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SCOTLAND IN THE 2004 European
Team Cup
Scottish Lads in 2004 European
Under 19 Championships
2003 IBSF World
Championships
2003 IBSF World
Billiards
2003 IBSF World Under 21
Championships
SCOTLAND WIN 2003 HOME INTERNATIONALS
2004 SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIPS - FINALS WEEKEND
All the final scores on the Championship Page
RICHY McDONALD - 2004 SCOTTISH AMATEUR CHAMPION
 
Mark Boyle Billiards Champion - Anthony McGill - Under 16 Champion
Stephen Maguire, David Paterson, Ian Bowie, Anthony Hughes, Jamie
Burnett, Tom Noble, Anthony McGill.
 
Ian Bowie Under 19 Champion - David Patterson Under 14 Champion
  Craigpark Masters at Dennistoun, Glasgow is the host venue for the finals and culmination
of the Scottish snooker season. Five major Championship finals will
be contested, as well as an Open Pro-Am, and a Closing Ceremony and
Social evening.
It promises to be a feast of
thrilling snooker and not least the chance to perhaps spot another
future Scottish player who may just go on to emulate the
achievements of Scotland's great ever star, Stephen Hendry.
Global Snooker Centre is
delighted to be there LIVE to bring you all the latest scores, news
and photographs. And you can of course visit Craigpark yourself, to
watch the snooker, participate in the Pro-Am and enjoy the social
evening.
PITTER, PATTER, POTTER
PATERSON -
Scottish
Under 14’s No.5
 David
Paterson continued his dominance of the Under 14’s with his fourth
tournament win in five outings.
He
wrapped up the event with the minimum of fuss, dropping his only frame
all day, in the final against Shaun McDermott.
The
Kilwinning 14 year old is odds on to finish the season as no.1 and is
the hot favourite to win the Under 14 Championship.
He is
also well placed at no.4 on the Under 16s ranking list, well placed to
make the Junior International side.
Results
Quarter
Finals
Ross
Higgins bt Ross Fernie 3-2
Shaun
McDermott bt Ryan Tullis 3-0
Andy
Naysmith bt Jamie Anderson 3-0
David
Paterson bt James Stewart 3-0
Semi
Finals
McDermott bt Higgins 3-0
Paterson
bt Naysmith 3-0
Final
Paterson
bt McDermott 4-1
PHIL-BINS ANOTHER WIN - Scottish Senior No.5
 Michael
Philbin wrapped up his third event of the season and all but
guaranteed another appearance in the Scottish International team this
September.
He also
moved a step closer to the Challenge Tour place he’s been chasing all
season long, as he stretched his lead at the top of the rankings.
Glaswegian Richy McDonald had to withdraw at the quarter final stage
due to other commitments and this left the way clear for the 33 year
old from Bo’ness to wrap up another ranking success.
Philbin
and McDonald have won all five events between them this season so far,
with Philbin 3-2 ahead at the moment.
The race
for the eight slots in the international side is reaching fever
pitch.
With
only two tournaments remaining, there are still some twenty players
with a realistic chance of making the side, so the last two
tournaments should be very exciting.
Results
Quarter
Finals
Michael
Philbin bt William O’Donnell 4-0
Sean
Boxall bt Chris Martin 4-0
Ian
Wilkie bt Michael Gallacher 4-0
Paul
McCutcheon bt Richy McDonald w/o
Semi
Finals
Philbin
bt Boxall 4-2
McCutcheon bt Wilkie 4-2
Final
Philbin
bt McCutcheon 5-2
McGILL BAGS ANOTHER WIN - Scottish
Under 16’s No.5
 Glaswegian
13 year old Anthony McGill won his second tournament of the season to
stretch his lead at the top of the Under 16s rankings and virtually
guaranteed his spot on the junior international side. Young McGill,
despite only being 13 decided not to compete at Under 14 level this
season opting instead to compete in the higher age groups of Under
16s, Under 19s and at Senior level.
He
already has an appearance in the Last 16 stage of a senior event and
is also doing well in the Under 19s so his decision seems to be paying
off.
He was
pushed all the way in this event with narrow 3-2 wins over 14 year old
Scott Finlayson and Glaswegian Anthony Hughes, who has qualified to
represent Scotland at the European Under 19 Championships aged just
15. The final against Tom Noble was a titanic struggle, which went
one way and then the other, but Anthony held himself together and
secured the final frame and a 4-3 success to wrap up the match and
secure his second title of the season.
Results
Quarter
Finals
Tom
Noble bt Daniel O’Donnell 3-0, Billy Brown bt David Paterson 3-0
Anthony
McGill bt Scott Morrison 3-1, Anthony Hughes bt Shaun McDermott 3-2
Semi
Finals
Noble bt
Brown 3-1
McGill
by Hughes 3-2
Final
McGill
bt Noble 4-3
TWO IN EIGHT FOR McGILL - Scottish Under 19’s No.5
 Anthony
McGill won his second tournament in eight days and moved up to no.6 on
the Under 19s ranking list.
The
junior sensation, who only turned thirteen at the start of February,
practices at the same club as John Higgins, and young McGill is
showing the potential to emulate his hero and go all the way to the
top.
He white
washed everyone he played with the exception of Lanarkshire 15 year
old Michael Collumb. McGill and Collumb have developed quite a
rivalry this season at both Under 16 and Under 19 level, and both are
also competing at senior level. The Glaswegian edged their latest
encounter, a quarter final tie 3-2 and moved on to wrap up the
tournament without dropping another frame.
Young
McGill is showing considerable talent and many a senior is quaking in
their boots at the thought of being turned over by a 13 year old!
Results
Quarter
Finals
Michael
Collumb bt Colin Greer 3-1
Anthony
McGill bt Paul Brechin 3-0
Chris
Martin bt Andrew Campbell 3-1
Ross
Vallance bt Scott Finlayson 3-2
Semi
Finals
McGill
bt Collumb 3-2
Vallance
bt Martin 3-0
Final
McGill
bt Vallance 4-0
CHALK
ANOTHER ONE IN THE WIN COLLUMB - Under 19 No.3
 Scottish
Junior International Michael Collumb continued his superb run of form
in the Under 19s, adding his second consecutive victory to a semi
final appearance in the first event. Collumb, still smarting after
his surprise defeat in the Senior qualifiers, sailed in to the final
with 3 wins for the loss of just 2 frames.
There however, he had to
fight every step of the way. After 4 frames he found himself 3-1 down
to Paul Brechin, but he managed to dig deep and win 3 frames on the
spin for a hard fought 4-3 victory.
His win has stretched his
already impressive lead at the top of the Under 19 rankings and the
rest of the field will have to up their game if they're going to catch
him.
RESULTS
Quarter Finals
Michael Collumb beat Ross
Vallance 3-1. Ian Bowie beat Neil Dillon 3-0
Paul Brechin beat Anthony
Hughes 3-2. Francis Hughes beat Chris Martin 3-2
Semi Finals
Collumb beat Bowie 3-0
Brechin beat Hughes 3-2
Final
Collumb beat Brechin 4-3
SUCCESS AT LAST FOR McGILL -
Under 16 No.3
 Anthony
McGill finally secured his 1st victory of the season after his 3rd
consecutive appearance in an Under 16 final. McGill avenged his
defeat to Anthony Hughes in the previous event, running out a 3-2
winner in the quarter final and he secured his success with a 4-2 win
over Michael Collumb in the final. This win, together with his two
runner up spots, was enough to move him up to no.1 on the U16 list.
RESULTS
Quarter Finals
Anthony McGill beat Anthony
Hughes 3-2
Scott Morrison beat Ross
Fernie 3-1
Darren McGuinness beat Tom
Noble 3-2
Michael Collumb beat Darren
Grimley 3-0
Semi Finals
McGill beat Morrison 3-0, Collumb beat McGuinness 3-0
Final
McGill beat Collumb 4-2
McDONALD WINS SCOTTISH
BOARDROOM BATTLE - Senior No.3
 Richy
MacDonald took his 1st title of the season after the first two events
were contested by Michael Philbin and Ian Wilkie, both members of the
Scottish Snooker board as well as players. McDonald white-washed
Calum Niven 5-0 in the final, with only Ian Bowie pushing him close,
McDonald scraping through 4-3 in the semis. The win moves McDonald up
to No.3 behind Michael and Ian who are No's 1 and 2.
RESULTS
Quarter Finals
Richy McDonald beat Ian
Wilkie 4-2
Ian Bowie beat Scott Dunbar
4-3
Callum Niven beat Stephen
Tierney 4-3
Gary Singh beat Thomas
McSorley 4-2
Semi Finals
McDonald beat Bowie 4-3, Niven beat Singh 4-0
Final
McDonald beat Niven 5-0
DOUBLE COLLUMB ENTRY - Scottish Under 19 No. 2
 Fourteen
year old Michael Collumb from Newarthill, Motherwell won the second
Scottish Under 19 ranking event, and with victory moved to the top of
the rankings, ahead of beaten finalist Francis Hughes.
Collumb beat Hughes 4-2 in the final, leaving
Hughes as the beaten finalist in both the first two events.
Huhges gained revenge for defeat in the first event
by Mark Owens, with a 3-0 win over Owens in the last 16.
RESULTS
Quarter Finals
Chris Martin bt Nicky Stirling 3-0; Francis Hughes
bt Anthony Hughes 3-1;
Paul Brechin bt Paul Murphy 3-1; Michael Collumb bt
Colin Greer 3-1;
Semi Finals
Hughes bt Martin 3-2; Collumb bt Brechin 3-0
Final
Collumb bt Hughes 4-2
Rankings: 1. Michael Collumb, 2. Francis Hughes, 3.
Mark Owens, 4. Chris Martin.
POCKET DYNAMO WINS AGAIN - Scottish Under 14 No.
2
 David
Paterson raced to his second consecutive victory in the Scottish Under
14 series, beating Ross Fernie 4-0 in the final.
Thirteen year old Paterson from Kilwinning in
Irvine has established a commanding 90 lead at the top of the ranking
list, with Ross Fernie, James Stewart and Hugh Brown all tied in joint
second place.
RESULTS
Quarter Finals
James Stewart bt Hugh Brown 3-0;
Ross Fernie bt Ross Higgins 3-0;
David Paterson bt Scott Donaldson 3-0;
Andy Naysmith bt Kieran McCraig 3-0;
Semi Finals
Fernie bt Stewart 3-0; Paterson bt Naysmith 3-1
Final
Paterson bt Fernie 4-0
MICHAEL'S 'THE MAN' - Scottish Senior No. 2
 Michael
Philbin has established himself as ‘the man to beat’ in the Scottish
senior ranking events.
A 5-3 win over Ian Wilkie in event two, made it two
out two for the thirty-three year old from Linlithgow.
A member of Scotland’s victorious Home
Internationals team, Philbin had a far from easy run to the final,
having to survive a final frame shoot out against Derek Pitman, to
reach the final.
Wilkie also had to clinch a final frame victory,
against Francis Hughes in their semi final.
RESULTS
Quarter Finals
Francis Hughes bt Ian Richardson 4-2; Ian Wilkie bt
Callum Niven 4-1; Derek Pitman bt Michael Maguire 4-3;
Michael Philbin bt Gary Houston 4-2.
Semi Finals
Wilkie bt Hughes 4-3; Philbin bt Pitman 4-3.
Final
Philbin bt Wilkie 5-3.
ANTS DECKS ANTS - Under 16 No. 2
 Anthony
Hughes won the second Scottish Under 16 ranking event with a close 4-3
win over twelve year old Anthony McGill in the final.
McGill reached the final with a 3-2 win over David
Paterson, winner of the first two Under 16 events, while Hughes beat
Scottish Junior International Darren McGuinness by a more comfortable
3-0 margin.
RESULTS
Quarter Finals
Darren McGuinness bt Scott Morrison 3-0;
Anthony Hughes bt Michael Collumb 3-2;
David Paterson bt Andrew Lyndsay 3-0; Anthony
McGill bt Austin Smith 3-2.
Semi Finals
Hughes bt McGuinness 3-0; McGill bt Paterson 3-2.
Final
Hughes bt McGill 4-3.
2002-3 RESULTS ROUNDS UP
 James
McBain (left) ousted defending champion Gary Thomson (right) by a
7-3 margin to take the 2002-3 Scottish title.
McBain, who,
along with Thomson, will represent Scotland in Germany for the 2003
European championships in May, was in superb form from the start.
This despite both player requesting a change from a "ping pong ball"
to a proper cue ball!
Prior to the
white being changed Thomson attempted a follow through and the white
screwed back, Thomson missed and McBain stepped in with a 76
clearance. Further breaks of 72 and 68 gave McBain a 3-0 lead,
before Thomson could make any impression. Thomson grabbed the fourth
and a rare miss from McBain gave Thomson the chance to take the
fifth with a run of 68. McBain moved into top gear in the next, with
the tournament high break, a superb 137 total clearance and despite
a brief rally from Thomson, McBain rattled off the last three frames
for victory, to take the National Senior title for the first time.
His win took McBain to the top of the Scottish Senior Rankings, with
Thomson second.
As well as
earning the trip to the European Championships, the pair will also
compete in the IBSF World Championship in October in China.
2003 Scottish Senior Championship
FINAL
JAMES McBain 7-5 Gary Thomson
SEMI FINALS
Gary Thomson 6-3 Bobby Cruickshanks
James McBain 6-2 Craig MacGillivray
QUARTER FINALS
Ian Wells 3-6 Craig MacGillivray
James McBain 6-4
Fraser Patrick
Gary Thomson 6-5 Richy McDonald
Waseem Arshad 4-6 Bobby Cruickshanks
Last 16
Ian Wells 5-4
Andy Duff ,
Craig MacGillivray 5-3
Michael Philbin
James McBain 5-4
Steven Bennie
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Fraser Patrick 5-3 Scott Dunbar
Gary Thomson 5-2 Willie O'Donnell,
Richy McDonald 5-1 Thomas McSorley
Waseem Arshad 5-2 Paul Jamieson,
Bobby Cruickshanks 5-3 Clark Smith
Last 32
Ian Wells 5-1 Gary Singh,
Andy Duff 5-1 Jason Hood,
Michael Philbin 5-4 Weland Holroyd
Scott MacKenzie 4-5 Craig MacGillivray,
Steven Bennie 5-1 S. Singh,
James McBain 5-1 Michael Gallacher
Fraser Patrick w/o Alan Dicksen,
Scott Dunbar 5-3 Paul Harkness,
Willie O'Donnell 5-2 Norman MacLachlan
Gary Thomson 5-0 M.Cook,
Thomas McSorley 5-3 Calum Niven,
Gary Houston 1-5 Richy McDonald
Paul Jamieson 5-0 Itract Mohammed,
Robert Shanks 2-5 Waseem Arshad,
Mick Maguire 1-5 Bobby Cruickshanks,
Clark Smith 5-3 Lewis McHoul
Prize Fund
£50 quarter final
£100 semis
£200 runner-up
£400 winner
2003 East of Scotland
Championship
Final: Keith Chalmers (Edinburgh) 5(79,50,48)-3 Calum Niven (Fife)
Semi Finals: Chalmers 4-1 S. Hughes, Niven 4-1 M. Gallacher
Quarters: Chalmers 3-1 S. Singh, Niven 3-1 M. Leslie, Hughes 3-2 G.
Rigitano, Gallacher 3-1 S. Buick
Scottish Senior Ranking Event Winners
RAITH ROVERS TROPHY
Richy McDonald bt Craig MacGillivray
SIMS AUTOMATICS TROPHY
Robert Shanks bt Jason Hood
BROXBURN SNOOKER TROPHY
Gary Thomson bt Robert Shanks
HYDRO JET TROPHY
James McBain bt Richy McDonald
ALLIED WASTE SERVICES TROPHY
James McBain bt Jason Hood
JOHN HIGGINS TROPHY
Richy McDonald bt Michael Philbin
Scottish Senior Rankings (Scottish final Championship points
to be added)
1.
James McBain - - - - 395
2.
Gary Thomson - - - - 390
3. Richy McDonald - - - 390
4.
Robert Shanks - - - - 365
5. Craig MacGillivray - 285
6.
Michael Philbin - - - 275
7. Jason Hood - - - - - -270
8.
Scott MacKenzie - - - 265
9. Bobby Cruickshanks - -255
10.Ian
Wells - - - - - - 235
11.Steven
Bennie - - - - 235
12.Weland Holroyd - - - -235
13.Andy
Duff - - - - - - 225
14.Clark Smith - - - - - 225
15.Scott Dunbar - - - - -220
16.Paul Jamieson - - - - 205
Scottish Under 18 Ranking Events
 No.
1 Ian Wells bt Fraser Patrick
No.
2 Fraser Patrick bt Ian Wells
No.
3 Ian Wells bt Fraser Patrick
No.
4 Ian Wells bt Fraser Patrick
No.
5 Ian Wells bt Fraser Patrick
No.
6 Fraser Patrick bt Ian Wells (104 Fraser Patrick quarter finals)
Scottish Under 16 Ranking Events
No.
1 Edwin McCormack 4- Michael Collumb
No.
2 Ross Vallance bt Steven Kirkpatrick
No.
3 Ross Vallance bt Steven Kirkpatrick
No.
4 Edwin McCormack 4-0 Steven Kirkpatrick
No.
5 Michael Collumb 4-3 Paul Murphy
No.
6 Ross Vallance 4-0 Lewis Barbour
Scottish Under 14 Ranking Events
No.
1 Anthony McGill bt James Stewart
Scottish Under 14 Championship
Final: David Paterson (37) 4-3 Michael Collumb
Semi Finals: Paterson 3-1 Finlayson, Collumb 3-1 Austin Smith
Quarter Finals: Scott Finlayson 3-1 Anthony McGill, Michael Collumb
3-0 James Stewart
Rd
1: Collumb 3-0 Ross Higgins, McGill 3-1 Darren Grimley
2002-3 Scottish Under 14 Rankings
1.
Michael Collumb 695
2.
Anthony McGill 660
3. David Paterson 545
4. James Stewart 355
5. Chris McManus 330
6. Scott Finlayson 320
7. Austin Smith 320
8. Ross Fernie 270
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