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Sherwin wins Ladies Event 3
The third ladies ranking event took place in Q’s on Sunday 3rd December. Michelle Sherwin was the first to make the final, her opponent was decided in the match between Ronda Sheldreck and Catherine Fitzsimons, with Catherine making it through by winning the deciding frame on the pink ball.
Hill wins Intermediate No.3 Shooters SC
SHOOTERS Snooker Club in Cork City was the venue for the RIBSA Intermediate event 2 where 20 players took to the tables on Saturday the 2nd of December in the series on its trip around Ireland.
Brendan reaches World Q-Finals – Well Done
Irishman Brendan O Donoghue run ended in the Q Finals of the Men’s World IBSF Snooker Championship in Doha Qatar yesterday. The Nenagh man was beaten 6-5 by Amir Sarkhosh from Iran. Brendan fought back from 2-5 down but lost the decider. He gave it 100% commitment and he should be very proud of himself.
Goggins wins Senior Event 3 – Presidents Cup
Rodney Goggins from the Liam Mellows SC in Wexford won the RIBSA Senior Ranking Event 3 ” The Presidents Cup ” sponsored by Eamon Kearns on Sunday the 26th of November in the Ivy Rooms SC.
Bagley wins Snooker Legends Irish qualifier (2)
Jonathan Bagley from England won the Snooker Legends Irish Masters qualifier in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on the 25th -26th November.
Brendan into World Q-Finals – Qatar
Brendan O Donoghue remains the only Irish man still standing in the IBSF Snooker Championships here in Doha Qatar. Brendan won his last 16 match last night against Steve Misfud (Australia) 5-4 to set up a shootout with Amir Sarkhosh from Iran in the Q Final of the Men’s Championships.
World IBSF Championships – All Irish Qualify for Knock Outs
All the Republic of Ireland players, Brendan O Donoghue, Ross Bulman, Karl Fitzpatrick, John Farrell, Brian McPhee and Anthony Bonnar qualified for the knock out stages of the 2017 IBSF World Snooker Championship in Qatar.
Live Scoring & Streaming – Qatar
Republic of Ireland players are at present playing in the 2017 IBSF World Snooker championship in Qatar from 18th November till 27th November in the Al-Arabi Sports Club, Doha, Qatar.
Walsh win Under 14 event 2
Sean Walsh from Douglas Snooker Club in Cork won the second RIBSA U-14 Snooker Ranking Tournament of the season in the Newbridge CYMS on Sunday the 19th of November.
Successful Ladies Developmental Day held
The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association held a successful Ladies Snooker Developmental day on the 19th of November in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow with our RIBSA National Coach PJ Nolan.
Two new Intro Level Coaches
On Saturday the 18th of October, RIBSA held an Intro level Snooker Coaching Education Course in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow with Robert Malynn from Shannonbridge, County Offaly and Paddy Hanafin from Thurles County Tipperary.
Torpey wins Ivy Rooms Classic – Masters No3
John Torpey won his maiden ranking event when he won the third RIBSA Masters Ranking event of the season, sponsored by the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Sunday the 12th of November in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow.