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The semi-final line up was now 21
complete and this saw Kevin Con-
roy take on Cecil Dillon and Alan
Paul take on Raymond Stubbs. Kevin
started well against Cecil, continuing the
great form he had shown throughout the
competition and despite a mini comeback
from Cecil; Kevin cruised into the final 11-
6.
The other semi-final turned out to be
a fantastic showcase of short mat bowls
with both players playing at the top of their
games.
In what turned out to be an extremely
tight match, after 12 ends the game was
tied at 11 shots all. This meant a 2 bowl,
best of 3 ends tie break. The first 2 ends
were shared which meant it came down to
a 1 end shootout with Alan laying shot in
the ditch and despite Raymond’s best ef-
forts to draw close Alan made it through.
What a match!!
Thus the final was between Kevin
Conroy and Alan Paul. Alan made a strong
start racing into a 4-1 lead after 3 ends with
Masters Champion Alan Paul in the some great drawing bowls. After 6 ends
centre with runner-up Kevin Conroy Kevin had reduced the deficit by 1 but still
on the right and 3rd place Bronze Medal trailed 5-3.
winner Cecil Dillon on the left The next 2 ends were shared but
Alan moved into a commanding position by
picking up a vital 2 on the 9th end. Kevin had it all to do in the remaining 3 ends and collected 2
shots on the 10th end to reduce the deficit to 8-6. The crucial 11th end saw Alan remove Kevin’s
2nd shot with his last bowl to lay 3 and claim the title.

OVERALL RESULTS
MAIN FINAL: Kevin Conroy 6-11 Alan Paul

BRONZE MEDAL: Cecil Dillon 12-6 Raymond Stubbs
PLATE FINAL: Ryan O’Neill 11-6 Patrick Garvey Jnr
WOODEN SPOON: Colum McHugh 12-6 Nathan Haire

This was a fantastic end to a great season and the new Short Mat Players Tour season starts
again with the UK Open over the weekend of 31st August & 1st September. For more info on this
and the rest of our competitions visit our website www.shortmatplayerstour.com/tournaments.
Simon Pridham