MICK MCGOWAN whitewashed Kevin Painter 7-0 to win the 2006 Elverys Sport Ireland Open Classic.
Irishman McGowan prepared for his challenge in the SkyBet World Grand Prix Irish Qualifiers this Sunday in style at Castle Bar.
He defeated Steve Beaton, Terry Jenkins, Lionel Sams and James Wade on his way to the final, where he took seven successive legs to land the title.
Painter edged out Wayne Mardle 6-2 inn the semi-finals, and also ended Stan James World Matchplay semi-finalist Andy Hamilton's hopes 5-4 in the last 16.
2006 Elverys Sport Ireland Open Classic
Final
Mick McGowan 7-0 Kevin Painter
Winner: E4,200, 12 ranking points
Runner-Up: E2,100, nine ranking points
Semi-Finals
Kevin Painter 6-2 Wayne Mardle
Mick McGowan 6-3 James Wade
Losers: E1,050, seven ranking points
Quarter-Finals
Kevin Painter 6-2 Darren Johnson
Wayne Mardle 6-5 Dennis Priestley
Mick McGowan 6-1 Lionel Sams
James Wade 6-3 Wayne Jones
Losers: E420, five ranking points
Last 16
Darren Johnson 5-1 Dave Askew
Kevin Painter 5-4 Andy Hamilton
Dennis Priestley 5-2 Chris Mason
Wayne Mardle 5-1 Barrie Bates
Lionel Sams 5-3 Brendan Dolan
Mick McGowan 5-1 Terry Jenkins
Wayne Jones 5-3 Mark Dudbridge
James Wade 5-3 Adrian Gray
Losers: E280, four ranking points
Last 32
Darren Johnson 5-4 PJ Kavanagh
Dave Askew 5-4 Geoffrey Matthews
Kevin Painter 5-2 Alex Roy
Andy Hamilton 5-4 Adrian Lewis
Chris Mason 5-4 Steve Maish
Dennis Priestley 5-3 Gary Welding
Barrie Bates 5-1 Steven Smith
Wayne Mardle 5-2 Denis Ovens
Brendan Dolan 5-4 Alan Tabern
Lionel Sams 5-0 Alan Warriner-Little
Terry Jenkins 5-1 Colin Monk
Mick McGowan 5-2 Steve Beaton
Mark Dudbridge 5-1 Matt Clark
Wayne Jones 5-4 Felix McBrearty
James Wade 5-3 Roland Scholten
Adrian Gray 5-3 Peter Manley
Losers: E140, three ranking points
Last 64
Darren Johnson def Matt Sheehan
PJ Kavanagh def Paul Williams
Dave Askew def Padraig Hester
Geoffrey Matthews def Andrew Davies
Kevin Painter def Owen Caffrey
Alex Roy def Rod Harrington
Adrian Lewis def Darren Latham
Andy Hamilton def Harry Anderson
Steve Maish def Dave Honey
Chris Mason def John MaGowan
Gary Welding def Jack Nyland
Dennis Priestley def Ray Farrell
Barrie Bates def John Wilson
Steven Smith def Glen Largan
Denis Ovens def Colin Osborne
Wayne Mardle def John Archer
Alan Tabern def Robert Watson-Lang
Brendan Dolan def Michael Barnard
Alan Warriner-Little def Michael Doran
Lionel Sams def Dale Newton
Terry Jenkins def Andrew Coulter
Colin Monk def Robbie Green
Steve Beaton def Alan Caves
Mick McGowan def Wayne McDonald
Matt Clark def Geoff Wylie
Mark Dudbridge def Reg Harding
Wayne Jones def Tony Vince
Felix McBrearty def Andy Jenkins
James Wade def Shayne Burgess
Roland Scholten def Andy Smith
Adrian Gray def Steve Hine
Peter Manley def Shane Pearson
Losers: E70, two ranking points
Picture courtesy Chris Sargeant/PDPA