2012 irish championship table
The Top 8 Tournament is played annually to determine who will compete for the title of Irish Champion. The tournament takes the form of an eight-player league, with each competitor playing a single match against the others. The top four finishers each year automatically qualify for the following year’s Top 8 tournament with the remaining places filled by the top finishers in the Ladder Tournament.
The standings in the 2012 tournament are shown below:
| RP | JH | ID | NM | CMS | JK | JG | TG | TOTAL | |
| Roman Pszonka | XXX | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| James Hutchinson | 1 | XXX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Ian Davis | 0 | 1 | XXX | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Noel Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | XXX | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Colin MacSweeny | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | XXX | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Justyna Kleczar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | XXX | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| John Gibson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | XXX | 0 | 0 |
| Tiberiu Gociu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | XXX | 1 |
Final: 17 & 24-Nov, Roman 2-0 James (on KGS)