By Jonathan Williams Where to start with last weekend? In some ways a triumph and in others a total shambles. They say it’s always better to end on a good note so let me start out with some of the grievances that both myself and the majority of players had[Read More…]
Tag: Michael Judge
Michael Judge Wins Barracks Classic
Michael Judge began the new Irish season by capturing the Barracks Classic at the weekend in Carlow. The Dubliner, twice a ranking event winner during the last campaign, overcame young talent Stephen Bateman 4-2 in the final. Bateman, still only 19 but with plenty of international experience representing Ireland in[Read More…]
Barracks Classic Launches 2017/18 Irish Season
The first senior ranking event of the Irish snooker season takes place this weekend at the Ivy Rooms in Carlow. A total of 62 players have entered the Barracks Classic, with Brendan O’Donoghue the top seed as both the defending champion and the reigning national champion. O’Donoghue is one of[Read More…]
Ireland Crowned Home Internationals Champions
Republic of Ireland won the Home Internationals for the first time since 2012 at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds on Monday. The four-man team, comprising Michael Judge, TJ Dowling, Robert Murphy, and John Farrell, won all six of their encounters for a resounding success. With victory, the Irish unit[Read More…]
Snooker Set for World Games
The next stop on the calendar this summer is Poland, for the tenth edition of the World Games currently being staged in Wroclaw. The World Games is a global multi-sport festival of events featuring sports that are not otherwise contested in the Olympic Games. The World Games, organised by the[Read More…]
Fin’s Fables: The 1996 Snooker World Cup
By Fin Ruane Just over two months ago the snooker world was fixated on Sheffield as the blue riband event of the season took place. This year, the World Championship was even more special as it was the 40th anniversary of the prestigious event being held at the iconic Crucible[Read More…]
Ireland Teams Beaten in European Championship Finals
Ireland fell just short of the champion’s podium as a festival of European amateur snooker came to a conclusion in Albania on Sunday. Michael Judge had already finished runner-up to Darren Morgan in the European Open last week, and was part of the Irish pairing which were beaten in the[Read More…]
Darren Morgan Wins European Open
Darren Morgan beat Michael Judge 4-1 to retain the EBSA European Open on Sunday in Albania. The amateur tournament, staged ahead of the European Team Championships, had more than 80 competitors competing from countries all across Europe. In the end it came down to a pair of familiar faces from the[Read More…]
Brendan O’Donoghue Wins Irish National Championship
Brendan O’Donoghue regained the Irish National Senior Championship after a 7-3 victory over Rodney Goggins at the Ivy Rooms on Sunday. The Nenagh native had been one of the pre-tournament favourites after a strong season which saw him capture two out of the six previous ranking events this term. After[Read More…]
Paula Judge Challenging Long Reign in Irish Women’s Snooker
The RIBSA Ladies National Championship gets under way this weekend at Newbridge CYMS in County Kildare. Michelle Sherwin has dominated the game in Ireland for more than a decade but one player who has been making waves of late and is seeking to end Sherwin’s reign at the top is[Read More…]