The opening Grand Prix Tournament of the Irish Squash Calendar
In Cork on October 3, 4 and 5, 2003
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| Men's
and Ladies 'A' Finalists John Rooney, Graeme
Stewart, Aisling Blake and Eleanor
Lapthorne. |
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Click for results for Men's A, Men's B, Men's C, Men's D, Men's E, Ladies 'A' and Ladies 'B' (Last Year's Event, click here)
Men's A Grade (winners in bold)
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ROUND 1 |
ROUND 2 | |
ROUND 3 | |
ROUND 4 | |
| 1 |
John Rooney | 1 |
John Rooney 3-0 | 1 |
John Rooney 3-0 | 1 |
John Rooney 3-0 |
| 16 |
Bye | 8 |
Liam Foster | 4 |
John Abrahamse | 2 |
Graeme Stewart |
| 2 |
Stevie Richardson | 2 |
Stevie Richardson 3-0 | 2 |
Stevie Richardson | 3 |
Stevie Richardson |
| 15 |
Bye | 7 |
Neal Murphy | 3 |
Graeme Stewart w/o | 4 |
John Abrahamse w/o |
| 3 |
Graeme Stewart | 3 |
Graeme Stewart 3-0 | 5 |
Niall Rooney 3-1 | 5 |
Niall Rooney |
| 14 |
Bye | 6 |
John Hurley | 8 |
Liam Foster | 6 |
John Hurley 3-2 |
| 4 |
John Abrahamse 3-0 | 4 |
John Abrahamse 3-0 | 6 |
John Hurley 3-1 | 7 |
Neal Murphy 3-0 |
| 13 |
Ross Lillis | 5 |
Niall Rooney | 7 |
Neal Murphy | 8 |
Liam Foster |
| 5 |
Niall Rooney 3-1 | 9 |
Brian Knox | 9 |
Brian Knox 3-0 | 9 |
Brian Knox 3-0 |
| 12 |
Mohommad | 16 |
Bye | 12 |
Ross Lillis | 10 |
Nigel Peyton |
| 6 |
John Hurley 3-0 | 10 |
Nigel Peyton | 10 |
Nigel Peyton 3-1 | 11 |
Dave Guiney 3-0 |
| 11 |
Dave Guiney | 15 |
Bye | 11 |
Dave Guiney | 12 |
Ross Lillis |
| 7 |
Neal Murphy 3-1 | 11 |
Dave Guiney | 13 |
Mohommad | 13 |
Mohommad Abdel Hamid |
| 10 |
Nigel Peyton | 14 |
Bye | 16 |
Bye | 14 |
Bye |
| 8 |
Liam Foster 3-1 | 12 |
Mohommad | 14 |
Bye | 15 |
Bye |
| 9 |
Brian Knox | 13 |
Ross Lillis | 15 |
Bye | 16 |
Bye |
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Graeme Stewart
(3rd. successive final in MSO) and current holder of Grand Prix
title.
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Men's B Grade (Winners in bold)
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Winner
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Final
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Semis
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Plate
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ROUND 1
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ROUND 2 Proper
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Semis
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Final
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Winner
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| Brian Healy 3-0 | Brian Healy | Brian Healy 3-2 | Ken O'Keeffe | Kevin Knox | Kevin Knox 3-0 | Kevin Knox 3-2 | Rory Gilligan 3-0 | Rory Gilligan 3-1 |
| Ken O'Keeffe | ||||||||
| Brian Healy | Robert Hawkins | Robert Hawkins 3-0 | ||||||
| Brian Healy | ||||||||
| Neil O'Sullivan 3-1 | Neil O'Sullivan | Rory Gilligan | Rory Gilligan 3-0 | Rory Gilligan 3-1 | ||||
| Neil O'Sullivan | ||||||||
| Francoise Jasmin | Francoise Jasmin | David Cassiddy 3-0 | ||||||
| David Cassiddy | ||||||||
| Tony Maher | Tony Maher 3-0 | Paul Helstead | Gerry Callanan | Gerry Callanan 3-1 | Ronan Tully 3-0 | Ronan Tully 3-0 | ||
| Paul Helstead | ||||||||
| Tony Maher | Tony Maher | Ronan Tully 3-0 | ||||||
| Ronan Tully | ||||||||
| Tommy Horgan 3-0 | Tommy Horgan | Niall Caheny | Niall Caheny | Niall Caheny3-0 | ||||
| Tommy Horgan | ||||||||
| Eamonn O'Keeffe | Eamonn O'Keeffe | Martin McDonnell 3-0 | ||||||
| Martin McDonnell |
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| Men's B finalists both from
Galway LTC, Ronan Tully and Rory Gilligan
(both also former Irish Junior Internationals) |
Men's B Plate finalists Tony Maher (Thurles) and Brian Healy (Highfield) |
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Men's C Grade (Winners in bold)
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Winner
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Final | Semis | Plate |
ROUND 1
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ROUND 2 Proper |
Semis
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Final |
Winner
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| Faisal Al Jassar 3-1 | Michael Conlon 3-0 | Tim Donovan 3-1 | Martin O'Brien | John Griffiths | John Griffiths 3-0 | John Griffiths | John Griffiths 3-2 | Eoin Higgins 3-2 |
| Martin O'Brien | ||||||||
| Tim Donovan | Michael Morrissy | Michael Morrissy | ||||||
| Tim Donovan | ||||||||
| Michael Conlon 3-0 | Jimmy Doherty | Aidan Monaghan | Aidan Monaghan 3-0 | Alan O'Regan 3-2 | ||||
| Jimmy Doherty | ||||||||
| Michael Conlon | Michael Conlon | Alan O'Regan 3-2 | ||||||
| Alan O'Regan | ||||||||
| Faisal Al Jassar 3-0 | Faisal Al Jassar 3-0 | Faisal Al Jassar | Faisal Al Jassar | Eoin Higgins 3-2 | Eoin Higgins 3-0 | Eoin Higgins 3-2 | ||
| Eoin Higgins | ||||||||
| Aidan McDonnell | Tomás Ronan | Aidan McDonnell w/o | ||||||
| Aidan McDonnell | ||||||||
| Darren Meade 3-0 | Darren Meade | Darren Meade | Evan Walsh 3-0 | Evan Walsh 3-0 | ||||
| Evan Walsh | ||||||||
| Terry Dunne | Terry Dunne | James McSweeney 3-0 | ||||||
| James McSweeney |
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On the left is Men's C Winner from Galway LTC, Eoin Higgins. Eoin's matches against Faisal Al Jassar on Friday night and on Sunday against John Griffiths are among the most enjoyable of the tournament. |
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| From Left:
Michael Conlon (Enis CBS) Men's C plate runner-up and Cormac
O'Shea (Highfield) Men's D plate winner receiving their
prizes from OSB Group's Denis Conway. On right
is Munster President, Lee Healy. |
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Men's D Grade (Winners in bold)
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Winner
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Final | Semis | Plate |
ROUND 1
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ROUND 2 Proper |
Semis
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Final |
Winner
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| Cormac O'Shea 3-2 | Cormac O'Shea | Anthony Burns 3-0 | Anthony Burns | Paul Moriarty | Paul Moriarty 3-1 | Cormac McMahon | Tom Fitzgerald | Tom Fitzgerald 3-1 |
| Anthony Burns | ||||||||
| Pat Kelleher | Pat Kelleher | Cormac McMahon 3-0 | ||||||
| Cormac McMahon | ||||||||
| Cormac O'Shea 3-2 | Lee Healy | Lee Healy | Dee Looney 3-2 | Tom Fitzgerald 3-1 | ||||
| Dee Looney | ||||||||
| Cormac O'Shea | Cormac O'Shea | Tom Fitzgerald 3-0 | ||||||
| Tom Fitzgerald | ||||||||
| Timmy McCarthy | Timmy McCarthy 3-1 | Timmy McCarthy | Donal Coughlan | Donal Coughlan 3-0 | Donal Coughlan 3-2 | Donal Coughlan | ||
| Timmy McCarthy | ||||||||
| Tom Myers | T. O'Driscoll | T. O'Driscoll | ||||||
| Tom Myers | ||||||||
| Pat Fitzpatrick 3-0 | Gerry Connaughton | Paul Murphy | Paul Murphy 3-1 | Jim O'Callaghan | ||||
| Gerry Connaughton | ||||||||
| Pat Fitzpatrick | Pat Fitzpatrick | Jim O'Callaghan 3-1 | ||||||
| Jim O'Callaghan |
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| Highfield's Men's D Finalists
Donal Coughlan and Tom Fitzgerald |
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Men's E Grade (Winners in bold)
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Winner
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Final | Semis | Plate |
ROUND 1
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ROUND 2 Proper |
Semis
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Final |
Winner
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| James Breslin 3-1 | Niall Devereaux | Niall Devereaux 3-0 | John Ridgeway | Tim O'Callaghan | Tim O'Callaghan 3-0 |
Tim O'Callaghan
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Larry Burns 3-0 | Larry Burns 3-0 |
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John Ridgeway
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| Niall Devereaux | C. O'Reilly | Niall Devereaux w/o | ||||||
| Niall Devereaux | ||||||||
| Patsy Barrett 3-0 | Paul McCarthy | Paul McCarthy | Lary Burns 3-1 |
Lary Burns
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| Lary Burns |
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| Patsy Barrett | J. Power | J. Power 3-1 | ||||||
| Patsy Barrett |
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| James Breslin | James Breslin 3-2 | James Breslin | Mark Cambridge | Mark Cambridge3-1 |
Eddie O'Connor
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Ned Barrett 3-1 | ||
| James Breslin |
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| Pat Keogh | Eddie O'Connor | Eddie O'Connor 3-1 | ||||||
| Pat Keogh | ||||||||
| Dermot Ryan w/o | Dermot Ryan | Ned Barrett | Ned Barrett 3-1 |
Ned Barrett
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| Dermot Ryan | ||||||||
| Greg Ince | Greg Ince | Tony Knight 3-0 | ||||||
| Tony Knight |
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Men's E Finalists Larry Burns
of Highfield (left) and Ned Barrett (Orchard) |
Men's E Plate winner James Breslin (Silversprings)
receiving his prize from Denis Conway of O'Sullivan Brothers DIY. |
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Ladies A Grade (Winners in bold)
| Rank | Player | Sunday's Matches: A. Blake v E. Lapthorne 3-1 K. Shields v L. McConnell 3-1 E. Rooney v C. Jones 2-3 |
Finishing Position | Player |
1 |
Aisling Blake | 1 |
Aisling Blake | |
2 |
Eleanor Lapthorne | 2 |
Eleanor Lapthorne | |
3 |
Kerri Shields | 3 |
Kerri Shields | |
4 |
Eimear Rooney | 4 |
Lisa McConnell | |
5 |
Lisa McConnell | 5 |
Clare Jones | |
6 |
Clare Jones | 6 |
Eimear Rooney | |
| Saturday Matches | ||||
| 1 v 5 A. Blake 3-0 | ||||
| 2 v 6 E. Lapthorne 3-0 | ||||
| 1 v 4 A. Blake 3-0 | ||||
| 3 v 6 K. Shields 3-0 | ||||
| 4 v 5 L. McConnell 3-0 | ||||
| 2 v 3 E. Lapthorne 3-0 | ||||
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Eleanor Lapthorne serving
to Aisling Blake in the first game of the Ladies
'A' section at Silversprings. |
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Ladies B Grade (Winners in bold)
| Final | Semis | Plate | ROUND 1 |
ROUND 2 Proper | Semis |
Final |
| Aoife O'Callaghan | Eleanor Fitzpatrick | Aoife Walsh | Ursula O'Connor |
Ursula O'Connor | Wendy Varcoe | Wendy Varcoe |
| Aoife Walsh |
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| Eleanor Fitzpatrick | Wendy Varcoe |
Wendy Varcoe | ||||
Eleanor Fitzpatrick |
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| Aoife O'Callaghan | Aoife O'Callaghan | Margaret Hartnett |
Margaret Hartnett (retired injured) | Janice Duffy | ||
| Aoife O'Callaghan |
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| Eimear McDonnell | Eimera McDonnell |
Janice Duffy | ||||
| Janice Duffy |
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Ladies 'B' finalists, Wendy Varcoe
(The Orchard) and Janice Duffy (St. Finbarr's) |
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