Ronnie and Jimmy were in Wexford yesterday for the last exhibition of the “first leg” of Ronnie’s Irish Tour. Ronnie will be back from Monday 25th June, for another five nights, this time with Mark Allen. Don’t miss it if you are in Ireland!

Going by the feedback on twitter, Ronnie won the match by 5-3 and had three centuries during the night. One of those centuries came against the local amateur he played: the poor guy only had one shot – he broke off – then Ronnie stepped in and made a 140.

Jimmy who had been struggling a bit over the two previous matches, played better this time. agonizingly he got a kick on the 6th red when he looked good for a 147.

Here are a few images that were shared on twitter:

And before the match, Ronnie did indeed meet @coach_kavanagh who shared this on Instagram. There is also a video of the two in action…

Ronnie really enjoyed the experience: this is what he put on his own Instagram

Had a great session doing some UFC training with the main man @coach_kavanagh what a top guy he was, absolutely loved it.

Ronnie was with Jimmy White in Drogheda last night for the third of his nine Irish Tour exhibitions.

Here is Conor O’Boyle report (Conor is the organiser of those exhibitions and kindly agreed to keep me in the picture … )

This last part was the answer to my question whether Benny was the same Benny  who made Ronnie suffer in their morning run!

Thank you Conor!

Here is frame 5 of the match

Ronnie also was out looking for the healthy eating option, and good company!

No wonder he loves his exhibitions!

And here two images shared by a fan on twitter

Ronnie was in Clanree Hotel , Letterkenny, to play Jimmy White yesterday evening and here is Conor’s report. Conor O’Boyle is the organiser of those events, and I really appreciate his help!

Peter O’Brien was the referee on duty and the setup looks very, very nice!

Prior to the exhibition Ronnie was interviewed by Gerry Kelly on 95.8 LM FM and here is the link to the podcast, thanks to Silvry, who found this gem. Ronnie is first on the show and the interview is about 16 minutes long. Nothing really new but quite nice all the same.

Ronnie on 95.8 LM FM with Gerry Kelly

And Ronnie found a great place to eat! He posted some images on his Instagram

He loved it so much that he took some “lunch boxes” away to eat before the show later that day !

Ronnie and Mark Allen were in Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan in Ireland yesterday for the first leg of Ronnie’s  Irish Tour 2018. There will be nine exhibitions in total, six with Mark, and three with Jimmy White.

It was packed yesterday evening, as you would expect when those two play each other in Ireland.

They played 10 frames and made 5 centuries between them: Ronnie had three – including a 125 and a 132 – and Mark had two – including a 147. Ronnie won the match by 5-3 but Mark of course will be eager to get revenge!

He tweeted this:

Mark Allen‏Verified account 

Great show with @ronnieo147 tonight here in Monaghan. Best set up I’ve seen for an Exhibtion and what a crowd. Ronnie won night one but I’ll get him back later in the month!! Mad a max to keep the crowd happy though. 1-0 Ronnie

Here are two short videos. Like the pictures above, those were shared on twitter by fans who attended the event. Thanks guys!

The first one shows the final moments of Mark’s 147

The second shows the last (exhibition) black of Ronnie’s third century in four consecutive frames!

It’s fair to say that the standard must have been very high!

Well done and thanks to Conor O’Boyle, the organiser of the events, who sent me the final  results.

Ronnie has left Thailand, but the High-end Snooker Wanghin club has still more pictures to share …

and a great  gallery here

They also thanked their co- organiser, SUZURAN SUSHI with this little video …

No wonder Ronnie loved the place!

Meanwhile, Nutcharut Wongharuthai is in the UK, playing in the Q-school, in event 1. She won her first match, by 4-1, but lost, by 4-0, in the second round to Dechawat Poomjaeng. Dechawat of course has been on the main tour for years, is used to the conditions in professional tournaments and, we shouldn’t forget, played at the Crucible where he beat Stephen Maguire. No wonder he had too much for a young debutante.

She also entered events 2 and 3, and both times has a hard draw in round 1: Sam Craigie in event 2 and Sam Baird in event 3, both former pros. That will not be easy.

However, even if she doesn’t qualify for the main tour, entering the Q-school gives her a chance to compete on the Challengers tour next season and to gain experience. I’m wishing her the very best!