Sew-perb finale to Broughshane tournament

STEPHEN Sewell produced a last-gasp double-whammy to seal a dramatic Broughshane Playing Fields Association singles tournament triumph on Saturday night.
By The Newsroom
Published 7th Feb 2010, 18:28 BST
Updated 9th Feb 2010, 11:14 BST

The Ardenlee bowler looked to be down and out as he trailed Trevor Turkington (Kildress) by four shots with just two ends to play in the final.

But, in front of a bumper crowd in the Knockan Road clubrooms, Sewell produced a count of '2' on the penultimate end and followed that up with a '3' on the last end to nick an 11-10 win and take the beautiful Waterford Crystal trophy back to east Belfast.

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It was a fitting end to a hugely successful tournament, which attracted 270 entries.

The best of the local performers were Malachy Martin (Duneane) who reached the quarter-final before being knocked out by eventual winner Sewell, while Doran Turtle, from the host club, was eliminated at the same stage.

The final was umpired by David Morrison (First Ahoghill) and a cheque for 1,050 was presented to Macmillan Cancer Support.

Results from last week's qualifying rounds and finals nights were:

MONDAY

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Semi-finals: Sam Chestnutt (Trinity, Ballymoney) 9, Alan Heron (First Broughshane) 7; David Shields (First Broughshane) 4, Damien Grimes (Kildress) 8. Final – Chestnutt 5, Grimes 11.

Semi-finals: Mark Shaw (Dunloy Pres) 9, Seamus McGlinchey (St Joseph's, Kildress) 2; Alan McCombe (BPFA) 6, John Graham (First Ahoghill) 8. Final – Shaw 11, Graham 6.

TUESDAY

Semi-finals: James Gage (Cuningham Memorial) 7, Eddie Crawford (Mossley) 8; Hugh Treanor (Tullysaran) 1, Stephen McKinley (Mossley) 9. Final – Crawford 8, McKinley 4.

Semi-finals: Ron Hill (Dunloy Pres) 7, Alistair McCullough (BPFA) 9; Glenis Hanna (Ballylagan) 5, Sam Evans (St Swithin's) 12. Final – McCullough 8, Evans 4.

WEDNESDAY

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Semi-finals: Helen Lynn (Cuningham Mem) 8, Trevor Turkington (Kildress 9); Billy Lynn (Cuningham Mem) 8, John Montgomery (Mossley) 6. Final – Turkington 7, Lynn 5.

THURSDAY

Semi-finals: Sammy Hall (Second Donegore) 4, Nigel Gamble (Killymurris Glarryford) 9; Mark McCullough (Killymurris Glarryford) 11, Chris McKnight (Tamlaght) 8. Final – Gamble 5, McCullough 7.

Semi-finals: Noel Graham (BPFA) 9, Jacqueline McConnell (Kilbride) 7; Derek Shanks (Dromore) 8, David McCandless (Dromore) 3. Final – Graham 3, Shanks 8.

FRIDAY

Semi-finals: Doran Turtle (BPFA) 8, Peter Christie (Spa Golf Club) 3; Matthew Crawford (Mossley) 6, Garfield Lithco (BUSC) 8. Final – Turtle 10, Lithco 3.

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Semi-finals: James Wasson (Clough Pres) 6, Graham Christie (Spa Golf Club) 8; William Humphrey (BPFA) 5, Terry McFaul (Billy Parish) 10. Final – Christie 10, McFaul 5.

FINALS NIGHT

First round: Mark McCullough (Killymurris Glarryford) 5, Stephen Sewell (Ardenlee) 8; Alastair McCullough (BPFA) 6. Malachy Martin (Duneane) 9; Damien Grimes (Kildress) 10, Ed Crawford (Mossley) 6; Graham Christie (Spa Golf Club) 7, Doran Turtle (BPFA) 12.

Quarter-finals: Sewell 10, Martin 5; Grimes 9, Turtle 3; Mark Shaw (Dunloy Pres) 3, Derek Shanks (Dromore) 11; Alan Paul (Cookstown High) 5, Trevor Turkington (Kildress) 6.

Semi-finals: Sewell 6, Grimes 5; Shanks 2, Turkington 7.

Final: Sewell 11, Turkington 10.