Brendan O'Donoghue
| Born | 15 December 1982 |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Ireland |
| Professional | 2009/2010 |
| Highest ranking | 87 (May 2010) |
Brendan O'Donoghue (born 15 December 1982)[1] is an Irish former professional snooker player.
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 Held | LQ | A | ||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | LQ | A | ||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | LQ | A | ||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | |||||||||||
| Players Tour Championship Finals | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | |||||||||||
| China Open | A | A | A | LQ | A | ||||||||
| World Championship | LQ | A | A | LQ | LQ | ||||||||
| Non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||
| Six-red World Championship[nb 4] | Tournament Not Held | 2R | A | ||||||||||
| The Masters | A | A | A | LQ | A | ||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||
| World Open[nb 5] | A | A | A | LQ | NH | ||||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||
| Irish Professional Championship | NH | LQ | 1R | Not Held | |||||||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
| SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
| DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
| NH / Not Held | event was not held. | |||
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | event is/was no longer a ranking event. | |||
| R / Ranking Event | event is/was a ranking event. | |||
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. | |||
| PA / Pro-am Event | means an event is/was a pro-am event. | |||
Career finals
Team finals: 4 (1 title)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Team/Partner | Opponent(s) in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2005[5] | European Team Snooker Championships | Ireland Martin McCrudden Robert Murphy |
 MaltaAlex Borg Joe Grech Simon Zammit |
6–11 |
| Winner | 1. | 2008[6] | European Team Snooker Championships | Ireland David Hogan Martin McCrudden |
 EnglandAndy Lee David Grace Craig Steadman |
10–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2009[7] | European Team Snooker Championships | Ireland 1 Martin McCrudden David Hogan |
 WalesPeter Roscoe Elfed Evans Lee Walker |
9–10 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2016[8] | European Team Snooker Championships | Ireland 3 Ryan Cronin |
Malta Alex Borg Brian Cini |
3–5 |
Pro-am finals: 2 (1 title)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2002 | Pontins Autumn Open | Tim English
|
4–5 |
| Winner | 1. | 2005 | Ivy Rooms Easter Pro Am | Gary Hardiman
|
5–2 |
Amateur finals: 11 (7 titles)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2001 | Irish Amateur Championship | Martin McCrudden
|
5–8 |
| Winner | 1. | 2003 | Irish Amateur Championship | Martin McCrudden
|
8–5 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2005 | Irish Amateur Championship (2) | David Morris
|
2–8 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2006 | Irish Amateur Championship (3) | David Morris
|
2–8 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2012 | EBSA European Snooker Championship |  Scott Donaldson
|
3–7 |
| Winner | 2. | 2015 | Irish Amateur Championship (2) | Robert Murphy
|
7–2 |
| Winner | 3. | 2017 | Irish Amateur Championship (3) | Rodney Goggins
|
6–3 |
| Winner | 4. | 2021 | Irish Amateur Championship (4) | David Morris
|
6–5 |
| Winner | 5. | 2022 | Irish Amateur Championship (5) | Ryan Cronin
|
7–4 |
| Winner | 6. | 2023 | Irish Amateur Championship (6) | Ross Bulman
|
7–5 |
| Winner | 7. | 2024 | Irish Amateur Championship (7) | Ross Bulman
|
7–5 |
References
- ^ "Player List: Brendan O'Donoghue". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "'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.
- ^ "Double National Snooker success for O'Donoghue and Gleeson". The Nenagh Guardian. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ "Past Champions". ebsa.tv. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Past Champions". ebsa.tv. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Past Champions". ebsa.tv. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "European Team Snooker Championships Men - Vilnius / Lithuania 2016". esnooker.pl.
External links
- Profile at World Snooker at the Wayback Machine (archived 23 March 2010)
- Brendan O'Donoghue at snooker.org