2013 OPEN TOUR


Final table to go towards selecting Mens International squads for 2014


Pos. Name Points
Pos. Name Points







1 Tommy Morrow 650

Jason Heffron 140
2 Rab McCullough 345

Jean McIlroy 140
3 Drew Sloan 330
27 Kyle Kirkwood 130
4 Ronan McCarthy 280

William Irvine 130
5 Davy McGurn 270

Richard Campbell 130
6 Bill McIlroy Jr 260

Wayne Lewis 130
7 Stephen Johnston 250

Kenny English 130
8 Damian Corrigan 245

Sara Greenberg 130

Sam Newell 245
33 Damian Reid 120

Gary Clarke 245

Paddy Lynch 120
11 Sean McAlister 235
35 Patrick Mulholland 110
12 Neil McKelvey 225

Lee Hull 110
13 Colin Moore  210
37 Keith Malcolmson 100
14 Steven Carson 205

Stuart Mulhearn 100
15 Dean McDonagh 190

Darren Lowe 100
16 Ryan Foster 180

Peter Martin 100

Robert Hawkins 180

Ady Toner 100
18 Herbie O'Neill 170
42 Benny Redmond 90
19 Marc Hutchinson 165

Jonny Mackay 90
20 Tyler McConnell 160
44 Tristan Scott-Heyes 80

Gary Johnston 160
45 John Lowry 70

David Blair 160
46 Darren Sterrett 50
23 Terry McDowell 150
47 Clem Howard 30
24 Barry Cunningham 140

Dee Irwin 30




Introducing the new " OPEN BLACKBALL TOUR " from the NIPA

    £100 total entry fee for Events 1-5 

 * Tour full up, entries now closed *



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Event 1  ~~ Saturday 2nd March (Sperrin Club, Coleraine) Knock Out
Event 2 ~~ Sunday 21st April (Shooters & Primacy, Bangor) Round Robin
Event 3 ~~ Sunday 19th May (147 Club, Omagh) Knock Out
Event 4 ~~ Sunday 23rd June (Primacy, Bangor + KJs, Newtownards) Round Robin
Event 5 ~~ Sunday 11th August (147 Club, Omagh) Knock Out

Ranking points will also be earned at the Mens Northern Ireland Individual Championships on Sunday 24th November (Lodge Hotel, Coleraine)
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Payment -  Full £100 before 28th February or a £50 non refundable deposit before 28th February. with the remaining £50 to be paid on the day before play starts. No exceptions.
Players joining Tour after Event 1 - A player may join the Tour as a full member after Event 1 by paying the £100 entry fee. £80 of this will be used as payment into the remaining 4 Tour Events with the surplus £20 used as entry into the first Tour Event of the next calendar year.
Prize fund - At Events 1-5 each Winner wins £300, each Runner Up wins £150, each Semi Finalists wins £75 and each quarter Finalist wins £40. Prize fund dependant on a full entry of 48 players. If full entry not achieved then payout will be revised before Event 1 starts and any player wishing a refund can have one. If more than 48 entries are received then the prize fund will increase proportionately.
Ranking Points - Tour Events 1-5 will carry the following ranking points. Winner 150 points. Runner Up 100 points. Semis 75 points. Last eight 50 points. Last sixteen 40 points. Last thirty two 30 points. Last sixty four 20 points. The Mens Northern Ireland Championships will also carry ranking points for every player who enters down to the last 128. Points are the same as Events 1-5 but with the last one hundred and twenty eight receiving 10 points.
Time slots - All Events with the exception of Event 6 will be given time slots for players convenience
Players International Fund - £750 from total entry fees from all Events, along with monies from any fundraising activities such as ballots, will be deposited into a Players Fund. Only players who qualify for an automatic team selection spot will receive a travel subsidy for International events they attend.
Tour Committee - The following players are on the Tour Committee. Ronan McCarthy, Damian Corrigan, Davy McGurn and Stephen Johnston. They will liaise with the NIPA on all aspects of the Tour.
International Team Selection - This shall be based on a players "Best 5 scores from the 6 Ranking Events and the Trials as follows -
'A' Team (6 player ) shall consist of the NI Individual Champion, players 1,2 and 3 from the Tour and the winner of the Trials. Manager must also select 1 player who played in either 75% of total frames in the trials or in 4 out of the 6 Tour Events but failed to make any of the automatic selection spots. In exceptional circumstances a manager can have 1 total wild card. If a player cannot accept International selection, the next highest player from the Tour or Trials, whichever is appropriate, shall be offered that selection spot.
'B1' Team (13 players) shall consist of the following - Players ranked 4-12 from the Tour, players ranked 2,3 and 4 from the Trials. Manager must also select 1 player who played in either 75% of total frames in the trials or in 4 out of the 6 Tour Events but failed to make any of the automatic selection spots. In exceptional circumstances a manager can have 1 total wild card. If a player cannot accept International selection, the next highest player from the Tour or Trials, whichever is appropriate, shall be offered that automatic selection spot. If any of the players ranked 4-12 from the Tour or Trials have been selected for the 'A' Team, then the next highest ranked player on the Tour or Trials, whichever is appropriate will be offered the automatic selection spot. If a player cannot accept International selection, the next highest player from the Tour or Trials, whichever is appropriate, shall be offered that automatic selection spot.
'B2' Team - After 'A' and B1 select, B2 Manager will select his squad from players who played in either 4/6 ranking events or 75% of frames in Trials down to a level where players are deemed of International standard. He can also have 2 wild cards or more if squad is short of players.
Qualification - Any player who has qualified for an International place through the Tour cannot enter the Trials except to better his position.
Dress code - Full NIPA dress code for all events

To enquire about entering ring Robert Hawkins on 07970 450050, Rab McCullough on 07742 793884, Damian Corrigan on  07990 670069 or Trevor Harte on 07814 432753

 Terms and conditions subject to change, please check back regularly.





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Total


T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 NI C'ships Points










Tommy Morrow 100 150 150 0 150 100 650

Rab McCullough 75 100 40 100 0 30 345

Drew Sloan 50 50 0 150 40 40 330

Ronan McCarthy 0 0 50 50 30 150 280

Damian Corrigan 40 50 30 30 75 50 275

Bill McIlroy Jr 30 75 50 30 75 10 270

Stephen Johnston 40 40 40 30 100 20 270

Davy McGurn 50 30 100 0 50 40 270

Sam Newell 75 30 50 40 50 20 265

Sean McAlister 40 30 75 40 40 40 265

Colin Moore  40 40 40 50 40 40 250

Gary Clarke 150 0 75 0 0 20 245

Neil McKelvey 40 30 30 75 50 0 225

Steven Carson 50 40 20 75 20 10 215

Dean McDonagh 30 40 40 40 20 40 210

Ryan Foster 30 40 30 50 30 20 200

Robert Hawkins 40 30 30 30 50 10 190

Herbie O'Neill 20 30 20 40 40 40 190

Tyler McConnell 20 30 40 40 30 20 180

Gary Johnston 30 30 30 30 40 10 170

Marc Hutchinson 30 75 40 0 0 20 165

David Blair 20 30 50 50 0 10 160

Kyle Kirkwood 20 30 30 30 20 20 150

Terry McDowell 30 30 30 30 0 30 150

Barry Cunningham 30 50 30 30 0 0 140

Jason Heffron 40 40 30 30 0 0 140

Jean McIlroy 20 30 40 30 20 0 140

William Irvine 20 30 30 30 20 10 140

Richard Campbell 20 30 20 30 30 10 140

Wayne Lewis 20 30 20 30 30 10 140

Kenny English 20 30 0 40 40 0 130

Sara Greenberg 30 30 0 30 40 0 130

Damian Reid 30 50 30 0 0 10 120

Paddy Lynch 20 30 30 30 0 10 120

Patrick Mulholland 30 30 20 30 0 0 110

Lee Hull 20 30 40 0 0 20 110

Keith Malcolmson 30 30 0 40 0 0 100

Stuart Mulhearn 30 40 0 0 30 0 100

Darren Lowe 20 30 0 40 0 10 100

Peter Martin 30 30 30 0 0 10 100

Ady Toner 20 30 0 0 0 50 100

Benny Redmond 30 30 0 30 0 0 90

Jonny Mackay 20 40 0 0 0 30 90

Tristan Scott-Heyes 20 30 20 0 0 10 80

John Lowry 40 30 0 0 0 0 70

Darren Sterrett 50 0 0 0 0 0 50

Clem Howard 30 0 0 0 0 0 30

Dee Irwin 30 0 0 0 0 0 30