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Semi Finals
In the Semi Finals Adam Bulman from Youghal CYMS faced Dylan Shaughnessy from the Crucible and it was the Crucible man who came out the winner 3-1. In the other semi-final it was a repeat of the U-18 final from the day earlier with Ryan McGuirk from R&R SC playing Aaron Smith from Potters SC Drogheda but this time the result went to Ryan with a 3 frames to nil victory.

The final
In the final you had 18 year old Dylan who was playing in his second U-21 Open final in a row after he was beaten by Daniel Merrigan in event 1 final last month and 13 year old Ryan who was playing in his fourth RIBSA final in 8 days after he reached the U-14, U-16, U-18 and U-21 finals over the last two weekends.

The final between Dylan Shaughnessy from the Crucible and Ryan McGuirk from R&R SC was superb and the first frame was a long one with lots of safety but it was Dylan who won it on the black with a dramatic fluke to go one nil up. In frame two Dylan controlled the frame to go two nil up and one frame away from his first RIBSA title. In frame three Dylan led by 21 on brown but Ryan cleared to win on black to win. In frame four it was again Dylan who got in front and played superbly to win the vital frame and his first major title. Dylan now moves to Number 1 on the open U-21 rankings.

The High break was won by Daniel Merrigan from Roadstone SC with a 50 break with Sean King and Ryan McGuirk making 46 breaks.

Thank you

RIBSA would like to thank all the players for making it another day of top class junior snooker, the Ivy Rooms for hosting the events and to Pat Mooney for being the Referee on the day.
RIBSA are looking forward to seeing everyone on day 3 on Sunday the 17th of December in Carlow where we will find out the players who have qualified for the U-21 Europeans, players who have kept their International Tour place or have been relegated and the Open tour players who have been promoted.
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• The Final
In the first frame it was very tight but it was Smith who potted the vital pink to go one frame up. In frame two Ryan had a big lead by Aaron cleared the colours to win it on the black to lead 2-0. In frame three Ryan built a good lead and the current under 14 National Champion McGuirk won it well on the colours to close the gap to 1-2. Frame four went to Ryan on the black to level 2-2. in the decider Aaron went 50 points up with the help of a 32, back came Ryan with a 33 and the match went to the final black and it was the 12year old who potted a long black to win his first RIBSA title.

• Semi Finals
Both semi-finals were excellent. It was Aaron Smith who beat birthday boy 11 year old Ronan McGuirk from R&R SC 3-1 in the first semi. Ronan had a fantastic result when he beat the number 1 seed Keith O Reilly from Newbridge CYMS in the previous round 3-2. In the other semi Ryan McGuirk beat John Joyce from Classic SC Dublin 3-1.
Open Tour Event 3 will be held on Saturday the 16th of December in Carlow.

• Thank you
RIBSA would like to thank all the players and parents for making it a big success. The Ivy Rooms for hosting the events and to Ger Murray for being the Referee on the day. RIBSA are looking forward to seeing everyone on day 3 on Saturday the 16th of December in Carlow.