2026 Masters Trials – Top 16 Results

Congratulations to the Masters, who played off this weekend for their spots joining Paul Carlile and Matt Power in the 2026 ACT Masters Team.

Final standings are:
Mongrel
Phil Morton
Sid Scott
Matt Connor
Jack Dehm
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Clive Hardisty
Gerard Johnston (won playoff)
Paul Berger
Geoff Core
Dusko Felding
Drago Perkovic (won playoff)
Keith Tonna (won playoff)
Tolly Auva’a
Graham Doering
Gordon Pyne
Murray Jefferies (scratched)

A huge thank you to Sean Ledson for adjudicating on Saturday and Penny Foudoulis for adjudicating on Sunday.

Referee Accreditation

IT’S HERE: IRO/AEBF Accreditation is open for registration!

Ever wanted to officiate at local, state, national or even international level? This is your way in. Become an accredited referee and be the one calling the shots where it matters most.

📅 Running 9th–16th November, at locations across Australia — we’ll confirm exact cities based on where the numbers land, so the more people from your city that register, the better chance we bring it to you.

💳 Reserve your spot with a $100 deposit (full price $350) — https://buy.stripe.com/cNi14n9fbdmq78i8tU5gc01

📧 Questions? Email us at info@aebf.com.au

Spots and locations are shaped by who signs up, so don’t sit on this one. If your city doesn’t hit numbers, you’re fully refunded — no risk in getting in early.

Let’s get you accredited. 🎱

Volunteers Wanted – Jackpot Joker

Would you like your ACTEBA season fees covered simply by helping out for an hour on a Tuesday night?

ACTEBA is looking for volunteers to assist with the Harmonie German Club Jackpot Joker.

✅ Help out for 1 night and we’ll cover 50% of your season fees
✅ Help out for 2 nights and we’ll cover 100% of your season fees
✅ Already paid your fees? We’ll refund them accordingly

The best part? It’s easy!

All you need to do is spend approximately 1 hour walking around the club selling Jackpot Joker tickets. You’ll meet members and patrons, help raise valuable funds for ACTEBA, and have a bit of fun along the way.

Volunteer Dates Available

📅 7 July 2026
📅 21 July 2026
📅 4 August 2026
📅 18 August 2026
📅 1 September 2026
📅 15 September 2026
📅 29 September 2026
📅 13 October 2026
📅 27 October 2026
📅 10 November 2026
📅 24 November 2026
📅 8 December 2026
📅 22 December 2026

This is a fantastic opportunity to give back to the association while significantly reducing your costs for the season.

Please note: State Team Players are welcome to help, however volunteer hours will contribute towards State Team funding eligibility rather than season fee reimbursement.

If you’re interested in helping out, send us a message, or speak to a member of the Executive Committee.

A small commitment can make a big difference to ACTEBA.

💙 Support ACTEBA
🤝 Meet People
💰 Save Money

Masters Trials Top 16 & Round 2 Results

Please see attached the results from Round 2 last weekend and the Top 16 playing this weekend across both Saturday and Sunday.

Schedule of play for Top 16 is Round Robin x3 over both days (1.5 rounds per day).

2026 Masters Trials – Round 2 Results

Group 1
Congratulations to Mongrel, Clive, Dush and Paul who progress to the Top 16 next weekend. Thanks to Trent Billington for adjudicating.

Group 2
Congratulations to Phil, Ged, Graham and Keith who progress to the Top 16 next weekend. Thanks to Nicole Welsh for adjudicating.

Group 3
Congratulations to Murray, Matt, Gordon and Geoff who progress to the Top 16 next weekend. Thanks to Trent Billington for adjudicating.

Group 4
Congratulations to Drago, Sid, Jack and Tolly who progress to the Top 16 next weekend. Thanks to Nicole Welsh for adjudicating.

2026 Masters Trials – Round 2 Groups

Please see attached groups for round 2 of the Masters Trials.

Well done to everyone who made it through from last week.

Schedule of play:
16 seeds + 16 qualifiers from round 1 = 4 groups of 8, Round Robin x3, Top 4 from each group go through to Top 16 next weekend.

*Group 1 has 7 players due to a late withdrawal.

2026 Masters Trials – Round 1 Results

Group 1
Congratulations to Jinbo, Doug, Zac and Vlaho who progress to round 2 next weekend. Thanks to Matt Connor for adjudicating.

Group 3
Congratulations to George, Terry, Robert and Ralph who progress to round 2 next weekend. Thanks to Matt Connor for adjudicating.

Group 2
Congratulations to Keith, Mark, Richard and Enzo who progress to round 2 next weekend (Enzo won the play-off with Bill and Dom). Thanks to Georgie Genders for adjudicating.

Group 4
Congratulations to Dush, Tom, Tony and Graham who progress to round 2 next weekend. Thanks to Georgie Genders for adjudicating.

2026 Masters Trials – Round 1 Groups

We have our groups for round 1 of the Masters Trials this weekend. Please see below.

Schedule of play:

Week 1 – 16 seeded players don’t play Remaining players spread across 4 groups, top 4 from each group go through to Week 2 Players play one day only

Week 2 – 16 seeds + 16 qualifiers = 4 groups of 8, top 4 from each group go through to Top 16 Players play one day only

Week 3 – Top 16 Round Robin across both day

All groups this week are 9:30am for a 10:00am start at the Harmonie German Club

The following 16 players are seeded:
Ian Will
Phillip Morton
Sid Scott
Murray Jeffries
Matt Connor
Jack Dehm
Clive Hardisty
Steven Tzafaris
Paul Berger
Ron Farmer
Gordon Pyne
Drago Perkovic
Tolly Auva’a
Geoff Core
Gerard Johnston
Fabio D’Ambrosio

Good luck to all players!

2026 Masters Trials – Registrations

Registrations for the Masters trials are now open and will close Tuesday 18th August at 7:00pm.

Schedule of play will depend on the number of entries.
Up to 40 players we would use 2 weekends (29th August -6th September).
Over 40 players we would use 3 weekends (22nd August -6th September).

40 Players and 2 weekends:
Week 1 – 4 seeded players don’t play. Remaining players spread across 4 groups. Top 3 from each group go through.
Week 2 – Top 16 Round Robin across both days

41+ players and 3 weekends:
Week 1 – 16 seeded players don’t play. Remaining players spread across 4 groups, top 4 from each group go through to Week 2. Players play one day only.
Week 2 – 16 seeds + 16 qualifiers = 4 groups of 8, top 4 from each group go through to Top 16. Players play one day only.
Week 3 – Top 16 Round Robin across both days

To register: 2026 ACTEBA Masters Trials Registration

2026 Open Trials – Final Results

The ACT State Open Trials top 20 play off was completed over the weekend.

Congratulations to the top 6 – Edmund Chen, Shane Smith, Charles Huang, Paul Carlile, Matt Harmon & Matt Power. The top 6 join the Open state Champion Anthony Chia, Runner up Jason Tanaskovic and top stats shooter Chris Lily in receiving first offers as members of the ACT State Open Team.

A huge thanks to Jinbo Huang and Kathy Harmon for adjudicating the top 20 play off over the weekend.

Tiebreaker results: Mongrel def Scott for 13th, Jack forfeited to give Steve 18th.

2026 Open Trials – Top 20

Please see the results from Round 3 last weekend and the Top 20 playing this weekend across both Saturday and Sunday at the Harmonie German Club.

Format
This week is a Round Robin x3 across everyone in the Top 20 with approximately 1.5 rounds/28 frames played on each day.

9.30 for a 10.00 start with play expected to finish around 5pm each day.

The Top 6 will be offered a spot to join the ACT Open Team at this year’s Nationals in November on the Gold Coast.

Adjudicators
We’ve got Jinbo locked in for Saturday and Kath Harmon for Sunday.

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