EBSA U19 European Snooker Championship 1997
EBSA U19 European Snooker Championship 1997
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| Venue: | Saint Helier , Jersey |
| Opening: | April 1997 |
| Endgame: | April 13, 1997
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| Winner: |
 Thomas J. Dowling
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| Finalist: |
 Michael Holt
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1998 →
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The 1997 EBSA U19 European Snooker Championship was the first junior championship of the European Billiards and Snooker Association . The snooker tournament took place in Saint Helier on the Channel Island of Jersey .
Thomas "TJ" Dowling became the first European junior champion. In the final, the Irishman had the upper hand over the Englishman Michael Holt with 6: 3 .
Final round
8 players from 6 countries qualified for the quarter-finals of the tournament. In the knockout process, they determined the junior European champion.
TJ Dowling came to the tournament as the reigning Irish U17 and U19 champion as a great Irish talent, but at the age of 16 he still had little international experience. The Englishman Michael Holt , on the other hand, was a few months before his 19th birthday. He had already started taking part in the professional tour the year before and had already reached the last 128 at the German Open . Nevertheless, the young Irishman prevailed 6: 3. He then became a national amateur champion . Although Dowling won two more national titles 18 years apart, he remained an amateur. Holt, on the other hand, was able to establish himself as a professional and was successful for many years as a top 32 player.
| Quarterfinals Best of 7 |
Semi-finals Best of 9 |
Final Best of 11 |
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| TJ Dowling
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4th | ||||||||||||
| Robert Murphy
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2 | ||||||||||||
| TJ Dowling
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5 | ||||||||||||
 Jurgen Van den Bossche
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3 | ||||||||||||
| Jurgen Van den Bossche
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4th | ||||||||||||
 Let Münstermann
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1 | ||||||||||||
| TJ Dowling
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6th | ||||||||||||
| Michael Holt
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3 | ||||||||||||
| Michael Holt
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4th | ||||||||||||
 Stephen Maguire
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3 | ||||||||||||
| Michael Holt
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5 | ||||||||||||
 Gareth Coppack
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0 | ||||||||||||
| Gareth Coppack
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4th | ||||||||||||
| Andrew Norman
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2 | ||||||||||||
swell
- ↑ Sniper Shot: TJ Dowling , Jonathan Williams, SnookerHQ, October 10, 2017
- ^ TJ Dowling claims National Snooker Championship , David Caulfield, RTÉ, May 8, 2016
Web links
- 1997 European Under-19 Championships at CueTracker