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Niall Lawless wins his first title taking down DBSL Series Event 1

The DBSL would like to congratulate Niall “The Dog” Lawless, of Pioneers Black, on winning the first instalment of the DBSL Handicap Series, held in Roadstone Snooker Club this Saturday. Niall narrowly beat the granite Ivor Fitzpatrick, of Pioneers Blue, in an exciting decider to take the match and first title of the 24/25 season.

Niall struggled a little early on in the day but managed to pull through a close pre lim match against Mustaffa from Roadstone D, beating him 2-1 before moving on and beating Clayton Cregan, of Pioneers Blue, 2-0. Lawless then faced his good friend Fergal Hagen, also of Pioneers Black, in the quarter final but no love was lost between them and they both battled hard to take the mach to a decider, with Lawless coming out on top 2-1.

Niall faced a dogged Daniel Brcko, of Pioneers Pink, in the semi final. Daniel, who had a great run to the semi final ran out of steam and Niall took advantage and closed out the match with a commanding 2-0 win.

On the other side of the draw, Ivor Fitzpatrick had a great run to the Final, beating Lenny Malone (Roadstone C) 2-1 in the pre lim and beating Cian Murtagh 2-1 (Pioneers Black) in the Last 16, before taking on fellow blue team mate Andrew Doherty in the quarter final, beating him 2-0 and progressing to the semi final where he beat Peter Conroy (Pioneers Black), 2-1 to book his place in the final.

Ivor also had the highest break of the tournament with a 90 break in the final against Niall.

As always, DBSL would like to thank Tournament Director Stephen Merrigan, and the Roadstone Snooker Club for their fine hospitality throughout the day.

Full details of the event below.

Runner up and Winner: Ivor Fitzpatrick and Niall Lawless

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Draw

Pre-Lim Round
09:30am – 1 +45 Clayton Cregan 2 v 0 Dehna Bennett +55
09.30am – 2 +45 Niall Lawless 2 v 1 Mustaffa +61
09.30am – 3 +45 Fergal Hagen 2 v 0 Brian O'Rourke +35
09.30am – 4 +71 Alex Hooper 0 v 2 Dave Goddard +49
09.30am – 5 +29 George Murphy 2 v 1 Conor Harkin +31
10.30am – 6 +65 Daniel Brcko 2 v 1 Kevin O'Brien +28
10.30am – 7 +27 Brendan Canavan 2 v 0 Paddy Smullen +67
10.30am – 8 +53 Martin McDonald 0 v 2 Aidan Phelan +34
10.30am – 9 +10 Ivor Fitzpatrick 2 v 1 Lenny Malone +60
Last 16
10:30am +45 Clayton Cregan 0 v 2 Niall Lawless +45
11.30am +45 Fergal Hagen 2 v 0 Dave Goddard +49
11.30am +29 George Murphy 0 v 2 Daniel Brcko +65
11.30pm +27 Brendan Canavan 1 v 2 Aidan Phelan +34
11:30pm +10 Ivor Fitzpatrick 2 v 1 Cian Murtagh +40
11.30pm +06 Andrew Doherty 2 v 0 Stephen Byrne Sir +70
12.30pm +37 Michael Kearns 2 v 0 Brendan Murphy +28
12.30pm +62 Conor Finn 1 v 2 Peter Conroy +52
Quarter Finals
Niall Lawless 2 v 1 Fergal Hagen
Daniel Brcko 2 v 1 Aidan Phelan
Ivor Fitzpatrick 2 v 0 Andrew Doherty
Michael Kearns 1 v 2 Peter Conroy
Semi Finals
Niall Lawless 2 v 0 Daniel Brcko
Ivor Fitzpatrick 2 v 1 Peter Conroy
Final
Niall Lawless 2 v 1 Ivor Fitzpatrick
Player Break
Ivor Fitzpatrick 90
Andrew Doherty 77

Event details
Venue: Roadstone: Saturday
Entrance Fee: 20 Euro entry fee includes table charges
Format: All matches are best of 3
Time: 09:30am start
Dress code: Trousers and polo neck shirt

DBSL Series 1 – Draw and Schedule – Roadstone

Draw

Pre-Lim Round
09:30am – 1 +45 Clayton Cregan 2 v 0 Dehna Bennett +55
09.30am – 2 +45 Niall Lawless 2 v 1 Mustaffa +61
09.30am – 3 +45 Fergal Hagen 2 v 0 Brian O'Rourke +35
09.30am – 4 +71 Alex Hooper 0 v 2 Dave Goddard +49
09.30am – 5 +29 George Murphy 2 v 1 Conor Harkin +31
10.30am – 6 +65 Daniel Brcko 2 v 1 Kevin O'Brien +28
10.30am – 7 +27 Brendan Canavan 2 v 0 Paddy Smullen +67
10.30am – 8 +53 Martin McDonald 0 v 2 Aidan Phelan +34
10.30am – 9 +10 Ivor Fitzpatrick 2 v 1 Lenny Malone +60
Last 16
10:30am +45 Clayton Cregan 0 v 2 Niall Lawless +45
11.30am +45 Fergal Hagen 2 v 0 Dave Goddard +49
11.30am +29 George Murphy 0 v 2 Daniel Brcko +65
11.30pm +27 Brendan Canavan 1 v 2 Aidan Phelan +34
11:30pm +10 Ivor Fitzpatrick 2 v 1 Cian Murtagh +40
11.30pm +06 Andrew Doherty 2 v 0 Stephen Byrne Sir +70
12.30pm +37 Michael Kearns 2 v 0 Brendan Murphy +28
12.30pm +62 Conor Finn 1 v 2 Peter Conroy +52
Quarter Finals
Niall Lawless 2 v 1 Fergal Hagen
Daniel Brcko 2 v 1 Aidan Phelan
Ivor Fitzpatrick 2 v 0 Andrew Doherty
Michael Kearns 1 v 2 Peter Conroy
Semi Finals
Niall Lawless 2 v 0 Daniel Brcko
Ivor Fitzpatrick 2 v 1 Peter Conroy
Final
Niall Lawless - v - Ivor Fitzpatrick
Player Break
Ivor Fitzpatrick 90
Andrew Doherty 77

Event details
Venue: Roadstone: Saturday
Entrance Fee: 20 Euro entry fee includes table charges
Format: All matches are best of 3
Time: 09:30am start
Dress code: Trousers and polo neck shirt

Enter Now – DBSL Series 1 Handicap

The 1st DBSL handicap tournament for the 24/25 season will take place on Saturday September 21st in Roadstone Snooker Club.
Entry fee is €20, which includes all table charges.
Start time 9.30am pre lims
DRESS code is Trousers shoes and polo shirt.
All matches best of 3
Entry closed Friday 6pm
Please enter your name on our website through our online entry system below or on the home page

ENTRY LIST
Brendan Murphy
Lenny Malone
Martin Mc Donald
Dave Goddard
Brendan Canavan
Peter Conroy
Niall Lawless
Kevin O’Brien
Paddy Smullen
Stephen Byrne Snr
Cian Murtagh
Brian O’Rourke
Clayton Cregan
Dehna Bennett
Michael Kearns
Daniel Brcko
Aidan Phelan
Fergal Hagen
Mustaffa
Ivor Fitzpatrick
Alex Hooper
Conor Harkin
George Murphy
Conor Finn
Andrew Doherty

  

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Upcoming Events on the Calendar for New Season

Date Event Venue
September 18th DBSL AGM Roadstone
September 21st DBSL Handicap Series Event 1 Roadstone
September 24th DBSL League Commences All Venues
November 10th DBSL Handicap Series Event 2 Pioneers
November 23rd ALL Ireland Club Championship Qualifiers Roadstone/Pioneers
December 07th Interprovincial Championships SBI Carlow
December 19th DBSL League Breaks for Christmas All Venues
January 07th DBSL League re-starts All Venues
January 11th DBSL Handicap Series Event 3 Roadstone
January 30th-Feb 02nd All Ireland Club Championship Glen Eagles Hotel Killarney
February 09th DBSL Handicap Series Event 4 Pioneers
March 22nd/23rd DBSL Individual Championships Roadstone/Pioneers
April 19th/20th DBSL Scratch Championships Roadstone/Pioneers
April 26th DBSL Handicap Series Event 5 Roadstone
May 18th DBSL Handicap Series Event 6 Pioneers
May 23rd Presentation Night Faughs GAA Club

DBSL AGM WEDNESDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER 2024

The DBSL AGM will be held on Wednesday 18th of September in Roadstone Snooker Club at 8pm to discuss the upcoming season. Please make sure the captain or at least one member of your team attends this meeting.

Ivor Fitzpatrick wins DBSL Event 6 and takes Series Ranking Title

The DBSL would like to congratulate Ivor Fitzpatrick, of Pioneers Blue, on winning the 6th DBSL series handicap event, held in the Pioneers Snooker Club. This is a double congratulations to Ivor as he is now the Dublin Series Ranking No.1 for this season by winning this event.

Ivor, once again, got off to good start, beating Dehna Bennett 2-0, in his last 16 match, and beating Andrew Doherty 2-1, in a close fought Quarter Final match.

In the semi final he took on Michael Kearns of Glenalbyn Red, winning the match with a convincing 2-0 win.

The final was a late showdown against Clayton Cregan of the Classic Snooker Club. Clayton got off to a good start winning the first frame on the black ball. Ivor quickly levelled the match at 1-1 and pressed on in the final frame, getting stronger, putting in an 80 break to take control of the decider.
Clayton held his own and pushed the match, best he could, down to the last three balls. Ivor played a telling snooker on the blue behind the pink and forced the chance he needed to pot blue and pink to take the frame and match.

Clayton had a good run to the his first DBSL final, beating Brendan Murphy 2-1 in the pre-lim round and the steady Conor Harkin 2-1 in the last 16. Clayton then progressed to beat Ray Kearns 2-0 in the quarter final and Joey Kenny 2-1 in the semi final match.

Ivor also had the highest break of the tournament with an an attempt at a maximum break in the Final, breaking down on 80.

DBSL would also like to thank Tournament Director Niall Lawless and Pioneer Snooker Club as always for their fine hospitality throughout the day. We would also like to thank Andrew Harvey of the Pioneer Snooker Club for his help throughout the day, and to Mark Dunne for supplying the food.

Full details of the event below.

Runner Up and Winner: Clayton Cregan and Ivor Fitzpatrick

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Draw

Pre-Lim Round
09:30am – 1 +63 Dehna Bennett 2 v 1 Pat Smullen +67
09.30am – 2 +10 Daniel Merrigan 1 v 2 Andrew Doherty +11
09.30am – 3 +40 Brian O'Rourke 0 v 2 Shane McCallister +76
09.30am – 4 +57 Peter Conroy 1 v 2 Michael Kearns +40
10.30am – 5 +73 Andrew Harvey 0 v 2 Mark Dunne +63
10.30am – 6 +42 Joey Kenny 2 v 0 Glen Foley +75
10.30am – 7 +75 Stephen Byrne Snr 2 v 1 Kevin O'Brien +33
10.30am – 8 +77 Matthew Dunne 2 v 0 Alex Hooper +76
11.30am – 9 +33 Brendan Murphy 1 v 2 Clayton Cregan +55
Last 16
11:30am +15 Ivor Fitzpatrick 2 v 0 Dehna Bennett +63
11.30am +50 Niall Lawless 0 v 2 Andrew Doherty +11
11.30am +76 Shane McCallister 0 v 2 Michael Kearns +40
12.30pm +73 Daniel Brcko 2 v 0 Mark Dunne +63
12:30pm +67 Tony O'Connor 0 v 2 Joey Kenny +42
12.30pm +55 Alan Fitzpatrick 2 v 1 Stephen Byrne Snr +75
12.30pm +68 Ray Kearns 2 v 0 Matthew Dunne +77
13.30pm +36 Conor Harkin 1 v 2 Clayton Cregan +55
Quarter Finals
Ivor Fitpatrick 2 v 1 Andrew Doherty
Michael Kearns 2 v 1 Daniel Brcko
Joey Kenny 2 v 1 Alan Fitzpatrick
Ray Kearns 0 v 2 Clayton Cregan
Semi Finals
Ivor Fitpatrick 2 v 0 Michael Kearns
Joey Kenny 1 v 2 Clayton Cregan
Final
Ivor Fitzpatrick 2 v 1 Clayton Cregan
Player Break
Ivor Fitzpatrick 80
Andrew Doherty 62

Event details
Venue: Pioneers: Sunday
Entrance Fee: 20 Euro entry fee includes table charges
Format: All matches are best of 3
Time: 09:30am start
Dress code: Trousers and polo neck shirt

DBSL Series 6 – Draw and Schedule – Pioneers

Draw

Pre-Lim Round
09:30am – 1 +63 Dehna Bennett 2 v 1 Pat Smullen +67
09.30am – 2 +10 Daniel Merrigan 1 v 2 Andrew Doherty +11
09.30am – 3 +40 Brian O'Rourke 0 v 2 Shane McCallister +76
09.30am – 4 +57 Peter Conroy 1 v 2 Michael Kearns +40
10.30am – 5 +73 Andrew Harvey 0 v 2 Mark Dunne +63
10.30am – 6 +42 Joey Kenny 2 v 0 Glen Foley +75
10.30am – 7 +75 Stephen Byrne Snr 2 v 1 Kevin O'Brien +33
10.30am – 8 +77 Matthew Dunne 2 v 0 Alex Hooper +76
11.30am – 9 +33 Brendan Murphy 1 v 2 Clayton Cregan +55
Last 16
11:30am +15 Ivor Fitzpatrick 2 v 0 Dehna Bennett +63
11.30am +50 Niall Lawless 0 v 2 Andrew Doherty +11
11.30am +76 Shane McCallister 0 v 2 Michael Kearns +40
12.30pm +73 Daniel Brcko 2 v 0 Mark Dunne +63
12:30pm +67 Tony O'Connor 0 v 2 Joey Kenny +42
12.30pm +55 Alan Fitzpatrick 2 v 1 Stephen Byrne Snr +75
12.30pm +68 Ray Kearns 2 v 0 Matthew Dunne +77
13.30pm +36 Conor Harkin 1 v 2 Clayton Cregan +55
Quarter Finals
Ivor Fitpatrick 2 v 1 Andrew Doherty
Michael Kearns - v - Daniel Brcko
Joey Kenny - v - Alan Fitzpatrick
Ray Kearns - v - Clayton Cregan
Semi Finals
Ivor Fitpatrick - v - Player
Player - v - Player
Final
Player - v - Player
Player Break

Event details
Venue: Pioneers: Sunday
Entrance Fee: 20 Euro entry fee includes table charges
Format: All matches are best of 3
Time: 09:30am start
Dress code: Trousers and polo neck shirt

Enter Now – DBSL Series 6 Handicap

The 6th and final DBSL handicap tournament for the 23/24 season will take place on Sunday May 5th in Pioneers Snooker Club.
Entry fee is €20, which includes all table charges.
Start time 9.30am pre lims
DRESS code is Trousers shoes and polo shirt.
All matches best of 3
Entry closed Friday 6pm
Please enter your name on our website through our online entry system on the home page

ENTRY LIST
Brian O’Rourke
Niall Lawless
Kevin O’Brien
Andrew Harvey
Michael Kearns
Glenn Foley
Shane McAllister
Andrew Doherty
Peter Conroy
Pat Smullen
Stephen Byrne Snr
Alan Fitzpatrick
Daniel Brcko
Dehna Bennett
Tony O’Connor
Clayton Cregan
Mark Dunne
Matthew Dunne
Joey Kenny
Conor Harkin
Daniel Merrigan
Alex Hooper
Ivor Fitpatrick
Ray Kearns
Brendan Murphy

Deepest Sympathies

The Dublin Billiards and Snooker were saddened to hear of the death of Rob Garvey’s sister. Our thoughts and prayers are with Rob and his family at this time. The funeral will take place on Saturday 27th April, details will be available on RIP.ie this morning.

The upcoming Dublin Club Championships due to take place on Saturday have been cancelled until further notice.

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Roadstone B are 2024 DBSL League Cup Winners

Congratulations from the DBSL to Roadstone B on winning the 2024 DBSL League Cup. The Final took place Saturday 20th April at the Roadstone Snooker Club where Roadstone B came out victorious over runners-up Pioneers White in a race to 7.

Roadstone B’s journey to the final saw them beat Glenalbyn Blue in the Quarter Finals, before moving on to beat Glenalbyn Red in the Semi Finals.

Pioneers White road to the final included wins over Roadstone D in the Quarter Finals and Pioneers Blue in the Semi Finals.

The final between Roadstone B and Pioneers White match ups:
Table 1 – Pat Coburn v Kristian Hayes
Table 2 – George Murphy v Diarmuid O’Connor
Table 3 – Mick Kearns v Jamie Shields
Table 4 – John McDonald v Martin Garland

Roadstone B got off to a flying start with Pat Coburn beating Kristian Hayes 3-0 on table 1 putting Pioneers White under the cosh straight away. Diarmuid O’Connor somewhat steadied for the ship for Pioneers White by beating George Murphy 2-1, taking the scores to 4-2 to Roadstone B overall.

The second half of the match began on table 3 and table 4 with Jamie Shields and Martin Garland, for the Whites, under pressure and fighting hard to both take the opening frames to level the match. Unfortunately for them, Roadstone B hit hard again with Mick Kearns taking the first frame over Jamie Shields and John McDonald beating Martin Garland on a re-spotted black to win the frame and match 7-2 to Roadstone B.

DBSL would also once again like to thanks Roadstone Snooker Club for their hospitality.

Winners: Roadstone D: Mick Kearns, Paul Arnold, John McDonald (Capt), George Murphy, Pat Coburn

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Runner Up: Pioneers White: Diarmuid O’Connor, Kristian Hayes, Jamie Sheilds (Capt), Martin Garland

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