Gary completes clean sweep of trophies at festival of Pool

GARY Clarke completed a clean sweep of the three main pieces of silverware as the Ballymena Towers League section of the Ballymena Festival of Pool came to an end last week.
By The Newsroom
Published 10th Feb 2011, 09:54 BST

Having already won the individual championship, he teamed up with Minnesota Eight-Ballers team-mate Pat McAnally to retain the doubles championship.

And that pair then teamed up with another ‘Sota player, Ryan Foster, to maintain their grip on the three-a-side competition.

DOUBLES

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First round: David Armstrong/Alan Armstrong (Michelin) 2, Richard Campbell/Adam Gordon (Social Sports) 0; Dessie Cooper/Michael Wilson (Eight-Ballers) 0, John McAllister/Lee Wright (Eight-Ballers) 2; Chris McCaughey/Niall McElroy (Connolly’s) 1, Ross Hill/Richard Turtle (Social Sports) 1: Gary Clarke/Pat McAnally 2, Robert Graham/Ritchie Irwin (Fairhill Hustlers) 0; George McCullough/Justin Kilpatrick (Fairhill) 1, Ryan Foster/Alan Davidson (Eight-Ballers) 0; Jordan Barr/Brian Boyd (Social Sports) 0, Harry Eagleson/Brian Hanna (Michelin) 2.

Second round: Armstrong/Armstrong 1, McAllister/Wright 3; Hill/Turtle 0, Clarke/McAnally 3; Foster/Davidson 3, Eagleson/Hanna 2; Derek Dunlop/Robert Hargan (Social Inbetweeners) 3, Alan Smyth/Michael Thompson (Knockeden) 0; Stewart Frew/May Barr (Eight-Ballers) 1, Joey McNally/William Mitchell (Connolly’s) 3; David Gillespie/Gareth Rowe (Knockeden) 1, Stephen Holmes/Jimmy Knowles (Social Cobwebs) 3; Rick McMaster/Donald Alexander (Michelin) 0, Martin Craig/Raymond Lynn (Knockeden) 3; Mark Campbell/Brett McLaughlin (Connolly’s) 2, Chris Penny/Gary Ormandy (Social Inbetweeners) 3.

Quarter-finals: McAllister/Wright 2, Clarke/McAnally 3; Foster/Davidson 3, Dunlop/Hargan 2; McNally/Mitchell 0, Holmes/Knowles 3; Craig/Lynn 1, Penny Ormandy 3.

Semi-finals: Clarke/McAnally 3, Foster/Davidson 0; Holmes/Knowles 3, Penny/Ormandy 0.

Final: Clarke/McAnally 4, Holmes/Knowles 1.

THREE-A-SIDES

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Preliminary round: Gatherups (Fintan Long/Jimmy Knowles/Gary Richardson) 1, Michelin ‘A’ Don Alexander/Drew Sloan/Alan Armstrong) 5; Minnesota ‘A’ Ryan Foster/Gary Clarke/Pat McAnally) 5; Connolly’s (Joey McNally/Alan Smith/William Mitchell) 2.

Quarter-finals: Michelin ‘A’ 5, Michelin ‘B’ (David Armstrong/Rick McMaster/Henry Eagleson) 4; Minnesota ‘A’ 5, Fairhill (Ritchie Irwin/George McCulough/Justin Kilpatrick) 4; Minnesota ‘B’ Lee Wright/Dessie Cooper/Stewart Frew) 5, Social Sports ‘B’ Jordan Barr/Richard Campbell/Brian Boyd) 0; Social Inbetweeners (Gary Ormandy/Chris Penny/Robert Hargan) 5, Social Sports ‘A’ Richard Turtle/Ross Hill/Adam Gordon) 0.

Semi-finals: Michelin ‘A’ 1, Minnesota ‘A’ 5; Minnesota ‘B’ 5, Social Inbetweeners 2.

Final: Minnesota ‘A’ 5, Minnesota ‘B’ 3.

LEAGUE

There was one outstanding league game played, with Slemish Hotshots improving their position with a 5-1 win over Horse and Jockey.

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Chris McCrory, Chris Adams, Rodney Fleck, Gregory Shaw and Gary Rodgers were the winners for the Broughshane side, while Ricky Campbell notched a consolation win for Horse and Jockey.

The league campaign resumes tonight (Tuesday) with week 12’s games on the fixture schedule.

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