Irish Amateur Championship (snooker)

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.

Irish Amateur Championship
Tournament information
VenueIvy Room
LocationCarlow
CountryIreland
Established1927 (1927)
Organisation(s)Republic Of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association
FormatAmateur event
Recent edition2019
Current champion(s) David Morris

History

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
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Year Winner Runner-up Final score
Amateur event
1931 J. Ayres[4]
1932: Not contested[4]
1933 S. Fenning[4]
1934: Not contested[4]
1935 S. Fenning[4]
1936: Not contested[4]
1937 P. J. O'Connor[4]
1938-1939: Not contested[4]
1940 P. Merrigan[4]
1941: Not contested[4]
1942 P. J. O'Connor[4]
1943: Not contested[4]
1944 S. Fenning[4]
1945-1946: Not contested[4]
1947 C. Downey[4]
1948 P. Merrigan[4]
1949 S. Fenning[4]
1950-1951: Not contested[4]
1952 W. Brown[4]
1953 S. Brooks[4]
1954 S. Fenning[4]
1955 S. Fenning[4]
1956 W. Brown[4]
1957 J. Connolly[4]
1958 G. Gibson[4]
1959-1960: Not contested[4]
1961 W. Brown[4]
1962 J. Weber[4]
1963 J. Rogers[4]
1964 J. Rogers[4]
1965 W. Fields[4]
1966 G. Hanway[4]
1967 Paddy Morgan[4]
1968 G. Hanway[4]
1969 D. Dally[4]
1970 Dessie Sheehan[4]
1971 Dessie Sheehan[4]
1972 J. Rogers[4]
1973 F. Murphy[4]
1974 P. Burke[4]
1975 F. Nathan[4]
1976 P. Burke[4]
1977 J. Clusker[4]
1978 Eugene Hughes[4]
1979 Eugene Hughes[4]
1980 Dessie Sheehan[4]
1981 A. Kearney[4]
1982 Paddy Browne[4]
1983 J. Long[4]
1984 P. Ennis[4]
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[5] 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[6] Jason Devaney David Hogan 8–6
2012[7] Vincent Muldoon Martin McCrudden 10–5
2013[8] Michael Judge Robert Redmond 8–5
2014[9] Martin McCrudden Michael Judge 7–3
2015[10] Brendan O'Donoghue Robert Murphy 7–2
2016[11] TJ Dowling Jonathan Williams 7–3
2017[12] Brendan O'Donoghue Rodney Goggins 6–3
2018 Michael Judge Rodney Goggins 6–5
2019 David Morris Josh Boileau 7–3

References
  1. "Irish Amateur Championship History". ribsa.ie. Republic Of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  2. May 2014 "Rep. of Irl. Snooker C/Ship" Check |url= value (help). Cork Billiards & Snooker. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  3. http://cuetracker.net/Tournaments/Irish-Amateur-Championship
  4. Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987-88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. p. 313. ISBN 0356146901.
  5. "McCrudden takes snooker championship title". RTÉ. Retrieved 14 June 2007.
  6. "Devaney creates Irish snooker history". RTÉ. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  7. "Muldoon Wraps up Season with Irish Championship". snookerhq.com. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  8. "Irish Scene: Judge Wins National Championship". snookerhq.com. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  9. "McCrudden Lands Fourth National Title". snookerhq.com. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  10. "O'Donoghue Wins Senior Championships". ribsa.ie. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  11. "TJ Dowling claims National Snooker Championship". RTÉ. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  12. "Brendan O'Donoghue claims National Snooker Championship". RTÉ. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
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