As promised, this season will see the return of Jonathan Williams to SnookerHQ as he keeps an eye on the Irish scene for us. It’s great to have the ‘Sniper’ back and, like before, he’ll be documenting his own campaign as well as expressing his views on the rest of the[Read More…]
Tag: Josh Boileau
Irish Amateurs Fall in Furth
Josh Boileau was denied a place in the Paul Hunter Classic main draw after a narrow 4-3 loss to Scotland’s Marc Davis in the final round of qualifying on Thursday in Furth. Boileau had become the only Irish amateur to make it the last stage of the preliminaries when he[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…]
Boileau Among Stellar Field Hunting World Under-21 Glory
The IBSF World Under-21 Championship is heading into its final weekend with Ireland’s Josh Boileau still in strong contention in Romania. The 20 year-old is hoping to go one better than his runner-up placing in 2014, when he lost to Iran’s Hossein Vafaei Ayouri in the final, and he has[Read More…]
Irish Quintet Seek to Conquer World Under-21s
The 2015 IBSF World Under-21 Championship gets under way on Saturday in Romania. Ireland will be represented by five young players hoping to make a big impression on the global amateur stage. In a strong team, Kildare’s Josh Boileau leads the way and will be seeking to go one further[Read More…]
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…]
Free Entry to Q-School in Burton
Burton-On-Trent will host snooker’s Q-School for the first time in May, and entry for fans will be free. Players from 22 different countries around the world will be at the Meadowside Leisure Centre from May 14 to 25 for the qualifying school for World Snooker’s professional tour. There will be[Read More…]
Dowling Determined Ahead of EBSA Play-Offs
While next week will see the mighty scramble for the 16 qualifying places up for grabs at this year’s World Championship at the Crucible, there will be another important battle taking place simultaneously in Ponds Forge. 16 hopeful amateur players head to the International Sports Centre in Sheffield for the[Read More…]
Irish Set for European Championships
While the professional circuit enters its busiest period of the season, the European amateur scene is also in for a hectic time over the next fortnight in Malta. First up is the European Under-21 Championship from tomorrow until next Thursday before the Men’s and Masters Team Championships get under way[Read More…]