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Belfast Civic Festival Tournament

20-21 May 2000 (Supported by Belfast City Council)

There were 38 competitors in this event which was run in a single section but there were separate prize funds for Senior, Intermediate and Junior players.

FINAL SCORES:

1. R. McMASTER 5.5
2. M. HOLMES 5
3-5. T. CLARKE, S. SCANNELL AND B. JAMISON 4.5
6-8. K. GREER D. ROBB AND D. MALLAGHAN 4
9-17. J. STRAWBRIDGE, G. ANNESLEY, A. PINKERTON, M. NEWMAN, T. BECKETT, D. O'DONNELL, B. O'NEILL, S. McCONAGHY AND D. LAVERY 3.5
18-21. T. PARKER, S. LYNN, J. WOODFIELD AND N. PILKIEWICZ (withdrew after 5 rounds) 3
22-28. W. STOREY, J. CLARKE, J. McLEAN, P. McLOUGHLIN, J. ORCHIN, D. CUNNINGHAM AND F. MARLOWE 2.5
29-33. D. GRAY, I. WOODFIELD, C. BLACK, D. COLLINS AND S. LINTON 2
34. N. TODD
35-36 J. CAHOON AND A. BECKETT (withdrew after 3 rounds)
37-38. A. XAIO (withdrew after 3 rounds) AND S. MCCANN (withdrew after 3 rounds)

PRIZE WINNERS:

SENIOR: 1ST RICHARD MCMASTER;; 2ND MICHAEL HOLMES; 3RD EQUAL TOM CLARKE AND STEVE SCANNELL. GRADING PRIZE (UNDER 1900) BRENDAN JAMISON.
INTERMEDIATE:
1ST EQUAL TONY BECKETT STUART MCCONAGHY BRENDAN O'NEILL AND JOHN STRAWBRIDGE. GRADING PRIZE (UNDER 1600) WILLIAM STOREY (ON TIE-BREAK).
JUNIOR:
1ST EQUAL DAVID O'DONNELL AND DAMIEN LAVERY; 3RD SAM LYNN. GRADING PRIZE (UNDER 1250) JONATHAN WOODFIELD.

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