National U-21 Final – Bates Vs Landers

The 2016 RIBSA National Under 21 Snooker Championship final will be contested by Shane Bates from the 147 Snooker Club in Wexford and Noel Landers from Youghal CYMS after both players played outstanding snooker to reach the final in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow on Saturday the 23rd of April. 

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The winner of the U-21 Championship will receive a place at the 2016 World IBSF Under 21 Championship in Belgium and at the 2016 Home Internationals in Leeds in August. The Championship final will be played during the Championship finals weekend on the 6th – 8th of May in Carlow. 

PJ Nolan was the Tournament Director on the day and all matches were the best of 5 frames.

Q Finals

Noel Landers 3-1 Fergal Quinn

Diarmuid O Connor 3-2 Andrew Doherty

Shane Bates 3-2 Andrei Bondu

Charlie Sweeney 1-3 Aaron Holland

Semi Final

Noel Landers 3-0 Diarmuid O Connor

Shane Bates 3-0 Aaron Holland 

Final

To be played during finals weekend

High Break

64 Charlie Sweeney

ENTRIES – 

1. Liam Nix – Limerick

2. Gavin O’Donnell – Ivy Rooms

3. Noel Landers – Youghal CYMS

4. Darragh Cusack – Sutton LTC

5. Stephen Bateman – Kilkenny

6. Oisin Bateman – Kilkenny

7. Luke Bateman – Kilkenny

8. Andrew Doherty – Celbridge

9. James McGuinness – Kilkenny

10. Jack Connolly – NUI Maynooth

11. Adam O’Shea-Dowling – CYMS Newbridge

12. Shane Bates – 147 Wexford

13. Sean Walsh – Crucible

14. Shane Hourihan – Crucible

15. Jason O’Hagan – Magherafelt 

16. Andrei Blondu – Terry Rogers

17. Diarmuid O’Connor – NUI Maynooth

18. Adam Bulman – Youghal CYMS

19. Ross Bulman – Youghal CYMS

20. Kenny Wight – Youghal CYMS

21. Adam Fitzgerald – Youghal CYMS 

22. Conor Downes – Kilkee, Clare

23. Charlie Sweeney – CYMS Newbridge

24. Fergal Quinn – Coalisland

25. Keith Fahey-Fox – NUI Maynooth

26. Aaron Moyles – Ballina

27. Aaron Holland – Joey’s

28. Leon Costello – Sharkx

29. Ryan McGuirk – Navan

30. Aaron Smith – Navan