Rodney Goggins won the RIBSA Handicap Open NO.4 in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow today. The event was played in groups with two players from each group qualifying for the knock outs stages. All Group matches will be the best of 3 Frames. All knock out matches will be best of 5 frames.
In the final the Wexford man beat TJ Dowling 3 frames to 1 in a high quality final. In the Semi Finals TJ Dowling from Celbridge beat Mick Farrell from 147 Wexford 3 frames to nil and Rodney Goggins from 147 Wexford beat Josh Boileau in the other semi final 3 frames to nil.
Rodney also won the High Break prize with a superb 105 break.
It was Rodney Goggins, Mick Farrell, TJ Dowling and Josh Boileau who won their groups and they were joined by Cathal Gordon, Joe Corrigan, James McGuinness and young player of the tournament Dylan Keightly from Potters Carlow in the Q-Finals.
High Break :
105 Rodney Goggins
79, 81, 83, 85 TJ Dowling
MATCH RESULTS
Group A
Rodney Goggins Scr – 2-0, 2-0, 2-0 – 1st
Michael Folan +28 – 0-2, 0-2, 0-2
Joe Corrigan +14 – 2-0, 2-1, 0-2 – 2nd
Dermot Nulty +28 – 0-2, 0-2, 0-0
Group B
Benny O Brien +14 – 0-2, 2-0, 0-2
Dylan Keightly +35 – 0-2, 1-2, 2-1 – 2nd
TJ Dowling Scr – 2-0, 2-0, 2-0 – 1st
Adrian Morrissey +28 – 0-2, 2-0, 0-0,
Group C
Fergal Quinn +35 – 2-1, 0-2, 0-2,
James McGuinness +28 – 1-2, 0-2, 2-0 – 2nd
Jordan McCarthy +35 – 0-2, 2-0, 0-2
Mick Farrell + 28 – 2-0, 2-0, 2-0 – 1st
Group D
Cathal Gordon +21 – 0-2, 2-0 – 2nd
Josh Boileau Scr – 2-0, 2-0 – 1st
Jonathan Walsh+28 -0-2, 0-2
Q- Finals @ 2.30pm
TJ Dowling Scr 3-0 James McGuinness + 28
Mick Farrel + 28 3-1 Dylan Keightley + 35
Josh Boileau Scr 2-1 Joe Corrigan + 14
Rodney Goggins Scr 3-0 Cathal Gordon + 21
Semi Final @ 4pm
TJ Dowling 3-0 Mick Farrell
Josh Boileau 0–3 Rodney Goggins
Final
TJ Dowling 1-3 Rodney Goggins
