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Men's Rankings

Rank	Player	Total	Best 6/7	Event 1	Event 2	Event 3	Event 4	Event 5	Event 6	Event 7
1	Alan McBennett	535	535	120	130	140	0	50	25	70
2	Brian Butler	465	465	100	70	110	45	100	40
3	Darren Johnson	380	380	80	50	80	95		75
4	Paul Ferns	315	300	60	50	50	50	15	60	30
5	James Carroll	280	280			60	65	90	50	15
6	Gary Boylan	280	280	50	90	50	15	60		15
7	David Hogan	255	255				140		115
8	Graham Murrin	260	245	25	60	60	15	70	15	15
9	Kevin McWeeney	240	240		100		30	50	60
10	Shaun Sharkey	200	200						70	130
11	Ben Doyle	185	185					75	110
12	Hayden Johnson	185	185		25	80	25	5	5	45
13	Shane Kenny	175	175	15	70	15		35	25	15
14	Jason Craig	170	170		15	25	40	40	5	45
15	Sean Tighe	170	170	15			60	25	15	55
16	Sean O'Neill	165	165						80	85
17	Glen Dempsey	125	125					75	25	25
18	Michael Scally	110	110	70		40	0
19	Cillian Smyth	110	110	25	5	45			35
20	Kevin Brady	100	100	15	25	15	15	15		15
21	josh byrne	100	100					95	5
22	Marc Rowan	100	100				15	60		25
23	Chris Sunderland	100	100				100
24	Michael Folan	95	95			15	25			55
25	Jeff Ratledge	85	85		25	25	20	15
26	Wayne Doyle	80	80	50					30
27	Michael Joyce	80	80	5			50		25
28	Cameron Mullins	80	80		25	25	5		25
29	Oscar Martin	80	80		25	25	5	15	5	5
30	Michael O'Brien	70	70				15	25	15	15
31	Micheal Scally	70	70		70
32	Alan Doyle	70	70			25	25	5	15
33	Jason Mahon	70	70			25		15		30
34	Jason Collins	65	65	5	15	15	25	5
35	Stephen McTague	65	65		25			15	25
36	Wayne Kilmartin	60	60							60
37	Martin Dunne	60	60					60
38	Peter O’Hagen	60	60	35	25
39	Martin Stokes	55	55	15	25	5	5	5
40	Mick Connors	50	50	15	25			5		5
41	Jordan Synnott	50	50					50
42	Patrick O'Toole	45	45			15	15	15
43	Sam Coombes	45	45	30	15
44	John Maher	40	40	15	25
45	Alan Kelly	40	40							40
46	Noel White	40	40							40
47	Declan McConville	40	40	25	15
48	Adam Kelly	40	40			15	25
49	John maher	40	40					25		15
50	Brian McDonald	35	35				35
51	David Duggan	35	35					35
52	Jack Halpin	35	35					35
53	Aaron Smith	35	35					5	15	15
54	Adam Russell	35	35			35	0
55	David Joyce	35	35						35
56	Darren McCabe	30	30					15	15
57	Marc Lynam	30	30	25	5
58	Keith Kelly	30	30					25		5
59	Padraig Sharkey	30	30							30
60	Scott Neary	25	25						25
61	Dylan Kirwan	25	25						25
62	Alan Keenan	25	25	15	5	5
63	Séanan Prendergast	25	25						25
64	Tyrek Doran	25	25						25
65	Shane Sexton	25	25					25
66	Lee Whelan	20	20	15	5
67	Patrick Joyce	20	20	5			15
68	Jamie Ryan	20	20		5	15
69	Bradley Kane	20	20		5	15
70	Matthew Dunne	20	20			15	5
71	Patrick Whelan	20	20	5	15
72	Pierce Lynch	20	20			5		15
73	Fran Morrison	15	15					15
74	Patrick O'Brien	15	15						15
75	Rory Corrigan	15	15		15
76	Michael Fitzpatrick	15	15		15
77	Ryan Carroll	15	15						15
78	Youssef Boutaieb	15	15							15
79	Senan Prendergast	15	15					15
80	Ciaran Deighan	10	10	5						5
81	Alan Lea	10	10	5	5
82	Jake Rossiter	10	10				5			5
83	James Flanagan	10	10				5	5
84	Chris Waldron	5	5			5
85	Stephen Jordan	5	5					5
86	Peter O'Hagen	5	5						5
87	Darren Kelly	5	5			5
88	Paul Roache	5	5			5
89	Robbie Warren	5	5	5
90	Seamus Gilgunn	5	5							5
91	cian hackett	5	5				5
92	Lewis Casserly	5	5			5
93	Keith McGibney	0	0				0

Ladies Rankings

Rank	Name	Total	Best 6/7	Event 1	Event 2	Event 3	Event 4	Event 5	Event 6	Event 7
1	Sandra Bryan	485	460	60	100	100	70	25	60	70
2	Megan Randle	420	420	70			70	110	60	110
3	Aoife King	300	300		80	110	60	50
4	Carrie Randle	295	295	80			65		90	60
5	Margaret O'Driscoll	265	265			80		75	110
6	Yvonne McMahon	210	210	20	60	35		60	35
7	Jannette Jackson	200	200	35	5	45	40	15		60
8	Elizabeth Lynch	150	150	15	50	40		15	15	15
9	Sarah Moran	125	125		15	15		60		35
10	Rachel Grafton	105	105		45	5		25	15	15
11	Lynda Curley	105	100	5	15	35	15	25	5	5
12	Angela Briggs	100	100	5	15		25	35	5	15
13	Olive Butler	100	100	15	25	25	5	15	15
14	louise jordan	75	75			35	15			25
15	Adrianne Lynch	70	70		5	15		25	25
16	Sharon Fleming	65	65			15	15	15	15	5
17	Suzanne Randle	55	55	15			15			25
18	Mary Duffy	50	50		25				25
19	Carolyn Whelan	50	50		15	5			15	15
20	Mags Carr	50	50	25					25
21	Sandra Mc Cann	45	45	5			5	5	25	5
22	June Hayes	35	35		5	15		15
23	Gemma Masterson	35	35	15	15	5
24	Mary Devine	25	25			25
25	Ella O’Connor	25	25			5	5	5	5	5
26	Irene Middleton	15	15					15
27	Evelyn Baugh	5	5				5

Seniors Rankings

Rank	Name	Total	Best 6/7	Event 1	Event 2	Event 3	Event 4	Event 5	Event 6	Event 7
1	Greg Clarke	485	470	60	120	80	90	50	70	15
2	Mark Carrick	465	450	60	50	70	40	100	130	15
3	David McDonnell	415	400	80	50	120	15	75	60	15
4	David Ryan	385	385			50	125	15	100	95
5	Paul Kelly	310	310			140	120	50
6	Craig Verdon	310	305	120	15	5	35	60	50	25
7	Jason Ward	285	285	100				95		90
8	James Moran	285	285	35	35	70		50	25	70
9	Ray Gorman	280	280	25	40	25		25	85	80
10	Peter O'Toole	285	270	40	50	35	50	70	15	25
11	Harvey Lavelle	245	245			90	50		70	35
12	Sean Wynne	240	240	5	70	50	85		15	15
13	Wayne Brennan	235	235	15	120	35		25	25	15
14	Kevin Hickey	220	220	50	30	15	70		15	40
15	Gerard Farrelly	205	200	45	5	75	15	5	25	35
16	Jessie Hegarty	190	185	25	15	35	25	25	5	60
17	James Rowe	180	180		5	25	55	15	25	55
18	Charles Dunne	175	175	55	25	5	25	5		60
19	Stephen Mullett	170	170	45	25	15	15	15		55
20	Darren Regan	165	165		55	60				50
21	Barry Hough	160	160					100	60
22	Mark Wilson	155	155				60	50		45
23	Murt Rossiter	150	150	100	25		25
24	Jason Mahon	150	150	25	65		15		45
25	Andrew Yeates	140	140							140
26	Kevin Walsh	140	140	25	35	15	15		35	15
27	Richie Lawlor	135	135				50	60	25
28	Paul Ryan	135	130	35	25	15	15	5	25	15
29	Jojo Whelan	130	130					55	60	15
30	Trevor Rooney	130	125	5	70	5	5	15	15	15
31	John Lawlor	125	125			35	45	15	5	25
32	Richie Furlong	115	115				25		90
33	Jason Keogh	110	110	25	25	5		55
34	David Fuery	110	110		15	35		35		25
35	Dan Marrone	110	105	25	5	15	5	15	5	40
36	Seamus Gilgunn	105	105	15	50	25		15
37	Charlie McCarthy	105	105				70	35
38	Martin Thorpe	100	100			50				50
39	Gavin Cleary	95	95				70		25
40	Stephen Keane	85	85	25	25	15	15		5
41	Darren Kelly	85	85	25		55				5
42	Steve O'Driscoll	85	80	15	15	5	5	5	35	5
43	Martin Keogh	75	75			15	45	15
44	John Healy	60	60		15	5	15	25
45	Ken Martin	60	60					60
46	David Galloway	60	60			25	5	15		15
47	Keith O Connor (Dublin)	65	60	5	5	15	15	5	15	5
48	John Ennis	50	50						50
49	Tom Fogarty	45	45		15			25		5
50	Mark Collins	45	45	25	0	5	15
51	Tony Mc Donnell	45	40	5	5	5	15	5	5	5
52	Joe Quinn	40	40	15	25
53	Brian Walsh	35	35	15	5		0	5	5	5
54	Mick Connors	35	35			35
55	Paul Roche	35	35	15	15					5
56	Ian Armstrong	30	30		5		5	5	15
57	Adam King	30	30	15	15
58	Lenny Earls	25	25		15	5			5
59	John Kelly	20	20					15	5
60	Martin Carolan	15	15							15
61	Shay Redmond	15	15			15
62	Simon Fitzmaurice	15	15						15
63	Shay Holleran	15	15	15
64	Alan Keenan	15	15				5	5		5
65	George Rooney	10	10	5		5
66	Paul Boyle	5	5			5
67	John McGrath	5	5						5
68	John Paul Moran	5	5		5
69	Paul Roache	5	5				5
70	Andy O'Donovan	5	5	5
71	David Furey	5	5				5
72	Martin Clarke	5	5				5
73	Danny Ashe	5	5		5

Masters Rankings

Rank	Name	Total	Best 6/7	Event 1	Event 2	Event 3	Event 4	Event 5	Event 6	Event 7
1	Derek Smyth	540	540	80		70	120	130	140
2	Paddy Clarke	490	490	120	115	80	50	90	35
3	Ray McGuinness	445	430	15	30	90	60	50	70	130
4	Tony Mulhern	430	430		60	100	15	90	65	100
5	Tiny Docherty	350	350		70	115	15	60	50	40
6	Philip Murphy	340	340		100	35	85	60	60
7	Paul Haughton	330	330	90	65		45	0	50	80
8	Tim Winters	340	325	80	15	25	90	60	25	45
9	Dave Kelly (Citywest)	260	260				65	125	70
10	Steve Walsh	250	250	55	25		50	35	25	60
11	John Timmons	230	230	35	15		60	35	45	40
12	Joe Connolly	215	215	45		15	40	40	15	60
13	Paul Duffy	215	210	40	60	15	65	5	15	15
14	Paraic Kelly	175	175			80	5		90
15	Eamon Dolan	170	165	60	15	25	25	25	15	5
16	Alan Martin	165	160	40	15	40	15	5	5	45
17	John Crosbie	170	155	15	15	15	40	15	55	15
18	James Berns	150	150		15	55	15	25	15	25
19	Keith Cahill	145	140	25	25	25	15	5	25	25
20	Trevor Sheehan	130	130	5	50		75
21	Kevin Mynes	125	125	15	5		15	25	40	25
22	Eddy Regan	135	120	15	15	25	25	25	15	15
23	Martin Keogh	115	115		35				65	15
24	Barry Norton	115	115			60	30	25
25	Paul Cash	100	100	5		5	25	15	25	25
26	Brian Waters	95	95			25	15	15	25	15
27	Mick Healy	90	90	30	40	15	5
28	Paul Duggan	90	90	15	15	15	35	5		5
29	John Lynch	90	90	25	30		5	15	15
30	Jim Hadden	85	85			15	40	5		25
31	Stuart Douglas	80	80							80
32	James Moonan	75	75	15	15	35			5	5
33	John Cole	75	75				40	15	5	15
34	Derek Smyth (Dublin)	75	70	15	5	5	15	15	5	15
35	John Murray	70	70					45	25
36	Noel Lacey	60	60			60
37	Bernard Diver	50	50		25	5	5	5	5	5
38	Francis Grimes	45	45	15		5	5		15	5
39	Brian Watters	45	45		45
40	Fergus Lawless	40	40			25		15
41	Walk Over	40	40				40
42	Michael Falsey	35	35	5	15	5	5			5
43	Jim Moonan	30	30				25	5
44	charlie pavia	25	25			25
45	Patrick Whelan	25	25			5	0		5	15
46	Stephen Donohoe	25	25		25
47	David Burns	25	25				25
48	Anthony Carroll	25	25	15	5	5	0
49	Owen McFadden	25	25		15	5	5
50	James O'Connor	20	20			15	5
51	George Lynam Snr	20	20	5	15
52	Tommy Kavanagh	15	15			15
53	Mike Moriarty	15	15	15
54	Seamus Scullion	15	15	15
55	Tom Brazil	15	15						15
56	Mic Healy	15	15					15
57	James O’Connor	10	10	5	5
58	Adrian Casey	5	5				5
59	Philip Yore	5	5					5
60	Carl Flanagan	5	5						5
61	Stephen O'Donoghue	5	5				5
62	Paul Carroll	5	5							5
63	Karl Flanagan	5	5							5
64	Niall Mckenna	0	0				0
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Grandmasters Rankings

Rank	Name	Total	Best 6/7	Event 1	Event 2	Event 3	Event 4	Event 5	Event 6	Event 7
1	Martin Keenan	435	435		110	25	70	80	50	100
2	Martin Rothwell	355	355	80	15	100	0	80	50	30
3	Joe McKeever	320	320			110	50	5	95	60
4	Paul Tierney	330	315	95	25	80	35	15	30	50
5	Charlie Hanlon	245	240	50	75	45	15	40	15	5
6	Alan Murphy	200	185	15	15	15	110	15	15	15
7	Colin Rogan	165	165		40	50	55	5	15
8	Peter Lucas	155	155	45	0	5	5	30	70
9	Adrian Hammond	145	140	50	40	15	15	5	5	15
10	Grant Carroll	140	140	5	5	65	5	55		5
11	Tim Fleming	135	130	5	15	25	25	25	35	5
12	Paul Strawbridge	130	130	25	55	5	15	15	15
13	Peter Austin	125	125	15	50	25	35
14	Brian Maguire	110	110	30			40		15	25
15	Shay Logue	85	85	25	15			45
16	Joey Morris	75	75	25	25	25
17	Dave Costello	70	70						15	55
18	Mark Clarke.	50	50	5	5	25	15
19	John Land	45	45			25	5	15
20	Paul Heeney	40	40			5	35
21	Owen McFadden	35	35					5	25	5
22	John Keeley	25	25	5	5	15	0
23	Davey Byrne	5	5			5

LD Rankings

Rank	Name	Total	Best 6/7	Event 1	Event 2	Event 3	Event 4	Event 5	Event 6	Event 7
1	Joseph Monahan	285	285	15	50	25		65	45	85
2	Aidan Pollitt	270	270	60	30	40			60	80
3	Georgie Lynam Jnr	260	260	15	75	25	55		40	50
4	Liam Daly	180	180	40			40	50	25	25
5	Niall Pollitt	145	145	15	45	35			15	35
6	Aaron Hennessy	60	60				15	25	5	15
7	shane mckevitt	55	55	5	15	5		15		15
8	Andy Lowbridge JNR	35	35		5			5		25
9	Jude Roche	25	25	25
10	Aidan Williams	20	20						15	5
11	Gavin Dunleavy	10	10		5				5
12	LUCA MARRONE	10	10				5			5

U15 Rankings

Rank	Name	Total	Best 6/7	Event 1	Event 2	Event 3	Event 4	Event 5	Event 6	Event 7
1	Adam Wynne	500	495	100	70	55	70	100	100	5
2	Mateo Marrone	460	435	70	85	60	40	80	25	100
3	Tommy Crosbie	390	360	35	55	30	70	50	80	70
4	Dylan Anderson	250	225	25	25	45	25	25	25	80
5	Blake Hegarty	170	170	25	25	40		15	50	15
6	James Stewart O'Reilly	155	155				60	45		50
7	Killian Fitzpatrick	115	110	15	5	55	5	25	5	5
8	Jayden Foy	85	85				25	40	15	5
9	Tyler Meechan	85	85			5	5		60	15
10	Mickey Galloway	70	70			15	25	5		25
11	Daire Lenehan	50	50						25	25
12	Sean Roger Byrne	40	40			40
13	Rylee Chubb	35	35			5	15		15
14	Charles Dunne Jnr	20	20	15		5
15	Kobey Shipp	20	20				5	5	5	5
16	Ethan McGovern	15	15					15
17	Kaylen Ryder	15	15							15
18	Eoin Mangan	15	15						15
19	Leighton Pepper	15	15					15
20	Alex Gallagher	15	15							15
21	Mikey Galloway	15	15	15
22	Zach Corrigan	15	15	15
23	Brody Casey	15	15	15
24	Dean Hanniffy	15	15			15
25	Shane Reilly	10	10					5	5
26	Max Lawlor	10	10					5	5
27	Eoghan Blake	5	5				5
28	Alan Jordan	5	5			5
29	Blake Maguire	0	0				0

U18 Rankings

Rank	Name	Total	Best 6/7	Event 4	Event 5	Event 6	Event 7
1	Kian Hopkins	250	250	80	90	80
2	Sean Rogers Byrne	155	155	35	60	25	35
3	Alan Jordan	110	110	15	15		80
4	William McMahon	70	70		35	35
5	Michael Stocker	40	40	25	15
6	Josh Kelly	40	40			15	25
8	Jake Scott	20	20			5	15
9	William Mc Mahon	5	5	5
10	Cathal Martin	5	5		5
11	Tommy Fogarty	5	5		5
12	Michael Keenan	5	5				5

Progressive Ranking Points System

The ranking system we are using for the season we are calling the Progressive Ranking System. Let’s summarise it to ensure there’s no misunderstanding:

Group Stage Points:

- Compete: 5 points
- Each win: 10 points
- Top group: 5 points

Knockout Stage Points:

- For each knockout round win (after group stages): 20 points per round
- If there us a preliminary round, each competitor into the next full round receives 10 points

Finals Points:
- Win the final: 30 points

This structure incentivises not only progressing through the stages but also performing well in the group stage. The points system for the finals emphasises the importance of the final match.

Regarding the size of the event (e.g., the number of groups), the total points available would be lower in smaller events since there are fewer rounds to accumulate points. This is to be fair and adjusts the system to the scale of the event.