The 2019 EBSA European Championships get under way this weekend at the U Magic Palace Hotel in Eilat, the southernmost city in Israel.
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Harvey Chandler Conquers Europe
Harvey Chandler has won the EBSA European Championship in Bulgaria after a 7-2 victory over Jordan Brown on Friday. The Englishman prevailed in a low-scoring showdown to claim the prestigious amateur title in Sofia. With the success, Chandler will gain an invitation to compete on the professional Main Tour. The[Read More…]
Brendan O’Donoghue Progresses to European Championship Quarter-Final
Brendan O’Donoghue is into the quarter-finals of the EBSA European Championship after a 5-2 victory over Andrew Pagett in Sofia on Thursday. The reigning Irish national champion didn’t compile any high breaks of note but took advantage of winning a few tight frames to see off the Welshman and advance[Read More…]
Ireland Teams Beaten in European Championship Finals
Ireland fell just short of the champion’s podium as a festival of European amateur snooker came to a conclusion in Albania on Sunday. Michael Judge had already finished runner-up to Darren Morgan in the European Open last week, and was part of the Irish pairing which were beaten in the[Read More…]
Chris Totten Wins European Amateur Championship
Scotland’s Chris Totten has won the European Amateur Championship after a 7-3 victory over Andres Petrov on Sunday. The 18 year-old was a surprise package but emerged to take the prestigious title ahead of several more esteemed competitors. Totten found himself 3-2 down to Estonia’s Petrov, who also reached the[Read More…]
John Farrell Beats Jackson Page in European Championship
John Farrell has continued his remarkable run in the European Championship after superbly reaching the quarter-finals in Cyprus on Friday. The 44 year-old, who plays out of Terry Rogers Snooker Club in Dublin, was arguably the Irish player least expected to go deep into the prestigious amateur event but he[Read More…]
Irish Quintet into Knockouts at European Championship
All five Irish contenders have reached the last 64 of the European Amateur Championship after the round-robin phase concluded on Thursday in Cyprus. Brendan O’Donoghue, Michael Judge, and John Farrell each impressed with a 100% record from their group ties. O’Donoghue, who is ranked first domestically on the RIBSA calendar,[Read More…]
Qualifiers Introduced for Inaugural European Championship
On Thursday, it was announced that the new European Championship to be staged this season will undertake a format change. Instead of the intended flat draw consisting of 128 players at the venue in Romania, there will now be only 32 players travelling to the country which is set to[Read More…]
Ireland Denied in Three European Finals
The various European Championships came to a conclusion in Lithuania this weekend with several Irishmen just missing out on glory. Irish duo Brendan O’Donoghue and Ryan Cronin lost 5-3 to Malta in the final of the European Men’s Team Championship. The pair knocked out countrymen Rodney Goggins and Jason Devaney[Read More…]
Welshman Jones Wins European Championship
Welshman Jak Jones beat countryman Jamie Clarke to win the EBSA European Championship in Poland on Saturday. The 22 year-old won the last four frames to come from behind and conquer his compatriot 7-4. Jones will be offered a two-year card onto the professional Main Tour for his victory in the[Read More…]