Eight-Ballers, Michelin claim first trophies of Festival

MINNESOTA Eight-Ballers and Michelin Masters claimed the first team awards of the Ballymena Festival of Pool last week.

With the pursuit of league glory on the backburner for a few weeks, Eight-Ballers claimed the Knockout Cup, beating Moat Aces 4-1 in the final.

Eight-Ballers had seen off a formidable hurdle in the opening round when they overcame Michelin Masters 4-3 and from there, their path to the trophy was fairly clear-cut as they had comfortable wins over Knockeden Jokers and Moat, who had earlier eliminated The Inn-Offs.

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Round one: Slemish Hotshots 0, Moat Aces 4; Minnesota Eight-Ballers 4, Michelin Masters 3; Knockeden Jokers 4, Fairhill Hustlers 3; Social Sports 0, Hardly Potters 4; The Inn-Offs 4, Social Inbetweeners 3.

Round two: Moat Aces 4, The Inn-Offs 3; Hardly Potters 1, Knockeden Jokers 5.

Semi-finals: Moat Aces 4, Social Cobwebs 0; Knockeden Jokers 0, Minnesota Eight-Ballers 4.

Final: Moat Aces 1, Minnesota Eight-Ballers 4.

SHIELD

In the Shield competition, for teams knocked out in the first round of the Cup, Michelin Masters proved too strong for the opposition.

Round one: Social Inbetweeners 1, Michelin Masters 4.

Semi-finals: Michelin 4, Social Sports 0; Fairhill Hustlers 4, Slemish Hotshots 2.

Final: Michelin Masters 4, Fairhill Hustlers 2.

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