The 2016 Ulster GAA Wallball (One Wall Handball) Championships will go ahead in Loughmacrory on the first weekend of June, commencing at 11.30am on Saturday 4th and culminating with the provincial finals at the One Wall Arena on Sunday 5th.
There again looks to be a top class series of ties on the agenda in the mid Tyrone venue and with a heatwave being predicted for the country this coming weekend, it should hopefully be a weekend of action to savour too.
There is a solid look again to all the grades with the Champions, where relevant in 2015 grades, going in as number 1 seeds for the upcoming series. Twelve months ago it was Tyrone GAA Handball star, Conor McElduff, who maintained his highly impressive unbeaten run in the code in Ireland as he added the Ulster crown to his back to back Mens Irish Nationals Open title. Darragh Daly, Sean Digney, Conall McCavitt, Shane O'Neill & Pol Clarke will be among his main challengers this weekend.
In the Ladies Open, Clann Eireann's Niamh Coleman & Tyrone's Maeve McElduff will take on reigning Ladies Open Champion, Down's Lorraine Havern.
Match Format & Rules:
- All matches in all grades will comprise 1 x 25 Ace game with 2 serves (ie. two faults hand-out) and 2 time-outs per game/match.
- All finals, except Mens and Ladies Open Finals, will comprise 1 x 25 Ace game with 2 serves (ie. two faults hand-out) and 2 time-outs.
- Mens and Ladies Open Finals will comprise 2 x 15 ace games (2 time-outs) and 1 x 11 ace tie-break (1 time-out).
- All other standard One Wall Handball Rules apply.
All players and spectators are invited to come along a bit earlier on Sunday 5th June as Loughmacrory GAA Handball will begin the launch of "150 Years of Handball in Loughmacrory" at a Coffee Morning event. INVITATION: Coffee Morning on Sunday 5th June 11am-12.30pm