Liam Dunne from Edenderry SC won the first Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) Under 14 Ranking event of the season on Saturday the 28th September in the SBI HQ Carlow.
In the final Liam beat No.1 seed James Stewart O Reilly from ALSAA Club in Dublin 3 frames to 0 in a high quality final. Liam had the high break of the event with a 32.
PJ Nolan’s 147academy will be the title sponsor for all the Junior Tours this season and it was a fantastic day of Junior snooker with all the young stars of the future playing some great shots and gaining National experience on the table.
All eyes were on making a good start to the season gaining ranking points which will help qualify them for International events later in the year.
This was the first event on the 2024-2025 SBI 14’s Snooker Tour. SBI will be holding four U-14 ranking events plus a National 14’s Championships this season. All ranking events will be played on the same day as the 21’s so start time for all matches will 11.30am.
All matches in the 14’s will start at 11.30am. The Entry Fees for all Junior events is €10.00 each.
Q Final
- James Stewart O’Reilly Bye
- James Brennan 3-1 Scott Cooke
- Luke Mundy 3-2 Callum Behan
- Rowan Kelly 1-3 Liam Dunne
Semi Final
- James Stewart O’Reilly 3-1 James Brennan
- Luke Mundy 0-0 Liam Dunne
The Final
- James Stewart O’Reilly 0-3 Liam Dunne
Celtic Challenge
The top 4 at the end of the season will play on the Celtic Challenge Team against Wales in Carlow in July 2025.
Thank You
SBI would like to thank all the players and parents for attending the event. We hope everyone enjoyed the great day of Junior U-14 Snooker.
Players should be aware that entries are now open for Event 2 through the on line system and you have to enter before the closing date of Thursday 1pm prior to the event. SBI would like to thank International Referee Conor Doyle for assisting all day and Refereeing the final.
Finally, Congratulations to Liam on his success today.
Live Streaming was available so players can now watch back and learn from the event.
https://snookeron.com/clubs/?club=95
https://www.youtube.com/@snookerbilliardsireland/streams
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.
