The first ever Irish Under 25 Mens Pairs competition was held today (Sunday) at Belmont BC in fine weather. A total of 46 players were involved with representatives from all 4 Associations. The 4 pairs who will be involved in next Sunday’s semi-finals and final at the same venue are :
J.Kyle (Larne) & J.Kidd (Dunbarton),
D.Murphy (Blackrock) & C.O’Brien (CYM),
R.McKinley (Brookgreen) & D.McElroy (Cookstown) and
J.O’Neill (Salisbury) & S.Trainor (Dunbarton).
The qualifiers will represent Ireland at the British Bowls Championships in Llandidrod Wells in late June.
Preliminary Round
| D.Murphy & C.O’Brien | Beat | B.Hogg & D.Bodles | 6-5, 5-4 |
| W.Robson & D.Trainor | Lost To | A.Copeland & W.Orr | 2-9, 12-2, 0-1 |
| D.Perkins & P.Haughey | Lost To | L.Moore & A.Jones | 3-5, 6-7 |
| P.Kane & I.Gingles | Lost To | T.Davison & J.Burns Jnr | 6-11, 4-6 |
| A.J.Dodds & J.Moffett | Lost To | H.Jones & B.Hutchinson | 4-7, 7-8 |
| R.Madden & J.Thompson | Beat | D.Colhoun & B.Stirling | 9-2, 6-8, 1-0 |
| B.L.Carson & R.Gingles | Lost To | B.McMillen & D.Spratt | 4-11, 4-10 |
ROUND 1
| M.Cromie & Alex Cromie | Beat | K.Hutton & K.McMenamin | 6-10, 11-3, 1-0 |
| W.Calvin & N.Minish | Lost To | J.Graham & Adam Cromie | 4-7, 4-8 |
| R.McKinley & D.McElroy | Beat | A.Copeland & W.Orr | 3-7, 10-5, 1-0 |
| J.Kyle & J.Kidd | Beat | K.Dunbar & A.McKeown | 8-7, 6-6 |
| H.Jones & B.Hutchinson | Lost To | B.McMillan & D.Spratt | 3-10, 6-6 |
| L.Moore & A.Jones | Beat | A.Bangoli & C.Murphy | 10-5, 1-6, 1-0 |
| D.Murphy & C.O’Brien | Beat | T.Davison & J.Burns Jnr | 7-7, 8-7 |
| R.Madden & J.Thompson | Lost To | J.O’Neill & S.Trainor | 5-6, 4-7 |
QUARTER FINALS
| M.Cromie & Alex Cromie | Lost To | J.O’Neill & S.Trainor | 1-8, 2-9 | ||
| J.Graham & Adam Cromie | Lost To | D.Murphy & C.O’Brien | 5-10, 1-10 | ||
| R.McKinley & D.McElroy | Beat | L.Moore & A.Jones | 2-10, 6-3, 1-0 | ||
| J.Kyle & J.Kidd | Beat | B.McMillan & D.Spratt | 13-3, 7-7 | ||
| SEMI-FINALS AT BELMONT BC Sunday 11th May at 10AM J.Kyle & J.Kidd | V | J.O’Neill & S.Trainor | |||
| R.McKinley & D.McElroy | V | D.Murphy & C.O’Brien | |||
