2008-09 BUCS Snooker Home Nations
2008-09 HE Snooker Home Internationals
GUU CUP
Terry Griffiths Matchroom, Llanelli
Friday and Saturday, 3-4 April 2009
organised by the BUCS Snooker Management Group and HESPC
TEAMS
N. IrelandEngland
Paul McKay (QUB), capt.Mike Walsh (York), capt.
Marc Higgins (UUC)Jimmy Hill (Warwick)
Chris McCaugherty (UUC)James Murphy (Warwick)
Conor McDonnell (UUJ)Richard Reynolds (Southampton)
Emmet McGuire (QUB)Glen Spalling (Leeds)
Michael McMahon (QUB)Lucky Vatnani (Sheffield Hallam)
Gary Menary (QUB)Paul Williams (Durham)
WalesScotland (all Glasgow)
Rupert Taylor (Cardiff), capt.Tommy Veitch (capt.)
David Blake (Cardiff)Lewis Antoniou
How Carpenter (Cardiff)Richard Harris
Mark Davies (Newport)Steven Morrison
Neil Fairbrother(Cardiff)Jamie Stobo
Nick Hunt (Swansea)Amit Yadav
Richard Jones (Cardiff)
Ireland (not competing in the BUCS festival)
Steven O’Reilly (University College Dublin), capt.
Gareth Boyle (NUI Galway)
Stephen Byrne (IT Tallaght, Dublin)
Paul Ennis (Dublin Institute of Technology)
Jon Grant (Cork IT)
Barry Loughnane (NUI Galway)
Round 1
N. Ireland9 - 9ScotlandIreland11 - 7Wales
M. McMahon0 - 3S. MorrisonG. Boyle3 - 0H. Carpenter
G. Menary2 - 1R. HarrisB. Loughnane0 - 3N. Hunt
P. McKay1 - 2T. VeitchJ. Grant0 - 3D. Blake
M. Higgins2 - 1L. AntoniouP. Ennis3 - 0M. Davies
C. McDonnell3 - 0J. StoboS. Byrne2 - 1R. Taylor
E, McGuire1 - 2A. YadavS. O’Reilly3 - 0N. Fairbrother
Round 2
N. Ireland7 - 11IrelandEngland11 - 7Wales
P. McKay1 - 2S. O’ReillyL. Vatnani1 - 2H. Carpenter
G. Menary2 - 1G. BoyleG. Spalling2 - 1R. Taylor
C. McDonnell2 - 1J. Grant (51) J. Murphy1 - 2N. Hunt (51)
C. McCaugherty0 - 3P. Ennis (53) P. Williams3 - 0D. Blake
M. Higgins1 - 2 N. LoughnaneR. Reynolds2 - 1M. Davies
E. McGuire1 - 2S. ByrneM. Walsh2 - 1N. Fairbrother
Round 3
N. Ireland12 - 6WalesEngland16 - 2 Scotland
C. McDonnell3 - 0R. TayliorG. Spalling3 - 0S. Morrison
M. Higgins 0 - 3N. HuntP. Wiilliams2 - 1R. Harris
P. McKay2 - 1D. Blake (74) L. Vatnani2 - 1T. Veitch
G. Menary2 - 1H. CarpenterR. Reynolds3 - 0L. Antoniou
M. McMahon2 - 1M. DaviesJ. Murphy3 - 0J. Stobo
(58) E. McGuire3 - 0N. FairbrotherM. Walsh3 - 0A. Yadav
Round 4
Wales8 - 10ScotlandEngland10 - 8Ireland
H. Carpenter3 - 0L. AntoniouG. Spalling2 - 1G. Boyle
N. Hunt2 - 1J. StoboM. Walsh1 - 2P. Ennis
R. Taylor0 - 3S. MorrisonJ. Hill1 - 2S. Byrne
D. Bake2 - 1T. Veitch (63) L. Vatnani3 - 0J. Grant
N. Fairbrother1 - 2A. YadavR. Reynolds1 - 2B. Loughnane
R. Jones0 - 3R. HarrisJ. Murphy2 - 1S. O’Reilly
Round 5
N. Ireland5 - 10EnglandIreland9 - 9Scotland
E. McGuire1 - 2L. VatnaniG. Boyle1 - 2L. Antoniou
C. McDonnell1 - 2R. ReynoldsP. Ennis3 - 0J. Stobo
P. McKay1 - 2P. WilliamsS. Byrne1 - 2S. Morrison
G. Menary2 - 0J. HillJ. Grant0 - 3T. Veitch
M. McMahon0 - 3G. SpallingS. O’Reilly3 - 0A. Yadav
M. Higgins0 - 1J. MurphyB. Loughnane1 - 2R. Harris
TABLES
BUCS Home Nations FestivalHE Home Internationals
P W D L Pts FP W D L Pts F
England3 3 0 0 6 37England4 4 0 0 8 47
N. Ireland3 1 1 1 3 26Ireland4 2 1 1 5 39
Scotland3 1 1 1 3 21Scotland4 1 2 1 4 30
Wales3 0 0 3 0 21N. Ireland4 1 1 2 3 33
Wales4 0 0 4 0 28
Best PerformancesHighest Breaks (> 50)
P. Ennis (Ireland) 4/4 (11/12)G. Spalling (E) 77
N. Hunt (Wales) 4/4 (10/12)L. Vatnani (E) 74, 63
G. Spalling (England) 4/4 (10/12)E.McGuire (NI) 58
G. Menary (N. Ireland) 4/4 (8/11)G. Menary (NI) 54 (64, 57 Masters)
P. Williams (England) 3/3 (7/9)P. Williams (E) 53
C. McDonnell (N. Ireland) 3/4 (9/12)J. Murphy (E) 51
S. O’Reilly (Ireland) 3/4 (9/12)
J. Murphy (England) 3/4 (7/10)
Individual Masters
Joint Winners: Gary Menary (N. Ireland) and Glen Spalling (England)
Roll of Honour (both Home Nations and Home Internations unless stated)
1996 (Glasgow)Winners:EnglandR-Up:N. Ireland
1997 (Glasgow)Winners:EnglandR-Up:N. Ireland
1998 (Belfast)Winners:N. IrelandR-Up:England
1999 (Llanelli)Winners:WalesR-Up:England
2000 (London)Winners:EnglandR-Up:Wales
2001 (Kildare) HIWinners:IrelandR-Up:England
HNWinners:EnglandR-Up:N. Ireland
2002 (Glasgow) HIWinners:EnglandR-Up:Ireland
HNWinners:EnglandR-Up:N. Ireland
2003 (Belfast) HIWinners:EnglandR-Up:Ireland
HNWinners:EnglandR-Up:Scotland
2004 (Llanelli) HIWinners:IrelandR-Up:N. Ireland
HNWinners:N. IrelandR-Up:England
2005 (Leicester)Winners:N. IrelandR-Up:England
2006 (Dublin)Winners:N. IrelandR-Up:England
2007 (Glasgow)Winners:EnglandR-Up:N. Ireland
2008 (Belfast)Winners: N. IrelandR-Up:England
2009 (Llanelli) HIWinners: EnglandR-Up:Ireland
HNWinners: EnglandR-Up:N. Ireland