Jonathan Williams will take on TJ Dowling in today’s Irish National Championship final in Carlow. Williams caused a big upset on Saturday when he overcame European Under-21 champion Josh Boileau 6-2 in the last four, while two-time champion Dowling beat David Hogan 6-3. Both players are good guys who have[Read More…]
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Sniper Guns Down Goggins in Irish Championship
Jonathan Williams is into the semi-finals of the Irish National Championship after an impressive 5-4 victory over former champion Rodney Goggins on Friday in Carlow. Monaghan man Williams, who writes regularly on the Irish scene for SnookerHQ, had earlier beaten John O’Sullivan 4-2 to reach the quarter-finals. The 28 year-old[Read More…]
Watch: RIBSA National Championships
The National Championship weekend is under way at the Ivy Rooms in Carlow. Several finals will be decided including the season champions at intermediate, junior, ladies, masters and billiards level. However, the main event is of course the senior discipline where the last 16 are currently battling it out for the[Read More…]
Boileau Seeking Successful Amateur Send-Off
Professional snooker may be at an end for the 2015/16 season but there’s still one more big amateur title to be decided on the Irish front. The Irish National Championship reaches its conclusion this weekend in Carlow with 16 players set to battle it out for the campaign ending title.[Read More…]
It’s There! See Ya
It’s time for goodbyes, and among those is a farewell for now to our armchair aficionado, Free Ball. Many thanks for all the ramblings and digressing again this year, hopefully there’ll be a return in a year’s time. Read below for the last offering, but who is behind the Free[Read More…]
A Memorable World Championship
It’s the morning after the 17 days before. The 2016 Betfred World Championship has come to an end, with Mark Selby deservedly being crowned the king of the Crucible for the second time in three years. An entertaining final between two of the game’s very elite was a fitting conclusion[Read More…]
Mark Selby is the World Champion
Mark Selby is a two-time world champion after beating Ding Junhui 18-14 in an entertaining final at the Crucible. The 32 year-old joins Stephen Hendry, Steve Davis, Ronnie O’Sullivan, John Higgins and Mark Williams as multiple winners in Sheffield. It was a superb final that ebbed and flowed throughout, with[Read More…]
World Championship Snooker in Sheffield until 2027
World Snooker and Sheffield City Council have agreed a momentous deal to keep the sport’s biggest tournament in the city for the next decade. The World Championship will remain in Sheffield until at least 2027. One of the great events in global sport, the World Championship is watched by over[Read More…]
It’s There! Who do you think you are, Mr. Taylor?
Returning after the success of last year is our inconspicuous snooker aficionado, Free Ball. Throughout the World Championship, this unnamed follower of our beloved sport will provide a few musings on some of the not so well documented happenings in Sheffield – mostly from the luxury of his/her own settee. The[Read More…]
Substance over Style
It’s Day 17 in the Betfred World Snooker Championship. That means that, by the end of tonight (or into tomorrow morning!) we’ll know this year’s worthy champion at the Crucible in Sheffield. The final’s opening day was a dramatic, tense affair which had people split down the middle in terms[Read More…]