I'm please to announce that this years Dunfermline Open is only 3 weeks away and is set to be the best yet! For the first time in Scotland, a tournament will be played solely on Simonis 861 cloth, using Aramith Pro Cups. The races this year will start at 6 and as always will rise throughout. This years sponsor City Hotels Group (Dunfermline) have very kindly added £400 sponsorship to the prize fund, which when added to the projected entries will produce an excellent pay out.
We are going to have two streamed tables this year, all done over Facebook to give as much coverage as possible. On the Saturday night there will be live entertainment and hotels can be arranged for anyone wanting to make a weekend of it.
This is a great opportunity for everyone to experience an event of this size for only £10!
The closing date for entries is Wednesday 19th July and the draw will be carried out the following day.
Liam Dunster 6-5 Ivan Thompson
Robbie Greig void Liam Burnett
John Friel bt Darren O'Neill
Jamie Simpson 6-0 Paul Sutherland
Andy MacKinnon 6-0 Stuart Brown
Darren Devlin v Wes Fox
Adam Johnstone 0-WO Morgan McInnes
George Grosset 6-3 Blair Gibb
Debs Breen 0-6 Greg Crole
Shaun Wishart 5-6 John Pollock
Robert Lambie 4-6 Wayne Crole
Steven Selvey by Mark Graham
Stuart Holland 5-6 Chrissy Gray
Ian Moffat 2-6 Kevin Corcoran
Colin De Swarte 4-6 Regan Paterson
Jamie Stevenson 0-WO Kieran
James Jack 1-6 Lewis McHoul
Karin Burt 0-6 John King
Billy Martin 0- WO Mark Dobson
Ciaran Wilson 2-6 Kevin Chalmers
Bernie McGurk 6-3 Patrick Foley
Joe Martin WO - Johnny Slavin
Scott Kennedy 6-2 Danny Turner
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Liam Dunster WO
Jamie Simpson 6-3 John Friel
Andy MacKinnon 6-1 Wes Fox
Lee Butler 6-4 Morgan McInnes
George Grosset 2-6 Greg Crole
John Pollock bt Wayne Crole
Struan Bain v Graham Rae
David Martin v David Smith
Michael Hitchin v Ian Lally
Kurt Allan v Greg Wardlaw
Ryan Allan v Rab Tritton
Bryan Cumming v Kevin Bloice
Dylan Stanfield 5-6 Ryan Davie
Lee Russell 0-WO Allan Easton
Robert Mitchell v Chris Slack
Eddie McVey WO-0 Josh Coventry
Kyle Tully WO-0 Alan Connelly
Ryan Elliot 0-WO Kris Riddell
Michael Collumb 6-0 Tommy McCaffery
Gary McLeish bt Nettie Anderson
Paul Aird 2-6 Ross McInnes
John McGinn bt Mark McDonald
Chris Corcoran v Mike McHale
Matty Gray v Stan Wardlaw
Alan Moreland bt Willie Gray
Craig Sandford bt Preston McInnes
Steven Selvey bt Chrissy Gray
Kevin Corcoran 6-0 Regan Paterson
Lewis McHoul bt Kieran
John King 6-0 Mark Dobson
Kevin Chalmers 5-6 Bernie McGurk
Joe Martin 1-6 Scott Kennedy
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Liam Dunster 7-1 Jamie Simpson
Andy MacKinnon v Lee Butler
Greg Crole 2-7 John Pollock
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Ryan Davie 7-3 Allan Easton
? V Eddie McVey
Kyle Tully 2-7 Kris Riddell
Michael Collumb 7-1 Gary McLeish
Ross McInnes 7-1 John McGinn
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Alan Moreland 3-7 Craig Sandford
Kevin Corcoran 7-4 Steven Selvey
Lewis McHoul 7-6 John King
Bernie McGurk 7-6 Scott Kennedy
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Liam Dunster v ?
John Pollock v ?
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Ryan Davie v ?
Kris Riddell v Michael Collumb
Ross McInnes v ?
Craig Sandford v Kevin Corcoran
Lewis McHoul v Bernie McGurk
Liam Dunster 6-5 Ivan Thompson
Robbie Greig void Liam Burnett
John Friel bt Darren O'Neill
Jamie Simpson 6-0 Paul Sutherland
Andy MacKinnon 6-0 Stuart Brown
Darren Devlin v Wes Fox
Adam Johnstone 0-WO Morgan McInnes
George Grosset 6-3 Blair Gibb
Debs Breen 0-6 Greg Crole
Shaun Wishart 5-6 John Pollock
Robert Lambie 4-6 Wayne Crole
Steven Selvey by Mark Graham
Stuart Holland 5-6 Chrissy Gray
Ian Moffat 2-6 Kevin Corcoran
Colin De Swarte 4-6 Regan Paterson
Jamie Stevenson 0-WO Kieran
James Jack 1-6 Lewis McHoul
Karin Burt 0-6 John King
Billy Martin 0- WO Mark Dobson
Ciaran Wilson 2-6 Kevin Chalmers
Bernie McGurk 6-3 Patrick Foley
Joe Martin WO - Johnny Slavin
Scott Kennedy 6-2 Danny Turner
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Liam Dunster WO
Jamie Simpson 6-3 John Friel
Andy MacKinnon 6-1 Wes Fox
Lee Butler 6-4 Morgan McInnes
George Grosset 2-6 Greg Crole
John Pollock bt Wayne Crole
Struan Bain WO-0 Graham Rae
David Martin 0-6 David Smith
Michael Hitchin 0-6 Ian Lally
Kurt Allan 2-6 Greg Wardlaw
Ryan Allan 0-WO Rab Tritton
Bryan Cumming 5-6 Kevin Bloice
Dylan Stanfield 5-6 Ryan Davie
Lee Russell 0-WO Allan Easton
Robert Mitchell v Chris Slack
Eddie McVey WO-0 Josh Coventry
Kyle Tully WO-0 Alan Connelly
Ryan Elliot 0-WO Kris Riddell
Michael Collumb 6-0 Tommy McCaffery
Gary McLeish bt Nettie Anderson
Paul Aird 2-6 Ross McInnes
John McGinn bt Mark McDonald
Chris Corcoran 6-0 Mike McHale
Matty Gray 6-3 Stan Wardlaw
Alan Moreland bt Willie Gray
Craig Sandford bt Preston McInnes
Steven Selvey bt Chrissy Gray
Kevin Corcoran 6-0 Regan Paterson
Lewis McHoul bt Kieran
John King 6-0 Mark Dobson
Kevin Chalmers 5-6 Bernie McGurk
Joe Martin 1-6 Scott Kennedy
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Liam Dunster 7-1 Jamie Simpson
Andy MacKinnon v Lee Butler
Greg Crole 2-7 John Pollock
Struan Bain 7-4 David Smith
Ian Lally 7-3 Greg Wardlaw
Rab Tritton 7-5 Kevin Bloice
Ryan Davie 7-3 Allan Easton
Chris Slack WO-0 Eddie McVey
Kyle Tully 5-7 Kris Riddell
Michael Collumb 7-1 Gary McLeish
Ross McInnes 7-1 John McGinn
Chris Corcoran 7-1 Matty Gray
Alan Moreland 3-7 Craig Sandford
Kevin Corcoran 7-4 Steven Selvey
Lewis McHoul 7-6 John King
Bernie McGurk 7-6 Scott Kennedy
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Liam Dunster 7-2 Andy MacKinnon
John Pollock 7-6 Struan Bain
Ian Lally 7-2 Rab Tritton
Ryan Davie 7-3 Chris Slack
Kris Riddell 2-7 Michael Collumb
Ross McInnes 5-7 Chris Corcoran
Craig Sandford 5-7 Kevin Corcoran
Lewis McHoul 5-7 Bernie McGurk
Quarters
Liam Dunster v John Pollock
Ian Lally 2-8 Ryan Davie
Michael Collumb 8-4 Chris Corcoran
Kevin Corcoran 8-2 Bernie McGurk
Semis
Liam Dunster 8-3 Ryan Davie
Michael Collumb 8-7 Kevin Corcoran
Well another year passes with a familiar result, Liam Dunster winning the Dunfermline Open for the third straight year. Slowly running out of superlatives to say about him. The consistency, patience and determination he shows in every game is frightening. He was odds on to go out in the first round when 5-4 down to Ivan Thompson before pulling off one of the shots of the tournament. From there on he never looked back and come through a very tough final against a great opponent. From a personal point of view Michael Collumb is my favourite player to watch and I'm glad he reached the final. He makes taking out a finish or creating chances from nothing look effortless with no fuss. I hope you keep coming back and get that win you deserve.
Another great run from Ryan Davie to get to the Semis. When you're in full flow you're a dream to watch, and it's a shame the rubs never come for you in the Semi against Liam. Kevin Corcoran was our other semi finalist and played some great pool today only to get pipped in the decider by Michael.
Thank you to everyone who entered, come to watch or followed the stream all weekend. I took on board the feedback I received last year and I hope it paid off. Thank you to City Hotels Ltd for sponsoring the event and pushing it to the next level. And finally thank you to the venue. A lot of money has been spent recently upgrading the tables to be the only Simonis clothed venue in Scotland and I hope this weekend has put you on the map.
Dunfermline Open 2017
