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Bates wins two titles
DAVID Bates cleaned up at Exeter at the weekend with the Northern billiards champion winning the club's billiards event, surprising himself to also claim the eightball title.
A total of 32 players entered eightball, 16 in snooker and 10 in the billiards to create an excellent tournament at the Exeter Social Club, with the proceeds used for re-covering the club's billiards tables.
Bates pocketed most of the prizemoney when he beat Andrew Rainbow 2-1 in the eightball final, he also beat Josh Rainbow in the handicap billiards final, Bates made a 107 break in the semi-final.
Bruce Lockley won the snooker event, beating Exeter player Gary Bakker in the final.
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Plummer breaks into national eightball squad
LAUNCESTON's Fiona Plummer has been named in the All-Australian squad to play in the eightball world championships in England next year.
Plummer, a mother of two, had 28 wins from 42 frames played to finish third in the overall standings after the Australian championships in Sydney recently.
Anthony Adams, of Hobart, has been chosen in the Australian under-21 squad.
Higgins down
TASMANIA'S Les Higgins was defeated 3-2 by former Australian champion Aaron Mahoney in their last 16 match in the Queensland Open, played at Bribie Island last weekend.
The title was won by Victorian Steve Mifsud, the 2006 IBSF world snooker champion, defeating Shaun Budd (NSW) 5-3 in the final.
Works Green clear
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Devils turn up the heat on Exeter
THE Flaming Devils whitewashed the Exeter Social Club team on Thursday night, in their Northern billiards clash.
The Devils were led by wins to the three Rainbows - Heath, Josh and Andrew - along with Roydyn Bishop, scoring 4-0, to take the team from bottom to sixth on the ladder.
In other matches Works Gold moved to equal top after defeating Raiders, 3-1. Rolf Stevenson, John Fraser and Steve Leary won for Gold, while Harley Stebbings was the only winner for the Raiders.
Works Black beat Works Red, 3-1. Andrew Saltmarsh and Bruce Lockley, who both played in the national eightball championships in Sydney last week, got back to winning billiards. Bob Cain, with the aid of a 390-point start, kept his early season form going, beating David Bates.
Works Blue defeated Works Navy 3-1. Michael Leslie, Hans Georgieff and Graeme Pickett, conceding 345-point starts, scored for Blue, while Ben Conrades won his match for Navy.
Launceston RSL White held ladder-leader Works Green to a draw. Dennis Collins and Wayne Purdon won for the White team, and George Zammit and Dean Wilson won for Green.
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Raiders are only winners for week
THE Raiders were this week's only winners accounting for the Navy team 3-1 at the Works Club.
The league's oldest player, Harley Stebbings, and Lionel Young and Alan Armitage won for the Raiders.
Navy captain John Fordham was its only winner.
All other matches were 2-2 draws. Black drew with Launceston RSL White, David Bates, giving away a whopping 420 got up against Graeme Purdon, Scott Kopriva also won for Black. Greg Williams and Adrian White were RSLs winners.
Green and The Devils drew, George Zammit and Rowan Phelps scored for Green, Roydyn Bishop and Andrew Rainbow won for the Devils.
Blue drew with Red, Hans Georgieff fell in against Bob Cain, and Zane Brown beat newcomer Sandjel Kovic, for Red, Phil Rowbottom and Peter Seaman scored wins.
Exeter Social Club hosted Works Gold, with the result another draw.
The country team led early with wins to Derek Peart and Adam Bindoff. However, John Fraser and Gary Bjarnoe Elliott won their matches to secure the draw.
Ladder after round 3: Works Green 13 (provisional), Launceston RSL 11, Gold 11, Navy 9, Red 9, Black 8 (provisional), Raiders 8, Exeter 7, Devils and Blue 5.
Best breaks: David Bates 73, 59, 41, 34, Graeme Pickett 52, Gary Bjarnoe Elloitt 40, Barry Glover 29, Michael Leslie 25, 24.
Best breaks this year: David Bates 132, Graeme Pickett 119, Gary Bjarnoe Elliott 40,
Round 3 Results:
Works Blue 2 drew with Works Red 2, Michael Leslie (220) lost to Peter Seaman (300), Zane Brown (300) defeated Sandjel Kovic (275), Hans Georgieff (240) defeated Bob Cain (280), Graeme Pickett (-80) lost to Phil Rowbottom (285).
Exeter 2 drew with Works Gold 2, Derek Peart (280) defeated R Stephenson (240), Adam Bindoff (295) defeated John Stevenson (270), Chris Reid (260) lost to John Fraser (205, Rex Swain (190) lost to Gary Bjarnoe-Elliott (170).
Raiders 3 Defeated Works Navy 1, Lionel Young (210) defeated Alan Legg (270), Harley Stebbings (225) defeated Ben Conrades (315), Alan Armitage (240) defeated Ray Skinner (250), Barry Glover (250) lost to John Fordham (285).
Works Black 2 drew with Launceston RSL White 2, Terry Adams (170) lost to Adrian White (170), Scott Kopriva (295) defeated Wayne Purdon (245), Peter Wallace (270) lost to Greg Williams (275), David Bates (-100) defeated Graeme Purdon (320).
Works Green 2 drew with The Devils 2, George Zammit (260) defeated Heath Rainbow (285), Cor Zoon (290) lost to Roydyn Bishop (140), Rowan Phelps (280) defeated Josh Rainbow (300), Dean Wilson (250) lost to Andrew Rainbow (280).
This weeks matches: Wednesday at Works, Red v Navy v Blue, Thursday night at Works, Gold v Raiders, Devils v Exeter. Thursday night RSL White v Green.
Calcutta tournaments at Exeter Social Club Sunday 28th. November snooker and billiards, (handicap) and 8ball. $10 per event entry, winner takes all.
All proceeds going towards the upgrading of the Exeter tables.
To enter phone Rex 0408 132 699.
Annual Dinner, November 12th. at the Works Club, presentation of trophies and awards.
Get your tickets at the Club or phone 0408 132 699
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Launceston mother-of-two Fiona Plummer was named in the all- Australian team after another successful showing at the national eightball titles. The 43-year-old former champion finished third in the teams event at Campbelltown in Sydney with a record of 28 wins from 42 frames. Plummer said finances would dictate whether she accepted the invitation to compete at the world titles in England. "The tables were good and it was probably the best venue we've played at," she said of the national titles. Hobart junior Anthony Adams was selected in the under-21 all- Australian squad.
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Pickett's 119 continues run of big breaks in interclub competition
BIG breaks are flowing in the Northern billiards interclub competition, with Works Blue's Graeme Pickett, scoring 119 this week, following on from David Bates's 132 last week.
Pickett gave Greg Williams, of the Launceston RSL White team, a 365 start and fell four points short of catching him.
The match ended in a 2-2 draw, with Ethan and Zane Brown winning for Black, Denis Collins joined Williams as RSL's winners.
Works Red and the Raiders also drew 2-2. Phil Rowbottom and Bob Cain won for Red, Barry Glover and Lionel Young were the Raiders' winners.
Works Navy won 3-1 against Exeter. Legg, Phil Page and Ray Skinner won for Navy, while Derek Peart was Exeter's winner.
Works Gold defeated the Flaming Devils, 3-1. John Saggers, Rolf Stevenson and John Fraser, scored wins for the Gold team, Heath Rainbow won for the Devils.
Josh Rainbow, for the second week in a row, lost by just two points in another cliffhanger.
Due to a mix-up in scheduling Works Green has claimed a 4-0 forfeit over Works Black.
The annual dinner will be on November 12 at the Works Club, with presentation of trophies and awards. Get your tickets at the club or phone 0408132699.
For more information visit the cue sport website, www.nteba.com.au or call the secretary on 0487171966.
This week's matches: Tonight - At Works, Black v RSL White, Blue v Red.
Tomorrow - Exeter v Gold at Exeter, and Raiders v Navy, Green v Devils at Works.
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Bates scores biggest break in decade
NORTHERN billiard champion David Bates, playing for Works Black, took no time to get settled into billiards, one week after winning his snooker matches in the Northern A-grade snooker grand final.
Bates knocked in a 132 break, the biggest break made in Northern Tasmania in more than a decade. Bates gave 380 points start to Heath Rainbow, and scored 495 to win.
Works Black won the match against Devils 3-1, Terry Adams and Scott Kopriva were the other winners for Black. Andrew Rainbow was Devils' winner.
Launceston RSL White won 3-1 against Raiders - Dennis Collins, Adrian White and Wayne Purdon won for RSL. Keith Coomber was Raiders' only winner.
Exeter drew 2-all with Works Red at Exeter. For the home team, Derek Peart and Rex Swain were winners and for Red, Bob Cain and Peter Seaman got the points.
Works Gold and Works Navy also drew 2-all. Rolf Stevenson and Steve Leary won for Gold, and Alan Legg and Ray Skinner were Navy's winners.
Works Green scored a 2-1 win against Works Blue. George Zammit and Cor Zoon won for Green. Peter Donati made up 315 points to win his match for Blue.
Snooker
THE Australian open snooker championship, played at the Mounties Club in Sydney, was an all-Victorian final, won by Rudi Sulaeman, who defeated Aaron Mahoney 6-3 in the final.
Tasmanian Les Higgins, following his win in the Australian 6 Red Championship, progressed to the last 16, beating Vince Lawson 4-0 (New South Wales) and Joe Minici 4-2 (NSW), but then went down to West Australian Steve Saxon 2-4, who was beaten by Sulaeman 5-1 in the semi-final.
Tasmania's other players were Luke Webb, who was beaten 4-2 by Ben Judge (WA), and Gerrad Wicks, who went down to former champion Glen Wilkinson from NSW 4-0.
Wilkinson made the highest break of 131. Other breaks were Ian Barber (NSW) 104, Steve Mifsud (Victoria) 100, Chris Calabrese (NSW) 96, Vinnie Calabrese (NSW) 95, Les Higgins (Tasmania) 79, 69, 62, 56.
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Tie-breakers needed to decide snooker grand finals
THE two Northern Tasmanian snooker grand finals, played at the Works Club, were closely contested matches, both requiring tie- breakers after the scores were locked together at the end of the first round.
In last Wednesday night's A-reserve final the more experienced Works Navy was able to handle the pressure a little better than first-year team the Green Horns.
On Thursday night Works Blue won a very tense tie- break 2-1 in A grade to defeat favourite Works Black, which was in its third consecutive grand final, winning in 2009.
In A reserve the Green Horns led early with Peter Donati (8) standing 52 start to Ben Conrades (60), knocking in two breaks in the 40s to prove too strong for his younger opponent.
Navy captain John Fordham (58) and Green Horns' Ethan Brown (58) won a frame each, while Navy's Warren Hayes (54) levelled the scores at 3-3 winning his two frames against Tony Quach (66).
Green Horns youngest player Zane Brown (66) made short work of Steve Collins (52), Brian O'Byrne (54) for Blue and Shane Franklin (66) each won a frame.
The match was down to Philip Page (48) and Green Horns captain Dallas Fry (44), Page winning both frames.
In the tie-breaker Navy's Steve Collins turned the tables on Zane Brown and Warren Hayes proved too steady for Tony Quach.
The A-grade final on Thursday night saw Blue start well with Rolf Stevenson (30) winning 2-0 against Peter Wallace (40) and when older brother John (36) won the first frame against Bruce Lockley (18), it looked like an early night.
Lockley, however, came from well behind to steal the second frame and in another pink ball frame tied the match at 1-1.
Blues veteran Michael Leslie (44), used all of his many years experience to upset Andrew Saltmarsh (22) in another close 2-1 match, while Blacks David Bates (-18) proved too strong for Peter Donati (scr) winning 2-0, and sending the final into extra frames.
In the playoff, Blues John Stevenson with the aid of 18 start reversed the earlier result, against Bruce Lockley, David Bates again levelled the score beating Peter Donati.
The premiership hinged on the result between Rolf Stevenson and Peter Wallace.
With the black hanging over the bottom pocket it was a pink ball game, which after several great safety exchanges Stevenson potted the pink for the title.
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Swain caps off consistent year with award
EXETER snooker player Ben Swain capped off an excellent year by winning the A-grade most consistent player award.
Swain, who also won the award in 2009, started the year on a handicap of 24, ranked number 15 in the league, however, after winning 20 out of 31 frames played, he reduced his mark to 12 and is now ranked at number seven.
Peter Donati, of Works Blue, had a similar season, finishing a close second in the award with 20 wins from 33 frames.
Donati reduced his handicap to scratch, from 8 last year, and is ranked at number four.
Keith Coomber, of the Raiders, finished third, with 25 wins from 41 frames, Andrew Rainbow with 23 from 40, finished fourth.
Dean Wilson (Works Green) won the A-reserve award from green Horns duo Zane Brown and Ethan Brown.
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Works Black downs Devils in tie-breaker
Works Black moved through to the grand final in A grade interclub snooker, beating the Devils in a very close semi-final.
The teams were tied after the first round, with wins to Black from Rodney Martin (50) 2-0 over Andrew Rainbow (26) and Peter Wallace (40) 2-1 over Heath Rainbow (32).
For the Devils, Shane Franklin (46) won 2-1 over David Bates (-20) and Josh Rainbow (40) 2-0 against Bruce Lockley (18).
In the tie-breaker, Lockley turned the tables on Josh Rainbow only to see Peter Wallace go in off the black against Heath Rainbow and again tie the scores at one-all. Rodney Martin and Andrew Rainbow were closely matched in the decider until the unpredictable Martin played two brilliant shots, on the blue and then the pink, to win the match for Black.
Works Blue ended the run of first-year team Raiders, winning its semi-final, which also required extra frames after a tie in the first round.
For Blue, Rolf Stevenson (30) defeated Phil Rowbottom (50) 2-0, and John Stevenson (36) defeated Alan Armitage (44) 2-1. For the Raiders, Keith Coomber (28) won over Peter Donati (0) 2-1 and Lionel Young (36) 2-1 against Michael Leslie (44).
In the tie-breaker, Blue's Rolf Stevenson again beat Phil Rowbottom while Devils' Alan Armitage turned the tables on John Stevenson. Blues captain Peter Donati, playing from scratch, got up in his frame against Keith Coomber, and the Raiders, who were on top of the ladder for most of the season, were eliminated from the finals.
The preliminary final tomorrow night will see the Devils against the Blue team, with the winner going on to play Black for the 2011 crown.
•IN A RESERVE, the competition's new boys, the Green Horns, went straight through to the grand final with a 7-4 win against Works Green in their semi-final. The Brown brothers, Ethan and Zane, won 2-0 for the Green Horns, with Andrew Thomas winning for Works Green.
The other semi-final was a one- sided affair, Works Navy winning 7-1 to eliminate last year's premier, Works Amber.
Navy players Ben Conrads, John Fordham and Warren Hayes each won 2-0, with Brian O'Byrne winning his second frame against Peter Grimes to seal the win. The final two matches were not required.
Green will play Navy in the preliminary final tonight, with the winner to be matched against the Green Horns for the premiership.
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Gourlay Shield honours are on the line
TASMANIA'S premier intrastate event, the Gourlay Shield, will be contested at the Launceston Workers Club at the weekend.
Six snooker and two billiards players from the three regions will play four matches, each starting on Saturday at 10am and finishing Sunday about 3.30pm.
THE NORTHERN TEAM IS: Snooker: Graeme Pickett, Roydyn Bishop, Gary Bjarnoe Elliott, Robin McEnnulty, Ben Swain and John Fraser. Billiards: David Bates and Peter Donati.
THE SOUTHERN TEAM IS: Snooker: Anthony Adams, Luke Webb, Jerremy Cowie, Steve Cowie, Tony Adams, Rob Higgins. Billiards: Wayne Stokes and John Matthewson.
THE NORTH-WEST TEAM IS: Snooker: Callam Bissett, Peter Spencer, Bob Boucher, Cale Barrett, Gerrad Wicks, Michael Kelly. Billiards: Geoff Lehman and Joe Bonnici.
Interclub snooker
IN the A-grade competition this week, Works Black whitewashed Works Blue to set up a semi-final against Devils, while Raiders held on to win 3 to 1 and eliminate Works Gold.
For Black, Peter Wallace (2-1), Rodney Martin (2-0), Bruce Lockley (2-0) and David Bates (2-0) were all winners.
For Raiders, Keith Coomber (2-0), Alan Armitage (2-0) and Lionel Young (2-1) won their matches, John Fraser (2-1) was Gold's only winner.
In A reserve, Works Amber, winner of the reserve premiership during the past three years, was dead and buried in its elimination match against Exeter until Adam Gurr took on the role of Lazarus. He came back from 33 down on the colours. With his team reeling at 3 to 6, Gurr managed to draw his second frame with Exeter captain Derek Peart, then watched as Peart went in off the respotted black. With the score now 4 to 6, Damien Bushby won both frames against Chris Reid and the elimination final was level at 6-all. The alleys were drawn, Gurr and Bushby again won their frames and Amber progressed to next week's semi- final against Works.
Greg Reid and Lloyd Rogers won both matches for Exeter.
Works Green won 7 to 5 against Works Navy and will play the Green Horns in the second semi.
Navy will take on Amber in the cutthroat first semi-final.
Green player David Thomas was the only one to win both frames in a tight final.
BEST BREAKS: Steve Leary 29, Rodney Martin 25, Keith Coomber 22.
A GRADE RESULTS: Works Black 4 defeated Works Blue 0, Peter Wallace (40) defeated Hans Georgieff (50) 2-1, Rodney Martin (50) defeated Rolf Stevenson (28) 2-0, Bruce Lockley (18) defeated John Stevenson (36) 2-0, David Bates (-20) defeated Michael Leslie (44) 2-0.
Raiders 3 defeated Works Gold 1, Keith Coomber (28) defeated Trevor Leary (28) 2-0, Alan Armitage (44) defeated Gary Bjarnoe- Elliott (12) 2-0, Barry Glover (42) lost to John Fraser (16) 1-2, Lionel Young (36) defeated Steve Leary (32) 2-1.
A RESERVE RESULTS: Works Green 7 d Works Navy 5, Lee Morcom (34) dw Ben Conrads (60), George Zammit (38) dw Brian O'Byrne (54), Glen Johansen (46) dw John Fordham (58), Dean Wilson (38) dw Warren Hayes (54), David Thomas (56) d Phil Page (48), Rowan Phelps (48) dw Steve Collins (52).
Works Amber 8 defeated Exeter Green 6, John Saggers (52) drew with Rex Swain (22), Peter Fraser (34) lost to Lloyd Rogers (50), Peter Grimes (58) drew with Phil Stagg (46), Christian Waldron (68) lost to Gregg Reid (48), Adam Gurr (58) defeated Derek Peart (56), Damien Bushby (46) defeated Chris Reid (46).
TIE-BREAKER: Adam Gurr defeated Derek Peart, Damien Bushby defeated Chris Reid.
THIS WEEK'S GAMES: Tonight A Reserve: Second semi-final: Green Horns v Works Green; Elimination first semi-final: Works Navy v Works Amber, at the Workers Club.
Tomorrow night A grade: Second semi-final: Flaming Devils v Works Black; Elimination semi-final: Works Blue v Raiders at the Workers Club.
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