Kilkenny snooker player off to flying start at European Snooker Championships
Kilkenny's Benny O'Brien topped his group and is through to the knockout stages of the European Snooker Championships 2026
Kilkenny cueist Benny O'Brien has topped his group heading into the knockout stages of the European Snooker Championships 2026 in Spain.
"Won my final group game 3-0," Benny posted on social media.
"Played okay but should have had a big break in frame two, missed a bad red on 59.
"Topped my group so I'll be a top seed going into the knockouts."
A native of The Butts in Kilkenny City, Benny previously won the All-Ireland Snooker Club Championship (2022) with Kilkenny snooker team ‘The Kilkenny Shed’.
The European U16, U18, U21 and Main Snooker Championships together with the Q-Tour Paly-Offs are taking place at the Palace Hotel in Gandia (Spain) from March 1-17.
The schedule of play in the knockout stages are as follows:
Wed 11th of March
17:30 Last 86
19:00 Last 86
Thur 12th of March
10:00 Last 64
12:30 Last 64
16:00 Last 32
Fri 13th of March
10:00 Last 16
16:00 Quarter Finals
Sat 14th of March
10:00 Semi Finals
16:00 Final