INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE STATISTICS
Ireland plays Catalonia for the fifth time in an International Challenge at Tralee on 14 April. Here are the results of the past international challenge encounters.
October 18/19 1997 at Solius, Catalonia, Spain. Ireland beat Catalonia 14.5 matches to 5.5
July 22/23 2000 at I.G.B., Goatstown, Dublin, Ireland. Ireland beat Catalonia 18.5 matches to 1.5
April 5/6 2002 at Sant Cebria, Spain. Ireland beat Catalonia 11.5 matches to 8.5
March 1/2 2008 at Platja d'Aro, Catalonia. Catalonia beat Ireland 10 matches to 6 Here are some notable statistics from the past international challenge matches
TOTAL NUMBER OF PLAYERS USED
Ireland 24; Catalonia 27.MOST APPEARANCES
Ray Murphy (Ireland) 4
Sean Downes (Ireland) 4
Sean Harkins (Ireland) 3
John Walsh (Ireland) 3
Josep Pellicer (Catalonia) 3
Jordi Saborit (Catalonia) 3
Gines Fernandez (Catalonia) 3
Marc Lloret (Catalonia) 3 AGGREGATE POINTS
Foursomes: Ireland 15.5; Catalonia 3.5
Fourballs:Ireland 9; Catalonia 10
Singles: Ireland 25.5; Catalonia 12.5
Overall:Ireland 50; Catalonia 26BEST FOURSOMES RECORDS (Excludes Irish players with one win from one)
Sean Downes - 4 wins from 4 matches
John Walsh, Sean Harkins - 3 wins from three matches
Chris Scannell - 2 wins from 2 matches
Daniel Gimenez, Jordi Serra, Paco Salido - 1 win from 1 match FOURBALLS (Excludes Irish players with one win from one)
Sean Downes 2.5 points from a possible 4
Ray Murphy has a relatively poor record here, 1.5 points from a possible 4
John Walsh and Ray Murphy have played two fourball matches together, winning just a half point
Daniel Coleman, Daniel Gimenez, Jaume Guardiola, Jesus Rodriguez, Joan Perich, Jordi Serra, Jose Atero, Mario Gimenez, Salvador Garangou, Toni Yuste 1 win from 1 match BEST SINGLES RECORDS
Sean Downes, Ray Murphy - 3 points from a possible 4
Jordi Saborit - 2 wins from 3 matches BEST OVERALL RECORDS
Ireland
John Walsh 7.5 points from a possible 9
Sean Downes 9.5 points from a possible 12
Ray Murphy 7.5 points from possible 12
Sean Harkins 7 points from a possible 10
Catalonia
Marc Lloret and Jordi Saborit 4 points from a possible 9 100% Overall Records
Ireland - Conor O'Hare, Dennis Monaghan, Marian Byrne, Paul O'Hagan
Catalonia - Daniel GimenezOther matches between Catalonia and Ireland June 11 1999 at Chelmsford, England. European Team Championship Group Match - Ireland beat Catalonia 4 matches to 1
May 5 2001 at Lloret Papalus, Catalonia, Spain. European Team Championship Final - Ireland beat Catalonia 6 matches to 3
September 14 2003 at McDonagh, Co. Kildare, Ireland. European Team Championship. Final - Ireland beat Catalonia 5.5 matches to 3.5
August 28 2005 at Overbetuwe, Arnhem, Holland, European Team Championship. Group Match - Ireland beat Catalonia 7 matches to 2
October 21 2007 at Chia, Sardinia, Italy, European Team Championship. Final - Ireland beat Catalonia 6.5 matches to 2.5
September 26 2010 at Lloret Papalus, Catalonia, Spain. European Team Championship Final Catalonia beat Ireland 5 matches to 4.