Cork's Tony Healy recorded the biggest victory of his handball career by defeating Seattle's Sean Lenning in the US Open of Handball final at Fountain Valley in California.
The Ballydesmond ace has played second fiddle to world number one, Cavan's Paul Brady, for a number of years, but the 30-year-old was firmly in the limelight as he collected his prize-winning cheque of $25,000.
Healy was forced to pull out a top-class performance to overcome to American pro, Lenning, who suffered a similar tie-breaker fate at the hands of Brady in last year's final.
Healy took the first game, but was under severe pressure in the second as Lenning threw caution to the wind and went for every ace. After a hard fought second game, the American hit a cracking killshot at 20-16 to force a decider.
Healy stormed into a lead, but Lenning fought back as the crowded gallery looked on.
Irish eyes were all smiling when the gentleman of the game hit home to an 11-6 win to take the biggest cash prize of his career, and the US Open of Handball title.
