Saturday, February 26, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Delay on Videos and Pictures
I would like to apologise for the delay in posting videos and pictures from the opening weekend of the National Championships.
Because of technical problems with the memory card videos and photographs will now hopefully be posted on Friday night.
Apologies again to those expecting photographs by now.
Jason Byrnes
Creator, Bowltalk
Because of technical problems with the memory card videos and photographs will now hopefully be posted on Friday night.
Apologies again to those expecting photographs by now.
Jason Byrnes
Creator, Bowltalk
Monday, February 21, 2011
National Championships-Men's Doubles
940-sets a piece from Dave English and Sean McDonnell saw the pair take the Men's Doubles gold at the National Championships on Sunday morning.
English almost made it the perfect session when he rolled eleven strikes in-a-row in game three, only to hit light on the head pin to leave the 2 and 8 pins standing for a 298 game.
A combined 470 in game one was the ideal platform for English and McDonnell to mount their challenge, although a 398 in game two did put a temporary dent in their attempts to claim gold.
However, McDonnell backed up English's 298 in game three with a 225 of his own before a classy performance in game four saw him shoot a vital 267. English finished off his set with a 227 to post a total of 941 for the four games. McDonnell's 944 saw the pair finish on a combined total of 1885 to seal the gold.
Elsewhere, a massive 989 from Alan Gibbons was only enough to see him and his teammate Graham Turner take the silver medal, witht the bronze going to the team of Stephen O'Connor and Paul Stott.
Gibbons and Turner had lead the event after two games, postin scores of 481 and 482. Despite remaining consistent in games three and four (posting scores of 450 and 436) they were ultimately unable to hold off the challenge of English and McDonnell.
However, Gibbons' 247.25 average for the four games did see him take the overall lead in the All Events. His total for the nine games so far is 2091, a 232.33 average overall. He leads Paul Stott by 35 pins in the standings, with triple-bronze medalist so far Stephen O'Connor siting in the familiar position of third, 23 pins further back from Stott.
Dave English's 941 in the doubles saw him jump from eleventh to fourth in the All Events standings. Alan Bride sits in fifth on a total of 1967, 124 pins of the lead. The top ten is completed by Fran Puzzoli, John Wilson, Darragh McLoughlin, Tom Byrne and Graham Turner.
The cut for the top ten, which will eventually be the number who make the All Events final, curently sits at 1926, a 214 average. The nearest contender for the top ten is Nickey O'Malley, 58 pins off the cut. Keith Monahan sits just one pin further back, with the gap then widening significantly to Simon English , who sits 13th on a 199.67 average, 129 pins of the top ten cut.
The championships continue on Friday February 25th at 7.30 pm with the trios event. The Five-man event, which is the final event before the All Events final, takes place on Saturday mornig at 9 am. Overall there are six games remaining for competitors to force their way into the ten-man All Events final.
As ever Bowltalk will keep you up-to-date with all the scores and news from the championships, so make sure to log on regularly. Photos and videos from the first weekend of the tournament will be posted in mid-week, including footage from the final frame of Alan Bride's 300 game in the Men's singles.
English almost made it the perfect session when he rolled eleven strikes in-a-row in game three, only to hit light on the head pin to leave the 2 and 8 pins standing for a 298 game.
A combined 470 in game one was the ideal platform for English and McDonnell to mount their challenge, although a 398 in game two did put a temporary dent in their attempts to claim gold.
However, McDonnell backed up English's 298 in game three with a 225 of his own before a classy performance in game four saw him shoot a vital 267. English finished off his set with a 227 to post a total of 941 for the four games. McDonnell's 944 saw the pair finish on a combined total of 1885 to seal the gold.
Elsewhere, a massive 989 from Alan Gibbons was only enough to see him and his teammate Graham Turner take the silver medal, witht the bronze going to the team of Stephen O'Connor and Paul Stott.
Gibbons and Turner had lead the event after two games, postin scores of 481 and 482. Despite remaining consistent in games three and four (posting scores of 450 and 436) they were ultimately unable to hold off the challenge of English and McDonnell.
However, Gibbons' 247.25 average for the four games did see him take the overall lead in the All Events. His total for the nine games so far is 2091, a 232.33 average overall. He leads Paul Stott by 35 pins in the standings, with triple-bronze medalist so far Stephen O'Connor siting in the familiar position of third, 23 pins further back from Stott.
Dave English's 941 in the doubles saw him jump from eleventh to fourth in the All Events standings. Alan Bride sits in fifth on a total of 1967, 124 pins of the lead. The top ten is completed by Fran Puzzoli, John Wilson, Darragh McLoughlin, Tom Byrne and Graham Turner.
The cut for the top ten, which will eventually be the number who make the All Events final, curently sits at 1926, a 214 average. The nearest contender for the top ten is Nickey O'Malley, 58 pins off the cut. Keith Monahan sits just one pin further back, with the gap then widening significantly to Simon English , who sits 13th on a 199.67 average, 129 pins of the top ten cut.
The championships continue on Friday February 25th at 7.30 pm with the trios event. The Five-man event, which is the final event before the All Events final, takes place on Saturday mornig at 9 am. Overall there are six games remaining for competitors to force their way into the ten-man All Events final.
As ever Bowltalk will keep you up-to-date with all the scores and news from the championships, so make sure to log on regularly. Photos and videos from the first weekend of the tournament will be posted in mid-week, including footage from the final frame of Alan Bride's 300 game in the Men's singles.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Ladies Doubles-Live Updates
*Live Updates about to begin*
Game One
18:10-Elaine Lawlor throws first ball, fails to get ball up to the pocket
18:11-Ciara McDunphy starts with a strike. Aimee Kellegher and Sara Kelly both start with solid ten-pins. Both fail to convert spare.
18:12-Carol Catchpole covers opening open frame with a strike. Double to start with for Yvonne Randell.
18:13-Solid start for the pairing of McDunphy and Larkin. Both open with a strike and a nine-spare. Hannah Cullen and Caitriona Mulhall struggle to strike in opening three frames.
18:16-Three opens in-a-row for Kellegher to start off her doubles event. Her partner Catchpole solid now after open frame in frame one.
18:17-Ros O'Reilly failing to strike in opening four frames but keeps her game clean so far. Her partner Randell shoots back-to-back opens after her double to start with.
18:19-Larkin strikes in frame 5 after consecutive nine-spares. McDunphy also strikes in frame 5.
18:20-O'Reilly finds a shot and shoots a double to go with her opening four spares.
18:21-Catchpole opens frame 6, but her partner Kellegher finds her first strike of the game to cover.
18:24-McDunphy strikes again on lane 7, but has failed to find a shot on lane 8. She lies on 120 for 6 with a strike to work on. Her partner Larkin strikes in frame 8 to lie on 126 for 7 with a strike in the eigth to work on.
18:26-Mulhall rolls a four-bagger from frame 5, but her partner Cullen struggles to strike with her.
18:28-Catchpole flirts with a 4-7-10 split in the ninth, but trips the ten. Another strike on 7 for McDunphy, and another spare for Larkin as she completes a clean game. Catchpole converts her spare.
18:32-O'Reilly/Randell post 349. Larkin/McDunphy post 405. Lawlor/Cummins post 326. Clarke/Winstanley post 283. burke/Kestell post 311. mulhall/Cullen post 410. Catchpole/Kellegher post 351. Doherty/Kelly post 307.
*Game Two is about to begin*
18:36-McDunphy opens with a double, Larkin with a nine-spare sandwiched by two strikes.
18:37: Catchpole opens with two open frames, Kellegher opens frame two to cement poor start for the pairing to game two.
18:38-Mulhall opens with front three but leaves a ten-pin in the fourth. She spares comfortably. Cullen buries seven-pin ni the fourth as she fails to strike yet in game two.
18:40-Good start to game two by Doherty and Kelly. Randell and O'Reilly struggling in first half of game two.
18:41: Larkin and McDunphy going steady. Cullen/Mulhall both strike in frame 5 to keep themselves just ahead.
18:44-Kellegher and Catchpole put in a double each to get a hold of game two after a wayward start.
18:45-Cummins pacing 279 through the first half of game two. her partner Lawlor also goin well as pair put together a good game.
18:47-Mulhall and Cullen take their foot of the gas a little. Larkin opens frame 7, but McDunphy rolls a four-bagger to keep the pressure on.
18:49-Kellegher looks to have found a good line now. She sits on six-in-a-row going into the ninth frame.
18:50-Burke on a turkey going into the ninth frame. Her partner Kestell struggling on 129 through eight.
18:51-Larkin finishing strongly. she strikes first ball in the tenth for a turkey.
18:54-Larkin/McDunphy post 442 to take the lead. Cullen/Mulhall post 368. Clarke/Winstanley post 320. Catchpole/Kellegher post 427. Dohert/Kelly post 426. O'Reillt/Randell post 325. Burke/Kestell post 355. Lawlor/Cummins post 368.
*Game three about to begin*
19:04-Mulhall opens with a turkey. Cullen pacing 290 as pair start strong on lanes 5 and 6.
19:05-Kestell pacing 290 after three frames. Partner Burke starts slow but strikes in frame 4.
19:07-Catchpole starts strong and Kellegher steady through first half of game three.
19:08-McDunphy struggles to 44 through four frames after move to lanes 3 and 4. Larkin also struggling to adjust to lane move.
19:09-Mulhall kicks out seven pin to move to 116 through five with a strike in the sixth. Cullen continues to pace 290 through 6 frames.
19:11-Brooklyn strike for Cummins in the 6th after three consecutive open frames.
19:13-Catchpole converts 5-7 split in the 7th to keep strong game going. Kellegher looks to have found a line after slow start on lanes 1 and 2.
19:14-Open frames for both Mulhall and Cullen in frame 7 dent impressive looking game three. Mulhall hits back with strike in the eigth.
19:16-McDunphy still yet to strike through seven frames of game three. Larkin struggles as well as leaders falter.
19:17-Lawlor putting good game together. She lies on 153 for eight with a strike in the ninth to work on going into final frame.
19:18-Burke shoots turkey with first ball of tenth frame.
19:19-Mulhall shoots 234 with a five-bagger to finish. Cullen trips four-pin after good pocket hit with first ball of the tenth.
19:23-O'Reilly/Randell post 368. Larkin McDunphy post 282. Lawlor/Cummins post 333. Clarke/Winstanley post 300. Burke/Kestell post 407. Mulhall/Cullen post 464.
*Game four about to begin*
19:26-Double each for Cullen and Mulhall to start.
19:27-Another poor start for McDunphy and Larkin with three opens and a spare between them for opening two frames of final game.
19:29-Burke opens first three frames but her partner Kestell opens with strike and two nine-spares.
19:30-Mulhall opens frame four. Her partner Cullen almost leaves 6-7 split after 5 pin slides across, but five pin just falls at the last second.
19:32-Winstanley and Clarke both strike in frame 5.
19:33-Double for Lawlor after three consecutive opens at start of final game.
19:34-Catchpole and Kellegher steady through first four frames of game four.
19:35-Mulhall struggling in final game. Cullen keeping clean but failing to strike since opening double. They currently are through 6 frames.
19:37-Turkey for Clarke from frame 5, Winstanley opens frame 7 after a double.
19:38-Mulhall unlucky to leave 7-10 split in frame 8. She lies on 116 through eight frames.
19:40-Kellegher shoots trukey from frame 4, but Catchpole struggling to strike and has opened three frames.
19:43-Final games coming to a close.
19:49: Cullen/Mulhall post 370. Burke/Kestell post 299. Clarke/Winstanley post 323. Lawlor/Cummins post 324. Dohery/Kelly post 290. Catchpole/Kellegher post 412. Larkin/McDunphy post 323. O'Reilly/Randell post 337.
19:52-Mulhall/Cullen take the gold medal. Catchpole/Kellegher take silver.
19:55-Larkin/McDunphy take bronze.
Live Updates will now end. As always keep an eye on Bowltalk for news and updates. Pictures and videos to come soon.
Game One
18:10-Elaine Lawlor throws first ball, fails to get ball up to the pocket
18:11-Ciara McDunphy starts with a strike. Aimee Kellegher and Sara Kelly both start with solid ten-pins. Both fail to convert spare.
18:12-Carol Catchpole covers opening open frame with a strike. Double to start with for Yvonne Randell.
18:13-Solid start for the pairing of McDunphy and Larkin. Both open with a strike and a nine-spare. Hannah Cullen and Caitriona Mulhall struggle to strike in opening three frames.
18:16-Three opens in-a-row for Kellegher to start off her doubles event. Her partner Catchpole solid now after open frame in frame one.
18:17-Ros O'Reilly failing to strike in opening four frames but keeps her game clean so far. Her partner Randell shoots back-to-back opens after her double to start with.
18:19-Larkin strikes in frame 5 after consecutive nine-spares. McDunphy also strikes in frame 5.
18:20-O'Reilly finds a shot and shoots a double to go with her opening four spares.
18:21-Catchpole opens frame 6, but her partner Kellegher finds her first strike of the game to cover.
18:24-McDunphy strikes again on lane 7, but has failed to find a shot on lane 8. She lies on 120 for 6 with a strike to work on. Her partner Larkin strikes in frame 8 to lie on 126 for 7 with a strike in the eigth to work on.
18:26-Mulhall rolls a four-bagger from frame 5, but her partner Cullen struggles to strike with her.
18:28-Catchpole flirts with a 4-7-10 split in the ninth, but trips the ten. Another strike on 7 for McDunphy, and another spare for Larkin as she completes a clean game. Catchpole converts her spare.
18:32-O'Reilly/Randell post 349. Larkin/McDunphy post 405. Lawlor/Cummins post 326. Clarke/Winstanley post 283. burke/Kestell post 311. mulhall/Cullen post 410. Catchpole/Kellegher post 351. Doherty/Kelly post 307.
*Game Two is about to begin*
18:36-McDunphy opens with a double, Larkin with a nine-spare sandwiched by two strikes.
18:37: Catchpole opens with two open frames, Kellegher opens frame two to cement poor start for the pairing to game two.
18:38-Mulhall opens with front three but leaves a ten-pin in the fourth. She spares comfortably. Cullen buries seven-pin ni the fourth as she fails to strike yet in game two.
18:40-Good start to game two by Doherty and Kelly. Randell and O'Reilly struggling in first half of game two.
18:41: Larkin and McDunphy going steady. Cullen/Mulhall both strike in frame 5 to keep themselves just ahead.
18:44-Kellegher and Catchpole put in a double each to get a hold of game two after a wayward start.
18:45-Cummins pacing 279 through the first half of game two. her partner Lawlor also goin well as pair put together a good game.
18:47-Mulhall and Cullen take their foot of the gas a little. Larkin opens frame 7, but McDunphy rolls a four-bagger to keep the pressure on.
18:49-Kellegher looks to have found a good line now. She sits on six-in-a-row going into the ninth frame.
18:50-Burke on a turkey going into the ninth frame. Her partner Kestell struggling on 129 through eight.
18:51-Larkin finishing strongly. she strikes first ball in the tenth for a turkey.
18:54-Larkin/McDunphy post 442 to take the lead. Cullen/Mulhall post 368. Clarke/Winstanley post 320. Catchpole/Kellegher post 427. Dohert/Kelly post 426. O'Reillt/Randell post 325. Burke/Kestell post 355. Lawlor/Cummins post 368.
*Game three about to begin*
19:04-Mulhall opens with a turkey. Cullen pacing 290 as pair start strong on lanes 5 and 6.
19:05-Kestell pacing 290 after three frames. Partner Burke starts slow but strikes in frame 4.
19:07-Catchpole starts strong and Kellegher steady through first half of game three.
19:08-McDunphy struggles to 44 through four frames after move to lanes 3 and 4. Larkin also struggling to adjust to lane move.
19:09-Mulhall kicks out seven pin to move to 116 through five with a strike in the sixth. Cullen continues to pace 290 through 6 frames.
19:11-Brooklyn strike for Cummins in the 6th after three consecutive open frames.
19:13-Catchpole converts 5-7 split in the 7th to keep strong game going. Kellegher looks to have found a line after slow start on lanes 1 and 2.
19:14-Open frames for both Mulhall and Cullen in frame 7 dent impressive looking game three. Mulhall hits back with strike in the eigth.
19:16-McDunphy still yet to strike through seven frames of game three. Larkin struggles as well as leaders falter.
19:17-Lawlor putting good game together. She lies on 153 for eight with a strike in the ninth to work on going into final frame.
19:18-Burke shoots turkey with first ball of tenth frame.
19:19-Mulhall shoots 234 with a five-bagger to finish. Cullen trips four-pin after good pocket hit with first ball of the tenth.
19:23-O'Reilly/Randell post 368. Larkin McDunphy post 282. Lawlor/Cummins post 333. Clarke/Winstanley post 300. Burke/Kestell post 407. Mulhall/Cullen post 464.
*Game four about to begin*
19:26-Double each for Cullen and Mulhall to start.
19:27-Another poor start for McDunphy and Larkin with three opens and a spare between them for opening two frames of final game.
19:29-Burke opens first three frames but her partner Kestell opens with strike and two nine-spares.
19:30-Mulhall opens frame four. Her partner Cullen almost leaves 6-7 split after 5 pin slides across, but five pin just falls at the last second.
19:32-Winstanley and Clarke both strike in frame 5.
19:33-Double for Lawlor after three consecutive opens at start of final game.
19:34-Catchpole and Kellegher steady through first four frames of game four.
19:35-Mulhall struggling in final game. Cullen keeping clean but failing to strike since opening double. They currently are through 6 frames.
19:37-Turkey for Clarke from frame 5, Winstanley opens frame 7 after a double.
19:38-Mulhall unlucky to leave 7-10 split in frame 8. She lies on 116 through eight frames.
19:40-Kellegher shoots trukey from frame 4, but Catchpole struggling to strike and has opened three frames.
19:43-Final games coming to a close.
19:49: Cullen/Mulhall post 370. Burke/Kestell post 299. Clarke/Winstanley post 323. Lawlor/Cummins post 324. Dohery/Kelly post 290. Catchpole/Kellegher post 412. Larkin/McDunphy post 323. O'Reilly/Randell post 337.
19:52-Mulhall/Cullen take the gold medal. Catchpole/Kellegher take silver.
19:55-Larkin/McDunphy take bronze.
Live Updates will now end. As always keep an eye on Bowltalk for news and updates. Pictures and videos to come soon.
National Championships Singles
Alan Bride and Ciara McDunphy took the gold in the men's and ladies singles at the National Championships in Leisureplex Stillorgan on Saturday morning.
Bride bowled a perfect 300 game in game four to take the lead in the men's section by 8 pins, after backing up a steady start with a 238 in game three.
A 229 in his final game was enough to see Bride win the gold medal, ahead of Paul Stott, by a margin of 13 pins. Ireland's World Cup representative in 2010 Stephen O'Connor took the bronze, finishing a further 31 pins back.
There were plenty of good starters in game one, the pick of them being Stott and Dave English, both shooting opening 238's. Other strong first games were John Wilson's 237 and Graham Turner's 233. In total 15 players bowled 200+ in game one.
Game two saw twelve 200+ games, the pick of them coming from Stephen O'Connor (268), Simon English (257) and Alan Gibbons (243). Dave English had his low game of the set with a 180, while other first game leader Paul Stott added a 205 to his opening 238. O'Connor's 502 for is opening two games saw him take over the lead of the event. Eventual winner Bride was. at this stage, just 14 over, and almost 90 pins down.
Game three saw Bride begin to build the momentum which would see him shoot 300 in game four, posting a 238. Stott pressed on again with a 258, while O'Connor's 259 meant he kept a firm hand on the lead. Fran Puzzoli was a big mover in game three, shooting a 269 after opening with a 187 and a 191. Defending National Champion Darragh McLoughlin rolled a 236 to counter a 188 in game two, and Karl Doherty pushed himself into the medal chase with a 268.
Game four was all about Bride's 300. All twelve balls found the pocket as Bride found a consistent shot on the outside. Despite the twelfth ball hitting a little light in the pocket the ball created enough pinfall to kick the seven pin out to signal the celebration from Bride. The perfect game was made all-the-sweeter with O'Connor shooting just 174. Bride had overtaken the 109 deficit to leader O'Connor in one game, and now led from Stott, with O'Connor sitting 17 pins off the lead. A 258 from Tom Byrne threw him into the mix for a medal going into game five, as did Fran Puzzoli's 222 and Alan Gibbons' 279.
The final game of the singles did not stir up too much in the way of excitement in terms of fighting for medals. Bride's 229 was enough to hold off the attempt from Stott and co to snatch away the gold. Stott finished 31 pins ahead of O'Connor to take the silver. Three consistently strong games from Puzzoli saw him take fourth spot, ahead of Tom Byrne in fifth, Alan Gibbons in sixth, John Wilson 7th, Darragh McLoughlin 8th, Simon English 9th and Graham Turner 10th.
In the ladies section, McDunphy was in control from the word go. She opened the event with a five-bagger and went on to post a 266. Her closest challenger after game one was Hannah Cullen on 210. Ros O'Reilly was the only other player to break the 200 mark, with defending National Champ Aimee Kellegher rolling a 196.
Game two saw a high-game of just 200, rolled by O'Reilly. Leader McDunphy rolled a 195, while Cullen fell back a little with a 180. Carol Catchpole backed up her opening 192 with a 198. Her consistency would see her eventually claim the silver medal.
Game three and the big game was Yvonne Randell's 220. A 195 from Catchpole kept her going along nicely, while McDunphy held on to her comfortable lead with a 207. Kellegher continued to struggle to put a score together, shooting a 184 in game three. Cullen and Caitriona Mulhall matched each other in game three with a pair of 194's.
A 227 in game four left little doubt that McDunphy would take the gold medal. All that was left was to decide who would take the other two. Catchpole converted her consistency into a scratch game of 200, while a pair of 176 games from Randell and Cullen, and Mulhall's 217, left them the other likely contenders for the remaining medal spots.
Game five saw Catchpole cement the silver medal with a 213. Randell got the better of the rest to take the bronze after rolling a 216. Cullen's 185 meant that she finished 40 pins further back in fourth, while Mulhall took fifth by finishing 35 pins behind her.
Congratulations to Alan Bride and Ciara McDunphy on their singles gold medals.
Doubles event reviews will be posted on Bowltalk soon.
Go to http://www.tenpin-ireland/ for all the scores so far.
Bride bowled a perfect 300 game in game four to take the lead in the men's section by 8 pins, after backing up a steady start with a 238 in game three.
A 229 in his final game was enough to see Bride win the gold medal, ahead of Paul Stott, by a margin of 13 pins. Ireland's World Cup representative in 2010 Stephen O'Connor took the bronze, finishing a further 31 pins back.
There were plenty of good starters in game one, the pick of them being Stott and Dave English, both shooting opening 238's. Other strong first games were John Wilson's 237 and Graham Turner's 233. In total 15 players bowled 200+ in game one.
Game two saw twelve 200+ games, the pick of them coming from Stephen O'Connor (268), Simon English (257) and Alan Gibbons (243). Dave English had his low game of the set with a 180, while other first game leader Paul Stott added a 205 to his opening 238. O'Connor's 502 for is opening two games saw him take over the lead of the event. Eventual winner Bride was. at this stage, just 14 over, and almost 90 pins down.
Game three saw Bride begin to build the momentum which would see him shoot 300 in game four, posting a 238. Stott pressed on again with a 258, while O'Connor's 259 meant he kept a firm hand on the lead. Fran Puzzoli was a big mover in game three, shooting a 269 after opening with a 187 and a 191. Defending National Champion Darragh McLoughlin rolled a 236 to counter a 188 in game two, and Karl Doherty pushed himself into the medal chase with a 268.
Game four was all about Bride's 300. All twelve balls found the pocket as Bride found a consistent shot on the outside. Despite the twelfth ball hitting a little light in the pocket the ball created enough pinfall to kick the seven pin out to signal the celebration from Bride. The perfect game was made all-the-sweeter with O'Connor shooting just 174. Bride had overtaken the 109 deficit to leader O'Connor in one game, and now led from Stott, with O'Connor sitting 17 pins off the lead. A 258 from Tom Byrne threw him into the mix for a medal going into game five, as did Fran Puzzoli's 222 and Alan Gibbons' 279.
The final game of the singles did not stir up too much in the way of excitement in terms of fighting for medals. Bride's 229 was enough to hold off the attempt from Stott and co to snatch away the gold. Stott finished 31 pins ahead of O'Connor to take the silver. Three consistently strong games from Puzzoli saw him take fourth spot, ahead of Tom Byrne in fifth, Alan Gibbons in sixth, John Wilson 7th, Darragh McLoughlin 8th, Simon English 9th and Graham Turner 10th.
In the ladies section, McDunphy was in control from the word go. She opened the event with a five-bagger and went on to post a 266. Her closest challenger after game one was Hannah Cullen on 210. Ros O'Reilly was the only other player to break the 200 mark, with defending National Champ Aimee Kellegher rolling a 196.
Game two saw a high-game of just 200, rolled by O'Reilly. Leader McDunphy rolled a 195, while Cullen fell back a little with a 180. Carol Catchpole backed up her opening 192 with a 198. Her consistency would see her eventually claim the silver medal.
Game three and the big game was Yvonne Randell's 220. A 195 from Catchpole kept her going along nicely, while McDunphy held on to her comfortable lead with a 207. Kellegher continued to struggle to put a score together, shooting a 184 in game three. Cullen and Caitriona Mulhall matched each other in game three with a pair of 194's.
A 227 in game four left little doubt that McDunphy would take the gold medal. All that was left was to decide who would take the other two. Catchpole converted her consistency into a scratch game of 200, while a pair of 176 games from Randell and Cullen, and Mulhall's 217, left them the other likely contenders for the remaining medal spots.
Game five saw Catchpole cement the silver medal with a 213. Randell got the better of the rest to take the bronze after rolling a 216. Cullen's 185 meant that she finished 40 pins further back in fourth, while Mulhall took fifth by finishing 35 pins behind her.
Congratulations to Alan Bride and Ciara McDunphy on their singles gold medals.
Doubles event reviews will be posted on Bowltalk soon.
Go to http://www.tenpin-ireland/ for all the scores so far.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Ladies Singles-Live Updates
Live Updates about to start.
11:15-First ball thrown by Dymphna Kestell. Ciara McDunphy starts with a strike. Defending champ Aimee Kellegher starts slow with an open frame.
11:16-Double for Ciara McDunphy. Hannah Cullen and Caitriona Mulhall both start with spares.
11:17-Sara Kelly makes solid start with a strike backed up by a nine-spare. Carol Catchpole makes up for an open first frame with a double.
11:18-Solid start for Sandra Winstanley, with a nine-spare sandwiched between two strikes. She converts a 1-3-7 split in the fourth to keep her momentum going.
11:20-Ciara McDunphy continues to look strong, making a five-bagger to start her tournament.
11:22-Catherine Dohert starts swell despite early missed single pin. She lies on 64 for 4 working on a double as she playes the 7th frame.
11:23-Ciara McDunphy makes it half way to an opening game 300.
11:25-Strike for Hannah Cullen puts her on 100 for five frames working on a strike in the sixth as she goes into her seventh frame.
11:25-Aimee Kellegher mmakes up for a sloppy start witha four bagger. Ciara McDunphy fails to keep the strikes going, but converts a seven spare.
11:26-Caitriona Mulhall bags a double in frames seven and eight after struggling early on to find the right shot.
11:27-Amanda Larkin struggles with consistency in her opening game. She sits on 142 through nine frames with back-to-back open frames.
11:28-Carol Catchpole posts opening 192. Catherine Doherty posts a 172.
11:29-Ciara McDunphy posts an impressive 266. Sara Kelly posts 177.
11:29-Elaine Lawlor posts 162. Yvonne Randell posts 186. Sandra Winstanley posts 134. Ros O'Reilly posts 202. Amanda Larkin posts 162. Aimee Kellegher posts 196.
11:30-Hannah Cullen posts 210. Caitriona Mulhall posts 166.
*Game Two about to begin*
11:33-Sara Kelly opens with a strike, as does carol catchpole.
11:34-Opening eight-spare for McDunphy. Double for Catchpole
11:36-Steady start by most players in game 2.
11:38-Succession of spares from McDunphy keeps her momentum up.
11:41-Sandra Clarke on a turkey from frame 6. Ciara McDunphy continues her steady game two.
11:44-Amanda Larkin starting to find her momentum towards the end of game two.
11:45-Amanda Larkin posts 189. Sara Kelly posts 160. Sandra Clarke posts 199. Elain Lawlor posts 135. Yvonne Randell posts 187. Ciara McDunphy posts 195 to hold on to her lead. Sandra Winstanley posts 144. Ros O'Reilly posts 200. Pat Cummins posts 125. Dymphna Kestell posts 118. Aimee Kellegher posts 179. Maurenn Burke posts 146. Hannah Cullen posts 180. Caitriona Mulhall posts 156.
*Game three about to begin*
11:52-Good first ball from Aimee Kellegher carries all ten.
11:54-Ten-pin spares for Larkin and McDunphy.
11:55-Ros O'Reilly remains solid with a strike and a spare to open game three.
11:56-Unlucky 4-10 split for Larkin leads to open frame.
11:58-Good first half of game three for Caitriona Mulhall, although she is unlucky not to carry the ten-pin in frame 5.
12:00-Kelleger struggling a little with carry on lanes 9 and 10. The top half of the house is proving trickier to kick the corner pins.
12:01-McDunphy struggling to put strikes together, and chops the 2 pin out of the 2-6 to open frame 6.
12:02-Caitriona Mulhall putting a good game together. She sits on 119 for 6 working on a strike in frame 7.
12:03-Double from Hannah Cullen covers for open frame in frame 6.
12:04-Open frame in foundation frame 9 dents Mulhall's good work in game three. She needs to strike out now for a 206...she leaves the 6-7 split but spares it brilliantly.
12:06- Pat Cummins posts 149. Dymphna Kestell posts 181. Ciara McDunphy posts 207. Sara Kelly posts 132. Ros O'Reilly posts 148. Maureen Burke posts 169. Aimee Kellegher posts 184. Hannah Cullen posts 194. Caitriona Mulhall posts 194. Yvonne Randell posts 220. Elaine Lawlor posts 136. Sandra Winstanley posts 147. Carol Catchpole posts 195. Catherine Doherty posts 128.
*Game Four about to begin*
12:12-Solid start to game four from Mulhall. Good start by O'Reilly annd Winstanley too.
12:13-Kellegher really struggling to adapt to the lane move in game four, opening her first three frames.
12:15-Strikes becoming hard to come by. Spare games proving all the more important as the session progresses.
12:18-Turkey from McDunphy leaves her pacing another 200 game.
12:22-Sandra Winstanley posts 157. Hannah cullen posts 176. Caitriona Mulhall posts 217. Elaine Lawlor posts 163. Yvonne Randell posts 176. O'reilly posts 175. Kellegher pposts 150. Burke posts121. Catchpole posts 200. McDunphy posts 227. Catherine Doherty posts 150. Larkin posts 143. Sara Kelly posts 164.
*Game Five about to begin*
12:30-Cullen opens final game with a double.
12:31-Sloppy start to game five from many players, with strikes mixed with plenty of splits.
12:33-McDunphy keeping clean in first half of final game.
12:36-Turkey for Yvonne Randell from frame frame 5 leaves her pacing 249.
12:37-Hannah Cullen posts 185. Caitriona Mulhall posts 175.
12:38-Sandra Winstanley posts 146. Ros O'Reilly posts 177. Kelly posts 210. McDunphy posts 199. Catchpole posts 213.
12:40-McDunphy takes gold medal.
Live Updates will now stop. For full results go to www.tenpin-ireland . Scores should be up within a half an hour.
11:15-First ball thrown by Dymphna Kestell. Ciara McDunphy starts with a strike. Defending champ Aimee Kellegher starts slow with an open frame.
11:16-Double for Ciara McDunphy. Hannah Cullen and Caitriona Mulhall both start with spares.
11:17-Sara Kelly makes solid start with a strike backed up by a nine-spare. Carol Catchpole makes up for an open first frame with a double.
11:18-Solid start for Sandra Winstanley, with a nine-spare sandwiched between two strikes. She converts a 1-3-7 split in the fourth to keep her momentum going.
11:20-Ciara McDunphy continues to look strong, making a five-bagger to start her tournament.
11:22-Catherine Dohert starts swell despite early missed single pin. She lies on 64 for 4 working on a double as she playes the 7th frame.
11:23-Ciara McDunphy makes it half way to an opening game 300.
11:25-Strike for Hannah Cullen puts her on 100 for five frames working on a strike in the sixth as she goes into her seventh frame.
11:25-Aimee Kellegher mmakes up for a sloppy start witha four bagger. Ciara McDunphy fails to keep the strikes going, but converts a seven spare.
11:26-Caitriona Mulhall bags a double in frames seven and eight after struggling early on to find the right shot.
11:27-Amanda Larkin struggles with consistency in her opening game. She sits on 142 through nine frames with back-to-back open frames.
11:28-Carol Catchpole posts opening 192. Catherine Doherty posts a 172.
11:29-Ciara McDunphy posts an impressive 266. Sara Kelly posts 177.
11:29-Elaine Lawlor posts 162. Yvonne Randell posts 186. Sandra Winstanley posts 134. Ros O'Reilly posts 202. Amanda Larkin posts 162. Aimee Kellegher posts 196.
11:30-Hannah Cullen posts 210. Caitriona Mulhall posts 166.
*Game Two about to begin*
11:33-Sara Kelly opens with a strike, as does carol catchpole.
11:34-Opening eight-spare for McDunphy. Double for Catchpole
11:36-Steady start by most players in game 2.
11:38-Succession of spares from McDunphy keeps her momentum up.
11:41-Sandra Clarke on a turkey from frame 6. Ciara McDunphy continues her steady game two.
11:44-Amanda Larkin starting to find her momentum towards the end of game two.
11:45-Amanda Larkin posts 189. Sara Kelly posts 160. Sandra Clarke posts 199. Elain Lawlor posts 135. Yvonne Randell posts 187. Ciara McDunphy posts 195 to hold on to her lead. Sandra Winstanley posts 144. Ros O'Reilly posts 200. Pat Cummins posts 125. Dymphna Kestell posts 118. Aimee Kellegher posts 179. Maurenn Burke posts 146. Hannah Cullen posts 180. Caitriona Mulhall posts 156.
*Game three about to begin*
11:52-Good first ball from Aimee Kellegher carries all ten.
11:54-Ten-pin spares for Larkin and McDunphy.
11:55-Ros O'Reilly remains solid with a strike and a spare to open game three.
11:56-Unlucky 4-10 split for Larkin leads to open frame.
11:58-Good first half of game three for Caitriona Mulhall, although she is unlucky not to carry the ten-pin in frame 5.
12:00-Kelleger struggling a little with carry on lanes 9 and 10. The top half of the house is proving trickier to kick the corner pins.
12:01-McDunphy struggling to put strikes together, and chops the 2 pin out of the 2-6 to open frame 6.
12:02-Caitriona Mulhall putting a good game together. She sits on 119 for 6 working on a strike in frame 7.
12:03-Double from Hannah Cullen covers for open frame in frame 6.
12:04-Open frame in foundation frame 9 dents Mulhall's good work in game three. She needs to strike out now for a 206...she leaves the 6-7 split but spares it brilliantly.
12:06- Pat Cummins posts 149. Dymphna Kestell posts 181. Ciara McDunphy posts 207. Sara Kelly posts 132. Ros O'Reilly posts 148. Maureen Burke posts 169. Aimee Kellegher posts 184. Hannah Cullen posts 194. Caitriona Mulhall posts 194. Yvonne Randell posts 220. Elaine Lawlor posts 136. Sandra Winstanley posts 147. Carol Catchpole posts 195. Catherine Doherty posts 128.
*Game Four about to begin*
12:12-Solid start to game four from Mulhall. Good start by O'Reilly annd Winstanley too.
12:13-Kellegher really struggling to adapt to the lane move in game four, opening her first three frames.
12:15-Strikes becoming hard to come by. Spare games proving all the more important as the session progresses.
12:18-Turkey from McDunphy leaves her pacing another 200 game.
12:22-Sandra Winstanley posts 157. Hannah cullen posts 176. Caitriona Mulhall posts 217. Elaine Lawlor posts 163. Yvonne Randell posts 176. O'reilly posts 175. Kellegher pposts 150. Burke posts121. Catchpole posts 200. McDunphy posts 227. Catherine Doherty posts 150. Larkin posts 143. Sara Kelly posts 164.
*Game Five about to begin*
12:30-Cullen opens final game with a double.
12:31-Sloppy start to game five from many players, with strikes mixed with plenty of splits.
12:33-McDunphy keeping clean in first half of final game.
12:36-Turkey for Yvonne Randell from frame frame 5 leaves her pacing 249.
12:37-Hannah Cullen posts 185. Caitriona Mulhall posts 175.
12:38-Sandra Winstanley posts 146. Ros O'Reilly posts 177. Kelly posts 210. McDunphy posts 199. Catchpole posts 213.
12:40-McDunphy takes gold medal.
Live Updates will now stop. For full results go to www.tenpin-ireland . Scores should be up within a half an hour.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Mixed Doubles-Final Standings
1st: Kerena Dykes/Graham Turner 1776
2nd: Hannah Cullen/Darryl Egan 1706
3rd: Amanda Larkin/Stephen O'Connor 1637
4th: Carol Catchpole/Dave English 1593
5th: Sara Finlay/Nicky O'Malley 1572
6th: Anne Quinn/John Wilson 1562
7th: Yvonne Randall/Stan Dagg: 1469
8th: Pat Cummins/Colin Bell 1453
9th: Kathleen Lyons/Tom Byrne 1372
10th: Suzanne Clarke/Peter Molloy 1330
11th: Maureen Burke/Darragh McLoughlin 1328
12th: Sandra Winstanley/Mark Hinchcliffe 1271
For a full list of scores from each game please visit http://www.tenpin-ireland.com/. Bowltalk will continue to cover the National Championships pver both weekends of play, with live updates for the ladies squads and delayed reviews from the mens squads, so keep an eye on the site over the course of the tournament for all the latest updates.
2nd: Hannah Cullen/Darryl Egan 1706
3rd: Amanda Larkin/Stephen O'Connor 1637
4th: Carol Catchpole/Dave English 1593
5th: Sara Finlay/Nicky O'Malley 1572
6th: Anne Quinn/John Wilson 1562
7th: Yvonne Randall/Stan Dagg: 1469
8th: Pat Cummins/Colin Bell 1453
9th: Kathleen Lyons/Tom Byrne 1372
10th: Suzanne Clarke/Peter Molloy 1330
11th: Maureen Burke/Darragh McLoughlin 1328
12th: Sandra Winstanley/Mark Hinchcliffe 1271
For a full list of scores from each game please visit http://www.tenpin-ireland.com/. Bowltalk will continue to cover the National Championships pver both weekends of play, with live updates for the ladies squads and delayed reviews from the mens squads, so keep an eye on the site over the course of the tournament for all the latest updates.
Mixed Doubles-Live Updates
19:34-Kerena Dykes throws the first ball of this year's championships. Good pocket hit leads to an opening strike.
19:35-Defending Men's champ Darragh Mcloughlin opens his tournament with a harsh 7 pin after a good pocket hit.
19:36-A mixed start to the event, with a handful of strikes and plenty of single pins standing.
19:40-Nicky O'Malley the best starter with a double, but a large number of players struggling to start quickly with kicking corner pins proving to be an issue.
19:42-Graham Turner begins to build momentum with a double to go with two opening spares. His partner Kerena Dykes also starts solidly, but fails to convert a single pin spare in the third frame.
19:43-Darragh McLoughlin struggles to find a shot early on, opening three of his first four frame to leave himself on 46 for four.
19:46-Sarah Finlay opened with a split and an open frame, but she builds momentum with a strike and three spares in her next four frames. Her partner Nicky O'Malley followed his opening double with two open frames, but tries to get his game going again with a strike in the fifth.
19:47-Mark Hinchcliffe is one of the strongest starters, with a double sandwiched between three high-count spares leaving himbreaking 100 at the half-way stage in game one.
19:50-Dave English covers for an open first frame with two strikes and three nine-spares. His partner Carol Catchpole struggles with inconsistency as she strikes three times but also opens three times in her opening six frames.
19:51-Nobody as yet is taking control in the opening game, with the majority of players struggling to put together a string of strikes.
19:54-John Wilson is keeping himself in with the chance of a good openiong game, mixing the odd strike with a classy spare game to see him get to 119 for six with a nine-spare in the seventh to work off. His partner Anne Quinn is also keeping a solid game going with a double followed by a nine-spare getting her to 105 for six as she tackles frame eight.
19:56-Dave English puts a four-bagger together to put himself in the position to finish with a big score. His partner Catchpole's inconsistent first game leaves her with a game of 148.
19:57-McLoughlin and Burke post an opening game of 333. Bell and Cummins post 317. Egan and Cullen post 361. Finlay and O'Malley post 384. English and Catchpole post 383. Byrne and Lyons post 349. O'Connor and Larkin post 368. Turner and Dykes post 432 to hold the one-fame lead. Only one team shoot over scratch in game one.
20:02-Tom Byrne buries an eight-ten split in the pocket in opening frame of game two, much to the amusement of Colin Bell in the pair next to him.
20:03-Kerena Dykes opens with five-in-row in game two. Her partner Turner opens with three strikes and a nine-spare but opens frame five with a 2-10 split.
20:04-Colin Bell opens game two with three-in-a-row. Dykes now goes front six. Darragh McLoughlin opens game two with three nine-spares. He shot 172 in game one with his spare game letting him down.
20:05-Dykes leaves a single pin in frame seven. She converts without a problem.
20:06-Dave English opens with front three. His partner Catchpole seems to have found a consistent shot, opening game two with a nine-spare and two strikes.
20:07-Hannah Cullen opens game two inconsistently, with three strikes but two opens in the first five frames. Her partner Egan is suffering from much the same problem.
20:10-Yvonne Randell closes out game two with a five-bagger to shoot 248. Dykes shoots 239, her partner Turner shooting 213 for a combined score of 452. They now have a commanding lead.
20:14-Tom Byrne converts 2-10 split in frame 4, but is still struggling to get the ball to the pocket. His partner Lyons, however, sits on a double through six frames.
20:15-Egan and Cullen both put a string of strkies together to push thier games up. Bell on the same pair is pacing a 279 game through 8 frames.
20:17-Scores look to be improving, especially down the easier side of the house from lane 1 up. Scores still fairly low on pairs 9 and 10 and 11 and 12.
20:20Darragh McLoughlin really struggling to get into any sort of rhythm, and back to back splits leaves him on just 128 through nine frames.
20:21-O'Connor and Larkin post 451. English and Catchpole post 440. Clarke and Molloy post 355. Burke and McLoughlin post 320. Egan and Cullen post 435. Bell and Cummins post 422. Byrne and Lyons post 352. O'Malley and Finlay post 337.
20:25-Turner opens game three with seven-in-a-row. Dykes also continues to strike regularly.
20:27-Wilson and Quinn post 402.
20: 30-Turner now front nine.
20:31-Egan opens with a turkey. His partner Cullen opens nine-spare double.
20:32-McLoughlin steadies with a nine-spare between two strikes to open game three.
20:33-Turner buries an 8-pin in the tenth frame. Finishes with a 279. Dykes shoots 206 for a combined score of 485.
20:34-Tom Byrne opens game three with four-in-a-row.
20:35-O'Connor struggles to 94 for 5 in game three. His partner Larkin throws a turkey fromframes 4-6 to keep their medal push alive.
20:36-Egan and Cullen continue where they left off in game 2, both striking for fun as they try to keep within distance of Turner and Dykes.
20:37-Nickey O'Malley pacing 290 in game three through six frames. His partner Finlay also scoring well in game three.
20:38-Egan continues to pace 279. Scores improving considerably as the session progresses as bowlers get used now to the dry-ish condition.
20:47- O'Connor/Larkin post 411. Catchpole/English post 390. Cummins/Bell post 333. Cullen/Egan post 504. Byrne/Lyons post 336. Finlay/O'Malley post 460. Burke/Mcloughlin post314. Clarke/Molloy post 349.
20:50-English starts final game with a double.
20:51-Turner and Dykes struggling a little in final game. Egan and Cullen could capitolise after a massive game three.
20:52-Defending champ McLoughlin's struggle continues with an open frame in the final game.
20:53-Scores dropping away again in final game as lanes begin to really dry up. Outside shot is pretty much gone, meaning a lot of bowlers are now forced to play a tight line inside.
20:55-Nickey O'Malley opens with a turkey despite the tricky lane breakdown.
20:57-Colin Bell puts four-bagger together to put himself in a good position to score big in game four. His partner Cummins is struggling to get to strike however.
20:59-Turner and Dykes post final game of 407. Randell/Dagg post final game 391.
21:01-Cullen puts together a four-bagger and bacs it up with an eight-spare in the 8th frame. Egan strikes in frame 8 to sit on 147 for seven. The pair look like shooting another big score as thier lane breakdown runs in their favour, as well as both throwing good shots.
21:04-McLoughlin gets back on track with a five-bagger as he looks to build up confidence and a consistent shot for tomorrow's events.
21:08-Cullen and Egan post 406. Cummins/Bell post 381. Catchpole/English post 380. O'Connor/Larkin post 407.
21:11-Turner/Dykes take gold medal with a total of 1776. Cullen and Egan take look to have taken silver with a 1706 total. O'Connor/Larkin in provisional bronze medal position with 4 teams still to finish their final game.
21:15-O'Connor/Larkin confirmed as bronze medal winners.
Live Updates will now stop. A full list of scores for the mixed doubles will be posted shortly.
19:35-Defending Men's champ Darragh Mcloughlin opens his tournament with a harsh 7 pin after a good pocket hit.
19:36-A mixed start to the event, with a handful of strikes and plenty of single pins standing.
19:40-Nicky O'Malley the best starter with a double, but a large number of players struggling to start quickly with kicking corner pins proving to be an issue.
19:42-Graham Turner begins to build momentum with a double to go with two opening spares. His partner Kerena Dykes also starts solidly, but fails to convert a single pin spare in the third frame.
19:43-Darragh McLoughlin struggles to find a shot early on, opening three of his first four frame to leave himself on 46 for four.
19:46-Sarah Finlay opened with a split and an open frame, but she builds momentum with a strike and three spares in her next four frames. Her partner Nicky O'Malley followed his opening double with two open frames, but tries to get his game going again with a strike in the fifth.
19:47-Mark Hinchcliffe is one of the strongest starters, with a double sandwiched between three high-count spares leaving himbreaking 100 at the half-way stage in game one.
19:50-Dave English covers for an open first frame with two strikes and three nine-spares. His partner Carol Catchpole struggles with inconsistency as she strikes three times but also opens three times in her opening six frames.
19:51-Nobody as yet is taking control in the opening game, with the majority of players struggling to put together a string of strikes.
19:54-John Wilson is keeping himself in with the chance of a good openiong game, mixing the odd strike with a classy spare game to see him get to 119 for six with a nine-spare in the seventh to work off. His partner Anne Quinn is also keeping a solid game going with a double followed by a nine-spare getting her to 105 for six as she tackles frame eight.
19:56-Dave English puts a four-bagger together to put himself in the position to finish with a big score. His partner Catchpole's inconsistent first game leaves her with a game of 148.
19:57-McLoughlin and Burke post an opening game of 333. Bell and Cummins post 317. Egan and Cullen post 361. Finlay and O'Malley post 384. English and Catchpole post 383. Byrne and Lyons post 349. O'Connor and Larkin post 368. Turner and Dykes post 432 to hold the one-fame lead. Only one team shoot over scratch in game one.
20:02-Tom Byrne buries an eight-ten split in the pocket in opening frame of game two, much to the amusement of Colin Bell in the pair next to him.
20:03-Kerena Dykes opens with five-in-row in game two. Her partner Turner opens with three strikes and a nine-spare but opens frame five with a 2-10 split.
20:04-Colin Bell opens game two with three-in-a-row. Dykes now goes front six. Darragh McLoughlin opens game two with three nine-spares. He shot 172 in game one with his spare game letting him down.
20:05-Dykes leaves a single pin in frame seven. She converts without a problem.
20:06-Dave English opens with front three. His partner Catchpole seems to have found a consistent shot, opening game two with a nine-spare and two strikes.
20:07-Hannah Cullen opens game two inconsistently, with three strikes but two opens in the first five frames. Her partner Egan is suffering from much the same problem.
20:10-Yvonne Randell closes out game two with a five-bagger to shoot 248. Dykes shoots 239, her partner Turner shooting 213 for a combined score of 452. They now have a commanding lead.
20:14-Tom Byrne converts 2-10 split in frame 4, but is still struggling to get the ball to the pocket. His partner Lyons, however, sits on a double through six frames.
20:15-Egan and Cullen both put a string of strkies together to push thier games up. Bell on the same pair is pacing a 279 game through 8 frames.
20:17-Scores look to be improving, especially down the easier side of the house from lane 1 up. Scores still fairly low on pairs 9 and 10 and 11 and 12.
20:20Darragh McLoughlin really struggling to get into any sort of rhythm, and back to back splits leaves him on just 128 through nine frames.
20:21-O'Connor and Larkin post 451. English and Catchpole post 440. Clarke and Molloy post 355. Burke and McLoughlin post 320. Egan and Cullen post 435. Bell and Cummins post 422. Byrne and Lyons post 352. O'Malley and Finlay post 337.
20:25-Turner opens game three with seven-in-a-row. Dykes also continues to strike regularly.
20:27-Wilson and Quinn post 402.
20: 30-Turner now front nine.
20:31-Egan opens with a turkey. His partner Cullen opens nine-spare double.
20:32-McLoughlin steadies with a nine-spare between two strikes to open game three.
20:33-Turner buries an 8-pin in the tenth frame. Finishes with a 279. Dykes shoots 206 for a combined score of 485.
20:34-Tom Byrne opens game three with four-in-a-row.
20:35-O'Connor struggles to 94 for 5 in game three. His partner Larkin throws a turkey fromframes 4-6 to keep their medal push alive.
20:36-Egan and Cullen continue where they left off in game 2, both striking for fun as they try to keep within distance of Turner and Dykes.
20:37-Nickey O'Malley pacing 290 in game three through six frames. His partner Finlay also scoring well in game three.
20:38-Egan continues to pace 279. Scores improving considerably as the session progresses as bowlers get used now to the dry-ish condition.
20:47- O'Connor/Larkin post 411. Catchpole/English post 390. Cummins/Bell post 333. Cullen/Egan post 504. Byrne/Lyons post 336. Finlay/O'Malley post 460. Burke/Mcloughlin post314. Clarke/Molloy post 349.
20:50-English starts final game with a double.
20:51-Turner and Dykes struggling a little in final game. Egan and Cullen could capitolise after a massive game three.
20:52-Defending champ McLoughlin's struggle continues with an open frame in the final game.
20:53-Scores dropping away again in final game as lanes begin to really dry up. Outside shot is pretty much gone, meaning a lot of bowlers are now forced to play a tight line inside.
20:55-Nickey O'Malley opens with a turkey despite the tricky lane breakdown.
20:57-Colin Bell puts four-bagger together to put himself in a good position to score big in game four. His partner Cummins is struggling to get to strike however.
20:59-Turner and Dykes post final game of 407. Randell/Dagg post final game 391.
21:01-Cullen puts together a four-bagger and bacs it up with an eight-spare in the 8th frame. Egan strikes in frame 8 to sit on 147 for seven. The pair look like shooting another big score as thier lane breakdown runs in their favour, as well as both throwing good shots.
21:04-McLoughlin gets back on track with a five-bagger as he looks to build up confidence and a consistent shot for tomorrow's events.
21:08-Cullen and Egan post 406. Cummins/Bell post 381. Catchpole/English post 380. O'Connor/Larkin post 407.
21:11-Turner/Dykes take gold medal with a total of 1776. Cullen and Egan take look to have taken silver with a 1706 total. O'Connor/Larkin in provisional bronze medal position with 4 teams still to finish their final game.
21:15-O'Connor/Larkin confirmed as bronze medal winners.
Live Updates will now stop. A full list of scores for the mixed doubles will be posted shortly.
National Championships Mixed Doubles-Entry List
A list of all teams entered for tonight's mixed doubles and the lane assignments.
Lane 1: Amanda Larkin/Stephen O'Connor
Lane 2: Carol Caatchpole/Dave English
Lane 3: Kerena Dykes/Graham Turner
Lane 4: Yvonne Tandell/Stan Dagg
Lane 5: Kathleen Lyons/Tom Byrne
Lane 6: Catherine Doherty/ A.N. Other
Lane 7: Pat Cummins/Colin Bell
Lane 8: Hannah Cullen/Daryl Egan
Lane 9: Maureen Burke/Darragh McLoughlin
Lane 10: Suzanne Clarke/Peter Molloy
Lane 11: Anne Quinn/John Wilson
Lane 12: Sandra Winstanley/Mark Hinchcliffe
Lane 13: Sara Finlay/Nicky O'Malley
Squad starts at 7.30 pm-updates throughout the squad at bowltalk.
Lane 1: Amanda Larkin/Stephen O'Connor
Lane 2: Carol Caatchpole/Dave English
Lane 3: Kerena Dykes/Graham Turner
Lane 4: Yvonne Tandell/Stan Dagg
Lane 5: Kathleen Lyons/Tom Byrne
Lane 6: Catherine Doherty/ A.N. Other
Lane 7: Pat Cummins/Colin Bell
Lane 8: Hannah Cullen/Daryl Egan
Lane 9: Maureen Burke/Darragh McLoughlin
Lane 10: Suzanne Clarke/Peter Molloy
Lane 11: Anne Quinn/John Wilson
Lane 12: Sandra Winstanley/Mark Hinchcliffe
Lane 13: Sara Finlay/Nicky O'Malley
Squad starts at 7.30 pm-updates throughout the squad at bowltalk.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
National Championships Note
Just a note that I will be posting instant updates throughout Friday night's National Championship Mixed Doubles.
I won't be able to do instant updates for the men's events as I'll be playing, but I'll be trying to get updates posted immediately after the squads finish. I will also try to do instant updates for the women's squads if possible.
Keep up with all the goings on at this year's Nationals over the course of the two weekends of play at Bowltalk, the only place for instant (where possible) and immediate updates from the tournament.
Good luck to all those competing this year in the tournament in Leisureplex Stillorgan.
I won't be able to do instant updates for the men's events as I'll be playing, but I'll be trying to get updates posted immediately after the squads finish. I will also try to do instant updates for the women's squads if possible.
Keep up with all the goings on at this year's Nationals over the course of the two weekends of play at Bowltalk, the only place for instant (where possible) and immediate updates from the tournament.
Good luck to all those competing this year in the tournament in Leisureplex Stillorgan.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Irish National Championships 2011
This weekend sees the start of this year's Irish National Championships in Leisureplex Stillorgan. Defending Champions Darragh McLoughlin and Aimee Kellegher will be looking to get a good start in the opening weekend events.
The tournament opens with the Mixed Doubles on Friday February 18th at 7.30. Although the Mixed Doubles does not go towards the All Events final, there is still the matter of gold, silver and bronze medals to be won.
Saturday morning sees the first event towards the All Events, the singles. 31 men and 16 women are currently entered for the five-game singles event. The singles begins at 8 am for the men and 10.30 am for the ladies.
On Sunday focus turns to the doubles event. Bowlers play four games for this event with individual pinfall going towards each competitors' All Events total. Play commences at 8.30 am for the men, with the ladies doubles taking place at 6 pm the same evening.
As always the tournament runs over two weekends, so bowlers get a five-day break to think over their progress so far.
The tournament starts up again with the trios event on Friday February 25th. The men's event begins at 7.30 pm, with the ladies' event starting at 9.30. Bowlers will bowl three games, and individual scores will again be added to each competitors All Events total.
Th final qualifying event for the All Events final, the three-game team event, is scheduled for Saturday morning at 9 am. Men's teams consist of five competitors, while the ladies' teams are made up of four players.
After the team event, competitors individual total scores are calculated, with the top ten men and top six ladies qualifying for the All Events finals. The men will play nine games and the ladies will play five, with pinfall carried forward, to determine who will be the Irish National Champions for 2011. The champions will represent Ireland in the European Champions Cup in Lahiti, Finland in August.
The full tournament schedule for this year's National Championships, as well as Lane Assignments, can be found at the Irish Tenpin Bowling Association website, http://www.tenpin-ireland.com/.
Keep an eye on Bowltalk over the coming two weeks for all the updates, scores and analysis from this year's tournament.
The tournament opens with the Mixed Doubles on Friday February 18th at 7.30. Although the Mixed Doubles does not go towards the All Events final, there is still the matter of gold, silver and bronze medals to be won.
Saturday morning sees the first event towards the All Events, the singles. 31 men and 16 women are currently entered for the five-game singles event. The singles begins at 8 am for the men and 10.30 am for the ladies.
On Sunday focus turns to the doubles event. Bowlers play four games for this event with individual pinfall going towards each competitors' All Events total. Play commences at 8.30 am for the men, with the ladies doubles taking place at 6 pm the same evening.
As always the tournament runs over two weekends, so bowlers get a five-day break to think over their progress so far.
The tournament starts up again with the trios event on Friday February 25th. The men's event begins at 7.30 pm, with the ladies' event starting at 9.30. Bowlers will bowl three games, and individual scores will again be added to each competitors All Events total.
Th final qualifying event for the All Events final, the three-game team event, is scheduled for Saturday morning at 9 am. Men's teams consist of five competitors, while the ladies' teams are made up of four players.
After the team event, competitors individual total scores are calculated, with the top ten men and top six ladies qualifying for the All Events finals. The men will play nine games and the ladies will play five, with pinfall carried forward, to determine who will be the Irish National Champions for 2011. The champions will represent Ireland in the European Champions Cup in Lahiti, Finland in August.
The full tournament schedule for this year's National Championships, as well as Lane Assignments, can be found at the Irish Tenpin Bowling Association website, http://www.tenpin-ireland.com/.
Keep an eye on Bowltalk over the coming two weeks for all the updates, scores and analysis from this year's tournament.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Weber Cup on Sky Sports
The Sky Sports viewing schedule for the 2010 Weber Cup has been announced.
The Weber Cup took place in the Barnsley Metrodome from Novermber 12th to 14th last year, with ten of the World's best bowlers competing in tenpin bowling's version fo the Ryder Cup.
Europe's four-man team took on the four-man outfit from the United States over the three days of competition in a combination of singles, doubles and team baker matches.
The tournament has previously been shown live on Sky Sports, but the decision was taken this year to not broadcast matches live. Instead each match was filmed and a viewing schedule put together in. Altogether the tournament will be shown in eighteen one-hour programmes.
The matches will be broadcast over the course of the next three months, one programme-a-week, with the first braodcast going out on February 9th. The first show will feature the first team baker match and the first singles match between European captain Osku Palermaa and Mr. 300 Tommy Jones.
The programmes will be broadcast on a variation of the Sky Sports channels. The first programme airs on Sky Sports 4 at 8 pm. Each programme will also be repeated either later the same evening or the next day.
For the full schedule of programmes visit http://www.talktenpin.net/.
The Weber Cup took place in the Barnsley Metrodome from Novermber 12th to 14th last year, with ten of the World's best bowlers competing in tenpin bowling's version fo the Ryder Cup.
Europe's four-man team took on the four-man outfit from the United States over the three days of competition in a combination of singles, doubles and team baker matches.
The tournament has previously been shown live on Sky Sports, but the decision was taken this year to not broadcast matches live. Instead each match was filmed and a viewing schedule put together in. Altogether the tournament will be shown in eighteen one-hour programmes.
The matches will be broadcast over the course of the next three months, one programme-a-week, with the first braodcast going out on February 9th. The first show will feature the first team baker match and the first singles match between European captain Osku Palermaa and Mr. 300 Tommy Jones.
The programmes will be broadcast on a variation of the Sky Sports channels. The first programme airs on Sky Sports 4 at 8 pm. Each programme will also be repeated either later the same evening or the next day.
For the full schedule of programmes visit http://www.talktenpin.net/.
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