This weekend our incredible SBI young Juniors depart for the 2026 European 16’s, 18’s, 21’s and Amateur Snooker Championships. Our experienced Amateur players will then depart the following week.
All the Championships will be held at the Gandia Palace Hotel, from the 1st to the 14th of March 2026 in the city of Gandia/Spain.
- U-16: Joe Shannon, Liam Dunne, Cathal Horgan, James Stewart O’Reilly, Scott Cooke, Callum Wheatley, Callum Behan
- U-18: Dermot Kelly, Denny Bookle, Joe Shannon, Lorcán Ó Curraoin, Aaron Donnelly
- U-21: Jack O’Brien, Jamie McCarthy, Jack Becher, Josh O Connor, Clayton Cregan
- Amateur: Philip Browne, Brendan O Brien, John Sutton, Daniel Merrigan, Tony Seymour
You can follow all the action on https://www.ebsa.tv/
It promises to be another fantastic EBSA event with so many talented players from all across Europe looking to win European Titles and Pro Tour Tickets to turn Professional.
Big thank you to Clancy Homes who sponsored clothing for our National Juniors travelling to this international event.
Referees
SBI will have three SBI International Referees also in action at the event with John Tobin, Aonghus McAnally and Steven Foster officiating at the Championships.
Live streaming and Scoring will be available at this event – https://esnooker.pl/live/en/tsnew.php
Links to all the various events when the groups are released.
- 16’s Championship – https://esnooker.pl/turnieje/2026/me16/en/index.php
- 18’s Championship – https://esnooker.pl/turnieje/2026/me18/en/index.php
- 21’s Championship – https://esnooker.pl/turnieje/2026/me21/en/index.php
- Amateur Championship – https://esnooker.pl/turnieje/2026/me/en/index.php
Full Calendar of the events:
- ‐ Sunday 1st March U16’s Player’s meeting @ 09:00
- ‐ Sunday 1st March Start of the U16s Matches @ 10:00
- Monday 2nd March Start of the U18s Matches @ 10:00
- Tuesday 3rd March Knock-Out stages of the U16 Championship
- ‐ Wednesday 4th March Final of the U16s and Knock-Out stages of the U18 Championships
- Thursday 5th March Semi-finals & Final of the U18 Championship
- ‐ Thursday 5th March Start of the U21 Matches
- Sunday 8th March Semi‐finals & Final of the U21s Championship
- Sunday 8th March Start of the European Snooker Championship
- Sunday 8th March Official Opening Ceremony – Palace Hotel @19:00
- Saturday 14th March Semi-finals & Final of the European Snooker Championship
Good Luck
Play well guys and enjoy the experience. Learn from each match be proud to wear your Irish Waistcoat. Remember how hard you have practiced qualifying for this prestigious championship so enjoy every shot.
Come on Team Ireland.
