Alex Currid from Liam Mellows SC in Wexford won the inaugural SBI National Pot Black title in the SBI HQ in Carlow on Sunday the 18th of December. In the final, Alex beat Dylan Rees from Dungarvan SC on the final black to claim the title.
Snooker & Billiards Ireland announced this new event on the calendar earlier in the year. Each club received a club pack, which contained a draw sheet for the club to hold their own pot black qualifying event in our reregistered clubs. Each club champion qualified for the National final this weekend in Carlow
This one frame format was very popular on BBC TV and it helped the grow the game of snooker.
The Last 8 players standing were
- Liam Mellows SC Wexford – Alex Currid
- Dungarvan SC – Dylan Rees
- St John’s Limerick – Anthony Cronin
- St Patrick’s Trim – James Darcy
- Hawks Nest SC – Stephen Walsh
- Trallee SC – Micheal Creagh
- St Mary’s Mullingar – Stephen von Beaumont
- Midleton SC – Jay Chopra
Congratulations to all the players and the standard was very high but at the end of the day it was our current No.1 Under 21 player who came out the winner against many very experienced players which bodes well for this talented young cueist from Wexford Town.
