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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.
Tuite Wins Masters Ranking Event 3
Mark Tuite from the Cue Club Killarney is back with a bang when he won the third RIBSA Masters Event of the Season with a 3-1 win over Dylan Rees from Waterford in a close fought final on Sunday in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. John McBride from Cavan had the high break of the competition with superb 66 break. A big Well done to everyone in making it a great success.
Power wins Masters Ranking Event 2
Nigel Power from Celbridge SC won the second RIBSA Masters Ranking event of the season in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Sunday the 20th of October. There was 38 entries today making the Masters series this year one of the most exciting events on the RIBSA Calendar.
Power wins Masters Ranking Event 1
The first Masters Ranking Event took place in the Ivy Rooms Carlow on 15th September. Play commenced at 11am with 35 players. We have a few new faces contesting this year with Cathy Dunne representing the ladies. New to the fold are Adrian Morrissey, Ger McGann, Tom O’Driscoll, Nicky Ryan, Anthony O’Connor, Stephen Walsh, Michael Casey, Eugene Wall and Paul Griffin. Joe Delaney and Eamonn Kelly made a return after been missing in action for the last few years.
Tuite Wins 2013 Masters Final
Mark Tuite from the Cue Club Killarney won the 2013 RIBSA Masters National Snooker Championship. Mark beat Marty Hayden from the 147 Club in Wexford 6 frames to 1 in a great Final in the Ivy Rooms Snooker club in Carlow. Mark ended the season as Irish Number 1 and National Champion.
Masters Snooker Championship 2013
The Masters Snooker Championship was held on Sunday the 28th of May in the Ivy Rooms Snooker in Carlow with an entry of 32 players, the event was played down to the semi final stage. The Semi Final and final will be played on the Saturday the 25th of May during the Championship weekend.
Mark Tuite wins 7th Masters Event
Mark Tuite wins the 7th Masters Ranking event held in the Ivy Rooms Carlow to-day Sunday 10th March. The top four on the ranking made it to the semi-finals The No. 2 Nigel Power saw off the No. 3 Frank Sarsfield 3-2 and Mark beat the No. 2 Anthony Bonnar 3-1 in the other semi-final. So it was the No. 1 versus the No. 2 in the final.
Masters Ranking Series Event 6
The 6th round of the Masters Ranking Series took place at the Ivy Rooms yesterday 24th February. Just 19 players participated in this event which usually commands up to 32 players. The number one seed, Mark Tuite made an early exit when he was defeated by Thurles man Ger Delaney 3-0 in the quarter-final. Nigel Power emerged the overall winner in a very close and exciting final against Anthony Bonnar. Anthony went 2-0 ahead. Nigel battled back and levelled the match 2-2.