Ulster Championship Congress 2021

Maynard Sinclair Pavilion, Belfast
23-25 July 

Due to Government COVID restrictions, this was the first indoor OTB tournament held in Northern Ireland in over a year. Players still had to adhere to COVID-19 protocols including the wearing of face masks. The Championship tournaments was reduced to 5 rounds from the usual 6. 

Ulster Senior Championship Crosstable
Rank Seed Name                       R1    R2    R3    R4    R5   Score 

  1.   1  Tom O'Gorman        2368   9w1   5b1   3w1   8b1   7w1   5.0  
  2.   3  Mandar Tahmankar    2077  11w1   7b1   1b0   6w1   5w1   4.0  
  3.   8  Alice O'Gorman      1907  16w½  13b1   2w1   1w0   6b1   3.5 
  4.   5  Thomas Donaldson    1970  12b1   1w0  15b1   4w1   3b0   3.0  
       7  Gareth Annesley     1926  15b1   3w0  10b1  16w1   1b0   3.0
       2  Stephen Scannell    2110  10b½   6w1   8b0  12w1   4b½   3.0
  7.   4  Daniel Roberts      1980     =  10w½  12b1   5b0   2w½   2.5
       9  Simon Marcu         1883   1b0  16b0  14w1  15w1  10b½   2.5
  9.   6  Daniil Zelenchuk    1967  14w1   2b0  16w1   3b0   8w0   2.0
      16  Conor Spackman      1629   8b½   9w1   6b0   7b0  13w½   2.0
      10  Mahendra Singh      1872   2w½   4b½   7w0  13b½   9w½   2.0
      13  Ross Harris         1702     =   8w0  11b½  10w½  16b½   2.0
      14  Oisin O Cuilleanain 1669   6b0  12w0   9b0  11w1  15b1   2.0
 14.  12  Chris Kelly         1740   5w0  14b1   4w0   2b0  11w½   1.5
 15.  15  Des Moreland        1665   7w0  11b1   5w0   9b0  14w0   1.0
      11  Karina Kruk         1751   3b0  15w0  13w½  14b0  12b½   1.0
Prizewinners
First:           Tom O'Gorman 
Second:          Mandar Tahmankar
Third:           Alice O'Gorman
Ulster Champion: Thomas Donaldson  
The players finishing in first to third places were not eligible for the title as none of them had the necessary 12-month residence requirement within the 9 Ulster counties. 

The Ulster Intermediate and Junior Championships were held alongside in a single section, but with each Championship still retaining its own prize list. 

Ulster Intermediate and Junior Championship Crosstable
Rank Seed Name                         R1    R2    R3    R4    R5   Score

  1.   1  Robert Lavery         1645  10w1  12b1   2w1  13b½   5b½   4.0
  2.  13  James Wong            1209   5w½   7b1   8b1   1w½  14w½   3.5
      14  Calum Glendinning     1200   6b1   4w½  15b½   8w1  13b½   3.5
      12  Adam Rushe            1214   3b1   1w0   4b½  10b1   2w1   3.5
      15  Dexter Harris         1101   7w½  16b1  14w½   2b½   3w1   3.5
       5  Andrew Todd           1527  13b½     =  19w1   9b1   1w½   3.5
  7.   8  Pat McKillen          1373  17w1  19b1  13w0  14b0  10w1   3.0
      18  Cónal Boyle           0975   9w1   2b0  10w0  16b1  11w1   3.0
       6  Mohamed Saad          1524  14w0  10b0  16w1  19b1   9w1   3.0
 10.   2  Gatis Barbals         1593  11b1  18w1   1b0  15w½  12b0   2.5
       4  Chris Armstrong       1559     =  14b½  12w½   3b0   7w1   2.5
       3  Cathal Murphy         1587  12w0     =   7b1   4w1  15b0   2.5
 13.  10  Sett Podean           1259   1b0   6w1  18b1  12w0   8b0   2.0
      19  Matthew Moreland      0920     +   8w0   5b0   6w0  17b1   2.0
       9  Paddy Magee           1352  18b0  11w1  17b1   5w0   6b0   2.0
      11  Adrian Dornford-Smith 1259   2w0   9b0     +  17w1  18b0   2.0
 17.   7  Amol Mohan Thoke      1400  15b½  13w0   3w0     +   4b0   1.5
      16  Michael Wong          1038     =  15w0   6b0  18w0     +   1.5
 19.  17  Harry Cummins         1000   8b0     +   9w0  11b0  19w0   1.0
Prizewinners
Ulster Intermediate Champion: Robert Lavery
Intermediate Second:          Andrew Todd
Intermediate Third:           Mohamed Saad

Ulster Junior Champion:       James Wong
Junior Second:                Calum Glendinning
Junior Third:                 Adam Rushe
Grading Prize:                Dexter Harris

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