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National title to Barrett
PENGUIN'S Cale Barrett is the 2011 Australian under-15 snooker champion.
He defeated Jayme White, of Queensland, 4-3 in the final, after being 3-1 down and knocking in a 53 break in the final frame.
Barrett also qualified for the knockout sections of the Australian under-18 and under-21 championships, going down in the quarter-finals to Keenan Cigler (WA) 3-2 in the former and Kurt Brown (Qld) 4-0 in the latter.
Masters eightball
SUNNY Hill player Rodney Martin has made the 2011 state masters team to compete at the Australian eightball championships in Sydney from October 17-28.
Martin finished on top of the round robin group and went straight into the final by defeating Hobart player and former Tasmanian representative Tony Adams in the second semi-final 2-1.
Unfortunately Martin could not go on to win the state title being defeated by another former state player in Wayne Elliott in the final 3-0.
Martin will now be joined by Wayne Elliott, Tony Adams and Chris Snare in making up the 2011 masters team and will be joined by the men's team which is to be decided this weekend at the LWC and the women's team play-off on July 30 at the same venue
Interclub snooker
A RESERVE new team Works Green Horns are showing the way in the Wednesday night competition, clear by five points on top of the ladder.
The team contains up-and- coming players, brothers Ethan (19) and Zane Brown (18) as well as Tony Quach (24), melded with experienced players Dallas Fry, Shane Franklin and coach Peter Donati.
The Brown brothers are also promising footballers at Rocherlea, last week Zane booted eight goals in the under- 18 competition then, during the week, won both frames against veteran Red player Phil Rowbottom.
Works Amber stayed in touch with the top teams, winning 7-5 against RSL White, Christian Waldron and Peter Grimes won for Amber, Greg Williams won his two matches for RSL White.
Exeter Green moved above Works Red on the ladder winning 7-5 against bottom team Works Navy, Exeter captain Derek Peart was the only winner.
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Barrett wins Australian Title
North-West player and promising all round cue sports player Cale Barrett defended is Australian under 15 title by winning this years title played at the Redlands RSL Club in QLD on Saturday July 9th
Barrett found himself 3 frames to 1 down in the final but rallied to win the the next 3 frames with a nice 53 break in the final frame to take the title from Jamye White from QLD
Australian Under 18 Girls Snooker Championship – Jessica Woods (Qld) defeated Kate West (Qld)
Australian Under 15 Billiards Championship – Keiran Frettingham (Qld) defeated Cale Barrett (Tas)
Australian Under 18 Billiards Championship – Kurt Brown (Qld) defeated Mat Frerker (Qld)
Australian Under 12 Snooker Championship – Hayden Goode (Qld) defeated Callum Haggett (Qld)
Australian Under 15 Snooker Championship – Cale Barrett (Tas) defeated Jayme White (Qld)
Australian Under 18 Snooker Championship – Kurt Brown (Qld) defeated Ryan Thomerson (Vic)
Click the attachment to view the semi and finals results
Full round robin results can be found on the Australian Billiards and Snooker web site
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North fails to win statewide shield
Ted Pickett shield
THE Northern team of David Bates, Peter Donati, Roydyn Bishop, Gary Bjarnoe Elliott, Rex Swain, Bruce Lockley, Gary Bakker and Keith Coomber failed in its bid to win the Ted Pickett Shield.
The tournament, played at the Claremont RSL Club, is a triangular competition between A grade players from the North, North-West and South, and is played over 48 matches.
It is in honour of the late Ted Pickett, a Northern Tasmanian sportsman who won the 1955 Australian Snooker Championship.
The Southern team easily retained the shield, winning 25 matches, with the North winning 13 matches and North-West 10.
For the North, Works Black players David Bates won three matches, and Roydyn Bishop, Gary Bjarnoe Elliott, Bruce Lockley and Keith Coomber won two matches.
South's Les Higgins and Anthony Adams were the only players to win all four matches played. The highest break went to Les Higgins with 63, Steve Carroll cues 3-4 with 50, Denny Mayne cues 6-7 with 43 and Keith Coomber for cues 7 and 8 with a 35 clearance.
Northern eightball
IN Northern eightball, Troy Rudling from Perth Black again proved he is the player to beat for the NTEBA singles title, easy accounting for former state player Kris Cherry in the final 3-0 and taking out his third successive singles title.
In the division 1 final, Shane Franklin defeated the captain of the LWC Black team Alex Brooks.
Interclub snooker
THE Raiders went back to the top of the A grade ladder with a whitewash, 4-0 over Works Gold.
Alan Armitage won 2-0, Lionel Young, Kieth Coomber and Barry Glover all won 2-1.
The Devils drew 2-2 with Works Black to hold second spot, Andrew and Heath Rainbow won for the Devils, Bruce Lockley and Rodney Martin won for Black.
Works Blue beat Launceston RSL Grey 3-1. John Stevenson, Micheal Leslie and Graeme Pickett all won 2-0, and Harley Stebbings won 2-0 for the Launceston RSL team.
In A reserve, bottom team Works Navy was the big winner, accounting for Amber 9-3. Brian O'Byrne, Ray Skinner, Craig Jory, and Ben Conrads were Navy's winners, Peter Grimes won 2-0 for Amber.
Works Green held top spot on the ladder, winning 7-5 against Works Red. Rowan Phelps and Dean Wilson won for Green, Peter Seaman won his two matches for Navy.
Works Green Horns also won 7-5 against Exeter RSL Green. Brothers Zane and Ethan Brown won 2-0 for the Green Horns, John Waters with 64 start, held out Peter Donati to win 2-0 for Exeter.
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Bissett top of the table
THE final qualifying rounds of the state open teams competition was played at the Launceston Workers Club and the Hobart Workers Club last Saturday.
From the North, Callan Bissett topped the leader board, followed by Gerrad Wicks and Andrew Saltmarsh.
The Southern qualifiers saw Marcus Jackson on top followed by Sam Thurgood and Justin Van Diepen who has not played state eightball since 2002.
The final round for the 2011 state team will be played at the LWC on July 16 and 17 and from the 24 players competing, nine players will join Anthony Adams, as the state singles champion and already in the team, to compete in the Australian eightball championships in Sydney in October.
Reminder entries for the state masters selection trials, to be played at the HWC on July 9, close on Wednesday, July 6.
Interclub snooker
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North clinches the shield
THE John Williams Shield comes back North after the Northern snooker team of Keith Coomber, Andrew Saltmarsh, Adrian White, Rolf Stevenson, Paul Zoon, Heath Rainbow, Lee Morcom and Josh Rainbow won an epic tournament at Claremont RSL at the weekend.
North needed to win one of the last four matches to clinch the shield from the North-West team, who were the holders of the shield from last year.
Held over 48 matches, the Northern team won 20, North-West 19 and South nine.
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Amber on the ball for romp over Red
LAST year's A reserve premiers, Works Amber, had a massive 11-1 win over Works Red, showing that they again will be a contender for this year's trophy.
Peter Grimes, Tracy Saltmarsh, Adam Gurr Peter Fraser and Ivor O'Connor were all winners for Amber.
The Green Horns went to the top of the ladder with a 7-5 win over Works Green. Peter Donati was the only winner, with all other games drawn.
Works Navy got off the bottom of the ladder, winning 7-5 over Launceston RSL White. John Fordham, Ray Skinner and Alan Legge were winners for Navy, Denis Collins and Adrian White won for the RSL team.
In A grade, Works Gold moved to third on the ladder with a 3-1 win over Works Blue. Trevor and Steve Leary along with Lee Morcom won for Gold. Rolf Stevenson was the only winner for Blue.
The Devils and Exeter RSL played a 2-2 draw. The Rainbow brothers, Andrew and Josh, won for the Devils.
Exeter's Gary Bakker continued his winning streak retaining top spot on the player rankings. Exeter's Ben Swain, playing his first match for the season, beat Scott Kopriva in a close match, Kopriva potting the pink in the first frame for a winning score, only to go in off the centre pocket. Swain potted the pink and black to win that frame, then went on to win the third frame.
The Raiders and Black also played a 2-2 draw. Barry Glover and Keith Coomber won for the Raiders, David Bates and Peter Wallace won for Black.
SNOOKER: A Grade:
Works Gold 3 defeated Works Blue 1, Lee Morcom (40) defeated Hans Georgieff (50) 2-1, Trevor Leary (28) defeated Peter Donati (8) 2-1, Steve Leary (22) defeated John Stevenson (34) 2-0, John Fraser (14) lost to Rolf Stevenson (32) 0-2.
The Flaming Devils 2 drew with Exeter RSL 2 , Andrew Rainbow (34) defeated Adam Bindoff (38) 2-1, Scott Kopriva (32) lost to en Swain (24) 1-2, Josh Rainbow (44) defeated Rex Swain (16) 2-1, Heath Rainbow (34) lost to Garry Bakker (22) 0-2.
Raiders 2 drew with Works Black 2, Alan Armitage (44) lost to David Bates (-18) 1-2, Lionel Young (28) lost to Peter Wallace (42) 1-2, Barry Glover (42) defeated Andrew Saltmarsh (28) 2-0, Keith Coomber (30) defeated Bruce Lockley (22) 2-0.
Launceston RSL Grey had this weeks bye.
A Reserve:
Works Green Horns 7 defeated Works Green 5, Peter Donati (6) defeated Lee Morcom (38), Tony Quach (66) drew with Glen Johansen (50), Dallas Fry (42) drew with David Thomas (52), Zane Brown (62) drew with Dean Wilson (52), Shane Franklin (62) drew with Rowan Phelps (48), Ethan Brown (64) drew with George Zammit (36).
Works Amber 11 defeated Works Red 1, John Saggers (50) drew with Bob Cain (56), Peter Grimes (64) defeated Ray Smith (450), Tracey Saltmarsh (66) defeated Steve Andjelkovic (60), Adam Gurr (56) defeated Robbie Johns (44), Peter Fraser (34) defeated Phil Rowbottom (54), Ivor OConnor (56) defeated Peter Seaman (62).
Works Navy 7 defeated Launceston RSL White 5, John Fordham (60) defeated Greg Williams (50), Ray Skinner (58) defeated Christine Knowls (70), Alan Legge (62) defeated Graeme Purdon (70), Ben Conrads (60) drew with Wayne Purdon (40), Craig Jory (70) lost to Denis Collins (64), Steve Collins (58) lost to Adrian White (32).
Exeter RSL Green had this weeks bye
Ladders:A Grade Devils 20, Raiders 18, Black 16, Gold 16 , Blue 10, Exeter 10, RSL Grey 6
Ladders: A Reserve, Green Horns 59, Works Green 55, Amber 53, Red 47, Launceston RSL White 42, Navy 42, Exeter RSL 38,
Leading Players A Grade Gary Bakker 13 from 16 frames played , Steve Leary 12 from 17, Barry Glover 12 from 18, Josh Rainbow 11 from 18, Keith Coomber 10 from 14 played.
Leading Players A Reserve Shane Franklin, Zane Brown, Peter Fraser and Adam Gurr are tied at the top of the leader board, winning 9 from 14 frames played.
This weeks snooker matches:
Wednesday, A Reserve v Works Green v Navy and Amber v Exeter RSL, at the Works Club, Launceston RSL White v Works Red at Launceston RSL. Green Horns has this weeks Bye.
Thursday A Grade Works Gold v Devils and Black v Launceston RSL Grey at the Works Club, Exeter RSL Black v Raiders at Exeter RSL, Works Blue has the Bye.
The John Williams Shield will be held at Claremont RSL this weekend.
NTB&SA team: Keith Coomber, Andrew Saltmarsh, Adrian White, Rolf Stevenson, Paul Zoon, Lee Morcom, Heath Rainbow and Josh Rainbow.
Launceston avenges loss, pockets title
LAUNCESTON avenged an agonising semi-final loss to Hobart to claim the state eightball B grade championship.
Held at the Launceston Workers Club at the weekend, the event saw six teams competing from across the state for the title.
After the round robin stage, the Hobart eightball association topped the ladder and went on to defeat the host 13-12 in the deciding frame of the semi.
Meanwhile, the Southern Tasmanian Eightball Association defeated Devonport 13-9.
Launceston hit back in the preliminary final, defeating STEA 13-9 and completed a Southern double in the grand final with a comfortable final victory to claim the title.
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Devils on top after tight victory
THE Flaming Devils went to the top of the Northern snooker competition A Grade ladder with a close-fought win over the Raiders on Thursday night.
After wins from Andrew (2-1) and Josh Rainbow (2-0), the result came down to the final match between Devils, Shane Franklin and veteran Lionel Young for the Raiders.
Franklin won 2-1 to give the Devils four points and top spot on the ladder. Keith Coomber won for the Raiders.
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Round 1 - Wild Cards
Match 1 - Matthew Seit vs Steve Mifsud (Aust)
Match 2 - David Gilbert vs James Mifsud (Aust)
Round 2
John Higgins vs Winner of Match 1
Stephen Hendry vs Martin Gould
Peter Ebdon vs Rory McLeod
Shaun Murphy vs Andrew Higginson
Ali Carter vs Marcus Campbell
Mark Allen vs Ryan Day
Jamie Cope vs Tom Ford
Ding Junhui vs Stuart Bingham
Mark Selby vs Joe Perry
Judd Trump vs Mark Davis
Matthew Stevens vs Liang Wenbo
Stephen Maguire vs Ken Doherty
Neil Robertson (Aust) vs Nigel Bond
Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Dominic Dale
Graeme Dott vs Winner of Match 2
Mark Williams vs Barry Pinches
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Higgins wins 20th state title
HOBART'S Les Higgins continued his amazing record in the sport of billiards by winning the 2011 state championship in Hobart yesterday.
Higgins notched up his 20th Tasmanian billiards championship by beating Launceston's David Bates in the three-hour final 831 to 436 at the Claremont RSL club.
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Higgins all class to win State title number 20
Hobart's Les Higgins wins his 20th State Billiards Title, played at the Claremont RSL on June 4th and 5th, Higgins defeated Launceston player David Bates in the final, Bates the 2011 Northern Champion struggled to put any real breaks together in the final, while Higgins playing on his home table knocked in breaks of 123, 94 and 71 in the final to win the title 831 - 436
FINAL (2 x 90 minutes)
LES HIGGINS - 831
First Session: [41, 48, 71, 123, 25, 30] 433
Second Session: [62, 20, 94] 395
DAVID BATES - 436
First Session: [67] 240
Second Session: [40, 20] 193
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Battle hots up for state billiards title
THE Tasmanian billiards championship to be played at the Claremont RSL Club at the weekend is shaping up as the most hotly contested event on the state calendar for several years.
The finalists from last year, champion Les Higgins, of Hobart, and runner-up, Graeme Pickett, are seeded number 1 and 2, and between them have won the championship 23 times. Higgins 19 and Pickett 4.