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ANDREW / ATKINS SHIELD 2012
Tasmania’s best Snooker and Billiards players match their skills against Victoria at the Burnie Club this weekend. Les Higgins (snooker) and David Bates (billiards) head the state team which is a warm favourite to win the 40th. Anniversary event.
Victoria has dominated the Shield, with Tasmania winning only five ties, however this year Tasmania has its strongest team and are confident of reversing the 5-6 lost to Victoria in Melbourne last year
Northern “B” Grade Billiards championship
Devils player Josh Rainbow has won the 2012 Northern “B” Grade Billiards championship, defeating Ethan Brown 222-200, in the final played at Works last Saturday. Josh, who at fifteen is the youngest player in the Association, finished second to Ethan in the round robin, with three wins each, but turned the tables in the 90 minute final.
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Five teams are still alive in the race to secure third to fifth place in the final five, with Works Blue currently third on 55 points and Works Green seventh on 52 points.
All eyes will be on the match between the Blue and Black teams, with the loser likely to miss the cut. Green will need to beat second placed Raiders to have any chance as Gold and Devils will start favourites against Red and Navy, respectively, who are both out of contention for the finals.
Last week Works Gold had a big win against the Minor premiers RSL White 3-1, John Fraser, Rolf and John Stevenson scored for Gold, Adrian White was RSL’s only winner.
Gold are now one point out of the five and play Red in the last round.
Works Green also had a 3-1 win against Exeter Social Club, relegating them to the wooden spoon, Glen Johansen, George Zammit and Lee Morcom were Green’s winners, Adam Bindoff the sole winner for Exeter.
Works Red won 3-1 against Works Navy, ending Navy’s chances of making the finals, and put Red four points clear of Exeter, who are at the bottom of the ladder. Phil Rowbottom, Peter Seaman and Steve Andjelkovic won for the Red team, Alan Legg was Navy’s only winner.
Works Blue drew 2-2 with The Flaming Devils, Micheal Leslie and Zane Brown won for Blue, Josh and Andrew Rainbow won for the Devils.
Works Black also drew 2-2 with Works Raiders, Terry Adams and Bruce Lockley scored for Black, Alan Armitage and Barry Glover were Raiders winners.
RSL White’s Dennis Collins needs to win to wrap up the “Most consistent player” award, a draw to Collins and a win to Gold’s John Fraser will see the title shared.
Ladder after round seventeen:
RSL White 61, Works Raiders 58, Works Blue 55, Flaming Devils 54, Works Black 54, Works Gold 53, Works Green 52, Works Navy 45, Works Red 42, Exeter Social Club 38.
Leading Players after round 17; Dennis Collins 11 wins from 15 played, John Fraser 10 from 15, Heath Rainbow 11 from 17, Keith Coomber 9 from 14, Lionel Young 7 from 11, Harley Stebbings 8 from 13, Graeme Pickett and Bruce Lockley 9 from 15, John Fordham 6 from 10, David Bates 10 from 17.
Last weeks best breaks: David Bates, 62,47,35, Adrian White 37, Roydyn Bishop 36, Terry Adams 28, Adam Bindoff 26, Gary Bjarnoe-Elliott 25, Barry Glover 25.
This weeks games:
We Wednesday, at the Works Club, Navy v Devils, Raiders v Green.
Thursday Blue v Black, Gold v Red, at the Works Club, Exeter Social Club v RSL White at Exeter Social Club,
Last Week’s Results:
Works Red 3 defeated Works Navy 1, Peter Seaman (310) defeated Phil Page (280), Phil Rowbottom (305) defeated Ben Conrades (295), Steve Andjelkovic (280) defeated Ray Skinner (270), Bob Cain (290) lost to Alan legg (300).
Works Green 3 defeated Exeter Social Club 1, Glen Johansen (265) defeated Rex Swain (190), Dean Wilson (235) lost to Adam Bindoff (295), George Zammit (270) defeated Will Cameron (320), Lee Morcom (255) defeated Derek peart (275).
Works Black 2 drew with Works Raiders 2, Terry Adams (180) defeated Harley Stebbings (195), David Bates (-100) lost to Alan Armitage (250), Andrew Saltmarsh ((220) lost to Barry Glover (250), Bruce Lockley (195) defeated Lionel Young (195).
Launceston RSL White 1 lost to Works Gold 3, Adrian White (180) defeated Gary Bjarnoe-Elliott (180), Greg Williams (275) lost to John Fraser (185), Wayne Purdon (235) lost to Rolf Stevenson (270), Dennis Collins (275) lost to John Stevenson (270).
Works Blue 2 drew with The Flaming Devils 2, Ethan Brown (270) lost to Josh Rainbow (300), Micheal Leslie (245) defeated Roydyn Bishop (120), Peter Donati (85) lost to Andrew Rainbow (280), Zane Brown (280) defeated Heath Rainbow (255).
8Ball Winter Roster finals were played at the Works Club last Saturday,
Division 1 was won by Mowbray, beating Works Shooters, 8 frames to 6.
Division 2 was won by Works Racers, beating Works Black 8-2
Division 3 was won by TRC, accounting for Legana Tavern 8-4
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BATES - NORTHERN CHAMPION
David Bates has retained his Northern Tasmanian Billiards Championship, beating Graeme Pickett 460-437 in a thrilling final at the Works Club on Saturday.
Bates won by just 23 points after trailing by almost 200 points in the early stages of the two hour final. Both players had chances in the last fifteen minutes, with Bates coming out on top to win his sixth Northern Billiards Championship.
Bates held on to win his semi-final against a fast finishing Peter Donati 400-326 and Pickett accounted for Adrian White 522-176 in the other semi-final.
David Bates made the highest break of 96, together with 56 and 44, Graeme Pickett made breaks of 64, 54 and 53.
Bates, Pickett, Donati, White and Gary Bjarnoe-Elliott will represent the North in the State Billiards Championship later in the year.
The “A Res” Billiards champion is Andrew Saltmarsh, who defeated John Saggers in his Semi 258-235 and went on to beat Dean Wilson 243-190, in the Final. Wilson beat Alan Armitage in the other semi-final 229-219.
Saltmarsh, who led by just five points at the half way mark, rallied in the second session to win his first Billiards championship, he has now completed the double, winning the Northern “A Res” Snooker Championship in September last year.
The “B” Grade Billiards championship will be concluded at Works this Saturday.
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Northern Billiard Championships 2012
The Northern Tasmanian Billiards Championship will be decided at the Works Club on Saturday, starting at 11.00am. Defending Champion David Bates and Graeme Pickett are odds on to meet again in the 2012 final. Bates needs to overcome Peter Donati and Pickett plays Adrian White in semi-final matches immediately preceding the final.
Both Bates and Pickett are in great form, between them they have made 5 centuries, plus 99, 97 and 93 in the current rosters.
The “A Res” billiards championship will also be concluded on Saturday, with Andrew Saltmarsh playing John Saggers and Dean Wilson playing Alan Armitage in the semi-finals, the winners playing for the A Res Championship
The ‘B Grade billiards championship will be concluded at Works next Saturday.
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The two top teams, RSL White and Works Raiders both suffered 3-1 defeats last week, at the hands of The Flaming Devils and Exeter Social Club. What looked like a strangle hold on the double chance now seems vulnerable with Works Blue and Works Black closing in, with just four weeks of the home and away matches remaining.
The Flaming Devils held onto fifth spot, downing RSL White, all three Rainbows, Heath, Josh and Andrew won for the Devils, Dennis Collins continued his good form for the RSL team.
Exeter’s Will Cameron notched up his first win, against Raiders Lionel Young, who was leading the most consistent stats, Derek Peart and Adam Bindoff also won for Exeter, Keith Coomber won his match for the Raiders.
Last years Premiers, Works Blue moved up to third with a 3-1 win over Works Gold, Graeme Pickett, as well as the Brown brothers Ethan and Zane won for Blue, Gary Bjarnoe-Elliott was Gold’s only winner.
Works Red had a 3-1 win over Works Green, Bob Cain, Peter Seaman and Steve Andjelkovic were Red’s winners, Dean Wilson won for Green.
Works Navy and Works Black had a 2-2 draw, Ben Conrades and Alan legg scored for Navy, Northern Billiard Champion David Bates continued his excellent form winning for Black, as did Terry Adams.
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The Northern Association congratulates Gerrad Wicks from Devonport, who was elected President of the State Billiards and Snooker Association, at their AGM, held in Launceston over the weekend. Wicks who is the President of the NW Association, is well known as a snooker and 8ball player takes over from Andrew Fisher of Penguin who stepped down due to business commitments. Southe Peter Randall and Robert Higgins retained their positions as Secretary and Treasurer respectively.
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Launceston RSL White continues to hold a one point lead at the top of the billiards ladder, this week beating Works Green 3-1. Adrian White, Wayne Purdon and Dennis Collins winning for RSL, Lee Morcom was Greens only winner.
Works Raiders also won to stay at second on the ladder, beating Works Gold 3-1, Keith Coomber, Harley Stebbings and Barry Glover won for the Raiders. John Fraser scored for Gold.
Exeter Social Club won its first match for the season, downing The Flaming Devils 3-1 at Exeter, Rex Swain, Derek Peart and Adam Bindoff was Exeter’s winners, Roydyn Bishop won for the Devils.
Works blue accounted for Works Navy, 3-1, Graeme Pickett, giving away 390 points, got up to win, also winning was Ethan Brown and Peter Donati. Ray Skinner won for the Navy team.
Works Black put their season back on track, winning 3-1 against Works Red, David Bates made up 400 points to win his match, Bruce Lockley and Andrew Saltmarsh also won for Black. Peter Seaman scored for the Red team.
Ladder after round thirteen:
RSL White 51, Works Raiders 50, Works Black 44, Works Blue 43, Flaming Devils 40, Works Gold 39, Works Green 38, Works Navy 37, Works Red 26, Exeter Social Club 25.
Leading Players after round 13; Lionel Young 7 wins from 8 played, Ethan Brown 6 from 7, Andrew Saltmarsh 6 from 8, Dennis Collins, Keith Coomber, and John Fraser 8 from 11, Zane Brown 5 from 6 played, Graeme Pickett 8 from 12, Harley Stebbings 7 from 10, Ben Conrades 6 from 9, Greg Williams and Bruce Lockley 7 from 11 played.
Last weeks best breaks: David Bates, 93, 54, Graeme Pickett 56, 43, 40, Roydyn Bishop 34, 26 Peter Donati 32, 24 Micheal Leslie 31, Dean Wilson 29, 23 Ray Skinner 29, Terry Adams 28, Alan Armitage 26, Andrew Saltmarsh 23
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Launceston RSL White continues to head the billiards ladder, this week aided by the Black team conceding two forfeits. Greg Williams was RSL’s the only winner, with captain Adrian White losing to Black’s David Bates.
Works Raiders stay at second, just one point adrift, beating Works Navy 3-1, in some very close matches, Lionel Young continued his good form, as did Keith Coomber and Barry Glover. Alan Legg scored for Navy.
Works Gold had an easy win over Exeter Social Club, Gold’s winners were, John Fraser who is having a good season, John Stevenson and Gary Bjarnoe-Elliott. Rex Swain was Exeter’s only winner.
Works blue accounted for Red, 3-1, Graeme Pickett, giving away 390 points, as well as Zane and Ethan Brown. Bob Cain won for the Red team.
Works Green put their season back on track, winning 3-1 against he Flaming Devils, Glen Johansen, Lee Morcom and Dean Wilson were Green’s winners, Devil’s Roydyn Bishop overcame George Zammit in the closest match of the round, winning by just five points.
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Works Raiders were last week’s big winners, whitewashing Works Red 4-0 and moving to second on the league ladder, Keith Coomber, Barry Glover, Alan Armitage and Harley Stebbings were all winners.
Launceston RSL White remains on top with a 3-1 win over Works Blue, Graeme Purdon, Greg Williams and Wayne Purdon, who came from behind to pip Michael Leslie by 2 points, won for RSL, Graeme Pickett made up 255 points to get up over Adrian White.
The Flaming Devils continued their good form winning 3-1 over Works Gold, Heath Rainbow, Roydyn Bishop and Andrew Rainbow won for the Devils, John Fraser was Gold’s sole winner.
Works Navy moved up to fifth on the ladder beating Exeter 3-1, at Exeter, John Fordham, Phil Page and Ray Skinner all won close matches for Navy, Adam Bindoff was Exeter’s only winner.
Works Black drew 2-2 with Works Green, Andrew Saltmarsh and Bruce Lockley won for Black, Cor Zoon and Dean Wilson were Green’s winners.
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The draws for all three Northern Billiards Championships have been posted, with round robin matches over one hour to decide the semi-finalists.
In “A Grade” defending champion David Bates lines up against fourth seed Adrian White and Gary Bjarnoe-Elliott, in he top half of the draw while Graeme Pickett faces third seed Peter Donati and Keith Coomber. Over one hour anything can happen with all players capable of reasonable breaks.
For the 2012 Northern Championship, David Bates is the form player, during interclub billiards, from October till now, he has knocked in no fewer than 6 century breaks, the biggest being 132, on the other hand Graeme Pickett has reached 99. However it might come down to what happens on the day, I wouldn’t write of Pickett, who has been there many times before and is from a family, that is recognized for their sporting achievements.
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Interclub Billiards.
Close matches were the highlight of last week, three matches were decided by a single point and a fourth by just two points.
RSL White player Dennis Collins, kept his great season alive, beating Raider’s Barry Glover by one point, Black’s Terry Adams gave Devils player, Heath Rainbow, 100 points start and got to the lead only to see Rainbow come back to win the match by the barest margin. Exeter’s Rex Swain came from well back to pip Red’s Philip Rowbottom and Red’s Peter Seaman, who won by one point two weeks ago, came from behind to beat Exeter’s Adam Bindoff by two points.
Launceston RSL White has taken top spot on the Northern Billiards Interclub competition, needing only a draw against Works Raiders as the Works Black team fell victim to The Flaming Devils losing 1-3.
Devils players to win were, Josh Rainbow, Roydyn Bishop and Heath Rainbow, Andrew Saltmarsh scored for Works Black.
Dennis Collins and Adrian White won for Launceston RSL White, Harley Stebbings and Alan Armitage won for The Raiders.
Works Green drew 2-2 with Works Blue, Cor Zoon and Rowhan Phelps won for Green, For Blue, Graeme Pickett gave 340 start but proved too strong, and Ethan Brown were the winners.
Works Red drew with Exeter Social Club, Peter Seaman and Steve Andjelkovic won for Red, Rex Swain and Chris Reid were Exeter’s winners.
Works Navy also drew 2-2 with Works Gold, Ben Conrades and John Fordham won for Navy, Rolf Stevenson and John Fraser were Gold’s winners.
Ladder after round 10: RSL White 36, Works Black 35, Raiders 34, Devils 33, Works Gold 32, Works Blue 32, Works Navy 30 Works Green 29, Works Red 24, Exeter Social Club 18.
Best breaks: Graeme Pickett 67, David Bates 63, Rex Swain 43, Adrian White 38, Gary Bakker 27, Keith Coomber 25, Glen Johansen 20, Michael Leslie 20.
Best breaks this year: David Bates 132, 123, 123, 116, 110, 103, Graeme Pickett 119, 99, 97
Leading Players: Lionel Young continues to lead in the player stats, winning 6 matches from 7 played, 85.71%, followed by Dennis Collins 7 wins from 9 matches played 77.77%. Others, Ben Conrades 6 from 8, Heath Rainbow 7 from 10, John Saggers has won all 4 matches played, Ethan Brown, Scott Kopriva and Zane Brown have 4 wins from 5 played, however these four players are yet to play enough matches to qualify.
Round 10 Results:
The Flaming Devils 3 defeated Works Black 1, Heath Rainbow (270) defeated Terry Adams (170), Roydyn Bishop (135) defeated David Bates (-110) , Josh Rainbow (285) defeated Bruce Lockley (195), Andrew Rainbow (275) lost to Andrew Saltmarsh (220).
Works Green 2 drew with Works Blue 2, Corr Zoon (305) defeated Michael Leslie (235), Glen Johansen (265) lost to Ethan Brown (295), Dean Wilson (250) lost to Graem(220), Pickett (-90), Rowan Phelps (285) defeated Hans Georgieff (250).
Launceston RSL White 2 drew with Works Raiders 2, Wayne Purdon (245) lost to Alan Armitage (250), Greg Williams (265) lost to Harley Stebbings (215), Dennis Collins (300) defeated Barry Glover (245), Adrian White (165) defeated Keith Coomber (160).
Works Red 2 drew with Exeter Social Club 2, Peter Seaman (305) defeated Adam Bindoff (295), Steve Andjelkovic (280) defeated Gary Bakker (245), Phil Rowbottom (280) lost to Rex Swain (205), Bob Cain (295) lost to Chris Reid (280).
Works Navy 2 drew with Works Gold 2, Ben Conrades (295) defeated Steve Leary (245), Ray Skinner (265) lost to John Fraser (200), Alan Legg (285) lost to Rolf Stevenson (255), John Fordham (275) easily defeated Gary Bjarnoe Elliott (175).
There are no matches this week as the competition has a break over Christmas, returning on Wednesday 11th. January and Thursday 12th. January.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all the Billiards, Snooker and Eightball enthusiasts, supporters and their families, have a safe break.
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David Bates of Works Black put his skills on show last week, scoring three century breaks to completely outclass veteran Works Blue player, Michael Leslie. Bates scored 505 points to Leslie’s 38 in a very one sided match, on the way to a 4-0 rout by the Black team.
Graeme Pickett made breaks of 97, 59 and 48 but fell 18 points short in his match against Black’s Terry Adams. Andrew Saltmarsh and Bruce Lockley also won for Works Black.
Works Raiders also scored a 4-0 win over Works Green, Keith Coomber, Alan Armitage, Harley Stebbings and Lionel Young all winning for the Raiders.
Launceston RSL White defeated Exeter 3-1, Adrian White won a very close match against newcomer William Cameron, getting home by 4 points, Greg Williams and Dennis Collins also won for RSL White, Adam Bindoff scored for Exeter.
Works Red defeated Works Gold 3-1, Peter Seaman, Phil Rowbottom and Bob Cain won for Red, John Saggers was Gold’s only winner, scraping in by just 4 points.
Works Navy and the Devils had a 2-2 draw, the close match of the round was between Navy’s Ben Conrades and Roydyn Bishop, Bishop gave a 270 point start but failed by the barest margin to get over Conrades. Ray Skinner also won for Navy, Josh and Heath Rainbow both won for the Devils.
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Works Navy were the only winners, in a week of closely fought Billiard matches. Navy beat Works Red 3-1, to leap-frog Geen to seventh position on the ladder. Ben Conrades, Phil Page and John Fordham were Navy’s winners, Captain Phil Rowbottom scored for the Red team.
All other matches were drawn with no impact on the ladder positions. Works teams, Blue, Black and Gold, together with Launceston RSL White share top position on 28 points with Blue leading on percentage.
Works Black drew 2-2 with Works Raiders, David Bates and Scott Kopriva won for Black, Barry Glover and Lionel Young on for the Raiders. Lionel Young’s win takes him to the top of the player rankings having now won 5 of the six matches played.
The Flaming Devils drew 2-2 with Blue, Andrew Rainbow kept his good season going, beating Peter Donati, Roydyn Bishop also won for the Devils. Graeme Pickett made up 355 points to win his match, Ethan Brown also won for Blue.
Launceston RSL White drew 2-2 with Works Gold, Adrian White and Wayne Purdon won for the RSL, John Saggers and John Fraser won for Gold.
At the Exeter Club, the home team won the first two matches with Adam Bindoff and Rex Swain winning, however the Works Green team evened the score with a win to Cor Zoon and a forfeit to Lee Morcom.
Ladder after round 8: