Draw made for Nevin Cup ties

With the defending Nevin Cup champion Vincent Graham not defending his trophy, this year's competition looks very open.
By The Newsroom
Published 22nd Jan 2016, 07:00 BST

Last year, the Ballymoney man had a 30-point advantage over opponent Damien Reid and after a good start he got over the line to win 4-2

This year’s competition should prove to be extremely interesting and as this competition is not restricted to league players only, there could be quite a few dark horses who could appear.

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David Louden, from Rafters in Ballymoney, is playing some great snooker at present and will definitely be one to watch.

Steven McIlreavy is another who does not play league snooker but is a very capable player on his day, and with his +20 handicap, his first round opponent of Ady Toner will have to be at his best.

However, the tie of the round looks like being Willie Eakin vs Curtis Boreland, with Curtis receiving a generous 20 point start, he may have too much for the experienced Eakin to overcome.

There’s no doubt this year’s cup will provide some entertaining snooker and the destination of the Nevin Cup is very much anyone’s guess at this stage.

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Nevin Cup – 1st round full draw (League handicaps apply, unless otherwise stated)

Adrian Tweed (+50) vs Martin Crawley

Willie Boreland (-5) vs Remo Devito (+50)

Len McConaghie vs James Nesbitt

Davy Moore vs Daniel McAuley

Ricky Close vs Geoff Boreland

Sean McDermott vs Ady McGonigle

Willie Eakin vs Curtis Boreland

Neil McKelvey vs Darren Morrow

Adam Freeburn vs Ady Boreland

Steven McIlreavy (+20) vs Ady Toner

Andy McMullan vs Dixie Tweed

Alan Loughrey vs Corey Sweeney

Mal Irwin vs Sammy Walker

Travis Walker vs Lee Hull

David Louden (-10) vs Ray Baxter

Derek Patton (SCR) vs Shaw Williamson

All matches are best of five and are to be played in Potters Snooker Club, Coleraine, unless otherwise agreed with the tournament director.

£5 Entry fee to be paid before first match is played.

Deadline for these matches is Friday 12th February 2016.

Entries are still open for the Marcus Dickson Memorial Cup (Singles. This is open to league players only) and the Baker Doubles (league players only).

For entries or further information, please contact Tournament Director, Raymond Baxter on 07909585853.