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Monday 6th September 2010

MD Advisory In The Community

MD Advisory is pleased to be sponsoring Harry Irwin, National Under 21 Pool Champion and a talented young pool player. 2009 saw his first attempt to enter the senior pool rankings and we will be sponsoring him again for 2010.

Harry on 2009...

The year stared well as I reached the semi final of the Leicestershire Open in January. I then made a fantastic double in Great Yarmouth when I won the National u21 Championship in March and captained the Leicester u18's to the National Team Championship in the same month. Just a couple of weeks later, I reached the semi final of the Hertfordshire open.

My first year on the Tour did not go as planned; my aim was to get inside the top 100 in my first year which was a very reasonable target. I finished up at a low and very disappointing 163rd in the Tour rankings. I expect to make a huge jump up next year. Just 6 points next year will take me inside the top 100 and closer to the top 64, which is where I feel I belong.

There are still two more tournaments left for me in 2009 as I go back to Great Yarmouth to compete in the Men's Champion of Champions event in the first weekend of November and towards the end of November I will be playing in the Oracle Super held in Bristol. This will be my last tournament of the year and I will have a very nice break over the Christmas period.

Harry's Summary of the 2009 IPA Tour

You can read Harry's summary of the 2009 IPA Tour.

Plans and expectations for 2010...

In 2010 I will not be competing in as many tournaments as I have in 2009, but I will be competing in a higher level of competition. I will be joining the Herts Tour and the South Midlands Tour along with the IPA Tour which will see me on three professional standard tours next season.

I want firstly to successfully defend my National u21 Championship at Great Yarmouth in March.

My aim for the IPA tour this year is to pick up at least the 6 points which will take me inside the top 100. Hopefully, if I play to my potential, I could pick up 12 points which should place me where I wanted to be after 2 seasons: inside the top 70.