2008 State Team Selection Trials and Annual Competitions News

2008 ACT 9 Ball Champions : Matt Harmon & Cindy Blackmore.

Congratulations to Matt and Cindy on their victories.

The ACT 9 Ball Championship was held Saturday 20^th September at The Venue for both the Open and Ladies Championship. Both competitions saw a very high standard of play with the finals tightly contested. The two competitions were run as a double elimination format, with losers in the main knockout draw joining the repecharge knockout draw for a second chance place in the final. 

The Ladies tournament was completed first, with Cindy Blackmore responding to an earlier loss to Nicole Welsh with a 6-3 victory in the final over Nicole, giving her a 7^th Ladies Nine Ball Title. On the way to her triumph, Cindy had to defeat a defiant Ann Peffer twice, whilst Nicole overcame Les Otuhouma 5-4 to spoil the birthday girl’s party. 

Cindy’s victory is just another feather in her cap as she is easily the most decorated Ladies player since the ACTEBA was inaugurated, and deserves all the congratulations she receives. Well done Cindy. 

The Open tournament saw an unfortunate 20 no shows, but this only brought the field closer together, with the remaining 36 contestants eager to get their share of the prize money. 

The early rounds of the double elimination event saw some interesting matchups, including Colin Gamble winning 5-3 over team mate Brent Hampton, with both players set to last deep into the draw. Matt Harmon also got the better of Sid Scott 5-1, Tony Aleksovski edged Nicole Welsh 5-4 and Rolf Bandte defeated Rony Sood 5-2. The matchup of the first round was easily top 16 players Matt Power and Mongrel, with Matt coming out on top 5-2.

With players losing their first match joining the repecharge side of the draw, the losing players didn’t find it any easier on the other half. JR defeated Nicole Welsh in a tight match 4-3, Cindy took out Ted Mallowes 4-1 and Steve Phillips marched past Ged Johnston 4-2. 

In the main draw, the early giant killer proved to be Andrew Pearce, who did it the hard way with closely fought wins over 4^th seed Ged Johnston 5-4 and Matt Harmon 5-4. Colin Gamble eventually defeated him 6-4 after a win over Brendan Smith. Meanwhilst Steve Woods had taken care of Phil Thorp, Alessandro Nasca and Phil Bailey to set up a quarter final with Colin. Dragan Markovic started well with wins over Cindy, Conrad and Rolf, setting up a quarter final with Pete Smith. Pete had even tougher draw with matchups against Matt Power, Les Otuhouma and James Southwell before he ran into Dragan.

Back to the repecharge side, players advancing there now had to contest with the players who had lost towards the pointy end of the main draw, proving that nine ball is as cruel off the table as it is on the table.

A huge run from Darren O’Connor (including a 4-0 win over Phil Thorp) was brought to a halt by Rolf, also 5-0, whilst Rony took on all comers to squeeze past Glen O’Connell, Alessandro and Tony to reach the final 6 of the repecharge, and effectively the final 7. Rolf had also had a good run, taking out Ted and Darren before hitting a red hot Phil Bailey.

Phil won 6-1 after his loss to Woodsy. Brent Hampton had avenged his early loss to Steve Thomas with wins over Scrol, Les and Glen Thomson before ending Andrew’s great run 6-4. This set up a great battle of Generation Next for the ACT with Brent taking on Phil Bailey in the last 7. Matt was drawn to face Mick Norton, a great match which Matt won 5-3 before fierce opponents in Steve Thomas and James Southwell also fell to the eventual champion.
 
The main draw had heated up while this was going on, with Colin upsetting the reigning champion Woodsy, 7-2. Dragan didn’t find it so easy, Pete pushing him all the way before Dragan triumphed 7-6. This set up a great Semi Final matchup between Colin and Dragan, but the balls all seemed to roll Dragan’s way as he unexpectedly swept Colin 8-0 to reach the final and a guaranteed prize of over $200. 

All this meant was that Woodsy, Pete and Colin joined the repecharge draw, giving Rony, Matt, Phil and Brent more to deal with. Brent didn’t seem fazed by this, however, and got past Phil 6-4 before winning the battle of generations over Pete 7-4. Matt then took on Rony in a fight between two state team members, eventually triumphing 6-3 to set up what was probably the matchup of the day with Steve. The ACT numbers 1 and 2 ranked players hit some of the best nine ball seen all day before Matt grabbed the jump to win 7-4. 

Brent then faced off with Matt to meet Colin for the second semi final.

With both players already guaranteed a prize of at least $75, they could still see the big money ahead of them. Brent had played unbelievably all day but succumbed to the experience of Matt, going down 7-3 and finishing in 4^th spot. 

Colin kept warm during his layoff from playing, but it seemed Matt’s match practice spelled the difference as Matt completed a relatively easy win, 8-4. Colin finished 3^rd to nab a seed for next year’s tournament and a $75 cheque. 

So after 613 frames of nine ball, Dragan Markovic met Matt Harmon in the 2008 ACTEBA Open Nine Ball Championship Final. As Matt had been forced through the repecharge draw after his second match, he had played 82 frames (54/28) to Dragan’s 53 (37/16), but time at the table also equals fatigue. The match, a race to 9, started with the players swapping frames for 2-2 count. Dragan then potted the nine ball on his next break on his way to three straight frames and a 5-2 lead. Matt then rose to the challenge, winning the next 3 frames to level the match at 5-5. 

The pair then swapped wins for the next six frames, with Dragan trying to press home an advantage at 6-5, 7-6 and 8-7 to no avail. Matt leveled at 8-8 to send the final into a deciding frame. At this point no player had proven the stronger and luck was beginning to play a huge part as in nine ball, the ball often lands where you least want it. The 17^th frame proved just as tight as both players fought for the runout, finally giving Dragan a difficult double on the nine. A miss handed Matt a hard cut into the corner pocket and the title, along with a $420 cheque. 

So 630 frames later (with 99 played by the winner), Matt Harmon emerged victorious as the 2008 ACTEBA Open Nine Ball Champion, proving that he is well past his injury. Matt’s win was his 2^nd Nine Ball title. As always, Matt was a gracious winner and fully deserving of the title. On the way, impressive performances from young guns Dragan and Brent point to a promising future for the ACT, as although it was nine ball, you have to be able to pot to win eight ball as well. 

Congratulations to all players for another successful tournament, and once again a big thank you to Rolf and Craig at The Venue for hosting us. Good luck to all teams in next week’s finals. 

Regards

Chris Jones 

ACTEBA Tournament Director 

0403 545 619

3 September 2008 - ACTEBA Open Doubles - Final Results

Congratulations to Anthony Chia and Colin Gamble on winning their first Doubles title.

The Final 8 and Top 4 Shootout of the 2008 ACT Open Doubles Title were held over the weekend, with Anthony and Colin taking out their first state title each.

The weekend started at 11am at Coolabar Pool Room with eight pairs all in with an equal shot at snaring the title. Performances over the leadup rounds had indicated that all 16 players were on their game and ready for the day. With 3 rounds of 7 frames each, every frame was valuable.

Round 1 was typically no indication of the final standings, with frame counts too close to call. 1st seeds Anthony & Colin lead the way with singles Top 4 finishers Michael Hazilias & Rony Sood on 5 frames, but 3 pairs were circling just one frame behind, including Gemma Pike & James Southwell in their first appearance in the Final 8.

Peter Penfold (Chippa) & Pete Madden took on all comers with 6 wins in round 2 to leap into 2nd at the final turn, with another huge round of 6 coming from Hazza & Rony to jump into 1st spot. Brent Hampton & Mick Sewell, meanwhile, were keeping in touch just 2 frames back from 4th spot. Ian Stanley & Ted Mallowes hit their strongest round in Round 2, but their 1st and 3rd rounds were not enough to reproduce their comeback heroics from the last two weeks, and a third consecutive playoff was out of reach, finishing 8th for the day.

Phil Bryan & Phil Morton took some of the pain out of their poor start to hit 4 in the 3rd round, finishing in 7th spot, Phil Morton not able to add to his 2000 Doubles Title. Gemma & James could not keep up with the experience of the State Team members ahead of them, but finished a credible 6th.

2nd seeds Dean Welsh & Matt Harmon, however, had flown under the radar for the first two rounds, hitting 4 and 4, but once again left their best for last with 6 in the final round to finish 2nd. The 2005 Champions were obviously keen to avenge their defeat in last year’s final. Hazza & Rony capped a brilliant day with 5 in the last round to grab 1st by 2 frames over Dean & Matt. Chippa & Pete had virtually sealed their spot in the Top 4 already, and notched up the required 3 frames in the last round to nail 3rd.

Brent & Mick made a spirited final charge at Anthony & Colin, but finished one frame short as the early leaders snuck into 4th, with Brent & Mick, one of the surprise packages from the early rounds, finishing an excellent 5th.

The final standings were as follows:

Michael Hazilias & Rony Sood               16/5
Dean Welsh & Matt Harmon                  14/7
Peter Madden & Peter Penfold              13/8
Anthony Chia & Colin Gamble               11/10
Brent Hampton & Mick Sewell                 10/11
Gemma Pike & James Southwell             8/13
Phil Bryan & Phil Morton                         7/14
Ian Stanley & Ted Mallowes                    5/16

With this, the top 4 pairs set themselves for a shootout the next day, a round robin of race to 3, with the top 2 pairs to play off in a race to 5 for the State Title.

Chippa & Pete bolted early on the Sunday, winning their first two matches over Hazza & Rony and Anthony & Colin to all but seal a final berth. Dean & Matt got one up on Hazza & Rony, but a 0-3 loss to Anthony & Colin hurt their for and against.

The final pairs took the tables for last matches with both Hazza & Rony and Anthony & Colin hoping Chippa & Pete would win their 3rd match to keep them in the show. Hazza & Rony took a 3-1 win over Anthony & Colin, but needed 3-0 to match them on for and against. Dean & Matt pushed Chippa & Pete to a 5th frame but succumbed to finish an agonising 1 frame loss behind Anthony & Colin for a spot in the final, alongside Hazza & Rony.

For the second day in a row, Anthony & Colin had squeezed in by one frame. Final standings were:

Despite Chippa & Pete’s dominant form early in the day, when Pete Madden was unstoppable, Anthony & Colin made no contest of the final. Running to a 3-0 lead, Colin had executed two brilliant runouts after Chippa & Pete had broken to grab the title 5-1.

Chippa & Pete had completed a great run with 5 of the last 6 all members of this year’s state team (and the 6th also a multiple state team member). But Anthony & Colin showed the experience when it counted in the final, giving the Stickmen pair a title to avenge their teammate’s loss to Dean in the singles. Dean & Matt and Hazza & Rony once again showed how strong our Open State Team is leading into the nationals.

Well done to all eight pairs on their performance not only this past weekend, but over the entire tournament. Those of us who bowed out in round 1 cannot fathom the standard of eight ball they have had to maintain to reach this last hurdle.  

Thank you again to all 76 pairs who competed this year in our most successful doubles tournament to date. Next year I promise to keep the first round groups under 10 players! And a big thank you goes to Rolf & Craig at The Venue, Mikee at The Basement, The Canberra Labor Club in Belconnen, and especially Rob & Vera at Coolabar who hosted our Final 8 and Top 4 shootout. And I can’t forget the adjudicators who give so generously of their time; Glen Thomson, Greg Murphy, Steve Phillips, Les Otuhouma, Jo Lowry, Scrol, Aunty Catherine, Heather Robertson and Ann Peffer. Please if I have forgotten someone I apologise and you can slap me around the head next time you see me.

I encourage all players to go down and have a hit and a beer (or three) at the venues who have supported ACTEBA throughout the Selection Trials this year, as without them we would be unable to run such smooth tournaments. And if you see one of the adjudicators mentioned above, buy them a beer as well, as you can only play as long as these people are there running the day for you.

I look forward to the Nine Ball in three weeks time (20-21 September at The Venue), and to a great finish for the Winter 08 season.

Regards
Chris Jones
ACTEBA Tournament Director
0403 545 619

25 August 2008 - ACTEBA Open Doubles - Round 2 Draw

CLICK HERE FOR RD 3 Results

Top 8 Play Off will be at Coolabar next weekend. Play commences 11am both days, with the Final 8 on Saturday and the Top 4 on Sunday.

CLICK HERE FOR RD 3 GROUPS

12 August 2008 - ACTEBA Open Doubles - Round 2 Draw

CLICK HERE FOR RD 2 GROUPS

Round 3 will be held the following weekend 23/24 August. Please note preferred days of play will not be taken into account with groups for Round 3.

11 August 2008 - ACTEBA Open Doubles - Results RD 1

CLICK HERE FOR RD 1 RESULTS

Round One of the 2008 Open Doubles was held this weekend, with some great performances from some pairs, and some unexpected qualifiers in a few groups.The vast number of entrants this year saw almost all groups stretched to 10 pairs, but this didn’t seem to detract from the enjoyment for most pairs. Unfortunately it did make it a long day, but the quality of eight ball didn’t suffer too much later in the day. Amazingly no group saw a playoff, but group 7 did see all four qualifiers finish on exactly the same result. Thank god we didn’t have to have a 4 way play off!

Congratulations to the 28 pairs who qualified for round 2 next weekend, it wasn’t easy to crack the top 4 out of 10, and next week will be a tougher test when the top 8 seeds come in.

Please note that the groups for next weekend will be published on Tuesday night. At this stage I cannot confirm days or groups for any pair.Thank you to all adjudicators this weekend, as well as The Venue, Coolabar, The Basement and The Labor Club for hosting our tournament.

Good luck to all pairs next weekend, and please find attached the results for this weekend.

Regards

Chris Jones
ACTEBA Tournament Director
0403 545 619

1 August 2008 - ACTEBA Open Doubles - RD 1

CLICK HERE FOR RD 1 GROUPS

The format this year is as follows:

Total pairs = 76, with top 8 seeded pairs to receive a bye in round 1. (Seedings are calculated from points accrued in the 2006 & 2007 Open Doubles,
and groups are calculated based on these seedings).

Round 1 (9/10 August) – 68 pairs, 5 x groups of 10, 2 x groups of 9. Top 4 in each group qualify for round 2.

Round 2 (16/17 August) – 8 seeded pairs join 28 qualifying pairs in 4 x groups of 9. Top 4 in each group qualify for round 3.

Round 3 (23/24 August) – 2 x groups of 8. Top 4 in each group qualify for the final round of eight.

Round 4 (Top 8 30 Aug/Top 4 31 Aug) – Top 4 from round of eight play Sunday round robin, race to 3, with race to 5 in the final.

ALL ROUNDS ARE A ROUND ROBIN OF THREE ROUNDS ONLY. This means that a group of 10 plays 27 frames each, a group of 9 – 24,
and the final 8 – 21. So in other words, a group of 10 actually plays less frames than a group of 8 in the Singles.

Please be warned that any changes to these groups will be extremely difficult to accommodate. Preferred days of play have been taken directly from your
nomination forms. In addition, preferred days cannot be guaranteed in round 2, and rounds 3 and 4 will be virtually impossible.
That being said, as always I will do whatever I can to help out, just take note in advance if I can’t.

Good luck to all players next weekend.

Regards

Chris Jones
ACTEBA Tournament Director
0403 545 619

6 July 2008 - Well done Kev Harrow - 2008 ACTEBA Masters Champion

Kevin’s win today adds to his 1993 Open Singles Title and his 2005 Masters Singles Title. He defeated Rolf Bandte in an extremely close final,
just edging it in 5 frames to 4.

The tournament began 11am on the Saturday, with the 13 entrants vying for three positions in the ACT Masters Team, as well as a spot in the Australian Masters Team for the winner. Both teams are set to compete at this year’s nationals, with Australia taking on New Zealand.

1 Pete Smith 34/14
2 Neil Whitbread 32/16
3 Rolf Bandte 31/17
4 Kevin Harrow 27/21
5 Jack Dehm 27/21
6 Tolly Auva'a 26/22
7 Ted Mallowes 26/22
8 Chris Smith 25/23
9 Ruth Stone 18/30
10 Will Cowie 18/30
11 Barry Floyd 17/31
12 Steve Phillips 16/32
13 Max Ryan 15/33

31 May 2008 - Well done Nicole !

Nicole Welsh added this year's title to her impressive collection of 5 Ladies Doubles Titles and her 2004 Ladies singles Title by defeating Les 6-2 in final. In addition, this marks the first time in ACTEBA history that brother and sister have won the singles titles in the Open and Ladies categories, with Dean Welsh having taken out the Open title three weeks ago.

Results for Round 2 - 21/22 June

Cindy Blackmore 26/14
Les Otuhouma 26/14
Nicole Welsh 26/14
Jo Lowry 23/17
Kathy Harmon 21/19
Cath Jones 20/20
Kylie Power 20/20
Gemma Pike 16/24*
Robin Butler 16/24
Belinda Frost 15/25
Ann Peffer 11/29
Heather Robertson - w

16 June 2008 - Ladies State Championships - Round 1 Results

This weekend saw the first round of the Ladies Selection Trials, with some excellent play giving us confidence
for a strong Ladies team this year. The ladies contested a round robin of 4 rounds this year, giving each player
an even chance of 2 breaks against each opponent, and the extended schedule didn’t seem to hamper the top players.
Please click the below link for the full results:

RD 1 RESULTS - 2008 ACTEBA LADIES STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Final 12 will be held next weekend June 21/22 at Coolabar Pool Room in Weston.

8 June 2008 - Ladies State Championships

Please click the link below for the groups for round 1 of the Ladies Singles, to be held this weekend June 14/15.

2008 ACTEBA LADIES STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Play will commence at 11am sharp, with tables open for practice from 10.30 am.
Each player will play everyone in their group 4 times, as per the Open Singles.

Good luck to all on the weekend, and any queries feel free to call me.

Regards
Chris Jones
ACTEBA Tournament Director
0403 545 619

31 May 2008 - Well done Dean !

After 7 weeks and 4,612 frames, the 2008 ACT State Singles Champion has been finalized. Dean Welsh triumphed over Tony Fleming 7-4 in a thrilling final, giving Dean his 2nd state title, and an incredible 9th straight title to the Fyshwick Tavern Embalmers players.

The final results were as follows:

Dean Welsh 5 def Michael Hazilias 2
Tony Fleming 5 def Rony Sood 0
Dean Welsh 5 def Tony Fleming 2
Michael Hazilias 5 def Rony Sood 1
Dean Welsh 5 def Rony Sood 3
Tony Fleming 5 def Michael Hazilias 2

Player Wins For Against:

Dean Welsh 3 15 7
Tony Fleming 2 12 7
Michael Hazilias 1 9 11
Rony Sood 0 4 15

27 May 2008

Please click on the below links for:

Top 16 - Results

21 May 2008

Please click on the below links for:

State Trials RD 4 - Results

Top 16 - Good Luck All !

12 May 2008

State Trials RD 3 - Results

State Trials RD 4 - Groups / Draw

5 May 2008

Please click on the below links for:

State Trials RD 2 - Results

State Trials RD 3 - Groups / Draw

22 April 2008

Congratulations to all players who qualified for round 2 of the Trials. There was an excellent standard of play in all the groups I saw, and many came down to the last couple of frames to decide the top 4. More importantly, all adjudicators reported a smoothly run day which is a credit to all players who took part. See below link for full results.

Please also note the following dates for the duration of the Singles:

Round 2 – 3-4 May
Round 3 – 10-11 May
Round 4 – 17-18 May
Top 16 – 24-25 May
Top 4 – t.b.d.

Click here for:
2008 State Selection Trials Round 1 - RESULTS (MS Excel File)

Click here for:
2008 State Selection Trials Round 2 - DRAW (MS Excel File)

14 April 2008

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2008 State Selection Trials Round 1 Draw (MS Excel File)

Please find attached the groups for Round 1 of the Open Singles. Just a few notes on trials for those who haven’t entered before:

1) Play starts at 11am sharp, with tables open from 10.30am for practice. Any player not at the venue by start of play will be given until their first frame is called or will be disqualified. As venues will be using 3 or 4 tables, it is unlikely that any player showing up after 11am will be allowed to play.

2) Rounds take approximately 6 to 7 hours to complete, so be ready to play when each of your frames are called in order to keep the day running smoothly.

3) There will be no breaks for lunch. (A packed lunch is often your best bet).

4) As there are no referees for the day, all rule enquiries or queries on snookers should be directed to the adjudicator.

These groups will also be displayed on the ACTEBA website. If you know any players who do not have an email address, please direct them to the website.

Any queries, please feel free to call me.

Chris Jones
ACTEBA Tournament Director

10 Feb 2008

Click here for:
2008 State Selection Trials Nomination Form (PDF File)
Printable Nominations Information Page (PDF File)

The 2008 Australian Eight Ball Championships will be held from 27 October to 7 November 2008 at the Country Club in Launceston, Tasmania. Trials for selection of ACTEBA representatives will be as follows:

Open Singles – Rounds 1 to 3 of the Open Singles event is scheduled for the weekends 19-20 April 2008 and 3-4 and 10-11 May 2008. The format will be the same as in previous years; ie round robins (4 X single frames) in groups of 8 with the top 4 players in each group progressing to the next round. Seeded players (top 16 or top 32, depending on number of entries received) are exempt from Round 1 and are kindly asked to donate some time to assist with the running of Round 1. Round 4 (Top 16) Round Robin will be held on the weekend of 17-18 May 2008, with the Top 4 Shoot-out either on Monday 19 May 2008 or sometime on the following weekend 22-25 May 2008, depending on player preferences. .

Ladies Singles - The Ladies Singles event is scheduled for the weekends of 14-15 and 21-22 June 2008. The format will be the same as in previous years; ie round robins (4 X single frames) in groups of 8 with the top 4 players in each group progressing to the next round.

Masters - The Masters event (for players aged 50 or over on 1 January 2008) is scheduled for the weekend of 5-6 July 2008. A full round robin competition (4 rounds of single frames) is expected with a shoot-out (race to 3) between the top 4 contenders and a final (race to 5) between the top 2 players.

Ladies Doubles - The Ladies Doubles event is scheduled for the weekend of 19-20 July and 26-27 July, if required. The format is expected to be Round Robins (3 X single frames) in groups of 8, depending of course on the number of entries.

Open Doubles - The Open Doubles event is scheduled to commence on the weekend of 9-10 August and run through each following weekend till completion. The first Round is expected to be a full round robin in groups of 8, race to 3. The top 4 pairs from each group in each Round will progress to the next Round which again will be a full round robin in groups of 8, race to 3. The last 4 pairs will then play a round robin race to 5 frames, with the top 2 pairs playing off for the title. Pairs will be seeded according to ranking points accumulated over the previous two years in Doubles competition, with possibly the top seeds being exempted from Round 1, depending on entries received.

9 Ball – The ACT 9 Ball Championships are scheduled for the weekend of 20-21 September 2008. The competition will be a double elimination competition (except for the final) with 8 seeded players. The first Round is expected to be a race to 4 with a race to 3 on the ‘other side’ of the draw. Frames will increase progressively in the following Rounds. This is a prizemoney comp, with 2/3rds of total entry fees allocated to the Open, and 1/3rd allocated to the Ladies, assuming sufficient number of entrants.

Under 21s - The Under 21s event (for players aged 20 or less on 31 December 2008 is scheduled for the weekend of 15-16 November 2008. A full round robin competition (3 rounds of single frames) is expected with a final (race to 5) between the top 2 after the round robin.

NOTE: For all events, play commences at 10.30 am where possible, but this may vary depending on the venues being used. Tables will be open a half hour before expected starting time for practice. Rounds will require approximately 6 to 7 hours to complete. There will be no breaks for lunch.

ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE CLOSE OF THE STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING ON MONDAY 7 April 2008.

2007 State Team Selection Trials and Annual Competitions News

24 August 2007

2007 Open Doubles - Finals

Congratulations to the first brothers to ever win the ACTEBA Open Doubles. Well done Dan and Adam Marlow.

CLICK HERE for the full results of the Open Doubles Finals.

17 August 2007

2007 Open Doubles - Round 3

CLICK HERE for the details for Round 3 of the Open Doubles

CLICK HERE for Round 2 results

11 August 2007

2007 Open Doubles - Round 2

CLICK HERE for the details for Round 2 of the Open Doubles

CLICK HERE for Round 1 results

22 August 2007

2007 Open Doubles

CLICK HERE for the details for Round 1 of the Open Doubles.

As previously advised, the first 2 weekends in September have had to be swapped because I had incorrectly identified
Fathers Day as 9 September – Fathers Day is on 2 September.

Please speak with your partner to make sure he/she is aware of the attached details.

22 August 2007

2007 Ladie Doubles

The Ladies Doubles event was completed on the weekend with Cindy Blackmore and Nicole Welsh taking out the title.
here were 11 pairs contesting the event which was held on a Round Robin basis with each pair playing each other pair 3 times single frame.
The top 4 qualifiers at the completion of the Round Robin stage then played another Round Robin (a race to 3 frames) with the top 2 then
playing off in the Final in a race to 5 frames.

At the completion of the Round Robin stage, the qualifiers were:

1. Cindy Blackmore & Nicole Welsh 22 Wins
2. Jo Lowry & Belinda Frost 19 Wins
3. Alison Murphy & Theresa Skipper 18 Wins
4. Kathy Harmon & Robin Butler 16 Wins * (won 2-0 on play-off)
5. Gemma Pike & Megan Olsen 16 Wins
6. Jennifer Everett & Mel De Mestre 14 Wins
7. Heather Robertson & Karina Smith 14 Wins
8. Lesieli Otuhouma & Kylie Power 14 Wins
9. Ann Moimoi & Cath Jones 13 Wins
10. Melissa Chapelli & Olivia Ott 12 Wins
11. Jessica Shute & Melissa Kelly 8 Wins

After qualifying for the top 4 shoot-out in a play-off, Kathy & Robin made a clean sweep of the next Round Robin with 3 wins to qualify first for the Final. They defeated Cindy & Nicole 3-1, defeated Jo & Belinda 3-2 and defeated Alison & Theresa 3-0.

After losing to Kathy and Robin, Cindy and Nicole defeated Jo and Belinda 3-0 and defeated Alison and Theresa 3-1 and qualified second for the Final. Jo and Belinda defeated Alison and Theresa 3-0.

The Final was again a clean sweep, this time to Cindy and Nicole with a 5-0 win over Kathy and Robin.

Congratulations to the winners and well played to the rest of the ladies.

6 August 2007

2007 Open 9 Ball

On Saturday, the ACT 9-Ball Championships were held at The Venue, Erindale.
Cindy Blackmore won the Ladies event with Kylie Power the Runner-up.
Steve Woods won the Open event with Anthony Chia as Runner-up while Mick Norton and Tony Aleksovski were the unlucky losers in the Semi Finals.

2007 Ladies Doubles

The Ladies Doubles event will be held over the weekend of 18 & 19 August and will be held at The Venue as the Coolabar Pool Room, Weston is booked on Saturdays for the Juniors competition and will use 4 tables. With such a large group (12 pairs) we simply cannot run the event with only the remaining 4 tables.

As already mentioned, there are 12 pairs of Ladies and each pair will play each other pair in a Round Robin 3 times single frame. We will endeavour to get through the first 2 Rounds of the Round Robin on Saturday, leaving the 3rd Round and the Finals for Sunday.

At the conclusion of the Round Robin, the top 4 pairs will play off for the Doubles title in a second Round Robin, race to 3 frames, with the top 2 contenders playing off in the Final in a race to 5 frames.

2007 Open Doubles

A couple of weeks ago I circulated a message that the Open Doubles would start on 1-2 September and leave the Fathers Day weekend of 8-9 September free.It has been brought to my attention yesterday that the 2007 Calendar, which has been in circulation since January, cites Fathers Day as 9 September and that Fathers Day is actually on 2 September.

It is therefore necessary to change plans - there will now be no play on the weekend of 1-2 September and Round 1 of the Open Doubles competition will start on the weekend of 8-9 September.

There are 72 pairs entered in the competition which gives us 8 groups of 9 pairs. The groups will be allocated venues and days so that 2 groups will play each day at The Venue, 1 group each day at the Coolabar Pool Room and 1 group each day the Labor Club.

Each pair in a group will play each other pair in the group in a Round Robin 4 times single frame. The top 4 qualifiers in each group will progress to the next Round.

I will circulate updated groups with details of venues, starting times etc shortly.

Rolf Bandte
ACTEBA Tournament Director

22 July 2007

2007 Open Singles Championship

Well, Woodsie has done it again.

Yesterday Steve Woods retained the ACT Open Singles Championship with a hard fought 9-5 win over long time rival Matt Harmon who had defeated him 7-6 in the earlier Round Robin section.

In the Final, Steve won the opening 2 frames, Matt the third, Steve the fourth, and Matt the 5th and 6th to draw level at 3 frames each. Steve then won the 7th and 8th frames to lead 5-3 and Matt won the 9th and 10th frames to draw level again at 5-5. In the next frame, both players missed crucial shots, but Steve finally sank the black and then blitzed Matt in the next 3 frames to retain the title

Earlier, the top 4 qualifiers for the ACT State Team held a Round Robin to decide who would contest the Final.

Match 1 - Matt Harmon Vs Adam Marlow
Hot new-comer and top qualifier Adam was obviously suffering from the flu and Matt completely dominated the match to win 7-0.

Match 2 – Steve Woods Vs Semisi Naupoto
Steve won the opening frame but Semisi drew ahead 4-1 after playing some of the best pool of his life. In the next frame, Semisi potted the black to supposedly go ahead 5-1 but unfortunately the cue ball collided with one of Steve’s balls and sunk that ball, resulting in the frame win to Steve instead. This seemed to revitalize Steve and he won the next 3 frames to lead 5-4. Semisi evened the score to 5-5 but could not contain Steve and Steve won 7-5.

Match 3 – Adam Marlow Vs Steve Woods
Despite some relief from flu medicine, Adam’s game and form was obviously still affected and Steve ran out an easy winner 7-4.

Match 4 – Matt Harmon Vs Semisi Naupoto
Matt and Semisi exchanged wins in the opening 4 frames to be level at 2 all. Matt then drew ahead to lead 4-2 and frames then alternated until Matt won 7-5.

After the first 4 matches, the two Finalists had been decided and the next 2 matches became dead rubbers.

Match 5 – Adam Marlow Vs Semisi Naupoto
Adam’s medicine had begun to work and Semisi’s game deteriorated after the disappointing losses to Matt and Steve. Adam dominated 7-0.

Match 6 – Matt Harmon Vs Steve Woods
Matt and Steve exchanged wins in the opening two frames and then Steve drew ahead to lead 3-1. Matt then won the next 4 frames with some remarkable potting and cue control to lead 5-3 but Steve countered by winning the next 3 frames to regain the lead 6-5. Matt drew level again and won the crucial last frame to win 7-6.

Rolf Bandte
ACTEBA Tournament Director

15th July 2007

2007 Ladies and Open 9 Ball

The 2007 Ladies and Open 9-Ball event will be held at The Venue, Erindale, on the weekend of 4&5 August, starting at 11 AM.

Doors will be open from 10-30 AM

15th July 2007

2007 Open Singles - Top 16 Play Off

Round 5 (the Round of 16) of the 2007 ACT Open Singles event was held over the weekend at the Coolabar Pool Room, Weston. The event was played on a Round Robin basis in which each player played every other player 4 times single frame.

Final scores were:

8th June 2007

2007 Open Singles - Top 16
Open Singles - Top 16 Draw & Top 32 Results- click here for MS Excel version (32 KB)

Hi all – results for Rd 4 are attached to the above link. Next week the “Group of 16” will play at the Coolabar (ex-Pendo’s) both Saturday and Sunday, starting at 11 AM.

Rolf

18th June 2007

2007 Open Doubles

Please note that the Open Doubles has been brought forward by 2 weeks so that it doesn’t run into the long October weekend. Also, the school holidays start in September and players will no doubt wish to take their families on holidays, especially the long weekend. Round 1 now starts on the weekend of 1&2 September. Round 2 will all be played on Saturday 8 September to leave Fathers Day on Sunday free. Round 3 will be on the weekend of 15/16 Sept, leaving the last 8 and the Final for the weekend of 22/23 Sept. If anybody has a problem with this please let me know as soon as spossible

Download the preliminary spreadsheet for Groups for Round 1- Click Here

2nd July 2007

Open Singles - Round 4 Groups/Venues - click here for MS Excel version (32 KB)
Open Singles - Round 3 Results - click here for the MS Excel version (32 KB)

25th June 2007

Open Singles - Round 3 Groups/Venues listed below or click here for MS Excel version (32 KB)

Click here for MS Excel version (32 KB)

Note that as the number of players left in the event gets smaller, it gets harder and harder for me to accommodate everyone’s preferred day of play. Consequently, the “preferred day” will not be taken into account for Round 4 – the groups will be decided purely on the rankings of the remaining players, and the day of play allocated on a “majority” basis.

If you find you have a problem with the allocated day, I will agree to a change provided you can arrange a swap with someone from another group who has the same position in their group as your position in your group. I am happy to provide contact details if requested. 

Seeded players – please note that I seriously mucked up the previously published list for the Seeds – somehow I had the days of play reversed. I apologize for the mistake and thank you Phil Thorp for picking that up.

 Rolf Bandte- ACTEBA Tournament Director

18th June 2007

Open Singles - Round 2 Groups/Venues and Seeded Groups
(Groups for the Rd 2 and Seeds are listed below)

Click here for a printable version (MS Excel 53kb)

7th June 2007

Open Singles - Round 1 Groups/Venues and Seeded Groups
(Groups for the Rd 1 and Seeds are listed below)

Click here for a printable version (MS Excel 53kb)

Rd 1 will be played over the weekend of 16/17 June. The format is Round Robin 4 times single frame. Top 4 qualifiers in each group progress to Round 2. Round 2 will be 8 groups of 8 players, same format as above to progress to Round 3.  

Because of the record numbers (142 entries – an increase of 14 over last year’s record), the 32 seeds will come in at Rd 3. 

Thanks,

Rolf Bandte - Tournament Director

2nd June 2007

Ladies State Titile - Top 4 Playoff

The 2007 ACT Ladies Singles Championship was finalised this afternoon/evening at Pendo’s Pool Room, Weston.

 The rivals for the coveted title were the top 4 qualifiers from last weekend’s Round Robin, in qualifying order, Gemma Pike, Jo Lowry, Nicole Welsh and Lesieli Otuhouma. These 4 players played another Round Robin (a race to 5 frames) with the top 2 fighting it out for the title in a race to 7 frames.

 In the Round Robin, Gemma could not sustain her excellent form from last weekend and went down fighting against Jo (3-5) and Nicole (2-5). Lesieli and Nicole both lost 2-5 against an in-form Jo, Lesieli defeated Nicole 5-3 and went down to Gemma 4-5.

 At the completion of the Round Robin, standings were:

Jo Lowry: 3 match wins, 15 frames won, 7 frames lost
Lesieli Otuhouma: 1 – 11 – 13
Nicole Welsh: 1 – 10 – 12
Gemma Pike: 1 – 10 – 13 

The Final saw Jo take an early lead over Lesieli by winning the first frame and Lesieli countering by winning the second frame. Jo then strung together 5 frames to take a seemingly unassailable lead of 6-1. Lesieli then rallied and strung together 4 frames to trail by only 1 frame. Jo then played a brilliant frame to secure the title with a 7-5 win. 

Jo Lowry – ACT Ladies Singles Champion for 2007 – well done and a long-term dream finally come true. 

Lesieli, Nicole and Gemma - congratulations on making it this far.
You all played very well but unfortunately struck Jo in peak form. 

Best wishes to the four of you (and the rest of the Ladies Team) at the forthcoming National Championships.

 Rolf Bandte- ACTEBA Tournament Director

28th May 2007

Rounds One and Two plus details for Top 4 Playoff

The 2007 ACT Ladies Singles event (and Ladies State Team selection) was held over the weekend.
There were 27 entries which were divided in to 3 groups of 9 players based on the Ladies Rankings. Round 1 on Saturday saw each group played a Round Robin 3 times single frame with the top 4 qualifiers from each group progressing to Round 2 on Sunday. 

In Round 2, the 12 remaining players fought out another exhaustive Round Robin 3 times single frame. The top 7 qualifiers are automatic representatives of the ACT Ladies Team to contest the 2007 Australian National titles which are being held in Preston, Victoria, in October.

The top 4 qualifiers will play off for the ACT Ladies Singles title next Saturday afternoon at 2pm at Pendo’s Pool Room, Weston.

Results were:  

21st May 2007

Click Here to download a printable version of the draw (86kb)

Ladies Singles Championships

The Ladies Singles event is scheduled for the weekends of 26/27 May.

Round 1 - Saturday
Round Robin with 3 x frames. Top 4 in each group advanve to Sunday Round 2.

Round 2 - Sunday
12 remaining players play Round Robin with 3 x frames. Top 4 play in Shoot-Out
at Pendo's on the weekend of 2/3 June.

The groups for Round 1 are:

21 May 2007

Hi all
Just reminding you that team nominations for the 2007 Winter Competition are due at the 4 June Captains meeting. Forms must be completed IN FULL (ie all details & signatures) to be accepted. Forms can be downloaded from the ACTEBA site. 

Please note that The Venue (formerly the Jackpot Bar) has agreed to work with ACTEBA by letting us use their tables free of charge for Wednesday night competition and also for the Selection Trials. 

The Venue hosted one team in our 2007 Summer competition and are keen to host additional teams in our upcoming competitions. For those of you that are interested in playing from The Venue, ring 6296 3060 and ask for Craig.  

The Ladies Singles will be played this coming weekend 26/27 May with 2 groups at Pendo’s and 1 group at the Labor Club on the Saturday. The 2^nd stage will be played at Pendo’s on the Sunday. Details are on the ACTEBA website (click the 8-ball!!!). 

The Open Singles is also just about ready for publication. I am still seeking the assistance of a dozen or so “seeded” players to help out in Rounds 1 and 2 with adjudication. Anyone interested, please let me know. 

New Rankings will be released as soon as all the stats for the Summer competition are done. 

Cheers

Rolf Bandte
ACTEBA Tournament Director

7 May 2007

This weekend the first of the 2007 Selection Trials events was held at Pendo’s Pool Room, Weston.

The Masters event is open to players who are 50 years of age or over as at 1 January 2007. This year saw a number of new 50 year olds enter the event for a record number of 16 entries. The event was held on a Round Robin basis with 4 rounds where each player played every other player for a single frame. The top 4 players at the end of the preliminaries then played another Round Robin in a race to 3 frames. The top 2 players then competed in the Final in a race to 5 frames.

The ladder at the end of the preliminary Round Robin stage was:

1. Neil Whitbread 38 wins
2. Rolf Bandte 37
3. Peter Smith 36
4. Kevin Harrow 35 (won 2-0 on play-off)
5. Jack Dehm 35
6. Steve Phillips 34 & Ted Mallowes 34
8. Dave Will 30 & Peter Coan 30
10. Chris Smith 29
11. Max Ryan 27 & Will Cowie 27
13. Tolly Auvaa 26
14. Neil Bown 24
15. Ruth Sone 20
16. Sanjeev Sood 18

The Top 4 Shoot-Out Round Robin results were:

Rolf Bandte defeated Neil Whitbread 3-1
Peter Smith defeated Kevin Harrow 3-1
Peter Smith defeated Rolf Bandte 3-2
Kevin Harrow defeated Neil Whitbread 3-1
Peter Smith defeated Neil Whitbread 3-2
Rolf Bandte defeated Kevin Harrow 3-2

Standings at the end of the Top 4 Round Robin were:

Peter Smith 3 wins (9 frames)
Rolf Bandte 2 wins (8 frames)
Kevin Harrow 1 win (6 frames)
Neil Whitbread 0 wins (4 frames)

After being tied at 3 frames each, Peter Smith defeated Rolf Bandte 5-3 in the Final.

Congratulations Peter, well done in your first Masters event.

Click here to download the 2007 Masters Draw (29kb)

Masters

The Masters event (for players aged 50 or over on 1 January 2007) is scheduled for the weekend of 5/6 May 2007. A full round robin competition (4 rounds of single frames) is expected with a final (race to 5) between the top 2 after the round robin

13 February 2007

Click here to download the 2007 Selection Trials Nominations Form (43KB)

Masters

The Masters event (for players aged 50 or over on 1 January 2007) is scheduled for the weekend of 5/6 May 2007. A full round robin competition (4 rounds of single frames) is expected with a final (race to 5) between the top 2 after the round robin

Ladies Singles

The Ladies Singles event is scheduled for the weekends of.26/27 May and 2/3 June 2007. . Format will be the same as in previous years; ie round robins (4 X single frames) in groups of 8 with the top 4 players in each group progressing to the next round.

Open Singles

Rounds 1 to 3 of the Open Singles event is scheduled for the weekends of 16/17 June to 30 June/1 July 2007. Format will be the same as in previous years; ie round robins (4 X single frames) in groups of 8 with the top 4 players in each group progressing to the next round. Seeded players (top 16 or top 32, depending on number of entries received) are exempt from Round 1 and are kindly asked to donate some time to assist with the running of Round one. The Top 16 Round Robin will be held on the weekend of 7/8 July 2007, with the Top 4 Shoot-out on 15 July 2007.

9 Ball Singles

The ACT 9 Ball Championships are scheduled for the weekend of 4/5 August 2007. The competition will be a double elimination competition (except for the final) with 8 seeded players. The first Round is expected to be a race to 4 with a race to 3 on the 'other side' of the draw. Frames will increase progressively in the following Rounds. This is a prizemoney comp, with 2/3rds of total entry fees allocated to the Open, and 1/3rd allocated to the Ladies, assuming sufficient number of entrants.

Ladies Doubles

The Ladies Doubles event is scheduled for the weekend of 18/19 and 25/26 August 2007. The format is expected to be Round Robins (3 X single frames) in groups of 8, depending of course on the number of entries.

Open Doubles

The Open Doubles event is scheduled for the weekends of 15/16September to 6/7 October 2007. The first Round is expected to be a full round robin in groups of 8, race to 3. The top 4 pairs in each group progress to the next Round which again will be a full round robin in groups of 8, race to 3. The last 4 pairs will then play a round robin race to 5 frames, with the top 2 pairs playing off for the title. Pairs will be seeded according to ranking points accumulated over the previous two years in Doubles competition, with possibly the top seeds being exempted from Round 1, depending on entries received.

Under 21s

The Under 21s event (for players aged 20 or less on 31 December 2007 is scheduled for the weekend of 10/11 November 2007. A full round robin competition (3 rounds of single frames) is expected with a final (race to 5) between the top 2 after the round robin.

2006 State Team Selection Trials and Annual Competitions News

1 August 2006

Open Doubles - Finals

Congratulations to Steve Woods and Tony Fleming for re-gaining the 2006 Open Doubles Championships. Congratulations also to Matt Power and Brendan Smith for reaching the Final and better luck next year.

As can be seen from the attached results, the last day was a very close contested affair between the first 6 pairs – only 4 frames between 1st and 6th positions. The last two pairs also played very well but missed some crucial shots.

All in all, some excellent pool was played on the weekend, especially on Sunday.

25 July 2006

Open Doubles - Round 3 Groups

Congratulations on making it through to Round 3. The results for all of Round 2 and the Draw for Round 3 are downloadable from the links below. All the best for next week and remember - Round 4 will be played at Pendo’s on Sunday 30 July.

(Round 3 Draw - Printable - 26kb)

17 July 2006

Open Doubles - Round 2 Groups

Please check the list below and make sure that your partner knows where and when he/she is playing and that he/she is available to play on the designated day as I do not have email addresses for everybody. Any problems, please ring me as soon as possible – don’t leave it till the last moment.

Also make sure that both you and your partner are at the venue in plenty of time – there were a number of Pairs disqualified last weekend for turning up late.

REMEMBER - If you are not there to start your match when it is called, you will be disqualified.

Good luck to you all

Rolf

11 July 2006

Open Singles Final Results - Steve Woods 2006 State Champion

Good morning all

The final stage of the 2006 Open Singles championship, the Top-4 shoot-out, was held at Pendo’s Pool Room, Weston, on Saturday afternoon.

The initial Round Robin (race to 5 frames) saw Steve Woods win all off his matches (5-2 against Semisi Naupoto, 5-1 against Matt Harmon, and 5-1 against Anthony Chia) to progress to the Final.

The second spot in the Final was battled out between the other 3 players, with Matt Harmon securing the spot with a hard fought 5-4 win over Semisi Naupoto and another battling 5-3 win over Anthony Chia. Anthony defeated Semisi in the remaining match in another close result, a heart-stopping 5-4.

In the Final, Matt won the opening frame. Steve countered by winning the 2nd frame and Matt retaliated with a win in the 3rd frame. Steve then strung together 4 frames in a row before Matt came back to win the next 2 frames. With the score 5-4 in his favor, Steve won the next 2 frames to successfully defend the title he won last year.

Congratulations Steve for winning the title, and congratulations Matt, Anthony and Semisi for their gallant effort for reaching the Top 4.

Rolf

Rolf Bandte

7 July 2006

Open Doubles Championships - ROUND 1

Below is a link for Round 1 Groups of the Open Doubles, to be held over the weekend of 15/16 July. Venues and starting times are indicated. Please check the list and let players in your team know where and when they are playing. Alternately, print the list and pass it around your team on Wednesday.

3 July 2006

Open Singles Championships - ROUND 4 Top 16 Playoff

Round 4 of the 2006 ACTEBA Open Singles were held over the weekend. Please see results below. Well done to all those who advanced and to those who made the top 4 Playoff for this years title.

The Top 4 Shoot Out is being held at Pendo's commencing 2pm, Saturday 7th July. Please come along and watch.

* Won position by play off. Top 9 Players made the State Team and will attend this years nationals in Darwin.

26 June 2006

Open Singles Championships - ROUND 3

Round 3 of the 2006 ACTEBA Open Singles were held over the weekend 24 and 25 of July. Please see results below. Well done to all those who advanced and to those who made the top 32 level.

The Results for Round 3 were:

19 June 2006

Open Singles Championships - ROUND 3

Round 3 of the 2006 ACTEBA Open Singles is scheduled for the weekend 24 and 25 of July.

The groups for Round 3 are:

19th June 2006

15th May 2006

Open Singles Championships

Round 1 of the 2006 ACTEBA Open Singles is scheduled for the weekends of 3rd and 4th June.

The groups for Round 1 are:

8th May 2006

Ladies Singles Championships

The Ladies Singles event is scheduled for the weekends of 20/21 and 27/28 May.

The groups for Round 1 are:

9th March 2006

Note that Nomination Forms for the Selection Trials and fees are due at the next captains meeting (3 April).

The 2006 Australian Eight Ball Championships will be held from 11 to 21 October 2006, in Darwin, NT

State 9 Ball Championships

The ACT 9 Ball Championships are scheduled for the weekend of 8 and 9 April. The competition will be a double elimination competition (except for the final) with 8 seeded players. Early rounds are expected to be a race to 4 with a race to 3 on the 'other side' of the draw. This is a prizemoney comp, with 2/3rds of total entry fees allocated to the Open, and 1/3rd allocated to the Ladies, assuming sufficient number of entrants.

Ladies Doubles

The Ladies Doubles event (a full round robin, race to 3, with a final between the top two teams in a race to 5) is scheduled for the weekend of 22/23 and 29/30 April.

Open Doubles

The Open Doubles event is scheduled for the weekends of 15/16 and 22/23 July. The first Round is expected to be a full round robin in groups of 8, race to 3. The top 4 pairs in each group progress to the next Round which again will be a full round robin in groups of 8, race to 3. The last 4 pairs will then play a round robin race to 5 frames, with the top 2 pairs playing off for the title. Pairs will be seeded according to ranking points accumulated over the previous two years in Doubles competition, with possibly the top seeds being exempted from Round 1, depending on entries received.

State Masters

The Masters event (for players aged 50 or over on 1 January 2006) is scheduled for the weekend of 6/7 May. A full round robin competition (4 rounds of single frames) is expected with a final (race to 5) between the top 2 after the round robin.

State Under 21s

The Under 21s event (for players aged 20 or less on 31 December 2005) is scheduled for the weekend of 6/7 May. A full round robin competition (3 rounds of single frames) is expected with a final (race to 5) between the top 2 after the round robin.

Ladies Singles Championships

The Ladies Singles event is scheduled for the weekends of 20/21 and 27/28 May. Format will be the same as in previous years; ie round robins in groups of 8 with the top 4 players in each group progressing to the next round.

State Open Singles

The Open Singles event is scheduled for the weekends on the dates listed below. Format will be the same as in previous years; ie round robins in groups of 8 with the top 4 players in each group progressing to the next round. Seeded players (top 16 or top 32, depending on number of entries received) are exempt from Round 1 and are kindly asked to donate some time to assist with the running of Round one.

Round One - 3rd and/or 4th June
Round Two - 17th and/or 18th June
Round Three - 24th and/or 25th June
Round Four - 1st and 2nd July,
Top 4 Playoff - 8th and 9th July.

NOTE: Play commences at 10am where possible, but this may vary depending on the venue (tables will be open a half hour before for practice). Rounds will require approximately 6 to 7 hours to complete. There will be no breaks for lunch.

Entries must be received prior to the close of the state executive committee meeting on Monday 3rd April 2006. Please read the Conditions of Entry below.

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

* Anyone who has entered or intends on entering the selection trials of another state or territory will be ineligible to compete in the ACT selection trials.

* The Tournament Director must receive entries, by the close of the State Executive Committee Meeting on Monday 3rd April 2006. NO entries will be accepted without the accompanying fees. The relevant entry fees MUST accompany entries: $10 for 9 Ball, $10 for the Masters, $10 for Under 21s, $10 per player for the Open/Ladies Doubles, $25 for the Open/Ladies Singles.

* The format and dates for the selection trials have been based on an expected number of entries being received. The Tournament Director reserves the right to vary both the format and dates should this become necessary.

* Seeds will be taken strictly from the ACTEBA rankings as they stand prior to the commencement of the Summer Competition 2006. All groups (including seeds) are initially compiled from the rankings, then adjusted where possible for preferred day of play. No changes to the groups will be made once they are finalised and released.

* All entries are accepted under the provision that the entrant agrees to abide by all and any directions made by the Tournament Director and that their decisions will be final.

* The draws will be e-mailed to all competitors and displayed at the venue. Competitors will NOT be notified by phone. It is each player's responsibility to ensure they are aware of when and where they are playing. If you don't have email, then make sure you call the Tournament Director.

2005 Trials History

18 July 2005

2005 ACTEBA State Selection Trials -Top 4 Results

On Saturday, Steven Woods won his 2nd ACT Open State singles championship, regaining the crown he won in 2002. He defeated Kenny Nicol in the final 8 frames to 3. Third was Anthony Chia, and 4th was the defending champ, Matt Harmon. Congratulations Steve, and to the rest - it's getting harder and harder to make the top 4 each year, and this year was no exception.

11 July 2005

2005 ACTEBA State Selection Trials -Top 16 Results

Here's the results from the weekends Open top 16 playoff. The top 4 will come back to Pendos next Saturday at 4pm for the playoff for the title of Open Singles Champion 2005. The top 9 have been selected to represent the ACT at this years' nationals.

Congratulations to all, especially the top 9 (looks like a fantastic state team this year), and I hope to see heaps of you come down for the top 4 playoff on Sat night.

Matt Power
ACTEBA Tournament Director

Round 3 Results

* Denotes winner play-off

2005 ACTEBA Selection Trials - Update 3

30 May 2005

The following ladies have made it through to the top 12 shootout on at the UCU bar this weekend:

Group A: Lesieli, Kathy, Robin and Alison.
Group B: Cindy, Jo, Tina and Gemma.
Group C: Nicole, Kylie, Ann and BJ.

It's a 10am start at the UCU Bar, and we pick the top 7 for our State Team. So if you're not doing anything, come along and see the best we have to offer.

2005 ACTEBA Selection Trials

2 February 2005

The 2005 Australian Eight Ball Championships will be held from the 7th - 18th November, in Mandurah WA.

9 Ball
The ACT 9 Ball Championships are scheduled for Saturday 30th April. The competition will be a double elimination format (except for the final) with 8 seeded players.

Ladies Doubles
The Ladies Doubles (a full round robin with a final between the top two teams) is scheduled for Saturday 7th May.

Open Doubles
The Open Doubles event (a double elimination competiton except for the final) is scheduled for the weekend of Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th May. Early rounds are expected to be a race to 3 with a race to 2 on the "other side" of the draw. If more time is required, the finals will be held on Sunday 22nd May.

Masters
The Masters event (for players 50 years of age or over from 1 January 2005) is scheduled for Saturday 21st May. A full round robin competition is expected with a final between the top 2 after the round robin.

Under 21s
The Under 21s event (for players aged 20 or less on 31 December 2004) is scheduled for Saturday 21st May. A full round robin competition is expected with a final between the top 2 after the round robin .

Ladies Singles
The ladies singles event is scheduled for the weekend of Saturday 28th and/or Sunday 29th May. If more time is required, competition will continue on Saturday 4th June, with the top 4 playoff scheduled for Sunday 5th June.

Open SIngles
The Open Teams event is scheduled for the 4 weekends on the dates listed below. Seeded players (top 16) are kindly asked to donate some time to assist with the running of round one.

Round 1 - Saturday 11th or Sunday 12th June (Note: this is a long weekend)
Round 2 - Saturday 18th or Sunday 19th June
Round 3 - Saturday 25th or Sunday 26th June
Round 4 - (top 16) Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd July with the top 4 playoff scheduled for Saturday 8th July.

IMPORTANT: Play commences at 12 noon where possible, but this may vary depending on the venue. Rounds should require approximately 5 to 6 hours to complete. There will be no breaks for lunch.

Entries must be received prior to the close of the state executive commitee meeting on Monday 4th April 2005. Entry forms are available from your respective team captains.

2004 Trials History

2004 ACTEBA 8 Ball Champion

1 July 2004

Last night, we had the top 4 players in the ACT playoff for the title of ACT State Champion for 2004. The top 4 (in order of qualifying from the weekend) was Dean Welsh, Wayne Brindley, Kenny Nicol and Matt Harmon. Congratulations should go out to all 4 to making it to this playoff.

After the round robin matches, it was Wayne and Matt that met in the final. In a great match of high standard, Wayne hit the ground running, racing to a 5-1 lead before Matt reeled him in to win the next 6 frames and take the title 7-5. Well done!

This is the 3rd time Matt has been crowned ACT's best, after winning in 2000 as well as last year.

28 June 2004

Open Teams
The top 16 playoff was held over the weekend at the Ground Floor café in Belconnen, with the top 10 selected to represent the ACT at this years Nationals. A very big thankyou to both Tim (owner of the Ground Floor for being of such great assistance at very short notice) and Jo Lowry (for adjudicating all weekend, a fantastic effort). Here are the results:

* Won Playoff

Congratulations to all, especially the top ten, and I hope many of you can come down to Pendo's on Wednesday night (June 30) to watch the top 4 battle it out for the title of 2004 ACT State Champion. Matches start at 7pm...

Ladies Doubles
Held at the Ainslie Football Club on Sunday afternoon/night (29-30 May), it was a round robin event between 6 teams, with the top 2 meeting in the final. Bad luck to Les and Kylie who missed out on a finals berth on frame percentage. In the final, concluding about 8.30pm after a long day, Cindy and Nicole defeated Kathy and Robin 4 frames to 1. Well done.

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