IBSF WORLD UNDER 21 SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIPS
NORTH WEST SNOOKER CLUB
Dates : 31st July - 10th August 

CLICK INFORMATION ON LETTERKENNY

 

RIBSA Under 21 Training Day 11th July - Carlow

Stephen Reddighton, PJ Nolan and Daniel O Regan

 

Final Training Day with PJ Nolan 

Friday 30th July - Northwest SC - 5pm - 8pm
Any player who can not attend the training day must contact PJ ( 086 8634507 ) 


U-21 TRAINING DAY IN BALLINA SC - 4th JULY

The latest RIBSA Under 21 team training day was held in the Ballina Snooker Club in County Mayo with National Coach PJ Nolan

Garreth Boyle, Jason Devaney and Sean Conway were joined for todays training session by Darren Flaherty and some of the top junior players from the host club.

Richard Gorman had his club and tables in top condition for all the players and Jason Devaney won the event with a score of 516 beating Darren Flaherty's score of 448

Shane Coen won the local event with a score of 335 beating Fichra Ginty's score of 247 

RIBSA would like to thank Richard Gorman for making the day a great sucess

Players Meal Sponsored by The Broken Jug in Ballina



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MEET THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND PLAYERS 














David Cassidy & Greg Casey


 










Vincent Muldoon & Sean Conway













Jason Devaney & Tony Moore













Stephen Reddighton & Daniel O Regan



Garreth Boyle

INTERNATIONAL BILLIARDS & SNOOKER FEDERATION
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Mr. Pascal Guillaume
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Mr. Mohammed Kammah
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Email:Ibsf.secretary@africabsf.com Treasurer
Mr. Ray Habgood
P.O. Box 35-292, Browns Bay
North Shore City 0753
New Zealand
Tel: +64 9 479 49 87
Fax: +64 9 479 49 87
Email:rayhabgood.chtdacc@wave.co.nz

Dear Members,
On behalf of the IBSF Board of Directors and the Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association, I have the pleasure in inviting you to send your players to take part in the IBSF World Under 21 Men’s Snooker Championship.

The IBSF has introduced a new system to receive your player’s entries through the IBSF web site. 

 ( RIBSA will be looking after the Entries from the Republic Of Ireland  )

You will also enter your travel and accommodation details to the IBSF web site which will accept your entry when you complete all fields.

This system will not accept entries after 8th July 2010. Your country password will be emailed to your official federation email address.

Each country is allowed to send 3 players.

An entry fee of US$ 50.00 per player must be paid to the host Association on the first day of the championship.
The opening ceremony will be on 31st July at 8:00pm and the calendar of events will be emailed to you after the
closing date of entries.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Host Association: Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association

Host City: Letterkenny, Donegal

Dates: From 31st July till 10th August 2010

HOST ASSOCIATION CONTACTS
Chairman: JIM LEACY
Contact details:
Mobile phone: 00353862587546
Email address: jim@dome.ie

Host Venue: JOHN DOHERTY
Contact details:
Mobile phone: 00353872223164
Email address: john.doherty@mysmart.ie

Association address: SPORT HQ, JOYCE WAY, PARKWEST BUSINESS PARK, DUBLIN 12, REPUBLIC OF IRELAND.
Contact details:
Phone: 0035316251150
Fax: 0035316251151
Email address: ribsa@clubi.ie

ACCOMMODATION
Name of Championship hotel: GALLAGHER’S HOTEL
Address: MAIN ST., LETTERKENNY, CO. DONEGAL.
Tel. no.: 00353749122066
Fax. no.: 00353749110048
Website: www.gallaghershotel.com

HOTEL RATES
NORMAL ROOM RATES IN EURO including breakfast &Taxes.
Single room € 90
Double room € 140
Triple room N/A

SPECIAL ROOM RATES in EURO including breakfast & Taxes
Single room €55
Double room €80
Triple room N/A

INTERNATIONAL REFEREES:
12 International referees from Africa (2), Asia (4), Europe (4) and Oceania (2) will be invited according to the IBSF Referees regulations.

DAILY FOOD ALLOWANCE
Accommodation will be supplied on a twin share basis for all International Referees
Breakfast and one extra meal allowance to be offered to all International Invited Referees.
No allowances will be payable to any other officials, delegates or players.

VENUE INFORMATION
Venue: NORTHWEST SNOOKER CLUB, PORT RD., LETTERKENNY
Tel no.: 00353749121384 Fax no.: 00353749110131
Email address: john.doherty@mysmart.ie
WEBSITE www.northwestsnookerclub.com

Number of tables: 8 to 10 tables Number of practice tables: 4 (FOUR)
Cloth: IBSF 6811 Tournament Select
Balls: Aramith Scoring system: Electronic
Air Conditioning: Yes
Type of floor covering: CARPET
Seating / number of spectators: 150

TV COVERAGE AND PUBLICITY
TV coverage: NEGOTIATING
Number of hours: UNKNOWN
TV Network: Satellite:

TRAVEL
a) Name of nearest international airport:
BELFAST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
b) Name of nearest airport if not above: CITY OF DERRY AIRPORT
c) Name of other International airport: DUBLIN AIRPORT
Travel time from a) to location: FROM BELFAST…. 2 HOURS
Travel time from c) to location: FROM DERRY……45 MINUTES
Travel time from c) to location: FROM DUBLIN.........4 HOURS (Public Bus every two hours)
(Route 32 - See www.buseireann.ie )
Bus service: Yes Travel time: 2.5 HRS

Train service: no Average cost round trip: €30 BELFAST
€20 DERRY €30 DUBLIN
c) The travel time from Hotel to venue: 3 MINUTES WALK

The Republic of Ireland Billiards and Snooker Association have announced this week that they have secured the running of the World Under 21 snooker championships, which will be held from 31st July to 11th August in the North West Snooker Club, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal.

This tournament, which is the biggest event for juniors on the world calendar, will attract players from all over the world. These players are the best of the best in their respective countries and are the future of professional snooker worldwide.

There will be 80 entries in the tournament and along with referees, officials and delegates, the total numbers for the event will be 150/170. Add to that the fact that many will bring family, friends, coaches and managers the total influx of visitors to the town of Letterkenny could be up to 400 people.

The tournament will be run in groups in the early stages - ten groups with eight in each group. These group stages will be run over the first week and then the top players from the groups will form the Last 32 and it will be knockout from then on. The knockout stages will take four days to complete. The eventual winner will receive a prize of €4000 and a place on the professional WSA main tour for next year but most importantly, the title of “IBSF WORLD UNDER 21 SNOOKER CHAMPION”.  Former holders of this title include Ireland’s own Ken Doherty, China’s Ding Jun Hui, England’s Ronnie O Sullivan, Mark Allen from Northern Ireland and the new WSA World Champion, Neil Robertson from Australia.
 

The total cost of running an event of this magnitude will be around €50,000, which includes a prize fund of €10,000.  This will have to be raised by RIBSA and the local tournament organizers John Doherty and Bernard McGuinness and their team.
 
This is a huge undertaking in the current economic climate but the organizers believe it will be worth the effort if it brings an extra 400 tourists to the town for the fortnight.

The Republic of Ireland Billiards and Snooker Association and the North West Snooker Club has been working on this project for the past four months in conjunction with the International Billiards and Snooker Federation.

The North West Snooker Club have this week received confirmation that they have been successful in their bid despite stiff competition from other countries including Russia, Israel and China, where the sport is growing rapidly.

There will be a strong entry from the Irish players who will have home advantage. There will be several Irish players hoping to do well in the championships such as No. 1 seed in the current rankings David Cassidy from Cork and the 2010 National Champion Greg Casey, also from Cork. Vincent Muldoon and Sean Conway from Mayo will also be contenders.

Local interest will focus on North West’s Snooker Club’s Gareth Boyle. Gareth has not played on the national scene this year due to his studies in Galway University but the organisers have been given a wild card and they have nominated Gareth for the place. Gareth says he is delighted to have the opportunity to represent Ireland again and will be practising hard for the next three months to do his club and Letterkenny proud. Ireland will be allowed to enter eight players in the World Under 21 Championship as the host nation.

The North West Snooker Club is celebrating 25 years in business this year and what better way to celebrate than having the opportunity to run this World Event in the club. John Doherty, club owner and Tournament Director, said “I am looking forward to hosting this fantastic event and I hope the local Council, Chamber of Commerce and all the businesses of the town will get behind us to make this tournament one that all the visitors will remember for a long time to come”.

Any further information required about the World Under 21 Snooker Championships can be obtained from John Doherty at the North West Snooker Club 074 91 21384 or from Bernard McGuinness on 086 2480794. Indeed, anyone is free to call to the snooker club at any time to view the facilities and the tournament itself when it begins, free of charge.


John Doherty,

Vice Chairman R.I.B.S.A.
North West Snooker Club.