Listowel Open Week; results

Another Listowel open week of Badminton has concluded and committee members can be more than satisfied with the end results.

Thursday nights play must come in for special mention as no less than 89 players from as far away as Valentia Island competed in the division 4 and 5 sections.. .Saturdays play for divisions 1 to 3 saw exciting fare which included the 40th annual mixed doubles competition. In attendance on the Saturday were Mrs. Teresa Broderick, Tralee and Mrs Sheila Hannon, Castleisland who played in that first final of the mixed many years ago.

Mrs. Broderick partnered by Patsy Sweeney, Abbeyfeale won that first final defeating Mrs. Hannon and her Listowel partner, John Keane.

Results as follows;

40th Annual mixed doubles final;

Brid Murphy and Tom Bourke defeated Helen Twomey and Billy Lacey (all Kerry) 21-15; 21-12

Div. 1& 2 ladies doubles final; (all Kerry); Edel Broderick and Eileen O’Connor defeated Lynda McCarthy and Maria Maher 30-20.

Div. 1&2 mens final; Tom Bourke (Kerry and Ger Fox (Tipperary) defeated Ml. Crossan & Anish Anighese (Kerry) 22-20; 18-21; 21-15

Div 3 final; Carmel Hudson (Moyvane) and Fergal Hannon (Listowel) defeated Mairead O’Regan (Listowel) and John O’Brien (Killarney) 21-8; 21-17

 Div 4 final; Noelle O’Mahony (Kingdom, Castleisland) and Liam Barry (Killarney) defeated Maree Murphy (County) and Ger O’Connor (Iveragh) 21-17; 21-17.

Div.5 final; Grace Stack (County) and Wm. Quirke (Moyvane) defeated Emer Liston (Listowel) and Pat Curran (Dingle) 21-17; 18-21; 21-14.

Veterans final; Eileen Roche (Moyvane) and Bob Evans (Cork) defeated Katie Lalor (Listowel) and Tom Clear (County) 21-17.

At the Club social on Saturday night at the Listowel Arms Hotel, Patrick Corridan received the prestigious Listowel Club Person of the Year Award