Carlow man loses out to familiar face in World Disability Snooker Championships final

Colvin O’Brien (L) and Dylan Rees (R) placeholder image
Colvin O’Brien (L) and Dylan Rees (R)

A Carlow man lost out to a Waterford man at the World Disability Snooker Championships in Thailand

Carlow man Colvin O’Brien has lost out to a familiar face at the World Disability Snooker Championships.

Waterford player Dylan Rees won his second World Disability Snooker Championship in a row on Sunday.

Rees defeated Carlow man Colvin O’Brien for the second year in a row in Thailand to claim the world championship.

Rees defeated O’Brien twice in this year’s tournament, coming out on top 3-0 in the group stage before winning 4-1 in the final.

Rees made his debut in World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) in 2019 and is a multiple time winner of the Irish Open and the UK Disability championship.

Rees also served a term as Chairman of Snooker & Billiards Ireland from 2020-2023.

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