Ulster Team Championship Final 2003

QUB Staff Common Room Belfast
Sunday 18 May

Round 1

Although outrated on all 5 boards, defending champions Fisherwick had the better of the first round, and it needed all Stephen Scannell's battling qualities in a lost position against John Cairns to secure an equal division of the points.

FISHERWICK       2.5-2.5  R.V.H.

KIERAN GREER(W)    0-1    TOM CLARKE(B)
JOHN CAIRNS        1/2    STEPHEN SCANNELL
TOM ALCORN         1-0    MICHAEL HOLMES
GRAEME McCORMICK   0-1    GARETH ANNESLEY
NORMAN McFARLAND   1-0    DESMOND MORELAND

Round 2

In the afternoon session the R.V.H. team won on all five boards to win the final overall by 7.5 points to 2.5 and take the Championship for the second time.

R.V.H.           5.0-0.0  FISHERWICK

TOM CLARKE(W)      1-0    KIERAN GREER(B)
STEPHEN SCANNELL   1-0    JOHN CAIRNS
MICHAEL HOLMES     1-0    TOM ALCORN
GARETH ANNESLEY    1-0    GRAEME McCORMICK
DESMOND MORELAND   1-0    NORMAN McFARLAND

Alongside the Team Final there was a 7 round rapid play tournament, with players given a time handicap according to their respective ratings. If players were rated within 200 points of each other each received 15 minutes. Between 201 and 400 points it was 20 minutes against 10, and for 401 points and above, 25 minutes against 5.

Handicap Rapidplay May 2003
Final Standings

Place Name                   Rtg  Club          Score

  1   CALUM LEITCH           1484 Q.U.B.        6    
  2   STEPHEN MORGAN         1967 Q.U.B.        5    
 3-4  JOHN K. BRADLEY        1903 BOMBARDIER    4    
      DANNY MALLAGHAN        1795 R.V.H.        4    
  5   ANANDAGOPAL SRINIVASAN 900e UNATTACHED    3.5  
 6-7  DAMIEN LAVERY          1612 R.V.H.        3    
      DAVID Mc ALISTER       1685 HILLSBOROUGH  3    
  8   JOHN CAHOON            1236 NORTH BELFAST 2.5  
9-10  ALAN BURNS             1437 C.I.Y.M.S.    2    
      ALEXANDER BECKETT      1413 FISHERWICK    2