DBSL would like to wish a huge congratulations to Peter “The Pistol” Conroy, of Pioneers Black, on winning the 2025 Dublin Individual Championships which was held this weekend in Roadstone and Pioneers Snooker Club on the 22nd/23rd March 2025.
Pete’s road to victory began Saturday morning in the Pioneers Venue and included two demolishing 3-0 wins over last year’s runner up Kevin O’Brien in the first round, and people’s champion Brian “Rocket” O Rourke, in the last 16.
The quarter final, however, was a little more cagey for Pete, but he still came through beating Pioneers Blue Joey Kenny 3-2 in a close decider.
Pete was again in fine form heading into the Semi Final, meeting one of Roadstone C’s finest, Paddy Brady. This match had a few ebbs and flows as Pete found himself 1-0 down to Paddy before battling back to 1-1, only for Paddy to push into the lead 2-1, and for Pete to once again battle back to level 2-2 bringing the game to a decider, Paddy looked the stronger as the frame neared its end but Pete’s tactical play marginally gained him the advantage which saw him edge over the line 3-2 and propel him into the final. Waiting for him was another Roadstone C obstacle. This time in the form of Big Dave Goddard.
In the Final showdown, the Pistol started strongly, potting some nice opening balls and playing tight safety, and quickly raced off to a 1-0 lead over his opponent. Dave battled hard in the second frame but Pete once again proved too strong, extending his lead out to 2-0. Dave struggled to contain the Pistol in the third frame and fell behind 38 points with 35 remaining. Dave had one last chance and played a nice red with the rest but couldn’t hold for the much needed pink or black. After a final bit of to-ing and fro-ing, Pete sealed the title by potting the brown for a 3-0 win, taking the match and title.
Dave’s impressive run to the final began in Round 1, beating the reigning champion Dehna Bennett of Pioneers Pink 3-1, and Pat Smullen of Pioneers Black 3-0 in the last 16, before eventually coming out victorious over a fellow Roadstone C team member Lenny Malone with a 3-0 win in the Quarter Final. On Sunday morning, Dave convincingly beat the steady Conor Harkin 3-0 in the semi final to book his place in the final against Peter.
DBSL would like to thank both Roadstone Snooker Club and Pioneers Snooker Club for once again hosting this great event, including Niall Lawless, Kevin O’Brien, Brendan Murphy, Ivor Fitzpatrick and Stephen Merrigan for showing a great deal of hospitality to all the players throughout the event. They would also like to thank Andrew Harvey for helping co-ordinate the latter parts of the Saturday event in Pioneers and a special mention and thanks to Brian “The Rocket” O’Rourke for reffing the Final.
DBSL would once again especially like to thank First Aid Systems Ltd for kindly sponsoring the event, which has hugely helped support not only this great tournament but also the growth of Snooker in Dublin.
Runner-up and Winner: Dave Goddard and Peter Conroy
Finalist and Referee Brian O’Rourke
Semi Finalists: Conor Harkin, Dave Goddard, Paddy Brady, Peter Conroy
Full details of the event below.
Draw
| Pre-Lim Round | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +37 | Michael Kearns | 3 | v | 2 | Andrew Harvey | +68 |
| +42 | Daniel McNamee | 0 | v | 3 | Ray Kearns | +65 |
| +47 | Dave Goddard | 3 | v | 0 | Philip McCaffrey | +21 |
| Round 1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +28 | Kevin O'Brien | 0 | v | 3 | Peter Conroy | +52 |
| +60 | Tony O'Connor | 2 | v | 3 | Brian O'Rourke | +35 |
| +65 | Daniel Brcko | 2 | v | 3 | Clayton Cregan | +35 |
| +34 | Aidan Phelan | 2 | v | 3 | Joey Kenny | +37 |
| +23 | Paddy Brady | 3 | v | 0 | Dean Murray | +25 |
| +08 | Ivor Fitzpatrick | 1 | v | 3 | Tommy Murphy | +28 |
| +18 | Robert Moynihan | 3 | v | 2 | Mark Dunne | +58 |
| +45 | Niall Lawless | 3 | v | 1 | Michael Kearns | +37 |
| +00 | Philip Browne | 0 | v | 3 | Brendan Canavan | +27 |
| +74 | Alex Hooper | 0 | v | 3 | Martin McDonald | +53 |
| +29 | George Murphy | 2 | v | 3 | Conor Harkin | +28 |
| +17 | Robert Kenna | 3 | v | 0 | Paul Dunne | +05 |
| +38 | Tony Kenny | 3 | v | 0 | Stephen Byrne Snr | +70 |
| +60 | Lenny Malone | 3 | v | 0 | Brendan Murphy | +28 |
| +67 | Paddy Smullen | 3 | v | 2 | Ray Kearns | +65 |
| +52 | Dehna Bennett | 1 | v | 3 | Dave Goddard | +47 |
| Last 16 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +52 | Peter Conroy | 3 | v | 0 | Brian O’Rourke | +35 |
| +35 | Clayton Cregan | 1 | v | 3 | Joey Kenny | +37 |
| +23 | Paddy Brady | 3 | v | 2 | Tommy Murphy | +28 |
| +18 | Robert Moynihan | 1 | v | 3 | Niall Lawless | +45 |
| +27 | Brendan Canavan | 3 | v | 0 | Martin McDonald | +53 |
| +28 | Conor Harkin | 3 | v | 0 | Robert Kenna | +17 |
| +38 | Tony Kenny | 0 | v | 3 | Lenny Malone | +60 |
| +67 | Paddy Smullen | 0 | v | 3 | Dave Goddard | +47 |
| Quarter Finals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +52 | Peter Conroy | 3 | v | 2 | Joey Kenny | +37 |
| +23 | Paddy Brady | 3 | v | 2 | Niall Lawless | +45 |
| +27 | Brendan Canavan | 1 | v | 3 | Conor Harkin | +28 |
| +60 | Lenny Malone | 0 | v | 3 | Dave Goddard | +47 |
| Semi Finals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +52 | Peter Conroy | 3 | v | 2 | Paddy Brady | +23 |
| +28 | Conor Harkin | 0 | v | 3 | Dave Goddard | +47 |
| Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +52 | Peter Conroy | 3 | v | 0 | Dave Goddard | +47 |
| Player | Break |
|---|---|
| Conor Harkin | 48 |
| Clayton Cregan | 46 |
| Peter Conroy | 43 |
| Brendan Canavan | 40 |
Event details
Venue: Roadstone and Pioneers
Entrance Fee: 20 Euro entry fee includes table charges
Format: All matches are best of 5
Handicaps: DBSL handicaps used
Time: 10.00am start
Dress code: Full Dress Code Last 4 – Polo Shirt and Trousers – Pre Semi Final