No.1 seed Liam Dunne from Edenderry SC won the second Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) Under 14 Ranking event of the season on Saturday the 9th of November in the SBI HQ Carlow.
Eight players entered the event today and our National Coach was very impressed with the young talent on show.
In a repeat of Event 1 final, Liam beat James Stewart O Reilly from ALSAA Club in Dublin 3 frames to 1 in a high quality final. James won the opening frame but the Offaly school-boy won the next three frames to claim his second title of the season. Luke Mundy had the high break of the event with a 27.
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 are on gaining ranking points which will help qualify them for International events later in the year. Both semi finals went to deciders and all four players played excellent snooker today.
This was the second event on the 2024-2025 SBI 14’s Snooker Tour. SBI are 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 started at 11.30am. The Entry Fees for all Junior events is €10.00 each.
Q Final
- Liam Dunne 3-0 Tadhg O’Shea
- Paddy King 0-3 Luke Mundy
- Callum Behan 3-0 Scott Cooke
- James Stewart O’Reilly 3-0 Rowan Kelly
Semi Final
- Liam Dunne 3-2 Luke Mundy
- James Stewart O’Reilly 3-2 Callum Behan
The Final
- Liam Dunne 3-1 James Stewart O’Reilly
Plate Event – Semi Finals
- Tadhg O’Shea beat Paddy King
- Rowan Kelly beat Scott Cooke
Plate Event – Final
- Rowan Kelly beat Tadhg O’Shea
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 event two today. We hope everyone enjoyed the great day of Junior U-14 Snooker.
Players should be aware that entries are now open for Event 3 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 Shane Gorman for assisting all day and Refereeing the final.
Finally, Congratulations again 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.
