The Irish Women’s Championship was held at the Talbot Hotel Stillorgan over the weekend. Twelve players competed, including defending champion Antonina Góra, former champion Diana Mirza, and last year’s first place finisher (though then ineligible for the title) and top seed Diana Mats.
The event was more competitive than in some past years, and there were some upsets. Mats lost her first round game against Stella Li, and Mirza lost in round 2 against Nemhain Doolin.
After four rounds, only Góra was on full points, with Mats one point behind. The decisive last round game between these two was well won by Mats, who became Irish Women’s champion for the first time, on tie-break. (I’m not sure whether this was “Direct Encounter” or a playoff.) Congratulations!
A full report has been added to the tournament pages here.
It was direct encounter according to the ICU’s Facebook.