There’s no rest for the wicked, the wicked being amateurs, as 2016’s Qualifying School gets under way on Wednesday in Burton. Around 200 hopefuls descend on Meadowside Leisure Centre this week in an effort to gain one of the 12 coveted Main Tour spots available to join the professional ranks.[Read More…]
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Irish National Championship Starts on Saturday
Most attention this weekend understandably surrounds the Betfred World Championship at the Crucible. Yet, the next two days mark the start of an important event on the Irish amateur calendar as well – with the opening stages of the National Championship in Carlow. 100 hopefuls head to the Ivy Rooms[Read More…]
Ding Beats Casey as Round 1 Concludes
Ding Junhui emerged unscathed from his first test in qualifying for the World Championship after a 10-4 victory over Greg Casey in Sheffield. Corkman Casey gained an invitation into the tournament off the back of his strong performances in 2015’s Q-School but many thought that he would be steamrollered against[Read More…]
Irish Ready for Tough World Championship Qualifiers
The draw for the World Championship qualifiers was made on Monday and it certainly threw up quite a few interesting ties for the Irish. In total there are seven from the Republic, as well as a further three from the North who are attempting to gain one of the coveted[Read More…]
Sniper’s Snippets: The Premier Cup
By Jonathan Williams It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. I’m sure by now players and fans alike are getting bored of my self-proclaimed lack of practice this season so I wont blabber on much about it. The fact of the matter is, though, I’m[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…]
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…]
Sniper’s Snippets: The Irish Open
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…]
England Pip Ireland to Home Internationals Success
The Men’s event in the 2015 Home Internationals came to a dramatic conclusion on Monday with England denying the Republic of Ireland glory in Leeds. With both countries standing on 9 points from their opening five matches – with four wins and one draw apiece – the annual amateur tournament came[Read More…]
Irish Trio Advance in European Championship
The European Amateur Championship has reached the knockout stage in the Czech Republic with all three Irishmen advancing to the last 64 in Prague. The round-robin stage in these international tournaments tends to be a fairly mundane affair; with so many advancing from each group it is unlikely that any[Read More…]