The fifth meeting in the CrossGuns Junior Series will take place this Saturday, January 9th in Dublin. CrossGuns Snooker Club owner Fin Ruane began the initiative back in September of 2015, with the promise of staging a single day of dedicated competition for Under-19 and Under-14s alike each month until May.[Read More…]
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Blondu and Smith Winners in CrossGuns Junior Series
By Fin Ruane Last Sunday the fourth event in this season’s CrossGuns Junior Series, sponsored by SnookerHQ and The Billiard Co., took place at CrossGuns in Dublin. Despite the inclement weather a good entry saw Paul Smith from the Roadstone SC win the Under-14 tournament and Andrei Blondu from Terry[Read More…]
Irish Teams for European Championships Confirmed
Josh Boileau heads a strong Irish team who will head to the European Championships in Poland next February. The 20 year-old captured his maiden Senior ranking event title last Sunday and, in doing so, surged to the top of the Irish rankings to guarantee his place in the Men’s Championship[Read More…]
Sniper’s Snippets: The President’s Cup
The third Irish ranking event of the season took place last weekend with Josh Boileau grabbing his first Senior success in the President’s Cup. The week prior, the young cueist from Kildare had lost in the rescheduled final of the Irish Open to Michael Judge, but there was no stopping[Read More…]
CrossGuns Junior Series Event 4 on Sunday
The fourth meeting in the CrossGuns Junior Series will take place this Sunday, December 6th in Dublin. CrossGuns Snooker Club owner Fin Ruane began the initiative back in September, with the promise of staging a single day of dedicated competition for Under-19 and Under-14s alike each month until next May. At[Read More…]
Casey Bows Out in World Amateurs
Greg Casey produced a spirited fight back but ultimately fell short in his IBSF World Championship quarter-final with Lukas Kleckers today in Egypt. The Cork cueist was the last remaining Irishman left in the Men’s draw having battled his way through with four knockout phase wins – including an impressive[Read More…]
Holland and Joyce Triumph in Third CJS Event
By Fin Ruane The third event in this season’s CrossGuns Junior Series, sponsored by SnookerHQ and The Billiard Co., took place Saturday last at CrossGuns Snooker Club in Dublin. The winners on the day were John Joyce in the Under-14 section and Aaron Holland in the Under-19s. The standard of[Read More…]
CrossGuns Junior Series Resumes on Saturday
The third meeting in the CrossGuns Junior Series will take place this Saturday, November 14th in Dublin. CrossGuns Snooker Club owner Fin Ruane began the initiative back in September, with the promise of staging a single day of dedicated competition for Under-19 and Under-14s alike each month until next May. At[Read More…]
Irishmen Head to IBSF World Championship
The 2015 IBSF World Championship gets under way in Egypt on Monday. A strong eight-man team representing Ireland in the Men’s and Masters events have made the trek to Hurgada in search of global glory. The Masters team consists of Tom O’Driscoll, Anthony Bonnar, Alen Matic and Colm Gilcreest but[Read More…]
O’Donoghue and Boileau Join Bulgaria Field
The Bulgarian Open gets under way on Friday as the fourth European Tour of the season hits Sofia. Indeed, the tournament has already been running for the last two days as the preliminary rounds determined the amateurs who were able to join the main draw and make up the numbers.[Read More…]