Martin Mulkerrins saw off Charly Shanks in a thrilling final at tonights Mick Kerr Memorial in Breacach HC.
Earlier Mulkerrins defeated Colin Crehan in a two game SF, whilst Shanks was also a controlled winner in his SF over Diarmaid Nash. In the final, having lost the first 15-11, Shanks was under pressure to start strong in the second. And that he did, holding a 12-5 lead. But 5 quick points from Mulkerrins saw that lead quickly diminish, and the scores were at 13-12 to Shanks, who composed himself and found the two points required to force a tiebreak 15-12. Mulkerrins took control at the start of the tiebreak and never looked back, sealing the win 11-5.
It was a great weekend of Handball, and a very well run tournament, with the spectators thrilled to be back watching top class Handball.
The Elite Men are next back in action in three weeks time at the Irish 4-Wall Nationals in Belfast, which will be the last tournament before the 2022 All-Ireland 4-Wall Championship Series commences.
To watch back any of the matches, check out GAA Handball's Facebook page for full match footage of the QF's, SF's and Final.
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First Round:
- David Walsh dft Caolán Daly 15-8, 15-14
- Cian O Driscoll dft Shane O Neill 14-15, 15-7, 11-2
- Gary McConnell dft Cahir Munroe 15-3, 15-3
- Conor McElduff dft Kevin Diggins 15-4, 14-15, 11-8
- Jack O Shea dft Sean Clarke 15-8, 9-15, 11-10
- Gavin Buggy df Conor Walsh 15-11, 14-15, 11-8
- Owen McKenna dft Caolán McCartan 15-5, 15-6
- Ryan Mullan dft Mark Rainey 15-12, 10-15, 11-2
Round of 16:
- Martin Mulkerrins dft Ryan Mullan 15-5, 15-8
- Peter Funchion dft Gavin Buggy 15-2, 15-2
- Sean Kerr dft Jack O'Shea 15-8, 15-14
- Colin Crehan dft Gary McConnell 10-15, 15-7, 11-10
- Diarmaid Nash dft Cian O'Driscoll 15-11, 15-1
- Conor McElduff dft Dominick Lynch 15-4, 15-13
- Niall O'Connor dft Owen McKenna 15-10, 15-9
- Charly Shanks v David Walsh 15-3, 15-4
QF's:
- QF 1: Martin Mulkerrins dft Peter Funchion 15-13, 15-1
- QF 2: Colin Crehan dft Sean Kerr 15-11, 15-11
- QF 3: Diarmaid Nash dft Conor McElduff 8-15, 15-14, 4-3 ret inj
- QF 4: Charly Shanks dft Niall O'Connor 15-5, 15-11
SF's
- SF 1: Martin Mulkerrins dft Colin Crehan 15-6, 15-7
- SF 2: Charly Shanks dft Diarmuid Nash 15-9, 15-6
Final:
- FINAL: Martin Mulkerrins dft Charly Shanks 15-11, 12-15, 11-5.
9th Place Playoff:
- SF 1: David Walsh dft Caolan Daly
- SF 2: Gavin Buggy dft Mark Rainey
- Final: David Walsh dft Gavin Buggy