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SBI Challenge Snooker Tour Event 1 – DRAW

Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) would like to announce details of the SBI Challenge Tour for the coming season. Players should be aware that all entries are now through the on line system and you have to enter before the closing date. DRAW & MATCH TIMES MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL You can now enter and pay for

SBI Stars of Future U-14 & U-16 Tour Event 2

Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) would like to announce details of the new SBI Stars of the Future Tour for the coming season. SBI are Rebranding the U/14 & U/16 tours as the Stars of the Future Tour Combining the U/14 age group with the U/16 age groups into a one day event. 28th October

Ryan Wins SBI Amateur Tour Event 1

The first SBI Amateur event of the season took place over the weekend of the 23rd and 24th September where it was Ryan Cronin from Cork was the champion. We had 56 entries for this event and by the end of Saturday we had 8 players left. There were a number of cracking matches in

Double Delight for Doyle win Billiards Titles

Wayne Doyle from Dun Laoighaire in Co. Dublin completed a remarkable double of winning the Irish Billiards titles in both the short format of best of 7x150s and the long up format featuring 750up / 3.5 hrs time limit. The finals were played on two consecutive Thursdays on the 14th and 21st September at the

Gleeson Wins Intermediate Event 1

On Saturday 9th September the intermediate tour kicked off with the first event of the season in the SBI Academy in Carlow. We had 42 entries and after a long day of play we played down to the semi final Stage were Mark Gleeson from Nenagh played Colvin O Brien from Carlow and Alan O

SBI Amateur Snooker Tour -Event 2 – ENTER NOW

Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) would like to announce the Draw for the first Event of the 2023-2024 SBI Amateur Tour for the coming season. Players should be aware that all entries are now through the on line system and you have to enter before the closing date of Thursday at 1pm. MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL You

Rees Wins UK Disability C-Ships

A massive congratulation to all our SBI member who travelled to the UK last weekend to compete in the 2023 Cube UK Disability Snooker Championship at Barratts, Northampton. All the players played excelent and Dylan Rees won Group 7. GROUP 7 Ireland’s Dylan Rees won the UK Disability Championship for a second time following a

McBride Wins Super Seniors Event 1

The first Super Seniors Event of the 2023/24 season took place in the wonderful SBI academy in sunny Carlow on Sunday the 17th of September 2023. John McBride won the event beating Nicky Ryan 3-1 in the final. First up for John was a new pup on the scene, Tony Delaney, with John prevailing 3-1. Next up

Gleeson Wins SBI U-21 Event 1

Snooker & Billiards Ireland held their first (SBI) Under 21 Snooker Tour Event of the season on Saturday 16th of September 2023 in the SBI HQ in Carlow. Fifteen players entered the event and the Number 1 seed was Alex Currid from Wexford. The event was won by Noel Gleeson from Nenagh after he beat

IBSF Camp with National Champion

As part of winning his record breaking 6th Snooker & Billiards Ireland National Irish Amateur Championship title earlier in the year Brendan O Donoghue from Nenagh was awarded a free session with our National Coach PJ Nolan in the SBI HQ in Carlow to prepare for the 2023 World IBSF Snooker Championships which will be