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…]
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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…]
Ivy Rooms Set to Stage RIBSA Masters
The fifth ranking event on the Irish Senior Tour takes place this weekend in the Ivy Rooms. Michael Judge heads a slightly smaller field – of 57 entrants – for the RIBSA Masters, the penultimate tournament before the National Championship takes place on the May Bank Holiday weekend. The former[Read More…]
All-Ireland Club Championships Kick off in Killarney
While there’s no snooker on the professional Main Tour until next week, this weekend actually represents one of the busiest weekends of snooker in Ireland on the annual calendar. The All-Ireland Club Championships take place in its longstanding home of The Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney. It may be in a[Read More…]
Sniper’s Snippets: The Premier Cup
By Jonathan Williams It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. I’m sure by now players and fans alike are getting bored of my self-proclaimed lack of practice this season so I wont blabber on much about it. The fact of the matter is, though, I’m[Read More…]
Judge Rules in Premier Cup
Michael Judge claimed his second senior ranking title of the Irish season following a 4-2 victory over David Hogan in the Premier Cup on Sunday at the Ivy Rooms. Judge’s triumph adds to the delayed Irish Open that he already captured last November. Among the Dubliner’s scalps were two fine[Read More…]
Sniper’s Snippets: The Irish Open
The second senior ranking event of the Irish amateur campaign took place last weekend at the Ivy Rooms in Carlow. Unfortunately, though, there is no champion to heap praise on as of yet because the final, scheduled to be played either on Saturday or Sunday, was not contested. In theory,[Read More…]
2015 SHQ Awards: The End of Season Review
As we prepare for a new season that amazingly starts in a mere few days, there’s still just about enough time to reflect on the 2014/15 campaign. Over the last few years on SnookerHQ I have always done an end of season review in May and this year will be[Read More…]
Irish Championship and RIBSA AGM This Weekend in Carlow
The Irish National Championship concludes this weekend in Carlow when a champion will be crowned from the final field of 16 in the Ivy Rooms. Favourite for the title will surely be Rodney Goggins, who captured three titles this season en route to finishing the campaign as the number one[Read More…]
Irish National Championship Commences This Weekend
The 2015 Irish National Championship gets under way today at the Ivy Rooms in Carlow. 93 hopefuls have entered this year in an attempt to come away with the coveted title in just over three weeks. The Finals weekend takes place from the 22nd to the 24th of May but first[Read More…]