How do you see the state of snooker in RoI?

bradolf pittler · 13-03-2021 4:00pm

Just been given a sneak peek at the plans for the new SBI headquarters planned for Carlow to replace the old Ivy Rooms.
Theres gonna be 7 or 8 tables with 1 arena type match table,Players lounge with kitchen,Coaching area,Meeting rooms and even a small shop for cues and accessories etc.
Some of the tables will be Stars like the ones used by the pros but that depends on how much funding the can acquire from Sport Ireland.
No idea of an opening date as of yet due to covid of course but i'm told it will be fully operational by Sept with a soft opening in mid summer.
Should be a great shot in the arm for the game in the country when everything opens up but like i've said before the powers that be have a huge job on their hands to get the game of snooker back to anywhere near its former glory.

FR01 · 16-03-2021 11:52am

bradolf pittler wrote: »

Just been given a sneak peek at the plans for the new SBI headquarters planned for Carlow to replace the old Ivy Rooms.
Theres gonna be 7 or 8 tables with 1 arena type match table,Players lounge with kitchen,Coaching area,Meeting rooms and even a small shop for cues and accessories etc.
Some of the tables will be Stars like the ones used by the pros but that depends on how much funding the can acquire from Sport Ireland.
No idea of an opening date as of yet due to covid of course but i'm told it will be fully operational by Sept with a soft opening in mid summer.
Should be a great shot in the arm for the game in the country when everything opens up but like i've said before the powers that be have a huge job on their hands to get the game of snooker back to anywhere near its former glory.

Fund the grass roots, improve the coaching set up and fund more clubs scattered throughout the country. That’s what they need to be doing instead of opening up some fancy new set up.

Joe_ Public · 16-03-2021 12:26pm

Be nice to do loads of things but i think we have to be real. What support does snooker get from the state and why cant it get more? Core grant last year was 75k which is lower than pitch&putt or surfing. In the covid relief grants given out just before xmas, cue sports got nothing. The GAA got 30m as well as a €15m gift just for putting on the championships. And fair play to them for that, of course. Some time back i sifted through the list of capital improvement grants handed out going back to 2001 and could not find a single snooker club listed. Not to say it never happened, just i couldnt find it.

Question is how does the sport make a case for a greater share of the pie. Not easy. I do welcome the new venture, a hq and centre of high performance is absolutely essential and wish them luck with it. If only snooker could find a way onto the Olympic roster...but that is mere pipe dream really.

FR01 · 16-03-2021 12:38pm

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Be nice to do loads of things but i think we have to be real. What support does snooker get from the state and why cant it get more? Core grant last year was 75k which is lower than pitch&putt or surfing. In the covid relief grants given out just before xmas, cue sports got nothing. The GAA got 30m as well as a €15m gift just for putting on the championships. And fair play to them for that, of course. Some time back i sifted through the list of capital improvement grants handed out going back to 2001 and could not find a single snooker club listed. Not to say it never happened, just i couldnt find it.

Question is how does the sport make a case for a greater share of the pie. Not easy. I do welcome the new venture, a hq and centre of high performance is absolutely essential and wish them luck with it. If only snooker could find a way onto the Olympic roster...but that is mere pipe dream really.

Only one club ever got a handout - the rest were expected to provide their facilities, I’d hate to calculate the amount of grant money the national association have pissed away throughout the years on pointless expenses and junkets etc but then again that’s another story.

To promote the game it’s very simple, help out the clubs scattered through the four corners of the country. Throw them a set of balls, a new cloth , anything at all that shows them the national association actually cares about them ? God knows they need all the help they can get now !

Joe_ Public · 16-03-2021 1:04pm

I guess everybody has their own ideas. And of course you want to see clubs and those at the grassroots being supported. The need to strike a balance between high performance sector and grassroots is a perennial issue for every sport, particularly those without access to even the most modest of money trees.

In an ideal world, i'd love to see the likes of Ken and fergal getting more involved in the governing side of things, in whatever role will help. Probably only very minor while they're still on tour but any little bit help. I'd also like to know the breakdown between commercial and community in relation to clubs. I think the time is long gone we can rely on the commercial sector to keep going. I think the Institute in nenagh is community run and that club has a great record of producing top club players. The uk has a great advantage with the chinese based there and more and more academies opening up, i notice a steady stream of uk players moving to sign up for them.

bradolf pittler · 18-03-2021 6:41pm

FR01 wrote: »

Fund the grass roots, improve the coaching set up and fund more clubs scattered throughout the country. That’s what they need to be doing instead of opening up some fancy new set up.

I'd agree about funding grass roots.The old RIBSA seemed to be obsessed with finding the next Ken or Fergal other then what was really needed.....Finding 100 or so Juniors to kick start the conveyor belt and keeping them involved in the game after they go overage.
I believe that a national coaching network is in the works.No details as yet but but I've seen on their site in the past that they regularly hold coaching seminars to grade new coaches.
The "Fancy new set up" is badly needed.Most players main gripe is the inconsistency and poor quality of the tables they play on in comps.All going well they will have top match tables which will benefit all comers from the bangers to the Q school hopefulls.
This Academy is a good thing.

FR01 · 18-03-2021 7:55pm

bradolf pittler wrote: »

I'd agree about funding grass roots.The old RIBSA seemed to be obsessed with finding the next Ken or Fergal other then what was really needed.....Finding 100 or so Juniors to kick start the conveyor belt and keeping them involved in the game after they go overage.
I believe that a national coaching network is in the works.No details as yet but but I've seen on their site in the past that they regularly hold coaching seminars to grade new coaches.
The "Fancy new set up" is badly needed.Most players main gripe is the inconsistency and poor quality of the tables they play on in comps.All going well they will have top match tables which will benefit all comers from the bangers to the Q school hopefulls.
This Academy is a good thing.

Locating the new venue in Carlow will hardly help juniors from all corners of Ireland attend events especially when they have a 10am start on a Saturday morning ! Same for everyone who enters I guess.

As for a national coaching network ? Yes they are training new coaches but in an outdated programme run by a national coach that basically answers to no one. Ireland’s current highest qualified WPBSA coach is not even included in any discussion re a new coaching network.

Also RILSA who have basically grown the ladies game on their own with entry figures only the national association can only dream about have never been approached by SBI, so much so that they have set up their own academy in Kildare.

Granted the new association have new people on board and perhaps they should be given time but I really fear that they are jumping into this new set up with their eyes firmly closed.

FR01 · 22-04-2021 12:26pm

The national snooker association receives €75,000 in today’s sports grants - lets hope that it goes into promoting the grassroots of the game and is not wasted on useless junkets abroad etc &#55357;&#56397;

bradolf pittler · 23-04-2021 10:52am

https://sbireland.ie/2021/04/17/irish-snooker-starting-on-long-road-back-to-glory-days/

Good article and i agree with a lot that was said.
The days of large commercial snooker clubs are coming to an end, Grant funded community clubs are starting to spring up especially in the southern regions for some reason and this hopefully will lead to a resurgence at a grassroots level.
Dunno whats meant by "junkets"?
I can only think of EBSA and IBSF events where players and officials are sent to represent Ireland not only in playing in the events but attending AGM's where decisions are made at at European and World level. Hardly "junket" trips.They are not the FAI.

Joe_ Public · 23-04-2021 10:59am

bradolf pittler wrote: »

https://sbireland.ie/2021/04/17/irish-snooker-starting-on-long-road-back-to-glory-days/

Read that the other day, very interesting. Great to see Dylan Rees talk about establishing more community clubs because i think that has to be the future. Lovely to hear about Freddie Chute and a new club opening up in thurles, my old stomping ground back in the day. From small acorns etc

FR01 · 23-04-2021 11:30am

bradolf pittler wrote: »

https://sbireland.ie/2021/04/17/irish-snooker-starting-on-long-road-back-to-glory-days/

Good article and i agree with a lot that was said.
The days of large commercial snooker clubs are coming to an end, Grant funded community clubs are starting to spring up especially in the southern regions for some reason and this hopefully will lead to a resurgence at a grassroots level.
Dunno whats meant by "junkets"?
I can only think of EBSA and IBSF events where players and officials are sent to represent Ireland not only in playing in the events but attending AGM's where decisions are made at at European and World level. Hardly "junket" trips.They are not the FAI.

Prehaps junket may not have been the correct word but as far as I know and I’m open to correction is that only officials can vote in AGMS abroad and not players ? Just because the IBSF or EBSA send invitations for a number of players to attend doesn’t actually mean that Ireland has to send them ? It’s got to the stage that you are going down the ranking list to see who will go. Wasn’t it always the way to send the best, ie current amateur champion and also the current no. 1 in the rankings ? Now I’m not saying don’t send players to gain some experience in playing in these events but sending players just for the sake of it baffles me.

Also I found it a strange comment form the chairman to say large commercial clubs are coming to an end ? I’m sure the owners of the Spawell, the classic in Finglas, Terry Rodgers in Fairview and the Celbridge snooker club may be disappointed to hear this ?

Regardless if the grant money is put into supporting the grassroots which are the smaller community clubs scattered throughout the country then that can only be a good thing for the growth of the game.

FR01 · 23-04-2021 11:31am

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Read that the other day, very interesting. Great to see Dylan Rees talk about establishing more community clubs because i think that has to be the future. Lovely to hear about Freddie Chute and a new club opening up in thurles, my old stomping ground back in the day. From small acorns etc

Lovely guy Freddie Chute, a proper snooker man.

bradolf pittler · 23-04-2021 11:59am

FR01 wrote: »

Prehaps junket may not have been the correct word but as far as I know and I’m open to correction is that only officials can vote in AGMS abroad and not players ? Just because the IBSF or EBSA send invitations for a number of players to attend doesn’t actually mean that Ireland has to send them ? It’s got to the stage that you are going down the ranking list to see who will go. Wasn’t it always the way to send the best, ie current amateur champion and also the current no. 1 in the rankings ? Now I’m not saying don’t send players to gain some experience in playing in these events but sending players just for the sake of it baffles me.

Also I found it a strange comment form the chairman to say large commercial clubs are coming to an end ? I’m sure the owners of the Spawell, the classic in Finglas, Terry Rodgers in Fairview and the Celbridge snooker club may be disappointed to hear this ?

Regardless if the grant money is put into supporting the grassroots which are the smaller community clubs scattered throughout the country then that can only be a good thing for the growth of the game.

Try telling the parent of a junior player that his kid can't play in say a World U19 when they know there's an invitation there for 4 players and they only want to send 3....
I asked the same question a few years back when i saw 1 or 2 lads heading to a World Amateurs' that were obviously not up to the standard. The answer i got back was it's RIBSA's policy to fill the invitations that they are given. No matter how low down the rankings they have to go. Fair enough i suppose

I won't 2nd guess the new Chairman's comment about commercial snooker dying but my own thoughts are that we will probably never see a big club with 10/12 tables opening up in this country for a very long time.The clubs you mentioned are all well established and more then likely own their own premises which is a huge advantage. They are also all in and around Dublin which in itself is an advantage due to population size etc. The game itself will never really die out but the days of it being a viable new business model are well and gone.

FR01 · 23-04-2021 12:12pm

bradolf pittler wrote: »

Try telling the parent of a junior player that his kid can't play in say a World U19 when they know there's an invitation there for 4 players and they only want to send 3....
I asked the same question a few years back when i saw 1 or 2 lads heading to a World Amateurs' that were obviously not up to the standard. The answer i got back was it's RIBSA's policy to fill the invitations that they are given. No matter how low down the rankings they have to go. Fair enough i suppose

I won't 2nd guess the new Chairman's comment about commercial snooker dying but my own thoughts are that we will probably never see a big club with 10/12 tables opening up in this country for a very long time.The clubs you mentioned are all well established and more then likely own their own premises which is a huge advantage. They are also all in and around Dublin which in itself is an advantage due to population size etc. The game itself will never really die out but the days of it being a viable new business model are well and gone.

Can never understand the policy of sending players who are simply not up to it but if it’s a governing body’s policy to fill the invitations then that’s their decision.

I’m not so sure that snooker is not a viable business, yes the clubs I mentioned are in and around Dublin but there’s plenty of clubs in and around our most populated cities. Opening up a club in a rural area is hardly an intelligent business model.

bradolf pittler · 23-04-2021 12:35pm

FR01 wrote: »

Can never understand the policy of sending players who are simply not up to it but if it’s a governing body’s policy to fill the invitations then that’s their decision.

I’m not so sure that snooker is not a viable business, yes the clubs I mentioned are in and around Dublin but there’s plenty of clubs in and around our most populated cities. Opening up a club in a rural area is hardly an intelligent business model.

I think the point about new clubs opening is that we will see these as being non profit community funded clubs not business'.
Been racking my head trying to think of commercial clubs in the south east where i'm from
Kilkenny,Waterford,Wexford,Carlow,Tipperary......None
But there are a host of small 1 to 3 table clubs with a lot of dedicated lads keeping the game going

FR01 · 23-04-2021 1:55pm

bradolf pittler wrote: »

I think the point about new clubs opening is that we will see these as being non profit community funded clubs not business'.
Been racking my head trying to think of commercial clubs in the south east where i'm from
Kilkenny,Waterford,Wexford,Carlow,Tipperary......None
But there are a host of small 1 to 3 table clubs with a lot of dedicated lads keeping the game going

Since you mentioned it I’ve been trying to think of commercial clubs in the southeast and likewise I’ve come up with ..... none !

Such a shame really because there was quite a few back in the 1980’s and 90’s and they provided some superb players.

There are more and more of the smaller social clubs with two or three tables which looking at the lack of larger clubs has to be seen as promising. Hats off to the people who are running these clubs and hopefully we will see some new talent emerge from these set ups.

YFlyer · 26-04-2021 1:28am

The Vic in Limerick still open? CIE club closed

bradolf pittler · 26-04-2021 11:57am

YFlyer wrote: »

The Vic in Limerick still open? CIE club closed

I think that club has been gone for a few years now.
I do know that the main guys in Limerick like Frank Sarsfield and John Torphy now play in St John's

Joe_ Public · 26-04-2021 12:23pm

Is the Venetian still open? In my head I'm wondering if that isnt the old vic but i could easily be wrong about that. Mario Fernandez still going strong down in st johns too.

bradolf pittler · 26-04-2021 12:29pm

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Is the Venetian still open? In my head I'm wondering if that isnt the old vic but i could easily be wrong about that. Mario Fernandez still going strong down in st johns too.

The venetian doesn't ring a bell with me i'm afraid.
I think Mario has hung up his cue, Havn't seen him play in the Munster Club Champs for years now anyway

Joe_ Public · 26-04-2021 12:42pm

bradolf pittler wrote: »

The venetian doesn't ring a bell with me i'm afraid.
I think Mario has hung up his cue, Havn't seen him play in the Munster Club Champs for years now anyway

I could be wrong on both counts. Long time since i was in limerick, thought mario was still playing some masters but may well have packed it in.

YFlyer · 28-04-2021 12:00pm

bradolf pittler wrote: »

I think that club has been gone for a few years now.
I do know that the main guys in Limerick like Frank Sarsfield and John Torphy now play in St John's

Where is St John's?

Fun fact: Pat McCarthy cycle from Limerick to Tralee for a snooker tournament. He still managed to get through a few rounds.

fran38 · 29-04-2021 4:57am

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Is the Venetian still open? In my head I'm wondering if that isnt the old vic but i could easily be wrong about that. Mario Fernandez still going strong down in st johns too.

You're on about the Victoria probably? Like a previous poster said, the 'Vic' is closed, I think from around 2016.

YFlyer wrote: »

Where is St John's?

Fun fact: Pat McCarthy cycle from Limerick to Tralee for a snooker tournament. He still managed to get through a few rounds.

St John's is a private run club at the very top of William Street in Limerick City. Based in a period style house.

Fun fact: Pat could pick up a broomstick and make a ton. Fabulously talented player but never put in the effort.

The other snooker club in the city was St Michaels which started out asa temperance society in the 1920's or thereabouts. All of the notable snooker players that came out of Limerick played out of there originally before moving allegiences to the 'Vic'. The Victoria was a relatively new club which opened in the mid 1980's. Unfortunately The 'Vic' was a commercial business and time caught up with it. ST Michaels was run as an ofshoot of the St Michaels Boat Club and was historically seen as the poor cousin by the affluent members who frequented the boat club. St Michaels was a victim in part of Covid and was closed late 2020.

YFlyer · 29-04-2021 6:50am

I remember St John for the kick boxing with Albert Satchea and Eddie Moloney. The same place?

Michael's be just down from Donky Fords?

Met Pat at the Dennis Taylor exhibition. He would of loved to have got to play a frame.

fran38 · 29-04-2021 7:57am

YFlyer wrote: »

I remember St John for the kick boxing with Albert Satchea and Eddie Moloney. The same place?

Michael's be just down from Donky Fords?

Met Pat at the Dennis Taylor exhibition. He would of loved to have got to play a frame.

I don't know if that was St John's snooker club or maybe you went to a community centre in St John's parish (Garryowen).

Toddsies snooker hall was on Mary Street which is a five minute stroll from Donkey Forde's Toddsies closed in the late 90's.

bradolf pittler · 29-04-2021 5:43pm

fran38 wrote: »

You're on about the Victoria probably? Like a previous poster said, the 'Vic' is closed, I think from around 2016.

St John's is a private run club at the very top of William Street in Limerick City. Based in a period style house.

Fun fact: Pat could pick up a broomstick and make a ton. Fabulously talented player but never put in the effort.

The other snooker club in the city was St Michaels which started out asa temperance society in the 1920's or thereabouts. All of the notable snooker players that came out of Limerick played out of there originally before moving allegiences to the 'Vic'. The Victoria was a relatively new club which opened in the mid 1980's. Unfortunately The 'Vic' was a commercial business and time caught up with it. ST Michaels was run as an ofshoot of the St Michaels Boat Club and was historically seen as the poor cousin by the affluent members who frequented the boat club. St Michaels was a victim in part of Covid and was closed late 2020.

I remember playing in a few events in St Michaels many moons ago.
My main memory is of the really slippery floors. If you were streching for a shot or had 1 leg on the floor it would nearly come out from under you and might end up in a heap!!!!
My other memory is of the late great Willie Hayden who ran the place(I think)
A gentleman with a great knowledge of the game.

fran38 · 29-04-2021 9:49pm

bradolf pittler wrote: »

I remember playing in a few events in St Michaels many moons ago.
My main memory is of the really slippery floors. If you were streching for a shot or had 1 leg on the floor it would nearly come out from under you and might end up in a heap!!!!
My other memory is of the late great Willie Hayden who ran the place(I think)
A gentleman with a great knowledge of the game.

You're right about the floor lol. Willie Hayden and Phil Bermingham were the caretakers from the mid 80s up to late 90s. Both deceased now.

YFlyer · 30-04-2021 12:09pm

fran38 wrote: »

I don't know if that was St John's snooker club or maybe you went to a community centre in St John's parish (Garryowen).

Toddsies snooker hall was on Mary Street which is a five minute stroll from Donkey Forde's Toddsies closed in the late 90's.

It was St John Pavilion. Wondering if there were tables in one of the rooms?

Interesting, never heard the name Toddsies. The place with the unusual floor?

fran38 · 30-04-2021 8:24pm

YFlyer wrote: »

It was St John Pavilion. Wondering if there were tables in one of the rooms?

Interesting, never heard the name Toddsies. The place with the unusual floor?

The unusual floor if you could call it that, was St Mick's. Toddsies was beside St Mary's Pipe band hall on St Mary's Street. A one table club, it was always in a very bad state of repair. The club not the table. There was also a club overhead the old Burtons menswear shop on O'connell Street where Dunnes Stores is now. Apparently this was a thing back in the day with Burton shops in Ireland and Britain. There was always a snooker club situated overhead.

YFlyer · 30-04-2021 9:30pm

fran38 wrote: »

The unusual floor if you could call it that, was St Mick's. Toddsies was beside St Mary's Pipe band hall on St Mary's Street. A one table club, it was always in a very bad state of repair. The club not the table. There was also a club overhead the old Burtons menswear shop on O'connell Street where Dunnes Stores is now. Apparently this was a thing back in the day with Burton shops in Ireland and Britain. There was always a snooker club situated overhead.

Thanks Fran. Different times.

BonnieSituation · 05-05-2021 11:26am

Only got back into last year after decades out of it and sure enough lockdown locked me out of the club since Christmas.

Anyway, roll on June 7th and we're back open. Can't bloody wait.

BonnieSituation · 18-05-2021 9:59am

Fully intending to dragging a few of the lads up to the club regularly for games once its reopened.

God be with the days of having the likes of the Gala and similar facilities on your doorstep.

What's everyone else's plans going forward?

Outside of Cross Guns though, I wouldn't have a notion of where else to be headed tbh. Not that I mind that too much. It's the sort of place that I have no issue throwing cash over the counter to help keep open.

FR01 · 18-05-2021 12:13pm

Yeah can’t wait until June 7th comes along. Not many clubs knocking around now in Dublin apart from Ken’s in Terenure, The Spawell, CrossGuns,Terry Rodgers and the Classic.

BonnieSituation · 18-05-2021 12:34pm

FR01 wrote: »

Yeah can’t wait until June 7th comes along. Not many clubs knocking around now in Dublin apart from Ken’s in Terenure, The Spawell, CrossGuns,Terry Rodgers and the Classic.

Oh aye. But that's the first time I've ever seen a confirmed list of open spots.

Joe_ Public · 26-05-2021 9:32pm

Best of luck to the 4 guys over for Q School kicking off tomorrow. Big ask to have to win 6 consecutive matches for a guaranteed card, but if you're not in it you can't win it, so they say! Ross Bulman was within a couple of frames of earning his card 2 years ago, so be interesting to see how close he can go this time.

FR01 · 27-05-2021 1:36pm

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Best of luck to the 4 guys over for Q School kicking off tomorrow. Big ask to have to win 6 consecutive matches for a guaranteed card, but if you're not in it you can't win it, so they say! Ross Bulman was within a couple of frames of earning his card 2 years ago, so be interesting to see how close he can go this time.

Unfortunately not the greatest of starts for young Ross, losing his first match 4-1.

Joe_ Public · 27-05-2021 2:27pm

Better luck for Mick Judge with a 4-1 win over Tyrone man Fergal Quinn. Bit disappointing we only have 5 players here, only one under 40 who lost his match this morning. By my count, there are 18 welsh players here, 13 Scottish, just a shame we dont have a few more decent young prospects who fancied a crack at it.

FR01 · 27-05-2021 7:37pm

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Better luck for Mick Judge with a 4-1 win over Tyrone man Fergal Quinn. Bit disappointing we only have 5 players here, only one under 40 who lost his match this morning. By my count, there are 18 welsh players here, 13 Scottish, just a shame we dont have a few more decent young prospects who fancied a crack at it.

Lots of lads would jump at it, the financial cost however to compete is another story.

BonnieSituation · 27-05-2021 8:09pm

How much does it cost to enter Q school?

Joe_ Public · 27-05-2021 9:07pm

BonnieSituation wrote: »

How much does it cost to enter Q school?

A bag of sand, £1,000.

bradolf pittler · 28-05-2021 2:23pm

Joe_ Public wrote: »

A bag of sand, £1,000.

Need to also factor in up to 3 weeks in a hotel plus travel and living expenses so you can add at least another £2k to that.

Joe_ Public · 06-06-2021 10:49pm

Great to see Michael Judge giving it some rattle at q school this week. Hard fought 4-3 win against iranian Soheli Vahedi leaves him just two matches away from clinching the tour place he lost over 10 years ago. Got the the 16 year old antrim wunderkid Robbie McGuigan up next tomorrow. Fingers crossed for him, would be some story if he could make it, looks to be in decent nick this week anyway if the scoring is any guide.

Joe_ Public · 07-06-2021 11:22am

Judge needs just over an hour to dispatch young McGuigan 4-0, just one more match to go. Seems in really fine shape so every chance i think.

BonnieSituation · 07-06-2021 2:51pm

Cheers for the updates Joe.

Joe_ Public · 07-06-2021 2:55pm

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Cheers for the updates Joe.

No worries. Live scores on world snooker site. 3-0 ahead in his final match, finishing line in site!

Joe_ Public · 07-06-2021 3:00pm

And he's gone and done it! Michael Judge back on tour after a 10 year absenc! Cant say how delighted i am for him, had a nice draw in fairness but to only give up 4 frames over his 6 matches was some performance. Clubs back open and Mick Judge back on tour - great day for irish snooker for a change!

bradolf pittler · 08-06-2021 3:00pm

Delighted for Mick.
A real class act on and off the table.

BonnieSituation · 08-06-2021 4:36pm

That's great news.

Up to Cross Guns now on Thursday. Can't bloody well wait.

Joe_ Public · 09-06-2021 3:02pm

One throw of the dice left so hopefully Ross Bulman can get a bit closer this time. Drawn in a pretty nasty section so gonna be tough for him, hopefully take some inspiration from Judge and have a good go at it anyway

Joe_ Public · 12-06-2021 9:42pm

Ross going well this week, now just 2 matches away from securing his tour card. Two tough matches it has to be said but having a real cut at it anyway. Fingers crossed for more good news for Irish snooker tomorrow!

How do you see the state of snooker in RoI?

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