The Irish Open is the second of six ranking events of the Short Mat Players Tour 2022-23 season.
Note: Timings are a guide only and may vary.
Location | Belfast Indoor Bowls Club – Irish Open |
Date | Sat 17 Sep 2022 - Sun 18 Sep 2022 |
Entry Fee | £27.50 |
Max Entries | 192 |
Floor Surface | Bowls Rink |
Mat Type | Wygreen Original |
Prize money | Prize money structure |
2023 | Gary McNabb |
2022 | Joe Beattie |
2019 | Gary McNabb |
2018 | Raymond Stubbs |
2017 | Alan Paul |
2016 | Alan Paul |
2015 | Dimitri Payne |
2014 | PJ McCrossan |
2013 | Andrew Leckey |
Gary McNabb beats Declan McCann 7-6 to claim the 2023 Irish Open.
Joe Beattie wins the Plate with a 12-6 victory over Rachel McDonnell and Sam Rodgers beats Sam Moore 10-1 in the Shield final.
A brilliant final sees Joe Beattie to claim his first Irish Open title beating Alan Paul 7-5.
Ian Hobson & Pauline Beattie take home the bronze medals.
Peter Roberts takes home the Plate while Kieran Evans wins the Shield.
Belfast Indoor Bowls Club (Website)
115 Milltown Road
Belfast
BT8 7XP
Hotel
Crowne Plaza Belfast (https://cpbelfast.com/)
Call tel:+44 2890923500
Quote ‘Short Mat Players Tour’ when booking.
Thursday & Sunday
£100.00 B&B – Single Occupancy prpn
£115.00 B&B – Double/Twin prpn
£145.00 B&B – Triple Room (2 single beds or king bed with double sofa bed) prpn
Friday & Saturday
£135.00 B&B – Single Occupancy prpn
£150.00 B&B – Double/Twin prpn
£180.00 B&B – Triple Room (2 single beds or king bed with double sofa bed) prpn
T&Cs – 8-week cancellation and full pre-payment
The full schedule for the Irish Open can be seen here
W % | |||
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379 | Shane West | 67.74% (31) | |
260 | Mark McHugh | 32.22% (180) | |
259 | Robin Gamble | 30.69% (101) | |
530 | Harry Wilson | 41.89% (74) | |
548 | Paul Noble | 34.62% (26) |
W % | |||
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324 | Jamie Stiles | 61.17% (103) | |
82 | Jamie Morrow | 56.86% (51) | |
371 | Alan Braniff | 15.56% (45) | |
125 | Niall Cox | 58.33% (72) | |
478 | Robert Kidd | 47.62% (105) | |
630 | Owen Kelly | 51.58% (95) |
W % | |||
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81 | Kevin McNamee | 57.41% (54) | |
355 | Shane Clyde | 36.84% (38) | |
114 | Lee Hall | 47.37% (38) | |
168 | Ciaran Green | 41.94% (93) | |
140 | Alan McCombe | 46.02% (113) | |
169 | Sean Quinn | 70.00% (40) |
W % | |||
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321 | Andy Ritchie | 35.29% (17) | |
724 | Stephen Cupples | 15.79% (19) | |
205 | Olle Bäckgren | 37.18% (78) | |
11 | Joseph Beattie | 80.05% (366) | |
32 | Elise Daniell | 43.56% (225) |
W % | |||
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140 | Jamie Crozier | 48.25% (114) | |
218 | Jamie West | 46.88% (32) | |
683 | David Bryans | 33.33% (15) | |
2 | Craig Burgess | 75.26% (97) | |
56 | Paddy McElvaney | 53.57% (168) | |
75 | Raymond Stubbs | 76.79% (112) |
W % | |||
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606 | Kenny McClintock | 33.33% (12) | |
131 | Valerie Witherow | 50.49% (103) | |
237 | Charlie Clarke | 48.78% (82) | |
21 | Joel Häger | 66.59% (419) | |
5 | Nigel Nicholls | 70.07% (284) |
W % | |||
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20 | Mitchell Young | 66.22% (222) | |
15 | Paul Cairnduff | 56.98% (179) | |
125 | David Blundell | 31.03% (87) | |
725 | Kevin McAliskey | 36.84% (19) | |
368 | Diane Bell | 16.30% (135) | |
412 | Niall Hand | 62.86% (35) |
W % | |||
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457 | Carmel McKim | 17.65% (51) | |
201 | Shane Magennis | 41.86% (86) | |
122 | Alan Paul | 88.04% (92) | |
67 | Robbie Foster | 57.95% (88) | |
4 | Don McNamara | 65.27% (262) | |
181 | Stephen Oliver | 60.61% (33) |
W % | |||
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113 | David McCullough | 65.00% (60) | |
316 | Sam Rodgers | 40.54% (37) | |
252 | Sioned Ann Owen-Braniff | 37.84% (37) | |
226 | Karl Nordlund | 47.69% (65) | |
9 | Nathan Haire | 70.24% (252) | |
70 | Bjarne Andersson | 45.28% (159) |
W % | |||
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37 | Matthew Hamilton | 50.53% (95) | |
541 | Keelan Nelson | 55.56% (36) | |
63 | Keith Lackford | 55.93% (177) | |
196 | Dean Craig | 20.00% (30) | |
750 | Stevie Mulholland | 10.00% (20) | |
45 | Gunnar Frantzen | 42.04% (245) |
W % | |||
---|---|---|---|
144 | Nigel Graham | 57.45% (47) | |
195 | Colin Deering | 61.76% (34) | |
101 | Brandon Sayer | 64.00% (25) | |
287 | Edward Gittoes | 26.42% (53) | |
570 | Ian Craig | 50.00% (6) | |
30 | Paul Seaman | 59.57% (235) |
W % | |||
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549 | Kieran Evans | 57.89% (38) | |
54 | Adam Gilmour | 62.50% (88) | |
80 | Andrew Cockcroft | 47.67% (193) | |
525 | Jonathan Barnes | 40.86% (93) | |
396 | Brendan Murphy | 64.15% (53) | |
313 | David Bonner | 62.50% (64) |
W % | |||
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250 | David Chittock | 29.13% (127) | |
29 | Thomas Coles | 49.67% (151) | |
395 | Ann Patton | 27.27% (11) | |
64 | Urban Mathiasson | 50.00% (46) | |
579 | Michael Barr | 23.26% (43) |
W % | |||
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183 | Adam Dyche | 62.50% (40) | |
185 | Michael McKim | 32.79% (61) | |
115 | Gerard Moen | 53.90% (141) | |
630 | Ivan Craig | 52.11% (142) | |
87 | David McBride | 63.83% (47) | |
561 | Rebecca Gilroy | 30.43% (46) |
W % | |||
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289 | James Shaw | 55.88% (34) | |
102 | William Parkinson | 57.35% (68) | |
38 | Cennydd Howell | 60.71% (112) | |
50 | Mark Spalding | 41.54% (65) | |
272 | Ryan Steadman | 35.23% (88) |
W % | |||
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410 | Paul Hagan | 43.48% (23) | |
231 | Alistair Mahaffy | 46.51% (129) | |
343 | Sara Johnston | 40.71% (113) | |
756 | Paul Mahaffy | 18.18% (33) | |
22 | Arwel Morgan | 71.85% (135) | |
123 | Martin Harries | 70.37% (135) |
W % | |||
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227 | Lorraine Shorney | 30.48% (105) | |
239 | Michael Gallagher | 59.62% (52) | |
393 | Sean Conroy | 71.43% (91) | |
26 | Dafydd Howell | 61.96% (184) | |
611 | Colin Dunwoody | 50.00% (44) |
W % | |||
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547 | Darin Graydon | 26.76% (71) | |
229 | Stuart Hiddleston | 50.79% (63) | |
522 | Nigel Hamilton | 59.41% (101) | |
98 | David Peden | 55.26% (38) | |
412 | Jordan Rankin | 51.25% (80) | |
417 | Brian Mccoy | 25.64% (78) |
W % | |||
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49 | Darren Brown | 38.52% (135) | |
219 | Karol Bradshaw | 69.57% (23) | |
1 | Peter Roberts | 75.61% (287) | |
604 | Derek McCann | 44.62% (130) | |
94 | William Boggs | 74.31% (144) | |
117 | Mark Hamilton | 58.49% (53) |
W % | |||
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221 | Rachel McDonnell | 52.94% (51) | |
156 | Thomas McClintock | 50.00% (26) | |
657 | William Collom | 50.00% (8) | |
13 | Daniel Sands | 62.75% (204) | |
151 | Stephen Ferris | 40.00% (70) | |
646 | Con Mulholland | 41.56% (77) |
W % | |||
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118 | Chris Duncan | 51.61% (93) | |
59 | Bob Naylor | 55.93% (118) | |
325 | Ivan McClintock | 50.00% (32) | |
363 | Jamie Beatty | 33.33% (30) | |
756 | Connor McQuillan | 0.00% (5) |
W % | |||
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43 | John Jillings | 47.80% (159) | |
608 | Barbara Elliott | 20.69% (58) | |
100 | Trevor Tymon | 43.75% (64) | |
334 | Declan McLaughlin | 45.45% (22) | |
18 | Pauline Beattie | 71.38% (325) | |
585 | Norman Noble | 38.10% (21) |
W % | |||
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176 | John Elliott | 44.12% (68) | |
328 | Janis McLaughlin | 40.00% (20) | |
323 | Vincent Dornan | 53.66% (82) | |
3 | Gary McNabb | 81.40% (258) | |
420 | Paul Canning | 65.22% (69) | |
604 | Matthew Crawford | 42.86% (21) |
W % | |||
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219 | Hannah Cochrane | 63.64% (66) | |
47 | Ian Hobson | 81.82% (88) | |
84 | Billy Chapman | 44.78% (67) | |
14 | Andrew Shorney | 64.93% (134) | |
17 | Steven Roberts | 59.89% (182) | |
332 | Ian McElroy | 46.88% (32) |
W % | |||
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180 | Rachel Cochrane | 62.12% (66) | |
175 | Jimmy Broatch | 44.44% (72) | |
128 | Paul Duff | 68.47% (111) | |
36 | Sam Moore | 52.94% (323) | |
727 | Kevin McALoon | 36.67% (30) | |
62 | Steve Burrows | 56.12% (98) |
W % | |||
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579 | Alan Cashmore-Thorley | 40.00% (5) | |
682 | Arron Steadman | 34.15% (82) | |
477 | Tommy Lithco | 26.09% (23) | |
358 | Gerard Conroy | 56.25% (64) | |
92 | Nathan Minish | 48.33% (60) |
W % | |||
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199 | Derek McClintock | 59.52% (42) | |
23 | Rodger Armour | 45.76% (118) | |
549 | Gemma Hamilton | 26.83% (41) | |
16 | Stephen Proctor | 69.93% (296) | |
351 | Malcolm Cunningham | 60.47% (43) | |
355 | Terry Crawford | 54.55% (22) |
W % | |||
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34 | Nigel Froud | 48.98% (98) | |
163 | Dennis Hinks | 47.26% (146) | |
309 | Justin Rafferty | 27.94% (68) | |
230 | Stephen Clarke | 35.64% (101) | |
69 | Christopher Hillier | 52.32% (151) |
W % | |||
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191 | Ricky Cochrane | 69.49% (59) | |
657 | Trevor Stubbs | 23.08% (39) | |
225 | John Sloan | 53.57% (28) | |
53 | Rory Gittoes | 57.41% (54) | |
27 | Martin McNicholl | 73.65% (167) | |
51 | Nigel Charles | 59.20% (201) |
W % | |||
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657 | Gerard Mccloskey | 50.00% (8) | |
153 | Mark Granleese | 46.15% (26) | |
657 | Aoife Fay | 0.00% (18) | |
146 | P.J Gallagher | 73.99% (273) | |
524 | Gordon Stubbs | 68.57% (35) | |
172 | Michael McGrade | 57.69% (26) |
W % | |||
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322 | Peter Jensen | 35.48% (31) | |
727 | Mildred Coniam | 16.67% (6) | |
185 | Stuart McSorley | 69.72% (109) | |
579 | David McGuinness | 26.98% (63) | |
24 | Jonas Häger | 59.09% (352) |
W % | |||
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57 | Mark Chittock | 62.11% (161) | |
97 | Alex Tymon | 43.10% (58) | |
N/A | Fred George | 50.00% (8) | |
6 | Mark Beattie | 79.76% (410) | |
120 | Andy Howard | 48.88% (178) | |
39 | Peter Hore | 54.22% (225) |
This event is fully booked.
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