Snooker & Billiards Ireland – Amateur

National 6 Red Championship

Snooker & Billiards Ireland would like to announce the SBI National 6 Red Championships in Newbridge CYMS on the 13th of April. There will be €500.00 for the winner of this 6red Championship. Players should be aware that all entries are now through the on line system and you have to enter before the closing

Bulman Wins Amateur Tour Event 5

SBI held the fifth Amateur Snooker Tour Event of the season on Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st March in the SBI HQ in Carlow. We had 46 entries for this event and after day one we were down to the last 4. There were no major upsets in this event, but we did have a

Player’s player of year Awards

Snooker & Billiards Ireland will start the process of finding the 2024 SBI Over 21 Player’s player of the year Award and the 2024 SBI Junior Player’s player of the year Award at the SBI Amateur event 5 this weekend. The award is choosen by the members and in the SBI HQ in Carlow, Members

Parking at SBI HQ

Snooker & Billiards Ireland would like to inform all members that the Car Park WILL be open for this weekend Amateur Event 5 on the weekend of 30th and 31st of March. All players and supporters attending the SBI HQ in Carlow are asked to park in the large car park beside the Car Wash.

SBI Amateur Snooker Tour -Event 5 – DRAW

Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) would like to announce the details of Event 5 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. CLICK FULL RESULTS https://crm.sbireland.ie/event/291/score

NUI Snooker Scholarship

On Tuesday 20th of February, Snooker & Billiards Ireland National Coach PJ Nolan had the pleasure to meet Paul Davis (NUI Maynooth Sports Development Officer), NUI Club President Cathal O Neill and the 2023 NUI Scholarship winner Adam Halnon in the Maynooth University complex in County Kildare. During the meeting PJ confirmed SBI’s full commitment

Goggins Wins Amateur Tour Event 4

Rodney Goggins from Wexford won the Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) Event 5 on the 2023-2024 SBI Amateur Tour on Sunday the 12th of February.  In the final he beat Ross Bulman from Youghal in an excellent Final. CLICK FULL RESULTS On Sunday 11th Feb in the Snooker Academy, the Amateur event No. 4 semi-finalists

Anti-doping Testing

In line with sport Ireland guidelines and the anti-doping protocols for the SBI, we will be conducting a standard drug test in all amateur tour events. This will be a randomised test conducted by the TD and anti-doping appointed officer for the tournament. All testing will be done confidentially and results will be given within

Anti-doping Testing at SBI tournaments

In line with sport Ireland guidelines and the anti-doping protocols for the SBI, we will be conducting a standard drug test in all amateur tour events, starting with the Amateur tour event 4. This will be a randomised test conducted by the TD and anti-doping appointed officer for the tournament. All testing will be done

Munster Win 2023 Inter Provincials

This weekend SBI hosted the Inter Provincial tournament between Leinster, Munster, Connacht and Dublin Leagues. There were 8 players per team which consisted of four men, three masters’ and an U21 player. The competition was played over two days with each team playing twice on the Saturday and once on the Sunday to see who