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Williams wins Anthony Quinn Memorial

St. Conleths CYMS member Johnny Williams won the 12th running of the Anthony Quinn Memorial with a 4 frames to 1 victory over his clubmate Flan Hayes. Once again the tournament attracted entries from around the country with 63 players going to post on Friday night, a testament to the drawing power of this prestigious annual invitational.

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Williams wins Anthony Quinn Memorial
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St. Conleths CYMS member Johnny Williams won the 12th running of the Anthony Quinn Memorial with a 4 frames to 1 victory over his clubmate Flan Hayes. Once again the tournament attracted entries from around the country with 63 players going to post on Friday night, a testament to the drawing power of this prestigious annual invitational.

In the semi finals Johnny defeated Benny O’Brien 3 frames to 0 while Flan overcame Gary Ryan 3 to 1. The final was a tense affair with both players giving up chances early on. After sharing the first two frames Johnny settled the better and ran out a worthy winner. Accepting the Cup and first prize Johnny thanked the CY for the exemplary manner in which the tournament was organized. He was particular in his praise for James McGowan for his updates on Facebook and the condition of the tables.

Stephen Walsh from Carrick-on-Suir won the high break prize with a break of 98.

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Congratulations to the ‘Sniper’ who won todays Anthony Quinn Memorial Snooker Tournament Final.

From CYMS Newbridge “Anthony Quinn memorial
After all the planning,p reparation,and hard work the Anthony Quinn memorial has finished for another year and this year was no different to any other.
Competition was fierce,shocks a plenty and snooker of the highest quality, but it came down to two players 2 new members to the CYMS for 2013 johnny Williams CYMS all Ireland team member in Killarney came up against Flan Hayes.
Flan a lifelong friend of Anthony Quinn, I’m sure would have given his right arm to win his pals memorial tournament but unfortunately wasn’t to be. Johnny (the sniper) Williams played super snooker to take out the title and have his name engraved alongside Josh Boileau, Martin thorpe, Ernie Mc Mullen. Martin Mc Crudden, Stephen Merrigan Snr and a select few more.
Well done to Johnny and Flan for a great final lets look forward to 2014 and maybe a new champ. I will leave the final word for Anthony Quinn, A great friend,son,cousin and most of all snooker player we miss u everyday,RIP scutchie xxx”
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