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Blackball Pool - 2015 EBA UK Opens
11th-13th September 2015 / Milton Hilltop Hotel, Carlisle, England
UK OPEN - MEN'S
The Men's event consisted of 64 entries playing in a double elimination format down to the Last 16 single knockout section. Winners side matches were best of 15, losers side matches were best of 9.
Results (from the Last 16 onwards - undefeated qualifiers are on the left side)
Anton Riley 8-6 Chris Melling
Keith Keldie 4-8 Jamie Simpson
Gareth Hibbott 8-5 Scott Gillespie
David Rooney 8-5 Andy Blurton
Jordan Shepherd 8-4 Mark Shepherd
Andy Lucas 8-5 David Forrest
Niven Adams 8-4 Chris Payne
Jack Whelan 8-3 Graham Sillars
losers each receive £75
(Quarter-Finals)
Riley 8-7 Simpson
Hibbott 8-3 Rooney
Lucas 8-6 J.Shepherd
Whelan 8-4 Adams
losers each recieve £150
(Semi-Finals)
Riley 4-8 Hibbott
Lucas 8-3 Whelan
losers each receive £300
(Final)
Hibbott 8-2 Lucas
winner receives £1200 / runner-up receives £600
UK OPEN - LADIES
The Ladies event consisted of 16 entries playing in a double elimination format down to the Last 4 single knockout section. Winners side matches were the best of 15, losers side matches were the best of 9.
Results (from the Last 4 - undefeated qualifiers are on the left side)
Shona Lucas 8-6 Kim Marshall
Yvonne Ewing 8-7 Gillian Hayes
losers each recieve £125
(Final)
Lucas 1-8 Ewing
winner receives £500 / runner-up receives £250
UK OPEN - SENIORS (Players over the age of 40)
The Seniors event consisted of 32 entries playing in a double elimination format down to the Last 8 single knockout section. Winners side matches were the best of 15, losers side matches were the best of 9.
Results (from the Last 8 onwards - undefeated qualifiers are on the left side)
Andy Lucas beat Scott Dunbar
Charles McCaig 8-5 Martin Fisher
Stuart Weeks 8-0 Keith Robertson
Darren Smith beat Jim Stephens
losers each receive £100
(Semi-Finals)
Lucas 7-8 McCaig
Weeks beat Smith
losers each receive £175
(Final)
Weeks beat McCaig
winner receives £700 / runner-up receives £350
UK OPEN - MASTERS (Players over the age of 50)
The Masters event consisted of 16 entries playing in a double elimination format down to the Last 4 single knockout section. Winners side matches were the best of 15, losers side matches were the best of 9.
Results (form the Last 4 - undefeated qualifiers are on the left side)
Gavin Phillips 8-0 Ian Smith
Ross McInnes 8-4 Pat O'Kane
losers each receive £125
(Final)
Phillips 8-7 McInnes
winner receives £500 / runner-up receives £250
Written by Michael Day, published on the 16th September 2015