The third instalment of this year’s under 14 and under16 Snooker tournaments for the North west region took place in the North West Snooker club in Letterkenny on Sunday last. There were seven players in the under 14 event and 8 players in the under 16 event. There were a few new faces in this event such as Dylan O Malley from Galway and Ronan Whyte from Ardara, also form Letterkenny were Michael Lagan, Roary Gallen and Charlie Coyle.
Photo (L-R) Under 16 Winner Eamon Harkin and Rune-up Fergal Quinn
In the under 16 in group one the number 1 seed Fergal Quinn from Cookstown topped the group with 3 wins out of 3. In second place Ronan Whyte with two wins, this is Ronan’s first tournament and his first time to play on a full sized table. Third and fourth places were filled by Roary Gallen and Charlie Coyle.
In the second group No 2 seed Eamon Harkin topped the group with 3 wins with Sean Devenney taking the second spot. Dylan O Malley lost out on second place in the head to head count-back, and Michael Lagan was in fourth.
The final which was a best of 3 frames was won by Eamon Harkin by 2 frames to 0
In the under 14 newcomer Ronan White made it to the final with a win over Sean Devenney 2/1. In the final he faced No 1 seed Fergal Quinn, and in the shock of the tournament Ronan won the match 2/0 to win his first ever event. Will done Ronan Whyte and we look forward to more in the future.
