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SBI BILLIARDS RULES – UPDATE

The annual Billiards review meeting was held on the 10th March 2024 in the SBI HQ in Carlow For more Information you should contact John Kehoe.

O’Reilly Wins Challenge Event 4

The conclusion of the SBI National Challenge Event No.4 was held in the SBI Academy in Co. Laois on Sunday 24th March. Due again to a large entry, this event was stopped at the Semi-final stage on the 16 March. Top seed Ken Byrne faced Youghal player Michael J Ryan on table 8, and it was

Ronan Wins U-18 Event 5

Ronan McGuirk from R&R SC followed on from his previous success, in winning Event No.5 in the SBI National Under 18’s tournament that was played on Sat 24th March in the SBI snooker Academy in Co. Laois. In the final, Ronan beat Jamie McCarthy 3-2 in a high quality match. In the pre-lim matches Max Kennedy

Goggins Wins Seniors Over 40’s Event 5

The Final of SBI Seniors Over 40’s Event 5 was played in the SBI Academy on Tuesday 26th March at 2pm between JohnTorpey V Rodney Goggins. In the final John won the opening frame but Goggins produced top class snooker to come back to win the next three frames to win the title Due to

2024 EBSA Men’s Snooker Championships

The European Billiards & Snooker Association and the Bilijar Snooker Savez (BIH) are holding the European U16, U-18, U-21 and Mens Snooker Championships in the Hills Hotel in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) from the 11th to the 23rd March 2024. CLICK LIVE SCORING / STREAMING SBI have 6 Irish players playing in this Men’s Championships

2024 EBSA U-21 Snooker Championships

The European Billiards & Snooker Association and the Bilijar Snooker Savez (BIH) are holding the European U16, U-18, U-21 and Mens Snooker Championships in the Hills Hotel in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) from the 11th to the 23rd March 2024. The winner of this European event will get a 2yr pro ticket on the main

National Billiards Long Up Final Murray v Doyle

The Snooker and Billiards Ireland Academy of Excellence was the venue for the qualifiers of the National Senior Billiards long-up championship that took place on Sunday 10th March with 12 players competing for a place on finals weekend in May. The day’s play ended with the familiar pairing in the form of National Champion Wayne

Ernie wins Super Seniors Over 55 Event 5

Event 5 of the Super Seniors Tour took place at the Roadstone SC in Dublin on Sunday March 10th. Play kicked off @ 10am with 17 competitors going to post, including Newbee Brian McPhee at his 1st SS tournament. Brian played well all day before going out at the semi-final stage to Ernie McMullen on

Gleeson Wins Intermediate Event 4

Last Saturday the 4th Intermediate event was held in the Crucible club in Cork on the 9th of March. There was a disappointing entry of 15. However, what was lacking in quantity was made up by quality with some really exiting matches. Some notable first round matches included a battle between 2 of our more

Thank You Fergal from SBI

Snooker & Billiards Ireland made a special presentation to Professional Snooker player Fergal O Brien on his retirement from Pro Snooker at the end of this season. Fergal has been a great ambassador for Ireland on the World stage over the years along with Ken Doherty and SBI wanted to reward him with a crystal