The CBAI’s Master Pairs competition was held over the weekend of 14/15 December, with a completely full house in Templeogue. In fact, we had a waiting list of pairs wishing to play; while most did indeed get in, a small number did not – apologies that we were unable to facilitate them, as the venue was full to capacity. This year’s entry represented an increase of more than 10% on last season’s (already very strong) turnout.
For the second year, the competition was sponsored by ALHomecare, whose Managing Director, Tom Quinlan, attended the Sunday session of the event to introduce his firm to CBAI members, and to join the presentation party for the prizegiving, alongside CBAI National President Catherine Byrne. Our thanks to all who participated, and to our TD crew of Fearghal O’Boyle, Mairead Basquille, and Bernard Higgins, ably assisted by two caddies Emily and Orlagh, who made sure everything went smoothly.
The prizewinners were:
- 1st Pat McDaid & Zrinka Kokot
- 2nd John Carroll & Mark Moran
- 3rd Frank Davey & Tom Lawlor
- 4th Helen Friel & Philip Robinson
- 5th Ian Kilroy & Niall Kilroy
- 6th Joan Kenny & Teresa Rigney
- 7th Pascale Wolfe & Frances Ronan
- 8th Derek O’Gorman & Pat Quinn
- 9th Gordon Lessells & Denis Sheehan
- 10th Peter Goodman & Dan McIntosh
- Leading National Masters Breda Synnott & Kevin O’Dea
- Leading Regional Masters Roisin & Willie O’Gorman
- Leading Area Masters Anne O’Kane & Nicola Power
- Second National Masters Jim O’Sullivan & Ita O’Sullivan
- Second Regional Masters Konstantin Rabkin & Evgenia Gladysheva
- Second Area Masters Fergus O’Rafferty & Derick Mulvey
- First Session Prize Dave Terry & Tom Gilligan
- Second Session Prize John O’Connor & Kelan O’Connor
- Third Session Prize Bob & Maureen Pattinson
Full results and board records here. Masterpointed results
Master Pairs Winners 2024
Master Pairs Runners-Up 2024
Master Pairs 3rd Place
We also took the opportunity to present his silver Grand Master salver to David Walsh of Galway, who has become the thirty-fifth CBAI member of that most exclusive club. Well done to David, who as well as being a great player is a great ambassador for the game. You’ll find his full Grand Master notice here.
