U-18 & U-21 Snooker – PLAYERS NOTICE

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association will introduce a new system for qualification for the European Under 18 and Under 21 Championships, IBSF World Under 18 and Under 21 Championships and Home International Under 21 Team for the 2017 – 2018 season. This new system will see our top 10 ranked Irish juniors

RIBSA hold Mental Training Camp

RIBSA held a succesful Mental Training session and a Training Camp on Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th of July in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow to prepare our players for the 2017 Home Internationals and the 2017 IBSF World 6 red and Team Championships which will be held in Egypt next week. 

2017 RIBSA Junior Elite Squad

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association (RIBSA) have just announced details of their 2017 RIBSA Junior Elite Squad. Ross Bulman from Youghal, Aaron Hill from Cork, Noel Gleeson from Nenagh, Ryan McGuirk from Cavan and Patrick Daly from Killarney will receive a snooker scholarship to play in all RIBSA events free of charge

Calling All Registered Clubs

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association has just announced that all Registered Clubs can apply to hold a RIBSA event next season.  If any club would like to hold an event they should complete the application form below and forward to RIBSA Snooker HQ Unit 8 Barrowvalley Retail Park Graiguecullen Co Carlow R93

World U-21 Q-Finalist – Well done Noel

Republic of Ireland player Noel Landers played his Q-Final in the 2017 World IBSF Under 21 Snooker Championships in Beijing China tonight against No.3 seed Zhang Jiankang from China in a best of 9 frames match. In frame 1 his Chinese opponent won it to lead 1-0, Noel led by 31 with one red remaining

World U-21 – Landers into Q-Finals

Young Noel Landers from the Republic of Ireland continued his fantastic form on Day 5 in the last 16 of the 2017 World IBSF Under 21 Snooker Championships here in Beijing China.  Noel Landers beat Dylan Emery from Wales coming back from 2-4 down to win 5 frames to 4 to reach his first major

World U-21 Day 4 – Landers into Last 16

Day 4 the last 32 of the 2017 World IBSF Under 21 Snooker Championships was played here in Beijing China tonight.  Noel Landers from Ireland played against No.6 seed Jed Mann from England in a best of 9 frame match. The Youghal cue man won 5 frames to nil in a superb performance with breaks

World U-21 Day 3 – Landers Qualifies

Day 3 was the final day of group matches in the 2017 World IBSF Under 21 Snooker Championships here in Beijing China.  Only Noel Landers has qualified for the Knock out stages later on tonight. Shane Bates, Aaron Holland, Darragh Cusack and Ronan Whyte are all knocked out. Today Ronan Whyte played his final match

Day 2 – 2017 World IBSF U-21

Day 2 was a very busy and a hard day for our Irish players in the 2017 World IBSF Under 21 Snooker Championships here in Beijing China.  All five Irish players Shane Bates, Aaron Holland, Noel Landers, Darragh Cusack and Ronan Whyte were in action, playing a total of seven matches in trying to qualify

Day 1 World IBSF U-21’s – 3 Wins

Day 1 of the 2017 World IBSF Under 21 Snooker Championships was held in the Chinese Snooker Academy in the city of Beijing China today. The world’s best U-21’s players from all around the world will battle it out for the famous world U-21 title and a place on the professional tour next season. This