Jackie Trulock from Dublin retained her RILBA National Intermediate Billiards Championship Title recently and in doing so, is the first woman to win it 3 years in a row, an amazing achievement for the Dublin woman, setting a new record in the process
In this round robin timed event session 1, Jackie Trulock from Dublin got off to a good start with a convincing win over Brigid Mulvany from Dublin in their match on the alarm 77-18, Veronica Hallahan from Dublin pipped the win by 1 point in a low scoring match against Stephanie Foley from Carlow 42-41 on the alarm
Session 2 saw Stephanie up her game and took the win against Jackie on the alarm 63-35 while Veronica continued her winning streak against Natalia Trochonowicz from Kildare finishing 55-39 on the alarm
In session 3 Jackie bounced back scoring well against Natalia who is improving all the time however Jackie secured the win on the alarm 74-45 Stephanie got her second win of the event against Brigid in their match
Session 4 Veronica took the win on the alarm against Brigid in a low scoring match and Natalia got the better of Stephanie in their match scoring well to finish with the win on the alarm 74-30
In the final session Jackie saw off a challenge from Veronica scoring well towards the final minutes to secure the win on the clock 65-35 and Natalia took a convincing win over Brigid to take the win on the alarm 74-21
With the points tallied it would be Jackie taking the Championship title with 251 points for the 3rd year in a row with Natalia finishing in runner up place with 232 points overall
Congratulations to Jackie on her win and retaining the RILBA National Intermediate Billiards Championship title for 3 years in a row and well done to Natalia who is climbing up the rankings and making great progress on the tour
Thanks to all the ladies who participated and thanks to Bernie Paul and staff of Sharkx for all their support
