Jack O Brien from St John’s in Limerick won the fourth Snooker & Billiards Ireland 18’s ranking tournament of the season which was held on Saturday the 22nd of March in the SBI HQ Carlow. In the final Jack beat beat fast improving Denny Bookle from Wexford 3 frames to nil in a great quality final.
PJ Nolan’s 147academy is the title sponsor for all the Junior Tours this season and it was a fantastic day of Junior snooker with all the stars playing great snooker and gaining National experience on the table. Live Streaming was again available for this event on two table so the players can now watch back and learn.
In the semi finals Denny beat Jack Becher 3-2 and Jack beat Joe Shannon 3-1 in two good quality matches. The tournament high break went to Jack O Brien with a stunning 63 break.
Two of the big upsets were Jack Becher beating the No.1 seed Jamie McCarthy and William Shannon beating Max Kennedy 3-1.
Steaming was available on https://snookeron.com/clubs/?club=95
This was the fourth event on the 2024-2025 SBI 18’s Snooker Tour. SBI will be holding four 18’s ranking events plus a National 18’s Championships this season. The Entry Fees for all U-18 events is €10.00 each.
Q-Final
- Jack Becher 3-0 William Shannon
- Denny Bookle 3-0 Scott Cooke
- Aaron Donnelly 2-3 Jack O Brien
- Kian Hopkins 0-3 Joe Shannon
Semi Finals
- Jack Becher 2-3 Denny Bookle
- Jack O Brien 3-1 Joe Shannon
Final
- Denny Booke 0-3 Jack O Brien
Thank You
SBI would like to thank all the players for attending the event. We hope everyone enjoyed the great day of Junior 18’s Snooker. Players should be aware that entries are now open for the National Championships through the on line system and you have to enter before the closing date of Thursday 1pm prior to the event.
Dress Code
- SBI POLO SHIRTS ARE ALLOWED
- Dark Shoes (no runners)
- Dark one coloured trousers (no jeans)
- One coloured shirt buttoned at the wrist
- Waistcoats must be worn for all matches in National Championships.
- National Waistcoats are not permissible
- Bowties are also required for the SBI Championships for all matches.
