Dublin Billiards and Snooker League News Archive 2009-2010
 
25th April 2010: A.L.S.A.A. clinched the Premier League Cup today with a 9-8 win over Spawell in Spawell Snooker Club. Willows 'A' beat holders Howth CYMS to win the Division 1 cup, while Roadstone 'G' beat Racecourse in the Division 2 final. Full results are available here.
 
17th April 2010: Brendan Thomas (Roadstone 'C') beat team-mate Stephen Byrne 3-0 in the final of the 6th East Intermediate in Crossguns Snooker Club today. Stephen and Brendan Griffin (Roadstone 'E') shared the highest break with a 60.
 
11th April 2010: Rodney Goggins (147, Wexford) won the 7th RIBSA senior ranking tournament in Carlow today. He beat Robert Murphy (Q Club, Wicklow) 5-2 in the final. Best D.B.S.L. performance was from Philip Browne (A.L.S.A.A.) who knocked out former professional Colm Gilcreest on the way to the quarter-finals before eventually losing to Goggins 4-0.
 
3rd April 2010: Wayne Doyle (Glenageary) won the Division 1 individual today in Roadstone Snooker Club, beating Peter Murphy (Willows 'A') 2-1 in the final. All the results from the day are available here.
 
27th March 2010: Ciaran Nangle (Roadstone 'G') won the Division 2 individual today in Roadstone Snooker Club, beating Len Malone (Roadstone 'H') in the final. All the results from the day are available here.
 
21st March 2010: The European Team Championships took place in Malta from 23rd-30th March and two D.B.S.L. players competed in the Masters team event. Results from the championships can be viewed here.
 
20th March 2010: Wayne Doyle (Glenageary) won the fifth East Intermediate in Celbridge Snooker Club today, defeating John McBride 3-2 in the final. Philip Browne (A.L.S.A.A.) made the highest break of the tournament with a 83.
 
Over 35's 4th Tournament
D.B.S.L. Over 35's 4 2009-2010
Brendan Thomas (Roadstone 'C') (winner), Naoise Kelly (Glenalbyn 'A'), Mick Holohan (Glenalbyn 'A')
Stephen Merrigan (Roadstone 'A') (finalist)
 
13th March 2010: Brendan Thomas (Roadstone 'C') won the 4th Over 35's today in Glenalbyn Snooker Club, beating Stephen Merrigan (Roadstone 'A') 2-1 in the final. This was the first over 35's held in Glenalbyn and many thanks go to Mick Holohan for providing excellent conditions and hospitality throughout the day.
 
11th March 2010: Dublin Bus clinched the Division 2 title tonight with 2 matches to spare with a 4-0 win over Roadstone 'F'. This leaves them 10 points clear over Roadstone 'F' with only 8 more points available.
 
27th February 2010: Albert Kenny won the fourth East Intermediate in Celbridge Snooker Club today, defeating Wayne Doyle (Glenageary) 3-1 in the final. Philip Browne (A.L.S.A.A.) made the highest break of the tournament with a 111, with Albert Kenny also making a 102.
 
14th February 2010: Robert Murphy (Q Club, Wicklow) won the 4th RIBSA senior ranking tournament in Carlow today. He beat Robert Redmond (A.L.S.A.A.) 5-0 in the final. Robert is the 1st D.B.S.L. player to reach the final of a senior ranking tournament for a number of seasons.
 
6th February 2010: Ross Doyle (Glenageary) won the fourth RIBSA Under 14 Ranking Tournament in Celbridge Snooker Club today, defeating Christopher Duffy (Northwest, Letterkenny) 2-0 in the final. Ross also had the highest break of the tournament with a 44. This is Ross's 3rd Under 14 tournament win of the season.
 
31st January 2010: Celbridge won the 2010 All Ireland Snooker Club Championship in Killarney today defeating QE1 from Northern Ireland in the final. Celbridge had a very strong line-up, as all of their team have been in the top 10 in RIBSA's senior rankings either now or in previous seasons. They were represented by Martin McCrudden, TJ Dowling, Colm Gilcreest, Phil Arnold, John Sutton and Nigel Power. Roadstone 'C' were the most successful of the D.B.S.L. teams, winning their group, before eventually losing to last year's winners St. Matthews from Northern Ireland in the prelim round. All the results from the weekend are available here.
 
RIBSA Masters January 2010
RIBSA Masters Event 4 2009-2010 Finalists
Frank Sarsfield (Limerick), Brendan Thomas (Roadstone 'C')
17th January 2010: Brendan Thomas (Roadstone 'C') made it two tournament wins in consecutive days, winning the latest Masters snooker tournament in Carlow today. He beat Frank Sarsfield (Limerick) 3-2 in the final.
 
16th January 2010: Brendan Thomas (Roadstone 'C') won the 3rd Over 35's today in Roadstone Snooker Club, beating George O'Hara (A.L.S.A.A.) 3-1 in the final.
 
2nd January 2010: Roadstone 'A' won the All Ireland Club Championship qualifiying tournament in Roadstone Snooker Club today, beating Spawell 3-0 in the final. Both teams qualify for the All Ireland Club Championship, along with Roadstone 'B', Roadstone 'C' and A.L.S.A.A. who either qualified by reaching the semi-finals of the qualifying tournament or winning their respective division last season. The All Ireland Club Championship takes place in Killarney from 28th-31st January.
 
More news from the 2009-2010 season available here.