The Ulster Championship 2019 was held in the Europa Hotel over the August Bank Holiday weekend. The event was dominated by Daniil Zelenchuk, who started with five straight wins and had wrapped up clear first with a round to spare, for his first Ulster championship.
Going by ratings, this was a major surprise, as he was rated 9th out of 13 at the start of the event, over 400 points behind the top seed.
The event marked the return to the fray of many times former champion Keith Allen, who hadn’t played in this event since 1990. The photo below shows him in action in round 1 in his game against the eventual winner.
A full report has been added to the tournament pages here.