Drennan wins epic Kingscourt Shootout

Tuesday, 07th Jan 2020

Kilkenny teenager Billy Drennan was the last man standing after a fantastic and entertaining days Handball at the unique Kingscourt shootout on Saturday.

32 men started out on Saturday morning, and after a blind draw they all played out the full 5 rounds on a 20 minute timed format.

In the end, the final couldn't have been more dramatic, with Drennan defeating fellow county man Shane Dunne 23-22. See below for full results.

In the Junior Final, Monaghan's Ciaran Brennan defeated local man Conor Owen's 17-12.

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Last 32

• Gavin Coyle (Mon) dft M Sweeney (Mon) 31-0
• Brendan Burke (KK) dft Paul Fitzpatrick (Cavan) 14-11
• Adam Walsh (Wex) dft Aidan McElroy (Mon) 29-10
• Aaron Geoghegan (Mon) dft Evan Murphy (Lim) 22-14
• Billy Drennan (KK) dft Jack O'Reilly (Cav) 31-4
• Conor O'Gorman (Mon) dft Conor Owens (Cav) 24-10
• Kevin Barrett (Car) dft Shane Briody (C⁶ 21-7
• Ciaran Neary (KK) dft S Shanahan (Mon) 31-4
• Shane Dunne (KK) dft Cian McManus (Cav) 31-8
• Patrick Clerkin (Cavan) dft Stephen Smullen 24-12
• Paul Graham (Ant) dft Niall McMahon (Cav) 19-11
• Cormac McMahon (Cav) dft Ciaran Brennan (Mon) 24-10
• Sean Digney (Down) dft Michael Clerkin (Mon) 19-14
• Ben Devlin (Louth) dft Adam Crosbie (Cav)
• Mark Rainey (Ant) dft Conor Maxwell (Dub) 12-10
• Ryan Mullan (Tyr) dft Brendan Higginbottom (Kild) 25-10

Last 16

• Brendan Burke (KK) dft Gavin Coyle (Mon)
• Adam Walsh (Wex) dft Aaron Geoghegan (Mon) 13-11
• Billy Drennan (KK) dft Conor O'Gorman (Mon) 26-21
• Ciaran Neary (KK) dft Kevin Barrett (Car) 31-10
• Shane Dunne (KK) dft Patrick Clerkin (Cav) 26-14
• Paul Graham (Ant) dft Cormac McMahon (Cav) 25-14
• Sean Digney (Down) dft Ben Devlin (Louth) 18-12
• Mark Rainey (Ant) dft Ryan Mullan (Tyr) 14-13

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