Rik Kennedy claims MISO14 Main Event

Febisola Olanepikun champion in Division B

The plot leading to the Northern Irishman Rik Kennedy being crowned MISO14 Main Event Champion couldn't have been more different from that which saw the American Chris Lipe claim the Early Bird just three days earlier. Whilst the 1-day opener could have been won by as many as six players who finished on equal points, in the 3-day showcase event of MISO14, Kennedy and Lipe pulled away from the rest of the field with 3 rounds to go and played a de facto best-of-3-match final. The first round of this duel, which Kennedy won by a mere 3 points, signaled just how tight the contest between the two players had been up to that point. Kennedy took advantage of the psychological edge of having a match and championship point to go on to win game and title.

Another American, Wolfram Poh, did well to take third place ahead of the defending Main Event champion Mark Nyman, who finished fourth.

There was more success for North America as the American Terry Kang and the Canadian Sue Tremblay won the first and second ratings prizes respectively. The Pole Wojteck Usakiewicz took the third ratings prize.

In the B Division, the Nigerian Febisola Olanepikun showed remarkable consistency throughout the tournament to fend off a late challenge from Englishman Jack Mitchell, who won his last 9 games to clinch runner-up spot ahead of Scotsman James Wilkie in third and Nigerian Emmanuel Egbele in fourth.

The two ratings prizes in this division were an all-Irish affair as Mary Doyle and Ronan Warde took the first and second of these prizes respectively.

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