Fingal Open Championships 2026 Group A Rounds 1-3
6 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 06 Jan 2026 to 18 Feb 2026 in Skerries Amalgamated Bridge Clubs, 73B Strand Street, Skerries,, Ireland. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1843, and top seed was Will Sidney (🇮🇪 IRL, CM, 2036).
Padraig Hughes (🇮🇪 IRL, 1920) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Will Sidney (2.0) and John Loughran (2.0). Hughes broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Padraig Hughes (1920) beat Will Sidney (CM, 2036), a +116-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsPadraig Hughes led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Padraig Hughes never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Padraig Hughes beat CM Will Sidney (Black).
Padraig Hughes won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇮🇪Hughes, Padraig | 1920 | * | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 3.0 | +24.8 | 2653 |
| 2 | 🇮🇪CMSidney, Will | 2036 | 0 | * | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2.0 | 2.50 | 5.5 | -5.8 | 1951 |
| 3 | 🇮🇪Loughran, John | 1819 | — | 0 | * | 1 | — | 1 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 3.5 | +12.8 | 1983 |
| 4 | 🇮🇪Allidine, Mark | 1756 | — | — | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1.0 | 0.50 | 3.0 | -15.6 | 1656 |
| 5 | 🇮🇪Armstrong, Fred | 1740 | 0 | 0 | — | ½ | * | — | 0.5 | 0.50 | 6.0 | -7.8 | 1631 |
| 6 | 🇮🇪Johnston, Owen | 1785 | 0 | — | 0 | ½ | — | * | 0.5 | 0.50 | 6.0 | -16.2 | 1559 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Hughes, PadraigIRL+24.83.0 pts · #1
- 2Loughran, JohnIRL+12.82.0 pts · #3
- 3Sidney, WillCMIRL-5.82.0 pts · #2
- 1Johnston, OwenIRL-16.20.5 pts · #6
- 2Allidine, MarkIRL-15.61.0 pts · #4
- 3Armstrong, FredIRL-7.80.5 pts · #5
- R2+116 Elo gap