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World Under-21 Preview
The 2011 World Under-21 Snooker Championships get underway on Tuesday in the city of Montreal, Canada and RIBSA will have four players aiming to bring home the title. Vincent Muldoon, Jason Devaney, Greg Casey and David Cassidy will travel out on Monday with National Irish Coach PJ Nolan for the 12 day event being held in Canada for the first time.
World Billiards Preview
The 2011 IBSF World Billiards Championships will be held in the Ivy Rooms, Carlow from the 23rd of August to the 1st of September and will see the World’s top billiard cueists battle it out for the title.
Ireland win North South Challenge
Ireland’s Under-14’s and Under-16’s captured the North South Challenge on Sunday the 3rd of July after a superb display against their Northern Ireland counterparts. They might have been a little deflated after losing out to Wales the day before in the Celtic Challenge but Ireland’s youngsters certainly made up for it with a fine display against the North.
Wales capture Celtic Challenge Title
Wales captured the 2011 Celtic Challenge by 100 frames to 80 after a long days play for all the juniors involved on July 2nd in the Ivy Rooms. The Welsh juniors were just too strong for our youngsters on the day and although after the second session we had tied level the 3rd and 4th session of the day saw the young Welsh lads pull away from the Irish with some great snooker being played by all.
World Under-21’s
RIBSA have four players competing in the World Under-21 in Montreal, Canada from the 12th to 23rd of July and you can catch up with all the news and results right here.
Muldoon victorious in Northwest
Vincent Muldoon returned to winning ways in The North West Snooker Club, Letterkenny today when he won the first of this season’s Under 21 Ranking tournaments. He won his first match over Daniel Dempsey 3/0 but had to come from a frame down to beat Daniel O Regan 3/1 in the Quarter finals.
Senior Events
RIBSA’s main flagship events are the Senior Ranking Events which this year will be spread back around the country with tournaments held in several clubs.
Mark Tuite is the new Masters Champion
Killarney’s Mark Tuite was crowned the 2011 National Masters Champion on Sunday the 22nd of May after a long weekends play which saw him have to overcome some of the countries best players to take the title. Mark had to over come two ex-Irish Champions in Tom Gleeson and Joe Delaney to reach the final where he would meet Limerick’s Frank Sarsfield.
Devaney captures 2011 Senior Title
Jason Devaney from Crosmolina Snooker Club in County Mayo created Irish snooker history this weekend when he won the Republic Of Ireland Senior National Championship. In the final Jason beat Irish Number 1 player David Hogan from Nenagh 8 frames to 6 in a superb quality final in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. The win ends a fantastic season for the 18 year old Ballina man who also won the Under 19 National Championship and the Under 21 National Championship in 2011.
Sarsfield defeats Farrell for Title
The 7th event in the Masters Series was played at the weekend and it was Frank Sarsfield who captured his second title of the season with a solid 3-0 victory over Mick Farrell in the final.
Rodney Goggins wins 2011 Irish Masters
The 5th Senior Snooker Ranking Event in the RIBSA Senior Series was played in Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow over the weekend. Rodney Goggins and Robert Murphy reached the final with superb quality snooker over the weekend to compete in the RIBSA Irish Masters Final. Both players will on the Republic of Ireland A team along with Brendan O’Donoghue that will play in the European Team Championship in Malta next month
O’Donoghue wins the 2011 RIBSA Classic
The 7th Senior Snooker Ranking Event of the Senior Series The RIBSA Talbot Classic was played in Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow over the weekend. Brendan O Donoghue won the event to secure another RIBSA senior ranking title with great victories over Stephen McSherry 3-0, George Tierney 3-2, Daniel O Regan and Colm Gilcreest 4-3 in the semi final.