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Bates & Goldrick win S/E U-14 & U19 Event 2
The second round of South East Nationwide Under 19 and Under 14 Ranking Events were held on Saturday the 19th of November in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow.
East Region U 14 And U 19 Event 1
Last Sunday the first event of the new nationwide U 14 and U 19 East Region took place in CrossGuns In Dublin. A total of twelve players took part in the U 19 whilst 4 made up the U 14. Winners on the day were JJ Monaghan from the Royal Navan and Andrew Doherty from Terenure CYMS who won the U 14 and U 19 respectively. 13 year old Dylan O’Connell of CrossGuns reached both finals but fell short on each occasion coming up against two players playing at the top of their game.
East Nationwide U-16 & U-21 Event 1
The first Under 16 and Under 21 Nationwide ranking events of the season was held in Douglas Snooker Club in Cork . It was Ryan Cronin and Aaron Tobin who reached the U21 final with Aaron winning it by the score of 3-1. Shane Hourihan and Noel Landers reached the final of the U16 with Noel Landers coming out the winner by 3 frames to 1.
Goldrick wins S/East U-14 & U-19 Event 1
The first Event of the Nationwide Under 14 and Under 19 ranking event was held in Newbridge CYMS on Sunday 15th of September. Young 11 year old Aaron Goldrick from Cavan impressed everyone there with his style of play.The young Cavan man played the snooker of his life potting balls from the lampshades in both events.His carefree potting style enabled him to win the u-14 tournament and the u-19 tournament.This is a great achievement from the Cavan youngster in winning both events on the day.
RIBSA Junior Structure 2013 – 2014
RIBSA have just announced details on the new Junior Structure for 2013 – 2014 in the Republic Of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association.
Junior Home Internationals Deadline
The RIBSA Committee have just announced details for this year’s Home Internationals Junior Snooker Championship. The 2013 event will be held from the 6th to the 8th of August in The Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds.
Aaron Tobin Under 18 Champion 2013
Shane Bates Under 16 Champion 2013
Fergal Quinn Under-14 Champion 2013
U/21 National Championship 2013
Josh Boileau was in scintillating form as he stormed through a high quality field to capture the only under age title he hadn’t won previously. He had breaks of 51, 54, 63 as he beat his first opponent Adam Fitzgerald 3-1. Adam had a 65 break in the frame he won. The highest break in the first round was a terrific 104 by Daniel Dempsey in his 1-3 defeat by Aaron Tobin. In the quarter finals the no. 1 seed Ryan Cronin lost out to a vastly improved Aaron Tobin 3-2.
Boileau wins U- 21 Championship
Josh Boileau from Newbridge CYMS won the 2013 RIBSA Under 21 Snooker Championship today Saturday the 4th of May in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. Josh beat Aaron Tobin from Youghal CYMS 4 frames to 3 in a superb match with Josh making a 80 break in the final frame to win the Irish title. Daniel Dempsey from Newbridge CYMS won the highest break prize with a superb 104 break.
Under 21 National Championship 2013
The National U-21 Championships takes place this Saturday 4th May at the Ivy Rooms, Carlow. Play commences at 10:30 sharp. Entries must be received before 4pm Thursday. Draw takes place at 6pm and posted on the website. Entry Fee €10. Phone 059-9137714 or text 087-6351163