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Michael Judge wins in Celbridge
Michael Judge recorded his second Ranking Points Tournament win since his return to the amateur ranks when he was victorious over David Morris in the final of the Irish Master’s at Celbridge Snooker Club on Sunday 10th February. In a superb match both players were in great form and the outcome was in doubt right up to the end.
Intermediate Billiards No. 6
The 6th and final Intermediate Billiards Ranking event before the championships was held in the Ivy Rooms to-day 10th February. Andrew Kehoe from Enniscorthy won the event beating Robert McCrum 336-341, Mark Nolan 420-360 and Joe Doheny in the final 418-361.
LADIES RANKING EVENT NO. 5 – BREAKERS,GOREY
The 5th Ladies ranking event took place in Breaker, Gorey on 9/2/13. The 1st semi-final featured Claire Mill against Michelle French. These 1st two frames were decided on the black in Claires favor, and she took the impetus and ran off a comfortable winner of the 3rd frame to win the match 3-0. The other semi featured Michelle Sherwin against Sandra Bryan. The 1st frame was a very close affair, with Michelle only narrowly winning it.
Under 14 & 16 Ranking No.3
The third RIBSA ranking in the Under 14 and Under 16 Nationwide series will be held this Saturday the 16th and Sunday 17th of February. The final four regional events will be played in a knock out format in the three selected venues below.
O Donoghue selected for World Games
Congratulations to Brendan O Donoghue who has been selected by the IBSF to take part in the World games in Cali, Columbia from the 25th July to the 4th August. The IBSF and World Snooker will select 8 players each to participate in the snooker event which is in the class of precision sports.
Edenderry SC Coaching Clinic
This week our National Coach PJ Nolan held a Snooker Coaching Clinic in Edenderry Snooker Club in County Offaly. Leading Irish Junior Billiard player Mark Nolan and former Junior International Snooker player Shane Lawlor were among the players who attended the clinic.
Ken Doherty Lucky Break
Calling all junior snooker players in Ireland Ken Doherty and loosehorse tv productions are holding a search for four talented snooker players that will appear on Setanta Ireland TV later in the year.
CELBRIDGE are Back-to-back All Ireland Snooker Club Champions
IT’S FINALS DAY in Killarney and Celbridge are Back-to-Back All Ireland Snooker Club Champions
PTC Final in Galway
Nine of the World’s top ten ranked snooker stars are among the 32 players who have qualified to contest the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals in Galway in March, World Snooker have confirmed.
Coaching Clinic in CIT University Cork
This week our National Coach PJ Nolan held an 8 Ball Pool Coaching Clinic in CIT University in Cork City and the students were very keen on improving their game before the Intervarsities Pool Championships which take place this weekend in Dundalk.
Torpey wins the Memorial Snooker in Killarney
Last Thursday evening on the eve of the Munster Snooker Club Championships there was a special individual memorial tournament in Memory of the late Pauline Greer and the Late Liam O’Connor. The Tournament final will be played at the Gleneagle Hotel tonight between Mark Tuite from the Cue Club Killarney and John Torpey from the New Vic team from Limerick.
Bulgarian Coach trains to become EBSA Coach
This week Bratislav Krastev the Bulgarian National Snooker Coach travelled to Ireland to receive training in becoming a qualified European Snooker Association Coach from PJ Nolan in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow which is the EBSA Centre of Excellence.