself…..
“I’ve worked so hard with months of hard practise leading up to this brilliant tournament and it has now paid of for me……its unbelievable…..
The two finalist pictured before play Gareth Deegan (Dublin)
and Paddy Mc Laughlin (Down)....
Praise most also go to Gareth Deegan for his gallant effort and performance in these championships which included his 11-10 victory over Manny Byrne (Down) in the semi-finals coming from 10-7 down to claim victory…..
Highlights:
Two great results came in the 2007 championship from 16-year old Mark Mc Donald (Belfast) and Tristan Byrne (Newry) when both players defeated past champions Pat Holtz and Sam Gibson…..
The young Belfast player played fantastic pool to defeat last years champion Sam Gibson on a 10-2 score-line while the tournaments number 4 seed Tristan Byrne put in a fantastic performance to see of the challenge of Scotland’s professional pool player and 2005 champion Pat Holtz on a 10-8 score-line…..
Another superb performance came from 10 year-old Jordan Gorman (Belfast) playing in his first All Ireland 9Ball Championship when the lad played tremendous pool only to be defeated 10-8 by Sean Donnelly (Lurgan) in the last-64 but remains a great prospect for the future…..
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Past Champions:
2003: Kevin Smith (England)
2004: John Wims (Kildare)
2005: Pat Holtz (Scotland)
2006: Sam Gibson (Antrim)
2007: Paddy Mc Laughlin (Down)
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Results: |
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Last-32: |
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Paddy Mc Laughlin (Down) |
10-4 |
Coilean Massey (Antrim) |
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Paul Heaney (Tyrone) |
10-3 |
Raymond Field (Monaghan) |
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Mark Mc Donald (Antrim) |
10-0 |
Eddie Smith (Meath) |
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Ronan Fay (Tyrone) |
10-8 |
Paul Canavan (Antrim) |
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Ronnie Boyle (Tyrone) |
10-7 |
Eddie Mallon (Down) |
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Gary Johnson (Antrim) |
10-7 |
Leslie Walsh (Wexford) |
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Nigel Rednecks (Meath) |
10-9 |
Nikola Zrarkeziw (Czech Republic) |
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Tristan Byrne (Down) |
10-8 |
Pat Holtz (Scotland) |
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Gareth Quinn (Tyrone) |
10-8 |
Billy Gorman (Antrim) |
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Achileas Chapzithecharis (Scotland) |
10-0 |
Joe O’Driscoll (Dublin) |
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Tony Burton (England) |
10-7 |
Craig Blackstock (Scotland) |
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Gareth Deegan (Dublin) |
10-6 |
Barry Cunningham (Tyrone) |
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Matt Lawrenson (England) |
10-4 |
Paul Tierney (Meath) |
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Manny Byrne (Down) |
10-4 |
Willie Eakin (Derry) |
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Lee Hull (Derry) |
10-7 |
Sean Donnelly (Armagh) |
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Damien Corrigan (Tyrone) |
10-9 |
Barry Scott (Scotland) |
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Last-16: |
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Paddy Laughlin |
10-8 |
Paul Heaney |
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Ronan Fay |
10-8 |
Mark Mc Donald |
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Gary Johnson |
10-3 |
Ronnie Boyle |
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Nigel Rennicks |
10-8 |
Tristan Byrne |
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Gareth Quinn |
10-9 |
Achileas Chapzithecharis |
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Gareth Deegan |
10-5 |
Craig Blackstock |
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Manny Byrne |
10-7 |
Matt Lawrenson |
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Lee Hull |
10-7 |
Damien Corrigan |
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¼-Finals: |
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Paddy Mc Laughlin |
10-7 |
Ronan Fay |
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Gary Johnson |
10-9 |
Nigel Rennicks |
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Gareth Deegan |
10-7 |
Gareth Quinn |
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Manny Byrne |
10-9 |
Lee Hull |
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Semi-Finals: |
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Paddy Mc Laughlin |
11-2 |
Gary Johnson |
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Gareth Deegan |
11-10 |
Manny Byrne |
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Final: |
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Paddy Mc Laughlin |
13-5 |
Gareth Deegan |