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Brendan Mc Donagh Wins Back
To Back Tournaments
Brendan Mc Donagh (Tyrone) kept his fine run of form
going by winning back to back ranking tournaments on Ireland’s Pub Players
Tour with victory in the 2008 Co. Donegal Open 8Ball Championship…..

Noreen Patton manager of Biddy Friel's Entertainment Complex makes
a presentation to the 2008 Co. Donegal Open 8Ball Champion Brendan
Mc Donagh (Tyrone)....
Mc Donagh claimed the title in fine fashion at the Biddy Friels Entertainment
Complex with impressive wins over Damien Corrigan, Cathal Devine, Daniel Gorman,
Gerald Elliman to reach the final which then seen him coming out on top in
a fantastic match over the tournaments number one seed Manny Byrne on a 6-4
score-line to be crowned 2008 Co. Donegal Open 8Ball Champion and overtake
Manny Byrne as the new number one ranked player…….

The four semi-finalist pictured before play
LtoR: Brendan Mc Donagh (winner), Ben Mc Moran,
Manny Byrne (runner,up) and Gerald Elliman....
Another tremendous performance from the Tyrone player displaying fantastic
skills over the last few months putting the pressure on all other players
to raise there game if they want to challenge this inform player……..

Noreen Patton manager of Biddy Friel's Entertainment Complex makes a
presentation
to the two finalists Brendan Mc Donagh (Tyrone, winner) and Manny Byrne (Down,
runner-up)...
The organisers would like to thank the venue owner Marckus Roulson and his
manager Noreen Patton and all there friendly staff for providing a superb
venue for these annual Co. Donegal Open 8Ball Championship and making everyone
very welcome throughout the day as well as making the event once again Avery
successful tournament…
Results:
Last-32:
Manny Byrne (Down) 5-0 Adam Mc Mackin (Tyrone)
Gareth Kirwin (Donegal) 5-2 Paul Mc Kay (Antrim)
Mark Moore (Donegal) 5-1 Scot Ranking (Tyrone)
Paul Tierney (Meath) 5-4 Paul Corrigan (Tyrone)
Ben Mc Moran (Tyrone) 5-2 Barry Owens (Tyrone)
Daryl Beattie (Tyrone) 5-2 Marty Peoples (Donegal)
Benny Hamilton (Donegal) 5-2 Jason Mc Gonigle (Tyrone)
Mark Stockton (Tyrone) 5-1 Chris Dolan (Donegal)
Gerald Elliman (Antrim) 5-4 Lee Hull (Derry)
Dermott Hearty (Donegal) 5-3 Connor Devine (Tyrone)
Willie Eakin (Derry) 5-1 Charlie Hanlon (Meath)
Seamus Mc Ardle (Tyrone) 5-0 Mark Graham (Tyrone)
Daniel Gorman (Antrim) 5-1 Sean Sharkey (Donegal)
Joe Larry (Donegal) 5-2 Patrick Duffy (Donegal)
Cathal Devine (Tyrone) 5-3 Kevin Mc Govern (Donegal)
Brendan Mc Donagh (Tyrone) 5-2 Damie Corrigan (Tyrone)
Last-16:
Manny Byrne 5-3 Gareth Kirwin
Mark Moore 5-3 Paul Tierney
Ben Mc Moran 5-2 Daryl Beattie
Mark Stockton 5-4 Benny Hamilton
Gerald Elliman 5-3 Dermott Hegarty
Willie Eakin 5-4 Seamus Mc Ardle
Daniel Gorman 5-2 Joe Larry
Brendan Mc Donagh 5-0 Catchal Devine
¼-Finals:
Manny Byrne 5-1 Mark Moore
Ben Mc Moran 5-4 Mark Stockton
Gerald Elliman 5-4 Willie Eakin
Brendan Mc Donagh 5-3 Daniel Gorman
Semi-Finals:
Manny Byrne 5-2 Ben Mc Moran
Brendan Mc Donagh 5-1 Gerald Elliman
Final:
Brendan Mc Donagh 6-4 Manny Byrne |