Noel Gleeson from the New Institute SC in Nenagh won the first RIBSA U-14 Snooker Ranking Tournament of the season in the Newbridge CYMS on Sunday the 1st of October.
- Free Entry
To celebrate the 2017 European Week of Sport from the 23rd to the 30th of September. The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association (RIBSA) will offer free entry to the first RIBSA Under 14 Snooker ranking tournaments.
- The Final
In the final Noel beat his fellow Elite Squad member Ryan McGuirk from R&R in Meath 3 frames to 2 in a superb match. In the opening frame was superb from the two lads with long potting, safety and great sportsmanship as Ryan fouled and owned up straight away but it was noel who went on to win first frame 70-43. It was nip and tuck all the way in the second frame but it was Noel again who won it 67-43 to lead 2-0.
Frame three was a long safety frame and it was Ryan who bounced back to win the frame 61-13 to close the gap at 1-2. Frame four was again a very long frame and it was Ryan who won it 73-35 to set up a deciding frame. Frame five was a tense frame and in the end it was the young Nenagh man who held his nerve to pot the final pink to win the match and the first event of the season.
- Tournament Director
Tournament Director Declan Quinn was very impressed with the talent on show. All the matches were the best of 5 frames including the final.
- Qualification for 2018 Irish U-14 Team
This season the top five players at the end of the season plus the National Champion will qualify players for the 2018 Celtic Challenge.
- Thank you
RIBSA would like to thank Newbridge CYMS for hosting the successful event, TD Declan Quinn, Paula Quinn for all the updates and Referee Ger Murray for making it another great day of junior snooker.
We look forward to seeing all the players back for event 2 in Newbridge CYMS on the 19th of November.
