Oisin Quinn a semi-finalist in World handball championships

Sligo handball team that represented the County in this year's world handball championships with Fergus O' Donovan General Manager Radisson Hotel and Peter Chambers Chairman Sligo Handball Board.


Oisin Quinn a World handball championships semi-finalist as son Odhran & Francis McCann reach quarter finals, writes Michael McGee
Sligo’s involvement in the world handball championships ended on Saturday when Ballymote’s Francis McCann was defeated by the number 1 seed Paul Williams from the U.S.A by 2-1 in the quarter finals of the Golden Masters A singles one wall event.
Castleconnor’s Oisin Quinn teamed up with Joacquin Murphy as the duo reached the semi-finals of the Golden Masters one-wall doubles. Quinn & Murphy were beaten by the number 3 seeds in Conor McDonnell & Cormac McMahon (Monaghan/Armagh) by 2 games to 1. A notable achievement for the veteran Castleconnor club player.

Oisin’s son Odhran reached 2 quarter-finals in the Boys U-13 singles & doubles one-wall events.
The World championships proved an outstanding success with Cavan’s Paul Brady winning his 4th successive World Men’s open singles title with the defeat of U.S.A’s Luis Moreno. Antrim’s Aisling Reilly defeated clubmate Fiona Shannon to win her 1st ladies open singles denying Shannon in her place in history of winning 4 ladies singles titles in a row. The Irish players performed exceptionally well and appeared in most finals.
Overall it was a successful championships for Sligo players. Though no world handball titles came to the Yeats county there was a number of exceptional performances from the county players and plenty to build ahead of the next world handball championships which will take place in Calgary Alberta in August 2015.

Sligo team members that took part in this years World handball championships:
Oisin Quinn, Odran Quinn, Aoife Quinn, Martin Cooney all Castleconnor, Shane Bruen Collooney, Francis McCann Ballymote & Gavin Cawley St. Mary’s

World handball championship 2012  results:

40 x 20
Mens C singles (Sligo names first)

Shane Bruen lost out to Monaghan's James Gavaghan 9-21, 10-21

Gavin Cawley lost to Tom O'Shea of Wexford 10-21, 10-21

Boys U-13 singles: Odhran Quinn dft Conrad Martin 15-4, 15-9

rd 2: Odhran Quinn dft Neil Delaney 15-14, 15-3

rd 3. Odhran lost  to Todd Hynes 10-15, 4-15

Girls U-15 singles: Aoife Quinn lost to Roisin Cahill 8-15, 11-15

Silver Masters B singles: Martin Cooney lost to Steven Brady 12-21, 18-21

Golden Masters A singles: Francis McCann lost  to Paul Williams U.S.A 15-21, 18-21

Girls U-15 doubles: Aoife Quinn & Anna Carew  lost to Niamh Coleman & Aoife McConville (Armagh) 2-0

 

One Wall results:

Men’s C Singles: Gavin Cawley lost to Seamus Casserly 2-0

Shane Bruen lost to Eoin Mc Cafferty 2-1

Silver Masters B singles: Oisin Quinn  lost to  Michael O' Cualain (Galway) 5-15, 8-15

Golden Masters A singles: Francis Mc Cann recd a walkover from Thomas Maguire (Antrim)

Quarter-final:  Francis McCann lost to Paul Williams U.S.A. 4-15, 10-15

Men’s Golden Masters doubles:  Oisin Quinn & Joacquin Murphy bt Patterson & Calvino 2-1

Semi-finals:  Oisin Quinn & Joacquin Murphy lost to Conor McDonnell & Cormac McMahon 1-2.

 

Girls U-15 singles: Aoife Quinn dft Caoimhe Shannager (Roscommon) 15-8, 15-11

Round 2: Aoife Quinn  lost to  Niamh Coleman (Armagh) 2-0

 

Boys 13 singles 1 wall

Odhran Quinn defeated James Smith 2-0

rd 2: Odhran Quinn defeated Conor McTeague 2-0

Quarter-final: Odhran Quinn  lost  to  Tiernan Agnew (Clare) 2-0

 

Boys U-13 doubles Odhran Quinn & Padraic Beggley bye in round 1

Boys U-13 doubles quarter-final:  Odhran & Padraic Beggley lost to  James Prentice & Risteard Duggan 2-0

 

Boys U-13 doubles 40 x 20 : Odhran Quinn  &  Liam Egan  dft  Lawless & Heery 15-0, 15-0
Boys U-13 doubles Odhran Quinn & Liam Egan lost to  Diarmuid Mulkerrins & Thomas Donohue (Galway 2-0

Silver Masters B doubles: Martin Cooney & Aidan Bell (Sligo/Mayo)  lost to  Pat O' Flaherty &  Padraig Maguire (Tipperary/Kildare) 15-21, 17-21

 

 

 

 

Odhran Quinn bows out of World handball championships in quarter-finals

Odhran Quinn from the Castleconnor Club was beaten in the quarter finals of the Boys U-13 singles 1-wall this morning . He was defeated by Clare's Tieran Agnew in 2 straight games. The Castleconnor player is in action in the U-13 doubles later today when he partners James Egan as they take on James Prentice & Risteard Duggan in the quarter finals. Martin Cooney & Aidan Bell were by  defeated Tipperary's Pat O' Flaherty & Padraig Maguire

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results from this morning:
Boys U-13 singles quarter final: Odhran Quinn lost to Tiernan Agnew 2-0
Girls U-15 doubles : Aoife Quinn & Anna Carew lost to Niamh Coleman & Aoife McConville 2-0
Silver Masters B doubles: Martin Cooney & Aidan Bell lost to  Pat O’ Flaherty & Padraig Maguire 2-0


Boys U-13 doubles Odhran Quinn & James Egan lost to  James Prentice & Risteard Duggan 2-0

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One Wall results:

Silver Masters B singles: Oisin Quinn  lost to  Michael O' Cualain (Galway) 5-15, 8-15

 Girls U-15 singles: Aoife Quinn dft Caoimhe Shannager (Roscommon) 15-8, 15-11

Round 2: Aoife Quinn v Niamh Coleman (Armagh)

Girls U-15 doubles Round 1: Aoife Quinn & Anna Carew (Canada)  v

 

Boys 13 singles 1 wall

Odhran Quinn defeated James Smith 2-0

rd 2: Odhran Quinn defeated Conor McTeague 2-0

Quarter-final: Odhran Quinn v Tiernan Agnew

 

Boys U-13 1- wall doubles: Odhran Quinn & Padraic Beggley bye in round 1

 
Boys U-13 doubles 40 x 20 : Odhran Quinn  &  Liam Egan  dft  Lawless & Heery 15-0, 15-0

Upcoming fixtures 40 x 20

Boys U-13 doubles Odhran Quinn & Liam Egan v Diarmuid Mulkerrins & Thomas Donohue (Galway

Silver Masters B doubles: Martin Cooney & Aidan Bell (Sligo/Mayo)  v  Hynes & McInerney 

Golden Masters A singles:  Francis Mc Cann v Thomas Maguire

 

 

One- Wall Round 1: Boys U-13 doubles: Odhran Quinn  &  Liam Egan  dft  Lawless & Heery 2-0

Quarter-finals:
Boys U-13 doubles Odhran Quinn & Liam Egan v Diarmuid Mulkerrins & Thomas Donohue (Galway

Boys U-13 singles: Odhran Quinn v Tiernan Agnew

Silver Masters B singles:  Oisin Quinn v Micheal Culain

 40 X 20 Fixtures:
Silver Masters B doubles: Martin Cooney & Aidan Bell (Sligo/Mayo) v Pat O' Flaherty & John Mc Quaid (Tipperary

Odhran Quinn into quarter finals of Boys 13& Under 1 wall singles

Odhran Quinn from the Castleconor club has reached the quarter-finals of the Boys U-13 singles one-wall world championships following victory’s over James Smith & Conor McTeague. He now plays the no.2 seed Tiernan Agnew in the quarter-finals.

 In yesterday’s main finals Paul Brady the reigning world champion had to come from behind to defeated Luis Morena 21-19, 21-10 to secure his 4^th consecutive men’s open titles in a row. Brady was behind by 13-2 in the first game but stormed back to 14-16. Moreno jumped into an 19-14 lead but it was Brady that finished the stronger reeling off the next 7 points to win the first game. Into the second Moreno had an narrow lead of 6-3. Brady with some breathtaking kill shots went ahead and continued his relentless work rate to eventually win the second game by 21-10 and world title his fourth in 9 nine years. He won his first open title back in 2003 in Dublin. He announced it would be last world championships and if that is the case what a way to bow out.

 
In the ladies Aisling Reilly from Antrim defeated her clubmate Fiona Shannon in 3 absorbing games by 9-21, 21-6, 11-5 to claim her first open ladies title thus ending Shannon’s bid for a four in a row in the ladies.

 TG4 will have coverage on the world championships at 9 p.m tonight.

 
Boys U-13 singles 1 wall (Sligo names first)
Odhran Quinn defeated James Smith 2-0

rd 2: Odhran Quinn defeated Conor McTeague 2-0

Quarter-final: Odhran Quinn v Tiernan Agnew

 

Upcoming fixtures

Boys U-13 doubles: Odhran Quinn & Liam Egan v Lawless & Heery
Girls U-15 doubles: Aoife Quinn & Leslie Amminson U.S.A v Alena Doonan & Aibhinn Henderson (Armagh)
Silver Masters B singles one-wall
Oisin Quinn v Michael O' Cualain (Galway)
Silver Masters B doubles: Martin Cooney & Aidan Bell (Sligo/Mayo) v Pat O' Flaherty & John Mc Quaid (Tipperary)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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World handball championships 2012

                                                

Sligo players struggling in World championships

The County's handball players are finding the competition in the World championships challenging. Gavin Cawley & Shane Bruen exited the Men's C singles in round one as did Martin Cooney in the Silver Masters B singles and Aoife Quinn in the Girls U-15 singles. Odhran Quinn in the Boys U-13 reached the 3rd round in the singles.

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Mens C singles   (Sligo names first)
Shane Bruen lost out to Monaghan's James Gavaghan 9-21, 10-21
Gavin Cawley lost to Tom O'Shea of Wexford 10-21, 10-21


Boys U-13 singles: Odhran Quinn  dft Conrad Martin 15-4, 15-9
rd 2:  Odhran Quinn dft Neil Delaney 15-14, 15-3
rd 3. Odhran lost 10-15, 4-15

Girls U-15 singles: Aoife Quinn lost to  Roisin Cahill 8-15, 11-15

Silver Masters B singles: Martin Cooney  lost to Steven Brady 12-21, 18-21

Golden Masters A singles: Francis McCann lost 15-21, 18-21 to Paul Williams U.S.A


One Wall results:
Gavin Cawley  lost  to  Seamus Casserly 2-0
Shane Bruen lost to Eoin Mc Cafferty 2-1


Upcoming fixtures
Boys U-13 doubles:  Odhran Quinn & Liam Egan v Lawless & Heery
Girls U-15 doubles: Aoife Quinn & Leslie Amminson U.S.A v Alena Doonan & Aibhinn Henderson (Armagh)

Silver Masters B doubles:  Martin Cooney  & Aidan Bell (Sligo/Mayo) v Pat O' Flaherty & John Mc Quaid  (Tipperary)

Sligo handball press release on World handball championships

Sligo handball team

 

The waiting is almost over for the most eagerly awaited world handball championships that begin tomorrow in Dublin’s Citywest Hotel Convention Arena. The Convention centre will house 21 courts specially constructed for these championships. GAA Handball have pulled out all the stops in the last 10 months of planning  with preparations ready to fall into place into  the hosting of  the biggest & best  World  handball championships ever to take place.

 Thirty countries are taking part with 2,000 competitors all vying to become champions.  Sligo will be well represented in these championships with 8 players from the Yeats County aiming for World titles.  It won’t be easy for the likes of Shane Bruen from the Collooney Club and well known Sports Journalist Gavin Gawley from the St. Mary’s club who take part in the Men’s C singles in a grade with 200 players in it.  It will be a case of whoever is super fit rather than skill that will determine who will win this grade.  Martin Cooney & Oisin Quinn both from the Castleconnor club are both in the Silver Masters B singles  while Ballymote’s Francis McCann is entered in the Golden Masters A singles. McCann went to the final of both the 60 x 30 & 40 x 20 All-Ireland finals this year only to be beaten by the same player in Kildare’s Michael Dowling. The Ballymote man could face the lilywhite player again and may make it 3 rd time lucky and gain revenge for those All-Ireland defeats. Mc Cann is seeded no.4 in the singles the highest seeded Sligo player in the championships.

 It is an historic occasion for the Quinn family from Castleconnor with Dad Oisin, son Odhran & daughter Aoife all determined to make an impact.  All the Sligo players will face stern opposition with McCann & Cooney seen as Sligo’s best chance of winning major honours.   

 Ireland look set to dominate the 4 wall events with Cavan’s Paul Brady aiming to win his 4^th successive  Men’s open titles in 9 years  The Cavan star has dominated U.S. Canadian, Irish & World handball and has remained unbeaten since his first Men’s Open World title held in Dublin back in 2003.

Brady is ranked no.1 while Westmeath’s Robbie McCarthy is the number 2 seed. Mexican Luis Moreno is seeded 3 while top  U.S. player Sean Lenning is seeded 4^..   It could come down to an All-Irish Men’s final with Brady favourite to beat McCarthy in a repeat of this year’s All-Ireland final.  Same could be said in the ladies with Antrim’s Fiona Shannon like Brady aiming for her 4^th successive world ladies singles title.  Her main threat is likely to come from her club mate Aisling Reilly who defeated Shannon in the recent Golden Gloves tournament in Belfast just over a week ago. 

 The Main one wall events look to be dominated by players from the U.S  & Puerto Rico.  Timothy Gonzalez from the U.S. is the number 1 seed with Peurto rican players Herman Mendez & Wally Amaro seeded no.2 & 3 respectively.  Mendez on his first visit to Ireland won last year’s Men’s open title held in Breaffy House Castlebar. The highest ranking Irish player is Westmeath’s Robbie McCarthy at 6 the current Irish One-Wall champion. There will be live TV coverage from Tuesday 16^th October with the Men’s final due to be shown live at 9.30 p.m on TG4 that evening. 

 

 The first Sligo players into action will be Shane Bruen & Gavin Cawley in the Men’s C singles. This gets underway at 3.30 tomorrow afternoon.  On Friday sees Odhran Quinn in action in the Boys U-13 singles and later that evening Francis McCann will play the winner of the Paul Williams / Pecheilli English tie in the Golden Masters A contest.