Date of Birth

4 November 1955

Home Town

Dublin

Club

Premier SC, Dublin

High Match Break

144

High Practice Break

147

Country Ranking

Irish Senior No. 6

Achievements

PROFESSIONAL RECORD

1986, 1987 Ireland World Cup Winners

1986 BCE International Semi Final

1985 Ireland World Cup winners

1984 Jameson International Semi final

1982,83,85,86,89 Irish Professional Semi final

AMATEUR RECORD

2004 RIBSA Seniors champion

2003 RIBSA Billiards Champion

2003 European Seniors Championship Semi Final

2002-3 Irish Ranking No. 1 Winner

2002-3 RIBSA Over 40s Event 1 Winner

2002 Whitworth Pro-Am Billiards Winner

2002 Masters Billiards Champion

2002 European Seniors Championship Final

2002 All-Ireland Billiards Runner up

2002 Irish Billiards Champion

2001 European Seniors Champion

2001 Irish Billiards Champion

2001 Irish Senior Team - HI Winners

2000 Irish Senior Team - HI Winners

1979 All Ireland Snooker Champion

1978, 1979 Irish Snooker champion

1977, 1978 Ireland Billiards Champion

1975, 1976 Irish Open Snooker champion

1975 British Isle Under 19 snooker champion

1975 Irish Under 19 Billiards Champion

Biography

Eugene started playing snooker when he was 15 at Monkstown WMC. In 1980, having already represented Ireland in Home International Events, he travelled to Australia for the World Amateur Championships, where he compiled a, then record, break of 128.

He turned professional in 1981, and in the course of a 17 year professional career reached two major semi finals and helped Irish teams to World Cup victories. He also reached the Last 16 of the World Championship in 1986.

Eugene also played as a Billiard professional and won several Pro-Am billiards events. His highest ranking was 20^th in 1986/7.

Since reverting to Amateur status he become Irish Team Captain, helping them to runners up spot in the 1999 Home Internationals.