City of Belfast Festival

Belfast Boat Club, 20-21 May 2006

Nemtzov Cup

Final Standings

Place Name                Rtg  Club          Score Prize

  1   Michael Waters      2056 Fisherwick    5.5   Winner
  2   Stephen Scannell    2154 Bangor        5     Runner-up 
  3   Nicholas Pilkiewicz 1896 Clifton House 4.5  
  4   Danny Mallaghan     1821 Clifton House 3.5  
  5   Gareth Annesley     1888 RVH           3    
 6-7  Calum Leitch        1740 Bombardier    2.5   Grading
      Mark Newman         1829 Bangor        2.5  
  8   Ryszard Kaczorowski 1684 North Belfast 2    
  9   Wenceslao Torres    1555 Civil Service 1.5  
 10   Ian Woodfield       1655 Fisherwick    0

Henderson Cup

Final Standings

Place Name              Rtg  Club          Score Prize

  1   Patrick McKillen  1317 North Belfast 5     Winner
  2   Stewart McConaghy 1502 Bombardier    4.5   Runner-up
 3-5  William Storey    1302 unattached    3.5   Grading 
      David Baras       1465 Randalstown   3.5  
      Mark Allen        1274 Fisherwick    3.5  
 6-7  Alan Burns        1429 Bangor        3    
      Denis O'Connell   1388 Cork          3    
  8   Geoff Hindley     1017 Civil Service 2.5  
  9   Kevin O'Neill     835  Fisherwick    1
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