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Thailand win IBSF Women Team Title
Team Thailand comprises of Amornrat Uamduang and Siripaporn nuanthakhamjan defeated Russian women team Daria Sirotina and Anastasia Nechaeva 4-1 to lift the 2014 IBSF World Team Women Championship here in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt.
Wales win IBSF Masters Team Title
Welshmen Darren Morgan and Elfed Evans brushed aside team Thailand (Phisit Chandsri and Chuchart Trairttanapradit) with their crackling performance in the final of IBSF World Team Masters 2014.
India win IBSF 6red Mens Title
The 6Red’s final in the IBSF Men’s final, appeared one-sided match for India’s star cueist Advani who entered the arena much determined and the same displayed in the game as well. Each frame that Advani won, had played every shot precisely to make brilliant clearance and outclassed the other finalist, Kacper Filipiak from Poland.
Thailand win IBSF 6red Ladies Title
Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan of Thailand won the 2nd edition of IBSF World Women 6Reds Championship and retained the title in Asia that was won by Ng On Yee last year.
RIBSA National Doubles Championship
The 2014 RIBSA National Doubles Championship was held in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Sunday and it was Nenagh men Brendan O Donoghue & Mark Walsh claiming the title.
2014 RIBSA National Champions
The Republic Of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association held their biggest ever Championship finals weekend in the history of the Association when 13 players were crowned National Snooker & Billiards Champions in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow.
2013 RIBSA Volunteer Of Year Award
During the Annual General Meeting of the Republic Of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association today in Carlow. The 2013 RIBSA Volunteer of year award was presented to Marian Leacy from Ivy Rooms Snooker in Carlow for all her work behind the scenes with RIBSA.
2014 RIBSA AGM Held – New Chairman
The Annual General Meeting of the Republic Of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association was held today during the Irish Championship weekend in the Ivy Rooms Snooker in Carlow. A new Chairman John Doherty from Letterkenny was elected unopposed after Jim Leacy had stepped down from the position. Jim will stay on Council as Vice Chairman.
Up Coming RIBSA Training Camps with PJ
RIBSA have Confirmed the following Snooker Coaching / Training Camps to prepare our players for International Events. All Camps will be between 11am – 4pm in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. The players will be videoed and received a DVD’s of their game to study at home.
McCrudden Wins The 2014 Memorial Cup
The 2014 Finbarr Ruane Snr Memorial Cup in honour of the two term president of RIBSA and long time patron of Irish and world Amateur snooker took place in CrossGuns yesterday and it was Martin McCrudden who came through a top field of 32 players to claim the Memorial Cup.
North West SC Cue Zone with PJ
This weekend our RIBSA National Coach PJ Nolan held a two day Coaching Zone in The Northwest Snooker Club in Letterkenny, Donegal.
Ballyforan SC Cue Zone with PJ
National Coach PJ Nolan held a Coaching Zone in one of the newest registered RIBSA clubs in Ireland, The Ballyforan Snooker Club in Co Roscommon.