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Landers Wins RIBSA U16 Ranking Event 1

Noel Landers from Youghal CYMS defeated Aaron Goldrick 3-0 in the final of today’s first RIBSA U16 ranking event of the season in CrossGuns in Dublin.

A total of 21 entries including three members of the Rep Of Ireland junior international team battled it out for the winners trophy and the all important ranking points.  
 
With last years U16 national champion Charlie Sweeney no longer eligible in this age group the opportunity was there for someone to steal a march on the field in the first event of the season. However it was Noel Landers who stole the show with a fantastic display of potting and breakbuilding to win today’s tournament.
 
Other top performances on the day were from Ronan Whyte from the Northwest Snooker Club who reached the semi finals defeating current U14 National champion Fergal Quinn 3-1 in the quater finals and Ross Bullman who also excelled defeating top seed Jason O’Hagan 3-1 en route to the semi finals.
 
The semi finals pairings saw Landers defeat Whyte 3-1 whilst the other semi was a tightly contested affair with Goldrick edging out Bullman 3-2.
 
The final was a superb match with both players playing at the top of their game and although it finished 3-0 to Landers all three frames were won on the colours.
 
Goldrick along with his runners up trophy also won the high break prize with a fantastic 67 break in his quater final win over Shane Hourihane.
 
I would like to thank RIBSA Chairman John Doherty and referee Geradine McQuade Al Abiad for attending and officiating today and also all the players, their families and friends for supporting the event, the matches were played in a great sporting spirit befitting the game.
 
 
Congratulations to all the competitors and its on to Letterkenny in December for the second U16 ranking event.
 
 
Fin Ruane
 
 
Tournament Director
 

 

Results:

 

Last 32 

 

Jason O’Hagan v Bye

Joe McEntegart  3 v Paul Smith Jnr 0

John Joyce v Bye

Ross Bulman 3 v Dylan Keightley 1

Aaron Goldrick v Bye

Dylan O’Connell v Bye

Robert Bell 0 v Dylan O’Shaughnessy 3

Shane Hourihane v Bye

Fergal Quinn v Bye

D Merrigan v Bye

Conor Murtagh v Bye

Ronan Whyte v Bye

JJ Monaghan 1 v Jordan McCarthy 3

Sean Devenney v Bye

Conor Kennedy 1 v Noel Landers 3

Darragh Cusack v Bye

Last 16

 

Jason O Hagan 3 v J McEntegart 1

John Joyce 0 v  Ross Bulman 3

Aaron Goldrick  3 v Dylan O Connell 0

Dylan O Shaughnessy 2 v Shane Hourihane 3

Fergal Quinn 3 v Daniel Merrigan 2

Ronan Whyte 3 v Conor Murtagh 0

Jordan McCarthy 2 v Sean Devaney 3

Noel Landers 3 v Darragh Cusack 1

Q-Final

 

Jason O’Hagan 1 v Ross Bullman 3

Aaron Goldrick 3 v Shane Hourihane 0

Fergal Quinn 1 v Ronan Whyte 3

Sean Devanney 0 v Noel Landers 3

Semi Final

 

Ross Bullman 2 v Aaron Goldrick 3

Ronan Whyte 1 v Noel Landers 3

Final

 

Aaron Goldrick 0 v Noel Landers 3

High Break Board

 

Aaron Goldrick 67

Noel Landers 55

Ross Bullman 49

Noel Landers 44

Fergal Quinn 40

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