and 2009 All Ireland Under-21 9-Ball Championships
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Saturday 25 July 2009
Jason Power (Waterford) 2009 All Ireland Open 9Ball Champion.
Young Jason Power Crowned 2009 All Ireland Open 9Ball Champion
A young man from Co. Waterford called Jason Power produced a dazzling display at the weekend (Saturday 25th July) to write himself into the history books on Ireland’s American 8 & 9 Ball Pool Tour by becoming the youngest player in the seven year history of the All Ireland Open 9Ball Championships to be crowned champion at the age of 19 years-old.
Not only does Jason make history by coming the youngest player to be crowned All Ireland Open 9Ball Champion but the Co. Waterford cueist will also be inducted into Ireland’s Hall Of Fame on Ireland’s American 8 & 9 Ball Pool Tour going alongside some fantastic champions on the roll of honours list that have secured the All Ireland title down through the years.
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Jason Power (Waterford) 2009 All Ireland Open 9Ball Champion.
Jason who was playing in his first ever official ranking tournament on Ireland’s American 8 & 9 Ball Pool Tour at the weekend past, stormed through a quality field of players to be crowned champion overcoming the challenge from top Irish players on route to victory which included the 2006 past champion Sam Gibson (Antrim) who he defeated in the last-16 on a 9-8 score-line with his other victories coming against Mark Hall (Fermanagh, last-32, 9-1), Sam Gibson (Antrim, last-16, 9-8 ), Paul Canavan (Antrim, ¼-finals, 9-8 ), Coilean Massey (Antrim, semi-finals, 9-2) before putting in an awesome performance against highly ranked player Manny Byrne (Down) in the final getting over the winning line once again on a last rack decider to be crowned 2009 All Ireland Open 9Ball Champion.
The two finalists pictured before play LtoR: Jason Power (Waterford, winner)
and Manny Byrne (Down, runner-up).
Jason picked up the winner's cheque and the beautiful crystal trophy with a sensational performance and will be looking to add more official ranking tournaments to his CV over the coming months after becoming the seventh individual winner of these prestigious All Ireland 9Ball Championships.
All in all, another fantastic All Ireland 9Ball Championship with a quality field of players present at the 7th annual event and the organisers would like thank all the players who travelled across the Irish sea and players who travelled from throughout the 32 counties of Ireland, and all the helpers who give a helping hand with a special thanks going to Gerald Magee for providing a wonderful playing venue for these annual championships once again.
The four semifinalists of 2009 All Ireland Open 9Ball Championships
Pictured LtoR: Stephen Dempsey (Cavan), Manny Byrne (Down, runner-up),
Jason Power (Waterford, winner) and Coilean Massey (Antrim).
2009 ALL IRELAND OPEN 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS |
PAST CHAMPIONS |
| 2003: Kevin Smith (England) 2004: John Wims (Kildare) 2005: Pat Holtz (Scotland) 2006: Sam Gibson (Antrim) 2007: Paddy Mc Loughlin (Down) 2008: Declan Hughes (Armagh) 2009: Jason Power (Waterford) |
2009 ALL IRELAND OPEN 9 BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS | ||
THE LAST 32 | ||
John Mc Mahon (Cavan) | 9 : 6 | Mark Mc Donald (Belfast) |
Stephen Dempsey (Cavan) | 9 : 7 | Liam Mc Veigh (Belfast) |
Stephen Johnson (Lisburn) | 9 : 7 | Gary Johnson (Lisburn) |
Craig Blackstock (Scotland) | 9 : 6 | Sean Judge (Belfast) |
Manny Byrne (Newry) | 9 : 6 | Ronan Fay (Coalisland) |
Ronnie Boyle (Fintona) | 9 : 5 | Barry Cunningham (Fintona) |
Gareth Deegan (Dublin) | 9 : 8 | Carl Martin (Finton) |
Paul Tierney (Meath) | 9 : 2 | Tom Miller (Sligo) |
Gerry Campbell (Omagh) | 9 : 6 | Cameron Bowes (Scotland) |
Paul Canavan (Belfast) | 9 : 8 | Adam Mc Mackin (Beragh) |
Sam Gibson (Belfast) | 9 : 8 | Eddie Gahan (Dublin) |
Jason Power (Waterford) | 9 : 1 | Mark Hall (Fermanagh) |
Paul Loughran (Omagh) | 9 : 7 | Chris Kilcoyne (Sligo) |
Coilean Massey (Belfast) | 9 : 2 | Alan Crowe (Donegal) |
Paul Corrigan (Fintona) | 9 : 7 | Lee Hull (Coleraine) |
Paddy Mc Loughlin (Warrenpoint) | 9 : 7 | Tony Burton (England) |
2009 ALL IRELAND OPEN 9 BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS | ||
THE LAST 16 | ||
Stephen Dempsey | 9 : 4 | John Mc Mahon |
Stephen Johnson | 9 : 4 | Craig Blackstock |
Manny Byrne | 9 : 6 | Ronnie Boyle |
Paul Tierney | 9 : 6 | Gareth Deegan |
Paul Canavan | 9 : 6 | Gerry Campbell |
Jason Power | 9 : 8 | Sam Gibson |
Coilean Massey | 9 : 7 | Paul Loughran |
Paddy Mc Loughlin | 9 : 7 | Paul Corrigan |
2009 ALL IRELAND OPEN 9 BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS | ||
THE QUARTER FINALS | ||
Stephen Dempsey | 9 : 5 | Stephen Johnson |
Manny Byrne | 9 : 2 | Paul Tierney |
Jason Power | 9 : 8 | Paul Canavan |
Coilean Massey | 9 : 6 | Paddy Mc Loughlin |
2009 ALL IRELAND OPEN 9 BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS | ||
THE SEMI FINALS | ||
Manny Byrne | 9 : 6 | Stephen Dempsey |
Jason Power | 9 : 2 | Coilean Massey |
2009 ALL IRELAND OPEN 9 BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS | ||
THE FINAL | ||
Jason Power | 10 : 9 | Manny Byrne |
Tony Burton (England) 2009 All Ireland Under-21 9Ball Champion.
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 and has now added yet 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 Burton (England) 2009 All Ireland Under-21 9Ball Champion.
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 year's 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.
The four players who reached the semi-finals of 2009 All Ireland Under-21 9Ball Championships
Pictured LtoR: Ronan Fay (Tyrone), Stephen Dempsey (Cavan, runner-up),
Tony Burton (England, winner) and Jason Power (Waterford).
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.
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 in form 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: 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 a very popular winner.
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.
2009 ALL IRELAND UNDER 21 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS |
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) |
2009 ALL IRELAND UNDER 21 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS | ||
THE QUARTER 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) |
2009 ALL IRELAND UNDER 21 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS | ||
THE SEMI FINALS | ||
Stephen Dempsey | 7 : 4 | Ronan Fay |
Tony Burton | 7 : 3 | Jason Power |
2009 ALL IRELAND UNDER 21 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS | ||
THE 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.