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Gavin Wins National Challenge Championship
Gavin Dolan from Celbridge won the National Challenge Championship on Saturday the 6th of June in the SBI Academy in Carlow during SBI Finals weekend. In the final Gavin beat Patrick Kinsella from Cavan in a high quality final 3 frames to 2 on the final black to take the title.
Challenge Tour Event 4
The fourth SBI Challenge Snooker Event of the season will be played on the 7th & 8th February in Roadstone SC Dublin. All of the top players will be in action. Closing time for Entries for Event 4 will be Thursday 1pm prior to the event
SBI Finals Weekend Review
Snooker & Billiards Ireland held a fantastic Finals weekend in the SBI Academy of Excellence in Carlow over the weekend of 17th – 18th of May. 13 SBI National Champions were crowned this year in all age levels and categories in Snooker & Billiards.
Ken is National Challenge Champion
Ken Byrne from Dundalk is the new National Challenge Snooker Champion. Snooker & Billiards Ireland held the 2025 National Finals Weekend in the Snooker & Billiards Ireland HQ in Carlow this weekend the 17th and 18th of May where we crowned 13 National Snooker & Billiards Champions.
SBI Taom Challenge National Championship – DRAW
Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) would like to announce the details of the National Championship on the 2024-2025 SBI Taom Challenge Snooker Tour. This event will be held in the New Instutite Nenagh and will be played over two days on the 5th and 6th of April.
Reid Wins Challenge Event 3
Keilum Reid Wins Maiden National Title at St. John’s Snooker Club
Flynn Wins Challenge Event 2
On Saturday and Sunday 12th / 13th October SBI Challenge Event 2 got underway with a total of 45 players in the SBI HQ in Carlow. There was strong competition with a lot of the matches going the distance and some really good snooker being played Philip Burke from kilrush in Clare had a wonderful 80 break and was unlucky not to make a century break.
Higgins Wins Challenge Tour Event 1
James Higgins from Galway won the first SBI Challenge tour event of the season. This event took place on Saturday 24th August in the SBI HQ in Carlow with the Semi Finals and Final being played on Sunday September 1st in the SBI HQ.
Ben Wins Challenge National Title
Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) held the 2024 National Challenge Snooker Championships in the SBI HQ in Carlow on Saturday the 18th of May and it was Ben Doyle from Wexford who won the title in a dramatic black ball in the final frame to win against Aman Goel from Letterkenny 3-2.
SBI Challenge Snooker C-Ships
Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) would like to announce details of the SBI Challenge Tour National Championship. Players should be aware that all entries are now through the on line system and you have to enter before the closing date.
O’Reilly Wins Challenge Event 4
The conclusion of the SBI National Challenge Event No.4 was held in the SBI Academy in Co. Laois on Sunday 24th March.
Ken Wins Challenge Event 3
The first ever national ranking event to be held in St John’s Limerick got underway at 10am on Saturday the 3rd of February with the quarter finals onwards finished on the 25th of February.