Matchplay-Round Three

Match Line-ups:

Stephen Joyce -v- Conan Mackey
Roslyn Moore -v- John Kennedy
Hannah Cullen -v- Paul Stott
Karl Dryer -v- Pat Irvine
Darragh McLoughlin -v- Enzo Paolucci
Carl McDermott -v- Andrew Smale
Maria O'Toole -v- Amanda Larkin
Aimee Kellegher -v- Ryan Press

McLoughlin starts well against Paolucci, Joyce doubles but then leaves a 7-10 split. His opponent Mackey opens with three splits in three frames to fall behind early in the match.

Stott continues where he left off in the last round. He paces 290 in the early stages against Cullen.

Carl McDermott shoots front four, but his momentum is halted by a nine-miss in frame five.

Roslyn Moore and John Kennedy are neck-and-neck through 7 frames.

Smale and McDermott are putting on an impressive match in game one. McDermott leads 217-191 through 8 frames.

Joyce continues to pull away from the faltering Mackey. He leads by 100 pins late in the first game.

A four bagger puts Stott in control against Cullen as she opens frame eight to trail by 33 pins.

Larkin has a 30 pin lead over O'Toole through seven frames of game one. Kellegher leads Press by 9 pins in frame ten of their match.

Joyce rolls a 241 to take a 126 pin lead over Mackey after game one.

McLoughlin leads Paolucci by 40 after game one. Stott also leads Cullen by 40.

Irvine leads Dryer by 40 in the early stages of game two.

A brookie strike from Mackey, but he still trails Joyce by 120 pins. Stott lookiing good again, he leads Cullen by 40. McLoughlin has 25 pin lead over Paolucci.

Kennedy holds 40 pin lead over Moore. Larkin leads O'Toole by 10, Kellegher leads Press by 20 going into game three of their matches.

McLoughlin leads by 50 going into game three. Stott leads Cullen by 80, but splits frame one of game three.

McDermott has a healthy lead at the half way point of game three. He has an 80 pin cushion over Smale and looks favourite to advance to round four now. Mcloughlin and Stott look like qualifying now, with only half a game to go they both have healthy leads. Joyce has Mackey well beaten and he will be going through to round four.

Kennedy advances to round four with 14 pin victory over Roslyn Moore. Irvine beats Dryer, McDermott advances over Smale.  Stott beats Cullen. O'Toole beats Larkin.

Round Four of the Loser's section will commence soon.