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Gleeson wins again in Carlow
It was an all Tipperary affair in Carlow for the final of the 3rd Masters event with Nenagh’s Tommy Gleeson just edging out Thurles player Ger Delaney by three frames to two in a superb final on Sunday. No.1 seed Gleeson had played some great snooker all day with 3-0 wins over Cork’s Derek O’Neill and Edenderry’s Shea Brereton before just getting over the line in the semi finals 3-2 against Limerick’s Albert Hogan.
Gleeson wins Masters Event No.1
Tom Glesson picked up where he left off last season and won the first ranking event of the season to retain his Irish Masters No.1 spot.
Mark Tuite is the new Masters Champion
Killarney’s Mark Tuite was crowned the 2011 National Masters Champion on Sunday the 22nd of May after a long weekends play which saw him have to overcome some of the countries best players to take the title. Mark had to over come two ex-Irish Champions in Tom Gleeson and Joe Delaney to reach the final where he would meet Limerick’s Frank Sarsfield.
Sarsfield defeats Farrell for Title
The 7th event in the Masters Series was played at the weekend and it was Frank Sarsfield who captured his second title of the season with a solid 3-0 victory over Mick Farrell in the final.
Delaney notches up his first of the season
It took Joe longer than usual but the ex-European Masters Champion finally notched up his first win of the season in the series when he defeated Tom Glesson 3-2 in the final this weekend. Joe had to fight hard even to reach the final seeing off some stiff opposition in Brendan Cooney, Ernie McMullen and John Connolly along the way.
Tom Glesson wins the 5th Masters Event
Nenagh’s Tom Glesson captured the 5th Masters event of the season and his second in a row with a superb 3-0 win over Joe Delaney in the final. Tom saw off Tony Thorpe in the semi finals after beating both Kevin McMahon and Mark Tuite in the earlier rounds.
Gleeson picks up another Masters win
Tom Gleeson notched up his second Masters win of the season on Sunday in Carlow thanks to a 3-1 victory over Joe Delaney. Tom also picked up the high break prize on the day thanks to a superb 103 break.