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Jack Wins SBI National U-16 Title
Number 1 seed Jack O Brien from Limerick won the 2023 SBI National Under 16 Snooker Championship in SBI HQ in Carlow on Sunday the 14th of May. In the final he beat No. 2 seed Joe Shannon from Longford in a great final 3 frames to 0 after a long day to claim the title.
Liam Wins SBI National U-14 Title
11yr old Liam Dunne from Edenderry SC made it the perfect Junior Double when he won the 2023 SBI National Under 14 Snooker Championship in SBI HQ in Carlow on Saturday the 13th of May. Players from Galway, Newbridge, Youghal, Longford, Dublin, Edenderry and Kerry battled it out for this prestigious title.
Liam wins 147academy U-12 National Title
Young Star of the future, 11yr old Liam Dunne from Edenderry SC won the 2023 PJ Nolan 147acdemy National U-12 Snooker Championships on the 7th of May in the Snooker & Billiards Ireland HQ Academy of Excellence in Carlow.
SBI Junior Snooker Tour 2022-23
Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) would like to announce details of the exciting season of Junior Snooker on the SBI Junior Tour. Players should be aware that all entries are now through the on line system and you have to enter before the closing date of Thursday 1pm propr to the event.
SBI Jun Player’s player of the Year
Snooker & Billiards Ireland presented the 2023 SBI Junior Player’s player of the year Award to Alex Currid from Liam Mellows SC in Wexford in the SBI HQ in Carlow on Sunday the 30th of April.
Ronan Wins SBI National U-18 Title
Ronan McGuirk from R&R SC won his first National title when he won the 2023 SBI National Under 18 Snooker Championship final in SBI HQ in Carlow on the 30th of April. In the final he beat Irish number 1 James O Connell from Cork in a great final 3 frames to 2 to claim the title.
Crowley Wins National U-21 Title
Leone Crowley from Crucible SC in Cork defended his National U-21 title when he won the 2023 SBI National Under 21 Snooker Championship final in SBI HQ in Carlow on the 30th of April. In the final he beat fellow team mate Sean Walsh from Cork in a great final 3 frames to 2 to claim the title.
2023 SBI Championship Finals Weekend
Snooker & Billiards Ireland would like to announce the details of the 2023 Irish Amateur Snooker Championships Finals weekend which will be held at the SBI HQ Academy of Excellence in Carlow on Saturday the 29th and Sunday 30th of April to find the 2023 Champion.
Jack Wins SBI U-16 Event 4
The final of the last U-16 ranking event of the season featured the No.1 and No 2 seeds after Jack O Brien and Joe Shannon reached the final of the SBI U-16 Event 4 on Saturday 1st April in the SBI HQ in Carlow. The final was played on Saturday 8th April at 10am due to the late finish of the semi-final and it was the Limerick man who came out a 3-0 winner in a good final which was refereed by Neil Shananhan.
Smith wins SBI U-18 Event 4
On Saturday the 18th of February SBI held the fourth Under 18 event of the season in SBI HQ. The No.1 seed James O’ Connell from Cork made it to four finals in a row but it was Aaron Smith from Potters SC who won the final against James in a great final 3 frames to 0 in a high quality match.
Alex Wins SBI U-21 Event 4
Number 1 seed Alex Currid from Liam Mellows in Wexford won his fourth straight Snooker & Billiards Ireland under 21 National Snooker Ranking event of the season in the SBI Academy of Excellence in Carlow on Sunday the 19th of March.
Joe wins U-16 Event 3
No 2 seed Joe Shannon from Longford won the SBI U-16 Event 3 on Sunday 24 February in the SBI HQ in Carlow