At the presentation of the Dan Ryan Cup for the Nenagh Snooker Open Final were, from left: Davy Morris (runner-up), Tomas Ryan (Committee member and Cup sponsor in memory of his brother Dan), Aaron Hill (Winner), Steven Foster (Referee).

Rising Pro star Hill wins Nenagh Snooker Open

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Aaron Hill, one of the rising stars of the professional game, was the winner of the 2023 Nenagh Snooker Open which took place last weekend.

The Cork man came through in the final against former champion Davy Morris from Kilkenny 5-4 in a fantastic final match. Hill trailed 3-1 at the mid-session interval, only to come roaring back to take four out of five frames to take the title for the first time.

Hill recently made the quarter finals of the Wuhan (China) Open, as well as the last 16 of the Northern Ireland Open held in Belfast last week. Hill has been coming to play in the Nenagh Open since he was a youngster and took the time out from his busy professional schedule to play, such is the respect he has for this tournament.

It was a great honour for Tomas Ryan to present the Dan Ryan Cup to Aaron Hill in memory of his late brother. It was quite an emotional presentation with a lot of respect shown to Tomas on Sunday night.

Defending champion, Nenagh’s own Brendan O’Donoghue, bowed out at the quarter final stage to the Ireland’s number one ranked player Ryan Cronin 4-3 in a great match.

There were also fantastic showings by Nenagh club members Mark & Noel Gleeson who reached the quarter final stage. Mark narrowly lost to Davy Morris 4-2, while Noel had a chance to beat Aaron Hill by going 2-0 up just to be pipped 4-3 in another quality battle.

Another rising national star, Robbie McGuigan from Northern Ireland (who also made the last 16 of the Northern Ireland Open) also took part. Despite making the highest break of the tournament (110) he bowed out against the legendary Rodney Goggins at the quarter final stage.

35 players entered the Nenagh Open with players and families staying in the town and availing of the local hospitality. A special thanks to Joe Mulqueen of Andy Flynn’s Gastropub for providing considerable hospitality.

New Institute Snooker Club would like to thank Maggie Spillane’s (group) New York for their generous sponsorship of the Nenagh Open and also Tipperary County Council for their support through their festivals and events scheme.

Exhibition with Shaun Murphy: The Club are also organising an exhibition evening with former world champion Shaun Murphy and host Aonghus McAnally on Wednesday, 22nd November. It promises to be a great nights entertainment. Tickets are now available and can be purchased from A Sportsman’s Dream, and or Contact Tony 0879604696 or Brendan 0857206522.

Youth Academy: The Open begins a busy period for the club with the Youth Academy restarting on 8th November from 6 to 7pm, so any young interest out there, contact the clubs Facebook page or number below.

Membership: New Institute are open for new membership applications so call same number above for more information.

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