Brendan O'Donoghue (born 15 December 1982) 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. He won various titles at Under-4 to Under-21 levels, and later won the Irish senior championships in 2003.
He became the Irish nominee as a professional tour player for the 2009–10 season after he topped the Irish national standings. During his stint as a professional he continued to work full-time in a shop. After returning to play as an amateur, he won the Irish Senior title in 2015 and 2017, and each year from 2021 to 2024.
Performance and rankings timeline Tournament 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2009/10 2015/16RankingIt shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.He was an amateur.New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.Ranking tournamentsShanghai MastersTournament Not HeldLQAUK ChampionshipAAALQAWelsh OpenAAALQAWorld Grand PrixTournament Not HeldDNQPlayers Tour Championship FinalsTournament Not HeldDNQChina OpenAAALQAWorld ChampionshipLQAALQLQNon-ranking tournamentsSix-red World ChampionshipThe event was called the Six-red World Grand Prix (2009/2010)Tournament Not Held2RAThe MastersAAALQAFormer ranking tournamentsWorld OpenThe event was called the Grand Prix (2004/2005-2006/2007 and 2009/2010)AAALQNHFormer non-ranking tournamentsIrish Professional ChampionshipNHLQ1RNot Held Performance Table LegendLQ 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-finalsSF lost in the semi-finalsF lost in the finalW won the tournamentDNQ did not qualify for the tournamentA did not participate in the tournamentWD 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) OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipTeam/PartnerScoreRunner-up 1. 2005 Martin McCruddenRobert Murphy Alex BorgJoe GrechSimon Zammit6–11Winner 1. 2008 David HoganMartin McCrudden Andy LeeDavid GraceCraig Steadman10–4Runner-up 2. 2009 1Martin McCruddenDavid Hogan Peter RoscoeElfed EvansLee Walker9–10Runner-up 3. 2016 3Ryan Cronin Alex BorgBrian Cini3–5
Pro-am finals: 2 (1 title) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreRunner-up 1. 2002 Pontins Autumn Open Tim English 4–5Winner 1. 2005 Ivy Rooms Easter Pro Am Gary Hardiman 5–2
Amateur finals: 12 (7 titles) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreRunner-up 1. 2001 Martin McCrudden 5–8Winner 1. 2003 Martin McCrudden 8–5Runner-up 2. 2005 David Morris 2–8Runner-up 3. 2006 David Morris 2–8Runner-up 4. 2012 Scott Donaldson 3–7Winner 2. 2015 Robert Murphy 7–2Winner 3. 2017 Rodney Goggins 7–3Winner 4. 2021 David Morris 6–5Winner 5. 2022 Ryan Cronin 7–4Winner 6. 2023 Ross Bulman 7–5Winner 7. 2024 Ross Bulman 7–5Runner-up 5. 2025 David Morris 1–7
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