By James O'ConnorCork’s Aaron Hill narrowly missed out on world glory last Sunday after losing 4-3 in the IBSF World U16 Snooker Championships final in St. Petersburg. After Hill (16) marched to a 2-0 lead in the skilful match, 13-year-old Belgian star Ben Mertens fought back to claim the title and end Hill’s hopes of becoming world champion.“It was a really tense final on Sunday and Aaron had a great chance to win the title. All of the lads were there supporting him and it was great, it went down to the wire,” said national coach PJ Nolan. Hill (Crucible SC) looked in control and was within touching distance of the title with a 3-1 lead, but his young Belgian opponent fought back to win the next two frames and force a decider.In the decider, Hill made 32 and after a number of safety shots, had Mertens in a difficult position. A lucky red got Mertens out of trouble and he took his chance to make a winning clearance of 53 and take the title.“Aaron put his … [Read more...] about Cork’s Aaron Hil narrowly misses out in World U16 Snooker Championships
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Young Donegal cueists off to China for World tests
Sean Devenney with sponsor Bobby Chan. TWO young Donegal cueists will be participating in the World Snooker Championship 2018 which gets underway in Jinan, China, next week. Letterkenny’s Sean Devenney and Ronan Whyte, Ardara, are both members of the North West Snooker Club in Letterkenny. Devenney (17) was a member of the Irish U18 team at the World Championships in Belgium two years ago while Ronan (18) was on both the U18 and U21 Ireland teams for the 2017 Championships, also held in China, twelve months ago. Sean Devenney is looking forward to putting his skills with a cue to the test against the world’s best. The fifth year student at Coláiste Ailigh has been selected as a member of both the national junior and U21 teams. “I’m really looking forward to it,” he said. Devenney is no stranger to the international stage, as a 13-year-old he was selected in the national team for the Celtic Challenge in Wales (both U14 and U16 level) and in May he was … [Read more...] about Young Donegal cueists off to China for World tests