Ireland have won three titles at the eight-event IACT Irish Junior Open, with Scotland and Spain clinching two apiece and England one after a brilliant three-day tournament in Dublin.
After several matches were played at ALSAA on Friday and Saturday to accommodate the huge 162 player list, all the Sunday focus was on host club Sutton and the relentless action that unfolded kept the large crowd enthralled.
Just three of the eight No.1 seeds were still alive coming into finals day and they all fell by the wayside to leaves the trophies going to three No.2 seeds, two No.3/4s, one 9/12 and two 9/16s.
It was England’s Ronnie Hickling who got the show started, the 3/4 seed winning his BU19 final 3-1 against Brazil’s Owen Hendricks [9/16].
Next, it was the turn of the Irish to celebrate as three titles came their way in quick succession.
Ruby Carroll [3/4] won the all-Irish GU13 final 3-0 against Daisy Morrissey [2], Jamie Morrissey [9/16] brought the house down with his 3-1 BU13 win over Switzerland’s Zane Harms [3/4], while Ella Erickson [9/12] was just as inspired in her 3-1 GU19 win over Spain’s Damila Medina [5/8].
While Medina was beaten, Spanish eyes were soon smiling as the next two finals went their way. Andrea Gonzalez [2] beat England’s Aditi Rao [1] 3-1 in the GU15 decider and Siena Hall Rogers [2] won by the same score in her GU17 showdown with Ireland’s Zoe Yeomans [1].
That was the first of three finals Ireland were to finish second best in as Scotland now came to the title party.
Thomas Myers [9/16] was a 3-1 BU15 winner over Marcelino Cronin [5/8], and the margin of victory was the same for Murdo Mackenzie [2] in his BU17 decider against Christian Dromgoole [1].
🇮🇪 YOUR 2025 IACT IRISH JUNIOR OPEN PODIUM 🏆
BU13: 🥇 Jamie Morrissey [9/16] 🇮🇪, 🥈Zane Harms [3/4] 🇨🇭,🥉 Harry Knox [1] 🇮🇪
GU13: 🥇 Ruby Carroll [3/4] 🇮🇪, 🥈 Daisy Morrissey [2] 🇮🇪, 🥉 Jessica Craig-Gould [5/8] 🏴
BU15: 🥇 Thomas Myers [9/16] 🏴,🥈 Marcelino Cronin [5/8] 🇮🇪, 🥉 Michael Lai [2] 🇮🇪
GU15: 🥇Andrea Gonzalez [2] 🇪🇸, 🥈 Aditi Rao [1] 🏴, 🥉 Mila Maziuk [3/4] 🇨🇭
BU17: 🥇 Murdo Mackenzie [2] 🏴, 🥈 Christian Drumgoole [1] 🇮🇪, 🥉 George Barker [9/16] 🏴
GU17: 🥇 Siena Hall Rogers [2] 🇪🇸, 🥈 Zeo Yeomans [1] 🇮🇪, 🥉 Maria Tuleja [3/4] 🇵🇱
BU19: 🥇 Ronnie Hickling [3/4] 🏴, 🥈 Owen Hendricks [9/16], 🇧🇷, 🥉 Franciszek Michniewicz [2] 🇵🇱
GU19: 🥇 Ella Erickson [9/12] 🇮🇪, 🥈 Danila Medina [5/8] 🇪🇸, 🥉 Shriya Drawid [3/4] 🇮🇪
