Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) would like to announce details of the new SBI Stars of the Future Tour National Championships. SBI are Rebranding the U/16 tour as the Stars of the Future U-16 Tour into a one day event.
- 27th April – SBI UNDER 16 NATIONAL SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP – SBI HQ
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PLEASE NOTE : This event is played in knock out with best of 5 frames format. Anyone loses a match up to the semi finals will be placed in a plate event with a best of 3 format. The TD on the day will be PJ Nolan.
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 – WINNER Max Kennedy
- The Irish Grand Prix – WINNER Lorcán Ó Curraoin
- The Rodney Goggins Cup – WINNER Joe Shannon
- The Fergal O’Brien Cup – WINNER Joe Shannon
- The Brendan O’Donoghue Cup – WINNER Lorcán Ó Curraoin
- The Irish Masters – WINNER Joe Shannon
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
Please be aware that Photo prof is required to be shown to the Tournament Director before you can play in any junior event
U-16’s: a player who’s 16th birthday is on or before 31st December 2023 will not be able to enter the SBI under 16s events in the 2023 /24 season
SBI will also be holding a Star of the Future U-14 Tour with 4 ranking events plus a National Championships held in the SBI HQ in Carlow. These events will begin at 1pm each day and it promises to be an exciting year of Irish Junior Snooker.
Important Notice for Junior players
Snooker & Billiards Ireland SBI were recently notified by EBSA of their intention to move the age qualification date for all junior events effective from next (2023-2024) season. This decision was subsequently adopted by IBSF meaning that we will have to accept this change and move to different qualification windows for all international junior events.
For the forthcoming season, instead of the player age at 31/12/23 being the age qualification cut-off date, both EBSA & IBSF have now moved this to (31/08/24), 2024 being the year that their relevant events are being held.
U-16’s: a player who’s 16th birthday is on or before 31st August 2024 will not be able to enter the SBI under 16s events in the 2023 /24 season.
Please contact SBI on info@sbireland.ie , if you have questions or need help understanding the impact for you based on your date of birth.
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 U-16 events this season on the Stars of the Future Tour
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
There will be still a National U/14 & U/16 Irish Snooker Championships played at end of season called the Dermot Dalton Cups
- Winner 600pts
- R/Up 400pts
- Semi-Finalists 250pts
- Quarter Finalists 150pts
- Last 16 100pts
- Last 32 50pts
Venues
We will bring the tour to 3 different venues and 3 events will be held in Carlow, suggested venues 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 have their own ranking points as above.
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.
More Information
Tommy O Donoghue is the running of this tour, any questions, concerns, or clarifications, please reach out to him on odonoghue.tommy147@gmail.com
