Irish Amateur Championship (snooker)
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| Tournament information | |
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| Venue | Ivy Room |
| Location | Carlow |
| Country | Ireland |
| Established | 1927 |
| Organisation(s) | Snooker & Billiards Ireland (formerly RIBSA) |
| Format | Amateur event |
| Recent edition | 2023 |
| Current champion |  Brendan O'Donoghue |
The Irish Amateur Championship (occasionally known as the Irish National Championship) is an annual snooker competition played in Ireland and is the highest ranking amateur event in Ireland.
History[edit]
The competition was first established back in 1927 which was won by T.H. Fayrey. The title is currently held by Brendan O'Donoghue, who has won the competition a record six times in the modern era.[1]
Many former champions have gone on to play on the world tour such as Colm Gilcreest, David Morris, Vincent Muldoon, Brendan O'Donoghue, Rodney Goggins and, most notably, twice winner Ken Doherty. He went on to become the only former Irish champion to win the World Snooker Championship in 1997, when he ended Stephen Hendry's run of five consecutive wins.
Winners[edit]
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| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final score | ||
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| 1931 | J. Ayres[4]
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| 1932: Not contested[4] | |||||
| 1933 | Seumas Fenning[4]
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| 1934: Not contested[4] | |||||
| 1935 | Seumas Fenning[4]
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| 1936: Not contested[4] | |||||
| 1937 | P. J. O'Connor[4]
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| 1938–1939: Not contested[4] | |||||
| 1940 | Pete Merrigan[4]
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| 1941: Not contested[4] | |||||
| 1942 | P. J. O'Connor[4]
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| 1943: Not contested[4] | |||||
| 1944 | Seumas Fenning[4]
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| 1945–1946: Not contested[4] | |||||
| 1947 | Charlie Downey[4]
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| 1948 | Pete Merrigan[4]
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| 1949 | Seumas Fenning[4]
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| 1950–1951: Not contested[4] | |||||
| 1952 | W. Brown[4]
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| 1953 | S. Brooks[4]
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| 1954 | Seumas Fenning[4]
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| 1955 | Seumas Fenning[4]
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| 1956 | W. Brown[4]
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| 1957 | J. Connolly[4]
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| 1958 | G. Gibson[4]
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| 1959–1960: Not contested[4] | |||||
| 1961 | W. Brown[4]
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| 1962 | J. Weber[4]
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| 1963 | J. Rogers[4]
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| 1964 | J. Rogers[4]
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| 1965 | W. Fields[4]
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| 1966 | G. Hanway[4]
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| 1967 |  Paddy Morgan[4]
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Billy Kelly
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| 1968 | G. Hanway[4]
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| 1969 | D. Dally[4]
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| 1970 | Dessie Sheehan[4]
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| 1971 | Dessie Sheehan[4]
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| 1972 | J. Rogers[4]
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| 1973 | F. Murphy[4]
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| 1974 | P. Burke[4]
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| 1975 | F. Nathan[4]
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| 1976 | P. Burke[4]
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| 1977 | J. Clusker[4]
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| 1978 | Eugene Hughes[4]
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| 1979 | Eugene Hughes[4]
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| 1980 | Dessie Sheehan[4]
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| 1981 | A. Kearney[4]
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| 1982 | Paddy Browne[4]
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| 1983 | J. Long[4]
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| 1984 | Paul Ennis[4]
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| 1985 | Gay Burns
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Ken Doherty
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11–6 | ||
| 1986 | Gay Burns
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Damien McKiernan
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8–3 | ||
| 1987 | Ken Doherty
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Richard Nolan
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8–7 | ||
| 1988 | John Buckley
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Stephen Murphy
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8–7 | ||
| 1989 | Ken Doherty
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Anthony O'Connor
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8–5 | ||
| 1990 | Stephen O'Connor
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Richie McHugh
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8–7 | ||
| 1991 | Jason Watson
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Joe Canny
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8–5 | ||
| 1992 | Jason Watson
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Douglas Hogan
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8–3 | ||
| 1993 | Colm Gilcreest
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Jason Watson
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8–7 | ||
| 1994 | Mick Kane
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Tom Gleeson
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8–4 | ||
| 1995 | Tom Gleeson
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Paul Ennis
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8–5 | ||
| 1996 | Joe Canny
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Shay Clinton
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8–1 | ||
| 1997 | TJ Dowling
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Garry Hardiman
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8–6 | ||
| 1998 | TJ Dowling
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Douglas Hogan
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8–3 | ||
| 1999 | Joe Canny
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Stanley Murphy
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8–3 | ||
| 2000 | Rodney Goggins
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Garry Hardiman
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8–7 | ||
| 2001[5] | Martin McCrudden
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Brendan O'Donoghue
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8–5 | ||
| 2002 | Jason Watson
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Tom Gleeson
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8–2 | ||
| 2003 | Brendan O'Donoghue
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Martin McCrudden
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8–5 | ||
| 2004 | David Morris
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Rodney Goggins
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8–4 | ||
| 2005 | David Morris
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Brendan O'Donoghue
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8–2 | ||
| 2006 | David Morris
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Brendan O'Donoghue
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8–2 | ||
| 2007 | Vincent Muldoon
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John Torpey
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8–2 | ||
| 2008 | Vincent Muldoon
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Garry Hardiman
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8–4 | ||
| 2009 | Martin McCrudden
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David Hogan
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8–6 | ||
| 2010 | Martin McCrudden
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Vincent Muldoon
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8–6 | ||
| 2011[6] | Jason Devaney
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David Hogan
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8–6 | ||
| 2012[7] | Vincent Muldoon
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Martin McCrudden
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10–5 | ||
| 2013[8] | Michael Judge
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Robert Redmond
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8–5 | ||
| 2014[9] | Martin McCrudden
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Michael Judge
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7–3 | ||
| 2015[10] | Brendan O'Donoghue
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Robert Murphy
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7–2 | ||
| 2016[11] | TJ Dowling
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Jonathan Williams
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7–3 | ||
| 2017[12] | Brendan O'Donoghue
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Rodney Goggins
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6–3 | ||
| 2018 | Michael Judge
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Rodney Goggins
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6–5 | ||
| 2019 | David Morris
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Josh Boileau
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7–3 | ||
| 2020 | Tournament Not Held | ||||
| 2021 | Brendan O'Donoghue
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David Morris
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6–5 | ||
| 2022 | Brendan O'Donoghue
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Ryan Cronin
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7–4 | ||
| 2023 | Brendan O'Donoghue
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Ross Bulman
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7–5 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Super Six for O'Donoghue in Ireland". WPBSA. 16 May 2023. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Irish Amateur Championship History". ribsa.ie. Republic Of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ "Rep. of Irl. Snooker C/Ship" (PDF). Cork Billiards & Snooker. May 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.[permanent dead link]
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- ^ "McCrudden takes snooker championship title". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2007.
- ^ "Devaney creates Irish snooker history". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ^ "Muldoon Wraps up Season with Irish Championship". snookerhq.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Irish Scene: Judge Wins National Championship". snookerhq.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "McCrudden Lands Fourth National Title". snookerhq.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "O'Donoghue Wins Senior Championships". ribsa.ie. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ "TJ Dowling claims National Snooker Championship". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Brendan O'Donoghue claims National Snooker Championship". RTÉ. Retrieved 7 May 2017.