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List of league winners and board prizes for presentation at AGM on Saturday 25 May 2019 at 6:30pm

The 2019 UCU AGM is being held on Saturday 25th May 6:30pm at NCIS Pavilion. The presentation list for board prizes and league winners.

List of league winners and board prizes for presentation at the UCU AGM on Saturday 25 May 2019 at 6:30pm

Div 1 Champions: Strand 1, to be presented with Silver King + 7 individual miniature trophies for each team member. Captain: Brendan Jamison. Team of Calum Leitch, Daniil Zelenchuk, Ross Harris, Modestas Razbadauskas and David Hill.

Div 2 Champions: Northern Lights, to be presented with John Strawbridge Cup + 7 individual miniature trophies for each team member. Captain: Pat McKillen. Team of Nick Pilkiewicz, Stephen Wood, Martin Donaghy, Bernard McCaughey and Paddy Maguire.

Div 3 Champions: Bangor 2, to be presented with the Plate + 7 individual miniature trophies for each team member. Captain: Samuel Todd. Team of Jonny Brown, Mark Seidman, Tony Redden, Nigel Telford, Gary Johnston, Ben Toogood and Sam Bowman.

BOARD PRIZES - miniature trophies

Div 1

1. David Houston (Ballynafeigh)
2. Calum Leitch (Strand)
3. John Bryars (Belfast South)
4. Modestas Razbadauskas (Strand)
5. John McKenna (Belfast South)

Div 2

1. Nick Pilkiewicz (Northern Lights)
2. Stephen Wood (Northern Lights)
3. Paul Hanna (Belfast South)
4. Norman McFarland (Belfast South)
5. No qualifiers

Div 3

1. Jonny Brown (Bangor)
2. Dexter Harris (Strand)
3. Gary Johnston (Bangor)
4. No qualifiers
5. Andy Boal (Ballynafeigh)

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UCU AGM / Annual Prize-Giving

6:30 to 7:30pm on Saturday 25 May 2019 (after Round 2 of the City of Belfast Championships)

League awards will be presented for champions of Divisions 1, 2 & 3 + board prizes. 

Location:

The Pavilion, Stormont Estate, Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast, BT4 3TA

Anyone wishing to stand for election to the Executive Board needs to submit their intention to stand and any position they wish to stand for by 12 noon on Saturday 11 May 2019. Similarly any motions to be presented at AGM for voting must also be submitted by 12 noon on Saturday 11 May 2019. In both cases, email Mark Newman before the deadline, mark.chris.newman@gmail.com

The AGM agenda will be published on UCU site after 11 May 2019. 

The AGM will elect the following officers:

President/Chair (incumbent Ross Harris)

Secretary (incumbent Pat McKillen) 

Treasurer (incumbent Adrian Dornford-Smith)

League Controller (incumbent Brendan Jamison)

Tournament Director (incumbent Brendan Jamison)

Rating Officer (incumbent Robert Lavery)

Woman’s Development Officer (incumbent: Karina Kruk)

Trophies Officer (incumbent: Geoff Hindley)

Junior Development Officer (position vacant)

Funding Officer (position vacant)

Members without Portfolio

Ben Campbell, Rhys McLean, Evan Elwood, Daniil Zelenchuk, Mark Newman

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