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In the third round Dessie bounced back with a 16 - 7
13 success over Scotland’s Lawrence Moffat, with
Dessie taking a three on the last end. Against Wales’
Ceri Jones, Stuart Gale could not find his previous form and
lost out by 21 - 9, conceding three full house fours along
the way. In the fourth round Stuart fared little better against
Dessie Hamilton, with the Irishman winning 16 - 9 but only
after scoring 6 shots over the closing three ends. Dominic
read meanwhile continued on his merry way with a 14 - 7
win over Ceri Jones.
In the fifth and final round Ceri was obviously stung
into action, completing an amazing 31 - 5 demolition of
Dessie Hamilton. For England, Dominic Reed completed
his undefeated run of games with a 15 - 7 victory over
Singles runner-up Lawrence Moffat, although at one stage Lawrence was only
Ceri Jones down 7 - 8 with four ends to go.

HUMPHREYS AND EVANS TAKE THE PAIRS FOR WALES

Wales’ Aled Humphreys & Nick Evans PAIRS CHAMPIONS
dropped a four on the last end of their WALES
opening match against Scotland but
easily won 18 - 12 to get them off to a
confident winning start, which they
were to continue throughout the tourna-
ment. Eddie Curran & John Quinn
started their run for Ireland with a romp-
ing 25 - 3 result over the Isle-of-man,
with a 19 shot 10 end unbeaten winning
sequence from 6 - 3.
The second round again saw
them in good form with a very comfort-
able 15 - 8 victory over England. Completing the round, the Isle-of-Man went down for the second
time, losing 18 - 7 to Scotland’s Jamie Watt & Willie McGinn. Round three then completed the
first day’s play and saw the Isle-of-Man suffering another defeat, this time by 15 - 8 to England’s
Allan Williams & Warwick France, who bounced back from their previous loss. Ireland’s Eddie
Curran & John Quinn Finished the day with a 13 - 9 victory over Scotland.
PAIRS FINALISTS In round four the Irish duo hit a brick wall
IRELAND against Wales and were resoundingly beaten
by 19 - 9 to Wales’ Aled Humphreys & Nick
Evans. At the same time, Allan Williams &
Warwick France had a clear 15 - 5 success
over Scotland.
In the final round the English pair had to
record a big win over Ireland to give them-
selves a glimmer of hope for the Pairs title and
for Wales to lose to the Isle-of-Man. The Irish
pair needed exactly the same. In the end Eng-
land lost out by 14 - 10, thus ensuring Eddie
Curran & John Quinn took second place.
Wales however were in no mood to be beaten and Aled Humphreys & Nick Evans were duly
crowned Pairs Champions with a stunning 19 - 5 result over the Isle-of-Man, remaining unbeaten
throughout the event.