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Sarsfield Wins Seniors Event 2

On Sunday the 20th of November, SBI held the second senior event of the season in SBI HQ was held. In this event, we had 30 entries. After a long day, we got it down to the final where Frank Sarsfield and John Farrell played out on Friday 25th of November to see who would

O’Connell wins U-18 Event 2

Number 1 seed James O Connell from Cork won the SBI Junior U-18 event 2 on Saturday 19th of November in the SBI HQ in Carlow. In the final, James O Connell beat Aaron Smith from Potters SC three frames to two in an exciting final. James has now won both U-18 events this season

Tuite Wins IBSF Seniors Bronze Medal

Ireland’s Mark Tuite had an outstanding 2022 World IBSF Seniors Snooker Championships in Antalya, Turkey this week. The former European Seniors Champion reached the semi final stage to win Ireland a bronze medal in the event. Mark had won his group and was seeded 7 in the knock outs. A number of great performances from

Deepest Sympathy

Snooker & Billiards Ireland sends its sincere condolences to the family of Irish International Snooker player Stephen Walsh from Carrick on Suir on the passing of his Father John who has sadly passed away this week. SBI offer their condolences to Stephen and all his family and friends at this sad time. May he rest

Deepest Sympathy

Snooker & Billiards Ireland sends its sincere condolences to the family of Irish International Snooker player Keith Sheldrick from Dublin on the passing of his Father Thomas (Tomo) who has sadly passed away this week. SBI offer their condolences to Keith and all his family and friends at this sad time. May he rest in

2023 SBI Pot Black Draw

Snooker & Billiards Ireland announced a new event on the calendar earlier in the year for all our registered Snooker & Billiards Clubs. The National SBI Pot Black will be held in the SBI HQ in Carlow on Sunday 18th of December. This one frame format was very popular on BBC TV and helped the

Murray wins Billiards event 3

The third SBI Billiards Ranking Event of the season took place on Sunday 13th November at AOH club in Cork. The format was 90 minutes and 10 players took part, the event was a big success that resulted in reigning national champion Aidan Murray taking the spoils and maintain his Number 1 spot on the

Intro Level Course Qualifies Two New Coaches

Snooker & Billiards Ireland held a one-day Intro Level Snooker Coaching Education Course to qualify two new SBI Coaches in the SBI Academy of Excellence in Carlow on Saturday the 12th of November from 10am – 6pm. The Intro Level Course is designed for SBI members who want to start coaching within their local clubs.

Garrett Wins Challenge Event 2

Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) held the second challenge event on the SBI Challenge Tour on the Saturday the 12th of November in the Hot Shots Snooker Club in Galway. There were 17 entries and the standard was excellent all day but at the end of the day, the final of event 2 at Hot

IBSF World Seniors Snooker Championships

The IBSF & Turkish Billiards Federation are hosting the 2022 World Snooker Championships for the Men, Women and Seniors categories. These championships are being played in Antalya, Turkiye from 4th November till 17th November. Snooker & Billiards Ireland have three players competing in the Seniors categories in Dylan Rees, Mark Tuite and John Farrell. Pat