RILSA €3000 Girls Snooker Scholarship

Posted 07/07/2018 by michaelwaring

The Republic of Ireland Ladies Snooker Association have secured sponsorship valued at €3,000 towards the development of two junior players. Pic: RISLA web site 17-year-old Rachel Bradley from Kildare and 14-year-old Jennifer Earle from Dublin have been selected for this scholarship that will take in 1 year of snooker practice and free entry to the... Read more »

Leeds to Host Women’s Snooker Open Day

Posted 07/07/2018 by michaelwaring

As reported recently on the World Ladies Billiards and Snooker (WLBS) site, Leeds Kirkgate Markets and WLBS are to stage a special event in Leeds city centre. The Women's Snooker Open Day will take place from 10:00am on Friday 14th September 2018. Aimed at encouraging participation in snooker among women of all ages, the day will see... Read more »

Inaugural European Women’s Masters announced

Posted 29/06/2018 by michaelwaring

World Ladies Billiards and Snooker (WLBS) has announced the first staging of the European Women’s Masters will be held at the De Maxx club in Neerpelt, Belgium. The tournament will take place over three days from 5-7 October 2018 and feature the world’s best women players, each vying for ranking points and looking to take home... Read more »

The Republic of Ireland Ladies Snooker Association (RILSA) 2018 AGM

Posted 19/06/2018 by michaelwaring

The Republic of Ireland Ladies Snooker Association held their Annual General Meeting recently at their Academy in Sharkx Newbridge. The RILSA Chairman Dan Carroll, gave a comprehensive report on the 2017/2018 season.  Dan said “that RILSA went from strength to strength again breaking records and creating new initiatives for the 5th season in a row,... Read more »

Evans and On Yee given places on the Challenge Tour

Posted 01/06/2018 by michaelwaring

The WPBSA and World Snooker Federation have announced that both Ng On Yee and Reanne Evans have been nominated to join the new Challenge Tour for the 2018/19 season. Although neither of them did enough to secure a place by right from Q School, they were nominated as a result of their top two places... Read more »