Brendan O'Donoghue

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Brendan O'Donoghue
Born (1982-12-15) 15 December 1982 (age 42)
Sport countryFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Professional2009/2010
Highest ranking 87 (May 2010)

Brendan O'Donoghue (born 15 December 1982) [1] is an Irish former professional snooker player.

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Career

O'Donoghue statrted playing snooker when he was 5, and started playing in junior tournaments two years later. [2] He won various titles at Under-4 to Under-21 levels, and later won the Irish senior championships in 2003. [2]

He became the Irish nominee as a professional tour player for the 2009–10 season after he topped the Irish national standings. [2] During his stint as a professional he continued to work full-time in a shop. [2] After returning to play as an amateur, he won the Irish Senior title in 2015 and 2017, [2] and each year from 2021 to 2024. [3]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2004/
05 		2005/
06 		2006/
07 		2009/
10 		2015/
16
Ranking [4] [nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Shanghai Masters Tournament Not HeldLQA
UK Championship AAALQA
Welsh Open AAALQA
World Grand Prix Tournament Not HeldDNQ
Players Tour Championship Finals Tournament Not HeldDNQ
China Open AAALQA
World Championship LQAALQLQ
Non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship [nb 4] Tournament Not Held 2R A
The Masters AAALQA
Former ranking tournaments
World Open [nb 5] AAALQNH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Irish Professional Championship NHLQ 1R Not Held
Performance Table Legend
LQlost in the qualifying draw#Rlost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)		QFlost in the quarter-finals
SFlost in the semi-finalsFlost in the finalWwon the tournament
DNQdid not qualify for the tournamentAdid not participate in the tournamentWDwithdrew from the tournament
NH / Not Heldevent was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventevent is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventevent is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
PA / Pro-am Eventmeans an event is/was a pro-am event.
  1. ↑ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. 1 2 3 4 He was an amateur.
  3. ↑ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
  4. ↑ The event was called the Six-red World Grand Prix (2009/2010)
  5. ↑ The event was called the Grand Prix (2004/2005-2006/2007 and 2009/2010)

Career finals

Team finals: 4 (1 title)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipTeam/PartnerOpponent(s) in the finalScore
Runner-up1.2005 [5] European Team Snooker ChampionshipsFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Martin McCrudden
Robert Murphy 		Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Alex Borg
Joe Grech
Simon Zammit 		6–11
Winner1.2008 [6] European Team Snooker ChampionshipsFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
David Hogan
Martin McCrudden 		Flag of England.svg  England
Andy Lee
David Grace
Craig Steadman 		10–4
Runner-up2.2009 [7] European Team Snooker ChampionshipsFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1
Martin McCrudden
David Hogan 		Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Peter Roscoe
Elfed Evans
Lee Walker 		9–10
Runner-up3.2016 [8] European Team Snooker ChampionshipsFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 3
Ryan Cronin 		Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Alex Borg
Brian Cini 		3–5

Pro-am finals: 2 (1 title)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Runner-up1.2002 Pontins Autumn Open Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Tim English 4–5
Winner1.2005Ivy Rooms Easter Pro Am Flag of Ireland.svg Gary Hardiman 5–2

Amateur finals: 11 (7 titles)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Runner-up1.2001 Irish Amateur Championship Flag of Ireland.svg Martin McCrudden 5–8
Winner1.2003 Irish Amateur Championship Flag of Ireland.svg Martin McCrudden 8–5
Runner-up2.2005 Irish Amateur Championship (2) Flag of Ireland.svg David Morris 2–8
Runner-up3.2006 Irish Amateur Championship (3) Flag of Ireland.svg David Morris 2–8
Runner-up4.2012 EBSA European Snooker Championship Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Donaldson 3–7
Winner2.2015 Irish Amateur Championship (2) Flag of Ireland.svg Robert Murphy 7–2
Winner3.2017 Irish Amateur Championship (3) Flag of Ireland.svg Rodney Goggins 6–3
Winner4.2021 Irish Amateur Championship (4) Flag of Ireland.svg David Morris 6–5
Winner5.2022 Irish Amateur Championship (5) Flag of Ireland.svg Ryan Cronin 7–4
Winner6.2023 Irish Amateur Championship (6) Flag of Ireland.svg Ross Bulman 7–5
Winner7.2024 Irish Amateur Championship (7) Flag of Ireland.svg Ross Bulman 7–5

References

  1. ↑ "Player List: Brendan O'Donoghue". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "'I'm from a small town and when you're young, people are saying 'When will you be playing on the telly?". The 42. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Double National Snooker success for O'Donoghue and Gleeson". The Nenagh Guardian. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  5. ↑ "Past Champions". ebsa.tv. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Past Champions". ebsa.tv. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Past Champions". ebsa.tv. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "European Team Snooker Championships Men - Vilnius / Lithuania 2016". esnooker.pl.


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