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…]
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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…]
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…]
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…]
WATCH: World Championship Qualifiers Draw
With the completion of the China Open on Sunday comes the sobering realisation that the World Championship is finally upon us. The last 32 at the Crucible doesn’t commence for another 12 days but this Wednesday sees the start of the dreaded qualifiers at Ponds Forge in Sheffield. Three victories[Read More…]
Sniper’s Snippets: RIBSA Grand Prix
Michael Judge won the RIBSA Grand Prix last Saturday to extend his lead at the top of the Irish rankings. The former pro held off the challenge of Jason Devaney in a close final to prevail 4-2 and move one step closer to finishing the season as no.1. Judge whitewashed[Read More…]
Boileau Seeks Sponsorship to Support Tour Ambitions
“My name is Josh Boileau and I’m trying to raise money for my snooker career.” These are the honest words of European under-21 champion Josh Boileau, who is seeking sponsorship ahead of his rookie season on the professional Main Tour. The 20 year-old’s triumph in Poland earlier this year was[Read More…]
RIBSA Grand Prix in Carlow
The RIBSA Grand Prix takes place on Saturday at the Ivy Rooms in Carlow. The sixth ranking event of the Irish amateur season has a year-low 43 entries but the majority of the front-runners at the top of the rankings are in attendance. Among them is recent European Under-21 champion Josh[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…]
Ireland’s Boileau Wins European Under-21 Championship
Ireland’s Josh Boileau has won the 2016 European Under-21 Championship after a 6-1 victory over Brandon Sargeant in Poland. The 20 year-old dominated the final to erase the painful memories of his defeat at the same stage to Oliver Lines two years ago – a match in which, somewhat poetically,[Read More…]