Reanne Evans continued her quest to join the main tour as she knocked out Ireland’s Greg Casey in Q-School Event One in Burton on Sunday. The Englishwoman, who gained widespread media coverage during the World Championship qualifiers when she competed against another Irishman in Ken Doherty, edged Cork’s Casey in[Read More…]
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Irish Confident Ahead of Q-School
2015’s Q-School gets under way on Thursday as amateur players from 22 different countries attempt to graduate onto the Main Tour at the Meadowside Leisure Centre in Burton. In total, there are 166 competitors vying for the eight available spots, from countries as far away as Canada, USA, Singapore, China,[Read More…]
O’Donoghue Wins Talbot Classic
Brendan O’Donoghue won the seventh and final Irish ranking event of the season after beating top ranked Rodney Goggins 4-3 to claim the Talbot Classic. It was the third time during this campaign that the pair met each other in the final showdown and, somewhat incredibly, all three ties have[Read More…]
Sniper’s Diary: The World After
By Johnny ‘Sniper’ Williams I know I said before the tournament that if I didn’t make the last 32 I would be upset, and in a way I am because I was one frame away, but then again in another sense I’m not. The standard was incredibly high and I[Read More…]
World Amateurs: Sniper’s Diary 3
By Johnny ‘Sniper’ Williams So yesterday I played my final group match. I was a bit nervous to start with and a bit tired so I didn’t play great. I knew if I won this match I was guaranteed to finish third in my group, which I knew would be[Read More…]
World Amateurs: Sniper’s Diary 2
By Johnny ‘Sniper’ Williams So today’s encounter against last year’s semi-finalist Kamal Chawla was very tight. I played my best snooker so far, my safety was good but I just didn’t get a real clear-cut opening in the final two frames. His safety was also very good and he is[Read More…]
World Amateurs: Sniper’s Diary 1
The World Amateur Championship got under way in Sofia on Saturday with five Irishmen over competing for top honours – three in the Men’s event and two in the Masters. Regular SnookerHQ contributor Johnny ‘Sniper’ Williams is competing in the Men’s and has had a mixed bag of results so far from[Read More…]
Irish Trio Head to World Amateurs
The IBSF World Amateur Championship gets under way on Saturday with three of Ireland’s best taking part in Bulgaria. Last weekend saw the country make its successful transition into the professional realms of the sport but that wouldn’t have happened only for the foundation set by regularly staging major amateur[Read More…]
The Sniper: How We Won the Home Internationals
On Monday, Ireland won the Home Internationals for only the fourth time in the history of the tournament. In a nail-biting finish, the Irish had to nervously wait for the result of the final match of the day between England and Wales to go their way. Thankfully it did and[Read More…]
Ireland Win 2012 Home Internationals
Ireland has tonight been crowned the Home Internationals champions for the fourth time at Pontins, Prestatyn in North Wales. A very strong Irish team, consisting of Rodney Goggins, Brendan O’Donoghue, Greg Casey, Johnny Williams and Robert Redmond, crossed the Irish Sea in an attempt to win back the Prince of[Read More…]