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Basildon Bomber
Crowned 2009 All Ireland Under-21 9Ball Champion
England's Tony Burton
who travels across
the Irish sea each year to play in the annual All Ireland Open & Under-21
9-Ball Championships has added his name for the second time on the All Ireland
Under-21 roll of honours list defeating the former 2007 European English 8Ball
Champion Stephen Dempsey in a brilliant final with Tony getting over the line
on a 9-7 victory to be crowned champion.....
This young English
cueist who has achieved other major success at junior level down through the
years such as the northern & southern junior championship and twice runner-up
in the British junior championship has now added another All Ireland Under-21
9Ball Championship title to his CV going alongside his 2007 victory when he
defeated his friend Matt Lawrenson (England) 10-6 on that occasion a few years
ago....
Tony, who is otherwise
known as the Basildon
Bomber overcame a host of top
junior pool players from Ireland on route to victory in this years event which
was one of the strongest field of players in the six year history of the tournament
with the Basildon
Bomber in top class form right from the start recording fantastic victories
over the following top underage players listed below from the last-16 onwards
to claim the title....
Tony Burton
(England) 7-2 Chris Kilcoyne (Sligo) ------Last-16:
Chris Kilcoyne
who hails from Co. Sligo plays on the Rep of Ireland Snooker tour on a regular
basis with his highest break being a superb 138, and who receives coaching from
top European snooker coach PJ Nolan reached the last-16 of this prestigious
underage championship only to be defeated by the 2007 & 2009 All Ireland
Under-21 Champion Tony Burton (England) on a 7-2 score-line...
Tony Burton
(England) 7-6 Mark Mc Donald (Antrim) ----- ¼-Finals:
Mark
Mc Donald who comes from Belfast is a twice winner of the All Ireland Under-21
9Ball Championships and who was the current champion going into the 2009 event
looking to become the first player to win the event three times but this wasn't
to be as the current champion was defeated by the
Basildon Bomber
in the ¼-finals with this brilliant match producing everything going
right down to the wire with Tony getting over the line on this occasion with
a superb 7-6 victory....
The four players who reached the semi-finals of 2009 All Ireland Under-21 9Ball
Championships is pictured LtoR:
Ronan Fay (Tyrone), Stephen Dempsey (Cavan, runner-up), Tony Burton
(England, winner) and Jason Power (Waterford)...
Tony Burton
(England) 7-3 Jason Power (Waterford) ---- Semi-Finals:
Jason Power
was making his first appearance in the All Ireland Open & Under-21 9Ball
Championships and two events he will remember for along time after two fine
performances the 19-year-old Co. Waterford player put in winning the All Ireland
open event and reaching the semi-finals of the Under-21's only to be defeated
by the inform Tony Burton (England) on a 7-3 score-line..
The two players pictured before the final of the 2009 All Ireland Under-21
9Ball Championships are
Stephen Dempsey (cavan, runner-up) and Tony Burton (England, winner)
Tony Burton
(England) 9-7 Stephen Dempsey (Cavan) ----- Final:
The Basildon
Bomber secured his second All Ireland Under-21 Championship title when he defeated
one of Ireland's best cue-sport players and the former 2007 European English
8Ball Champion Stephen Dempsey (Cavan) in a superb final with Tony getting over
the line with a 9-7 victory to be crowned 2009 All Ireland Under-21 9Ball Champion
and put his name on the roll of honours list for the second time in the 6th
year history of this prestigious and popular underage tournament.....
As you can
see Tony defeated a top class field of underage players from the last-16 onwards
to be crowned champion which is a credit to the player who supports these All
Ireland Open & Under-21 9Ball Championships year after year and is avery
popular winner....
Tony Burton (England) 2009 All Ireland Under-21 9Ball Champion
Tony reached
the last-32 of the All Ireland Open 9Ball Championships only to be defeated
by Ireland's number one ranked player Paddy McLoughlin on a 9-7 score-line....
UNDER-21: ----- PAST CHAMPIONS:
2004: Paddy
Mc Crory (Down)
2005:
Peter
Doherty (Derry)
2006:
Mark
Mc Donald (Antrim)
2007:
Tony
Burton (England)
2008:
Mark
Mc Donald (Antrim)
2009:
Tony
Burton (England)
Results from the ¼-Finals
only..
¼-Finals:
Stephen Dempsey
(Cavan) 7-0 Lee Hull (Derry)
Ronan Fay
(Tyrone) 7-2 Adam Mc Mackin (Tyrone)
Jason Power
(Waterford) 7-4 Paul Loughran (Tyrone)
Tony Burton
(England) 7-6 Mark Mc Donald (Antrim)
Semi-Finals:
Stephen Dempsey
7-4 Ronan Fay
Tony Burton
7-3 Jason Power
Final:
Tony Burton
9-7 Stephen Dempsey
The tour
organisers would like to thank each and every player who took part in this prestigious
under-21 event and a special thanks to all the players who travelled across
the Irish sea and from Counties throughout Ireland and not forgetting Frames
Snooker & Pool Club Belfast for being a superb venue for these annual championships.....
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