# Brendan O'Donoghue

Brendan O'Donoghue (born 15 December 1982 in Nenagh, County Tipperary) is an Irish former professional snooker player.

## Career

O'Donoghue became the Irish nominee for 2009–10 season after he topped the Irish national standings by defeating John Torpey in the quarter-finals of the Irish Amateur Championship. Going into the competition Mario Fernandez was the only player who could take his tour spot away, but he lost to TJ Dowling in the quarters, which gave O'Donoghue's lead unassailable, despite Martin McCrudden winning the tournament. However O'Donoghue joined the main tour at a time when there was only six rankings events during the season and failed to make an impact on the main tour due to his full-time job, which restricted his practice to just two hours-a-night.

## Performance and rankings timeline

| Tournament | 2004/ 05 | 2005/ 06 | 2006/ 07 | 2009/ 10 | 2015/ 16 |
| Ranking | | | | | |
| Ranking tournaments ||||||
| Shanghai Masters | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | 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 | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | DNQ |
| Players Tour Championship Finals | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | 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 | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | 2R | A |
| The Masters | A | A | A | LQ | A |
| Former ranking tournaments ||||||
| World Open | A | A | A | LQ | NH |
| Former non-ranking tournaments ||||||
| Irish Professional Championship | NH | LQ | 1R | Not Held | 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 | NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | event was not held. |
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | event is/was no longer a ranking event. |
| R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | event is/was a ranking event. |
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. |
| PA / Pro-am Event | PA / Pro-am Event | PA / Pro-am Event | PA / Pro-am Event | means an event is/was a pro-am event. |
* ↑ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
* 1 2 3 4 He was an amateur.
* ↑ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
* ↑ The event was called the Six-red World Grand Prix (2009/2010)
* ↑ The event was called the Grand Prix (2004/2005-2006/2007 and 2009/2010)

## Career finals
### Team finals: 4 (1 title)

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Team/Partner | Opponent(s) in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2005 | European Team Snooker Championships | Ireland Martin McCrudden Robert Murphy | Malta Alex Borg Joe Grech Simon Zammit | 6–11 |
| Winner | 1. | 2008 | European Team Snooker Championships | Ireland David Hogan Martin McCrudden | England Andy Lee David Grace Craig Steadman | 10–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2009 | European Team Snooker Championships | Ireland 1 Martin McCrudden David Hogan | Wales Peter Roscoe Elfed Evans Lee Walker | 9–10 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2016 | 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 |