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…]
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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…]
O’Donoghue and Judge Maintain European Challenge
The EBSA European Amateur Championship has been taking place this week in Poland. Irish interest remains high but there was some disappointment as the knockout phase started on Thursday. The week began in sterling fashion for the five men representing Ireland, as Brendan O’Donoghue, Michael Judge, Josh Boileau, Jason Devaney[Read More…]
Amateurs Complete Line-up in Riga
The preliminary rounds of the Riga Open have been completed with no Irish amateurs being able to reach the last 128 in Latvia. National champion Brendan O’Donoghue suffered a surprising 4-3 defeat to German unknown Roman Dietzel on Wednesday, while countrymen Dessie Sheehan, Daniel O’Regan and Tony Corrigan also exited[Read More…]
Kaettikun Crowned World Under-21 Champion
Thailand’s Boonyarit Kaettikun won the World Under-21 Championship in Romania after a dramatic victory over Jamie Clarke in the final on Sunday. Kaettikun had been the top seed following the initial round robin stage having dropped only a single frame in his opening league encounters. It inevitably became tougher for[Read More…]
Wild Wins European Championship
Michael Wild has become the 2015 European champion after beating Jamie Clarke 7-4 in the final in Prague. The 34 year-old built up an early lead against Welshman Clarke, who had earlier knocked out Irish national champion Brendan O’Donoghue, and held on despite a spirited comeback to capture the prestigious amateur[Read More…]