The second senior ranking event of the Irish amateur campaign took place last weekend at the Ivy Rooms in Carlow. Unfortunately, though, there is no champion to heap praise on as of yet because the final, scheduled to be played either on Saturday or Sunday, was not contested. In theory,[Read More…]
Irish Snooker
O’Donoghue and Boileau Through in Ruhr Open
Irish duo Brendan O’Donoghue and Josh Boileau both came through three rounds of qualifying to reach the first round of the Ruhr Open, which gets under way on Friday in Germany. Tipperary’s O’Donoghue has dominated the Irish amateur scene of late, winning the last three ranking events including the National[Read More…]
Blondu and Cloak Win to Top CJS Standings
By Fin Ruane Saturday last saw the second event of this season’s CrossGuns Junior Series take place in Dublin. Again with a good number of entries the action began with Under-19 Event 1 winner Andrei Blondu gaining an advantage as Jason O’Hagan and Aaron Holland, the closest to him in the rankings[Read More…]
Sniper’s Snippets: RIBSA Classic
As promised, this season will see the return of Jonathan Williams to SnookerHQ as he keeps an eye on the Irish scene for us. It’s great to have the ‘Sniper’ back and, like before, he’ll be documenting his own campaign as well as expressing his views on the rest of the[Read More…]
Second CrossGuns Junior Series Event on Saturday
The second date in the CrossGuns Junior Series will take place this Saturday in Dublin. CrossGuns Snooker Club owner Fin Ruane began the initiative earlier 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 that point,[Read More…]
O’Donoghue Continues Winning Habit
Brendan O’Donoghue won the RIBSA Classic on Sunday to claim the first ranking event on the season at the Ivy Rooms in Carlow. By beating TJ Dowling in the final 4-1, O’Donoghue recorded his third straight victory following successes in the final ranker of the last campaign followed by the[Read More…]
Improved Numbers in Irish Ranking Opener
The senior tour of the 2015/16 Irish season gets under way this weekend with the first ranking tournament at the Ivy Rooms in Carlow. There will be six events in total between now and March, before the National Championship weekend takes place at the start of May. After many years[Read More…]
Wins for Blondu and Joyce in CrossGuns Junior Series Opener
By Fin Ruane The first event in this season’s inaugural CrossGuns Junior Series took place Saturday last and the winners on the day were John Joyce in the Under-14 category and Andrei Blondu in the Under-19s. The new junior events, which are sponsored by The Billiard Co. and SnookerHQ, and staged in[Read More…]
CrossGuns Junior Series Begins on Saturday
There’s only two days left until the first event in the inaugural CrossGuns Junior Series. Saturday will see Under-19 and Under-14 competitions staged in CrossGuns Snooker Club in Dublin, hosted by club owner Fin Ruane. Ruane continues to show his strong support for underage snooker in Ireland and the series,[Read More…]
Nine Events in CrossGuns Junior Series; The Billiard Co. Join as Sponsor
The dates for the inaugural CrossGuns Junior Series have been announced with nine events in total for young snooker enthusiasts to look forward to this coming season in Ireland. As previously revealed, SnookerHQ is delighted to be included as a sponsor for the series, which stages Under-19 and Under-14 tournaments[Read More…]