After two hard fought games, the 2004 Irish Championship has at last been decided. Noel beat Steve 2-0 to retain his crown. Game 1 was played on October 18th. Steve (w) lost control of his time in overtime, and his flag dropped with one stone left to play, resulting in a loss on time. The…
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Top 8 Results, September 29
Another Top 8 result from Wednesday, September 29: Chris beat Bernard. This game brings to a conclusion the league part of the 2004 Irish Championship, leaving only the final between Noel and Steve, and the tie-break games between the three players on 3 points to decide the Japan points. The first game of the final…
Top 8 Results, September 22
Another Top 8 result from Wednesday, September 22: Noel beat Chris. This means that with Noel and Steve both on 5/6, they are both qualified for the final without having to play the game between them. Hence, this game will not be played, and is halved by mutual agreement. Noel and Steve will now enter…
Qualifier Draw
The draw for the 2005 championship took place in the Pembroke last night (Monday, Sept 20th). Because of his inability to play his remaining games, Paul Brennan was deemed to have forfeitted his last two games, with a loss awarded to both Paul and his two opponents. What this means is that Noel, Steve and…
Top 8 Results, September 8
Two more Top 8 results from Wednesday, September 8: John (w) beat Aidan (b) by 10.5 points and Steve (w) beat Olivier (b) by 21.5. This brings to a close John’s, Aidan’s and Olivier’s games in this year’s championship. It looks likely that Olivier will finish in the top 4 of the championship, and hence…