Match of the round in the Donegal Snooker Club was the encounter between 13 year-old century boy Johnny Connors from Letterkenny and Mick DeWard of Twintowns. A break of thirty by the young lad on a slick table was one of the highlights of his narrow win over a feisty opponent. 1996 champion Jack McGranaghan was in awesome form and disposed of local hope Shane Faulkner in two quick frames. Other notable scalps included Oliver Plunkett who succumbed to young Anthony Duffy of the CYMS club and Paul Thomas who was narrowly defeated by John Doherty of Northwest. Donegal Town had two winners with Declan Ryle edging Aidan McGee two-one and Martin Mulhern easing past Mathew McAuley of Twin Towns.

Next weekend sees the top seeds in action and spectators will be no doubt enthralled by the quality of snooker produced. Anthony Bonner and Paul Gallagher who have six titles each will be in action, as will current champion Phelim McClafferty of CYMS. Local hopes rest with Charlie Murphy, Tom Plunkett, and Michael Neary and they should progress to the last sixteen if the form guide counts for anything.