The 2016 RIBSA National Under 21 Snooker Championship final will be contested by Shane Bates from the 147 Snooker Club in Wexford and Noel Landers from Youghal CYMS after both players played outstanding snooker to reach the final in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow on Saturday the 23rd of April.
The winner of the U-21 Championship will receive a place at the 2016 World IBSF Under 21 Championship in Belgium and at the 2016 Home Internationals in Leeds in August. The Championship final will be played during the Championship finals weekend on the 6th – 8th of May in Carlow.
PJ Nolan was the Tournament Director on the day and all matches were the best of 5 frames.
Q Finals
Noel Landers 3-1 Fergal Quinn
Diarmuid O Connor 3-2 Andrew Doherty
Shane Bates 3-2 Andrei Bondu
Charlie Sweeney 1-3 Aaron Holland
Semi Final
Noel Landers 3-0 Diarmuid O Connor
Shane Bates 3-0 Aaron Holland
Final
To be played during finals weekend
High Break
64 Charlie Sweeney
ENTRIES –
1. Liam Nix – Limerick
2. Gavin O’Donnell – Ivy Rooms
3. Noel Landers – Youghal CYMS
4. Darragh Cusack – Sutton LTC
5. Stephen Bateman – Kilkenny
6. Oisin Bateman – Kilkenny
7. Luke Bateman – Kilkenny
8. Andrew Doherty – Celbridge
9. James McGuinness – Kilkenny
10. Jack Connolly – NUI Maynooth
11. Adam O’Shea-Dowling – CYMS Newbridge
12. Shane Bates – 147 Wexford
13. Sean Walsh – Crucible
14. Shane Hourihan – Crucible
15. Jason O’Hagan – Magherafelt
16. Andrei Blondu – Terry Rogers
17. Diarmuid O’Connor – NUI Maynooth
18. Adam Bulman – Youghal CYMS
19. Ross Bulman – Youghal CYMS
20. Kenny Wight – Youghal CYMS
21. Adam Fitzgerald – Youghal CYMS
22. Conor Downes – Kilkee, Clare
23. Charlie Sweeney – CYMS Newbridge
24. Fergal Quinn – Coalisland
25. Keith Fahey-Fox – NUI Maynooth
26. Aaron Moyles – Ballina
27. Aaron Holland – Joey’s
28. Leon Costello – Sharkx
29. Ryan McGuirk – Navan
30. Aaron Smith – Navan