Spartans celebrate another trophy success

Kenny English's Spartans Pool Team added to their impressive record in the Carrick & District Pool League Players Memorial Competition by once again bringing the trophy back to Whitehead Glasgow Rangers Supporters Club. The Final was played in The Times Bar, York Road, Belfast.
Spartans opponents were the Q. Club, Larne and it was they who raced into a 2-0 lead courtesy of wins for William Irvine and Ciaran O'Toole. Robert Hawkins steadied the ship for Spartans with a double on the black in Frame 3 but Kyzler Todd restored the two frame advantage in Rack 4. When we reached the interval Spartans had moved ahead 4-3, Stephen McLaughlin winning his Singles Frame and the pairings of Kenny English/Billy Pawson and Mark Millar/Alan Johnston winning both Doubles matches.

To the second half and the first two frames of Doubles were shared, Ian McCalmont/Kyzler Todd winning for Q. Club and Robert Hawkins/Stephen McLaughlin for Spartans. Back to Singles Frames next for the rest of the match and although Ciaran O'Toole registered his second win of the night for Q. Club, a fantastic finish from Mark Millar and another win for Stephen McLaughlin put Spartans on the hill. And just as he had done on Sunday at the NIPA Counties Final event it was the experienced Alan Johnston who kept his nerve to reverse dish on a dry break and give Spartans their sixth win in the annual Carrick League Players Memorial.

Big thanks to the Times Bar for hosting the final and to Mulhollands Funeral Directors’ for partnering with us for this competition, as we remember all those players who graced our League but are no longer with us.