Irish Amateur Championship (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Ivy Room |
| Location | Carlow |
| Country | Ireland |
| Established | 1927 |
| Organisation(s) | Republic Of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association |
| Format | Amateur event |
| Recent edition | 2016 |
| Current champion(s) |
 TJ Dowling |
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.
The competition was first established back in 1927 which was won by T.H. Fayrey. The championship is currently held by TJ Dowling. 2014 champion Martin McCrudden has won the tournament 4 times and is now the most successful player in the modern era.
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 noticeably Ken Doherty who won the compition in 1987 and 1989 and would go on to become the only former champion to win the World Snooker Championship in 1997 ending Stephen Hendry's run of 5 consecutive World Championship wins.
Currently only former champion Ken Doherty is currently playing on the world tour.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amateur event | |||||
| 1985 | Gay Burns |
Ken Doherty |
11–6 | ||
| 1986 | Gay Burns |
Damien McKiernan |
8–3 | ||
| 1987 | Ken Doherty |
Richard Nolan |
8–7 | ||
| 1988 | John Buckley |
Stephen Murphy |
8–7 | ||
| 1989 | Ken Doherty |
Anthony O'Connor |
8–5 | ||
| 1990 | Stephen O'Connor |
Richie McHugh |
8–7 | ||
| 1991 | Jason Watson |
Joe Canny |
8–5 | ||
| 1992 | Jason Watson |
Douglas Hogan |
8–3 | ||
| 1993 | Colm Gilcreest |
Jason Watson |
8–7 | ||
| 1994 | Mick Kane |
Tom Gleeson |
8–4 | ||
| 1995 | Tom Gleeson |
Paul Ennis |
8–5 | ||
| 1996 | Joe Canny |
Shay Clinton |
8–1 | ||
| 1997 | TJ Dowling |
Garry Hardiman |
8–6 | ||
| 1998 | TJ Dowling |
Douglas Hogan |
8–3 | ||
| 1999 | Joe Canny |
Stanley Murphy |
8–3 | ||
| 2000 | Rodney Goggins |
Garry Hardiman |
8–7 | ||
| 2001[4] | Martin McCrudden |
Brendan O'Donoghue |
8–5 | ||
| 2002 | Jason Watson |
Tom Gleeson |
8–2 | ||
| 2003 | Brendan O'Donoghue |
Martin McCrudden |
8–5 | ||
| 2004 | David Morris |
Rodney Goggins |
8–4 | ||
| 2005 | David Morris |
Brendan O'Donoghue |
8–2 | ||
| 2006 | David Morris |
Brendan O'Donoghue |
8–2 | ||
| 2007 | Vincent Muldoon |
John Torpey |
8–2 | ||
| 2008 | Vincent Muldoon |
Garry Hardiman |
8–4 | ||
| 2009 | Martin McCrudden |
David Hogan |
8–6 | ||
| 2010 | Martin McCrudden |
Vincent Muldoon |
8–6 | ||
| 2011[5] | Jason Devaney |
David Hogan |
8–6 | ||
| 2012[6] | Vincent Muldoon |
Martin McCrudden |
10–5 | ||
| 2013[7] | Michael Judge |
Robert Redmond |
8–5 | ||
| 2014[8] | Martin McCrudden |
Michael Judge |
7–3 | ||
| 2015[9] | Brendan O'Donoghue |
Robert Murphy |
7–2 | ||
| 2016[10] | TJ Dowling |
Jonathan Williams |
7–3 | ||
References
- ↑ "Irish Amateur Championship History". ribsa.ie. Republic Of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ↑ May 2014 "Rep. of Irl. Snooker C/Ship." Check
|url=value (help) (PDF). Cork Billiards & Snooker. Retrieved 3 December 2014. - ↑ http://cuetracker.net/Tournaments/Irish-Amateur-Championship
- ↑ "McCrudden takes snooker championship title". RTÉ. Retrieved 14 June 2007.
- ↑ "Devaney creates Irish snooker history". RTÉ. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ↑ "Muldoon Wraps up Season with Irish Championship". snookerhq.com. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ↑ "Irish Scene: Judge Wins National Championship". snookerhq.com. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ↑ "McCrudden Lands Fourth National Title". snookerhq.com. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ "O'Donoghue Wins Senior Championships". ribsa.ie. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ↑ "TJ Dowling claims National Snooker Championship". RTÉ. Retrieved 8 May 2016.