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PJ Coaching Tour around Austria
Last week our National Coach PJ Nolan travelled to three different cities in Austria to hold Snooker & Billiards Coaching Zones. First he was in Vienna to train the Austrian National Billiards team for the upcoming four Nations Billiards Championship in the newly opened Austrian Academy.
The 2013 Four Nations Billiards Results
England won the Nations Billiards Championship last weekend in Vienna and the event was hailed a great success featuring teams from Ireland, England and Northern Ireland and Host country Austria.
RIBSA Honour Mark & Anthony on their European Win
This week RIBSA made a special presentation to Mark Tuite & Anthony Bonnar on their magnificent win after they won the (EBSA) European Team Championships in Serbia earlier this year.
Gleeson wins Masters Ranking Event 4
Tom Gleeson from Nenagh won the fourth RIBSA Masters Ranking event of the season in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow today. In the final he beat current No.1 Nigel Power from Celbridge 3 frames to 0 in a magnificent performance on the day.
242 cueists for IBSF World Championships
242 cueists from 51 countries must all be making last minute preparations as the 2013 IBSF World Snooker Championship gets closer and closer. The mega event is to begin November 27th at the awesome Daugavpils Olympic Sports Center in the picturesque city of Daugavpils, Latvia and will finish on December 8th.
Doyle Wins Senior Billiards event 3
The third tournament of the Senior Billiards series was played at Celbridge Snooker Club on Sunday, 10th of November 2013. Wayne Doyle (Dun Laoghaire), having been to every final of the season so far, more than justified his No 1 position in the rankings by taking the event’s honours in a scintillating display of high quality billiards in an absorbing Final.
Crucible SC Cue Zone with PJ
Last week our National Coach PJ Nolan held a Snooker Cue Zone in the Crucible Snooker Club in Cork City. Among the players whom attended varied from Current Irish Junior International to the new up and coming Juniors who will represent their club in the Munster Championships in Killarney this year.
McCrudden Wins Premier Tour N0.2
The 2nd event of the Premier Tour “The RIBSA Irish Open” was played today Sunday 10th November 2013 at the Ivy Rooms in Carlow. The highlight of the early rounds was last 32 match between current no. 1 on the rankings Rodney Goggins and Martin McCrudden. Playing solidly Rodney won the first two frames, but Martin found his form and won the next three with back to back brakes of 100 and 134 to take the match.
Flynn Wins National Handicap Open 3
Richie Flynn from Waterford played superb snooker today when he won the third RIBSA National Open Handicap event of the season in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow.
Crucible SC Club of the year 2013
The Crucible Snooker Club in County Cork have been crowned the 2013 RIBSA Club of the year with a presentation to club owner Jimmy Hussey from our National Coach PJ Nolan this week.
RIBSA Training Camp for World IBSF with PJ
This week the 5th & 6th of November RIBSA held a two day training camp for The World IBSF Snooker Championship with our National Coach PJ Nolan in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow.
2013 Four Nations Billiards Championship
The 4 Nations Billiards Championship will take place in Vienna on the 16th & 17th of November with a strong RIBSA Team representing Ireland of Aidan Murray, Larry Drennan, Joe Doheny, Timmy Murphy, Aonghus McAnally, Robert McCrum, John Kehoe and the team Manager will be Brendan Devlin.