Martin McCrudden won the Irish National Championship for the fourth time on Saturday – a record in the modern era. The Celbridge potter put the disappointment of failing in his bid to turn professional at Q-School last week behind him by emerging through a tough field at the Ivy Rooms[Read More…]
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Hossein Vafaei Ayouri Wins World Under-21 Championship
Hossein Vafaei Ayouri has won the World Under-21 Championship after beating Ireland’s Josh Boileau in the final by 8 frames to 3. The Iranian, who won the IBSF World Amateur Championship in 2011, adds a second world title to his collection after a dominating display in the United Arab Emirates.[Read More…]
Mark Selby is World Champion
Mark Selby has won the 2014 World Snooker Championship. The ‘Jester from Leicester’ mounted a superb comeback to beat Ronnie O’Sullivan 18-14 having at one point trailed the two-time defending champion 10-5. At that point in the match on Sunday evening it appeared as though O’Sullivan was going to romp[Read More…]
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