Ballynafeigh 1 extend lead with Muldoons win
Division 1
- Muldoons 1 1.5-3.5 Ballynafeigh 1
- Ballynafeigh 2 1.5-3.5 The A Team
Ballynafeigh 1's lead just keeps on growing as they beat Muldoons 1 3.5-1.5. David Houston, Calum Leitch and Damien Cunningham all won for the visitors. In the week's other match, The A Team - fielding their strongest side yet - finally won a match as they beat Ballynafeigh 2 by the same score.
| Played | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| Ballynafeigh 1 | 7 | 34.5 |
| QUB 1 | 6 | 21.5 |
| Muldoons 1 | 5 | 20 |
| Ballynafeigh 2 | 7 | 19.5 |
| The A Team | 5 | 9.5 |
Division 2
- Fruithill 3.5-1.5 Bangor Webbs
- Ballynafeigh 4 2-3 QUB 2
- Civil Service 2-3 Ballynafeigh 3
- Kelly's Heroes 2.5-2.5 Muldoons 2
Despite fielding the lowest-rated team, on average, in Division 2 this week, Ballynafeigh 3 remain at the front of the race for the John Strawbridge Cup as the beat Civil Service 3-2. Daniil Zelenchuk (1170) again pulled off the upset of the week as he saw off David Jackson (1402), while Dmitry Zelenchuk and Brendan Jamison also claimed victory. QUB 2 remain 4.5 points behind after beating Ballynafeigh 4 by the same score. The Bangor Webbs remain in last place after a narrow defeat to Fruithill, while there was controversy in the remaining match, a draw between Kelly's Heroes and Muldoons 2, over a draw claim in the board 1 encounter between David Ruben and Steven Eachus. Ruben, with just seconds on the clock, claimed a draw by insufficient material, but the League Controller ruled in favour of Eachus as a help-mate was still theoretically possible.
| Played | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| Ballynafeigh 3 | 8 | 38 |
| QUB 2 | 8 | 33.5 |
| Fruithill | 8 | 31 |
| Ballynafeigh 4 | 8 | 28.5 |
| Muldoons 2 | 8 | 26 |
| Kelly's Heroes | 8 | 25 |
| Civil Service | 8 | 23 |
| Bangor Webbs | 8 | 19 |
Division 3
- Ballynafeigh 5 1-4 QUB 4
- Ballynafeigh 6 3-2 Ballynafeigh 7
Second-placed Ballynafeigh 5 were well beaten by QUB 4, while Ballynafeigh 6 went level on points with Ballynafeigh 7 after beating them 3-2.
| Played | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| QUB 3 | 6 | 36.5 |
| Ballynafeigh 5 | 7 | 24.5 |
| QUB 4 | 6 | 19 |
| Ballynafeigh 7 | 6 | 16 |
| Ballynafeigh 6 | 7 | 16 |
