14 year old Joe Shannon from Longford won the fifth Under 16 Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) Stars of the Future Tour event of the season. This event was the Irish Masters Cup which held in the Newbridge CYMS in Co Kiladre on Saturday the 6th of April.
Semi Finals
- Davy Hickey 3-0 Luke Mundy
- Joe Shannon 3-2 Aaron Donelly
In the final it was Davy Hickey from Youghal CYMS who was playing in his first national final. Davy had beaten No. 1 seed Lorcán Ó Curraoin earlier in the event. Davy beat star of the future Luke Mundy from Cavan CYMS in the first semi final 3-0.
In the other Semi Final Joe Shannon from Longford and Aaron Donnelly from Newbridge CYMS played out a great match 3-2 and it was Joe who would face the youghal man in the best of 5 final which was refereed by PJ Nolan.
The final
Joe opened with a 37 break and frame 2 and 3 saw the U-14 No.1 control the frames to win the match 3 frames to nil to take his 8th Title this season.
The TD was SBI National Coach PJ Nolan and he presented the awards to all the winners on the day. PJ was very impressed with the young talent on show and it promises to be an exciting National Under 16 Championships in a few weeks time.
Stars of the Future
This event played in the new format of Knock out format and anyone loses a match was put into a plate event. There was an excellent entry of 10 young stars of the future playing on the day from Dublin, Killarney, Newbridge, Youghal, Longford, Cavan and Galway.
Plate Event
SBI also held a Stars of the Future Plate event for all the players who lost a match. The standard was excellent with Oscar Ellision Gibbons, Cathal Horgan, Max Kennedy and James Stewart O Reilly all reaching the semi finals.
- Oscar Ellision Gibbons 1-2 Cathal Horgan
- Max Kennedy 2-1 James Stewart O Reilly
In the final it was Cathal Horgan who beat Max Kennedy 2 frames to nil to win the event in style.
Thank You
SBI would like to thank all the players and parents/ guardian for attending the event. We hope everyone enjoyed the great day of Junior Snooker. The players performed excellent and with one ranking event before the National Championships it promises to an exciting finish to the U-16 season.
SBI would also like to thank Ed Donnelly and Jim Carrick from Newbridge CYMS for all their help and support in hosting this event. Finally a big thank you to Newbridge CYMS SC for hosting this succesful junior snooker event.
CLICK – Full Results Below
See you all at National Championships on April 27 and TD will be PJ Nolan.
Closing Dates
The closing date for all SBI Stars of Future events will 1pm on the Thursday before the event. Play will start at 10am at all events this season.
- 27th April – SBI UNDER 16 NATIONAL SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP – DERMOT DALTON CUP– SBI HQ Carlow
SBI U-16 Tour Info
Players should be aware that all entries are now through the on line system and you have to enter before the closing date.
Rebranding the Ranking Tournaments
- The Ken Doherty Cup
- The Irish Grand Prix
- The Rodney Goggins Cup
- The Fergal O’Brien Cup
- The Brendan O’Donoghue Cup
- The Irish Masters
You can now enter and pay for all the events for the season at the same time by clicking HERE and choosing which events you want to enter.
- 30th September – SBI STARS OF THE FUTURE EVENT 1 – KEN DOHERTY CUP – SBI HQ – WINNER Max Kennedy
- 28th October – SBI STARS OF THE FUTURE EVENT 2 – THE IRISH GRAND PRIX – SBI HQ – WINNER Lorcán Ó Curraoin
- 18th November – SBI STARS OF THE FUTURE EVENT 3 – THE RODNEY GOGGINS CUP – Crucible SC Cork – WINNER Joe Shannon
- 3rd February – SBI STARS OF THE FUTURE EVENT 4 – THE FERGAL O BRIEN CUP – SBI HQ – WINNER Joe Shannon
- 2nd March – SBI STARS OF THE FUTURE EVENT 5 – THE BRENDAN O DONOGHUE CUP – Hot Shots SC Galway – WINNER Lorcán Ó Curraoin
- 6th April – SBI STARS OF THE FUTURE EVENT 6 – THE IRISH MASTERS – Newbridge CYMS Co. Kildare – WINNER Joe Shannon
- 27th April – SBI UNDER 16 NATIONAL SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP – DERMOT DALTON CUP– SBI HQ Carlow
Tournament Entry Fees
The cost of entry will be the following:
- Under 16 – €10.00
All players will need to register for the new season. SBI Registration runs from September to September each season.
Players will have to first pay SBI registration / membership or Renewal their membership and register for the new season. When you register, you will be asked to create a username and password. You will only be allowed to enter an event if log in and use this username and password.
You can reset your own password and there is also a support form on the system for members to complete and I.T. will follow up to resolve any major issues.
SBI Registration
- Under 18’s – €16.00
Venues
We will bring the tour to 3 different venues and 3 events will be held in Carlow, other enues are Hot Shots in Galway, Crucible SC in Cork & Newbridge CYMS for this year. The national championships for both age groups will be held in Carlow.
Celtic Challenge, Home Internationals & Europeans
Each age group will still have their own ranking points to qualify for the International Team
Dress Code
- 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.
More Information
Tommy O Donoghue is running of this tour, any questions, concerns, or clarifications, please reach out to him on odonoghue.tommy147@gmail.com
