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Tasmania pipped in shield
THE annual Andrews-Atkins Shield, played between Tasmania and Victoria was held at the RACV Club in Melbourne over the weekend, with Victoria winning 6-5, in a cliffhanger.
Victoria led 2-1 after the first session.
Hobart's Gregg Watt gave Tasmania a good start, beating Charlie Chafe 4-1, however, Devonport's Bob Boucher lost 4-0 to Brendan Taylor and Steve Carroll lost to David Pitt.
Carroll's billiards match went to the wire, with the Hobartian losing by just 19 points after two hours.
In the second session, Launceston's Peter Donati, trailed John McKay early but produced some good billiards to win.
Devonport's Gerrard Wicks was too strong for the veteran Harry Andrews winning his snooker match 4-0.
Former Launceston player Tracy Bayliss, now playing for Claremont, came back from 3-2 down to win the women's snooker match 4-3.
Victoria won the junior match, with Cale Barrett, of Penguin, the Australian under- 15 snooker and billiard champion, losing close frames on the blue and pink to eventually lose 4-1 to Ryan Thomerson.
Hobart's Luke Webb, favoured to win for Tasmania, got behind 3-1 early, then rallied to 3-3 but went down in the deciding frame to Dale McKay.
The scores were level at 4-4 with the evening session to go.
Hobart's Les Higgins was heavy favourite to win against David Cosgriff so the shield was in the hands of Burnie's Brian Cole and Hobart's Wayne Stokes. Cole went down to Daryl Tippett 4-2 and Stokes, although always challenging, eventually lost to the Victorian captain Ron Cole by 80 points.
Tracey Bayliss was awarded the John McKay Medal for player of the tournament.
Billiards finals
WORKS Blue, which finished sixth in the Northern billiards roster, eliminated the third-placed Works Gold in the upset of the finals so far.
The fourth-placed Flaming Devils eliminated Exeter RSL and in the qualifying final, the ladder-leader Works Black went down to last year's premier Works Green.
This week Green takes on the Devils, with the winner going straight to the grand final, the loser to the preliminary final.
The cut throat semi-final is between Works Black and Works Blue - both matches are tomorrow night at the Working Men's Club.
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS - ELIMINATION FINALS: Flaming Devils d Exeter RSL (Andrew Rainbow (275) d Adam Bindoff (295), Heath Rainbow (270) d Rex Swain (195), Josh Rainbow (315) d Derek Peart (290). The match between Roydyn Bishop and Chris Reid was not completed.
Works Blue d Works Gold, 3-1, Michael Leslie (230) d Rolf Stevenson (265), Peter Donati (95) d John Stevenson (275), Graeme Pickett (-90) d Gary Bjarnoe Elliott (140) and Hans Georgieff (240) lost to Steve Leary (265). Qualifying final, Works Green defeated Works Black, Lee Morcom (240) beat Bruce Lockley (225), George Zammitt (270) d David Bates (-90), Dean Wilson (255) d Peter Wallace (275) Glen Johansen (275) d Andrew Saltmarsh (230). Best breaks: Peter Donati 44, Graeme Pickett 37.
State eightball
THE state eightball teams premiership is to be held at the Working Men's Club over the weekend, featuring eight premiership teams from around the state.
It features four teams from the Southern competitions, two from Launceston, and one each from the Esk Association and Devonport.
More than 60 players will be on show, including past and current state players, in the two-day event starting at 9am Saturday and concluding at around 3.30pm on Sunday.
Hill exhibition
ENGLISHMAN Michael Hill, the reigning world eightball champion eightball and winner of 26 professional titles is to play exhibition matches at the Launceston Working Men's Club on Thursday, April 7.
Come along to see the man considered to be the best eightball potter in the sport's history. Call the club on 6334 2100, to book your tickets.
For more information go to the cue sport website, www.nteba.com.au or call the secretary on 0487171966.
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Scorpions sting Riverside
THE Launceston eightball summer roster grand finals were played at the Launceston Workers Club on Saturday with an even representation of hotels and clubs.
The division 1 grand final saw the LWC Scorpions taking on the Riverside Hotel with the Riverside team taking an early lead of 3-2 after the first set of five frames.
Scorpions won the next four frames to take a 6-4 lead and quickly wrapped the match up 8-4.
Division 2 saw LWC Black play the Duke of Wellington, who got away to a great 4-1 start in the first set winning the match in the third 8-5.
In division 3 the TRC took on the Legana Tavern team and this proved the closest match of the night with the TRC winning 8-6.
Purdon a winner
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First-timer takes out championship
The former Victorian beat defending champion Graeme Pickett, of Launceston, 616 points to 422 in the two-hour final played at the Launceston Workers Club.
The last hour of the final proved exciting as Pickett drew back to within 40 points after Bates established an early lead.
But Bates responded with a 98-point break to put the title beyond doubt.
The day's competition started with eight players involved in quarter final matches of 90 minutes duration followed by semi-finals.
Bates beat the No.2 seed and 2010 runner-up Peter Donati in his semi-final while Pickett accounted for Longford's Adrian White in his semi.
Both Northern finalists have qualified for the state billiards championship.
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Last chance to make finals
LADDER positions five and six are up for grabs in the final round of the Northern snooker competition, with last chances for the Flaming Devils, Works Red and Works Blue to make the finals.
Longford RSL and Works Navy have missed the cut.
Reigning billiard premier Works Green and this season's minor premier Works Black played a 2-2 draw last week in what most people believe was a rehearsal for this year's final.
Works Gold's impressive 3-1 win moved Works Gold back into third but it still has a chance to take second spot and earn the double chance.
Works Blue and Works Navy, both keen to get off the bottom of the ladder, had 3-1 wins.
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SPORT IN BRIEF - BILLIARDS FINAL 2011
Courtesy Examiner - 26 Feb, 2011 01:00 AM
Billiards finals: The finals of the Northern Tasmanian Billiards Championship are being played at the Launceston Working Men's Club today. Defending champion Graeme Pickett is under pressure from David Bates, who is the top ranked player in Northern interclub billiards competition. Bates is playing the better at the moment and will start favourite. The quarter-finals start at 10am, the semi-finals at noon and the final is at 2pm over two hours. Last year's runner-up Peter Donati is seeded No.2 but is expected to struggle to get over Bates to make the final.
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World champ in Launceston
THE reigning eightball world champion, Englishman Michael Hill, is to play exhibition matches in Launceston.
The 2008 and 2010 world masters champion and winner of 26 professional titles will be at the Launceston Working Men's Club on Thursday, April 7.
Spectators are invited to attend and watch a man considered to be the best eightball potter in the sport's history. Call the club on 6334 2100 for more information or contact
Works Green flourishing
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Black on top after win over Longford
WORKS Black wrapped up the Northern snooker competition minor premiership with a 3-1 win over Longford RSL.
It is 10 points clear of second and third placed teams Works Green and Works Gold, with three weeks remaining in the home and away series.
Black teammates, David Bates and Bruce Lockley, both won their matches to extend their rivalry for the consistency award.
Bates leads at this stage achieving his nine wins from 11 matches.
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Battle for consistency trophy
WORKS Black teammates David Bates and Bruce Lockley are locked in a tense battle for this year's billiards roster consistency trophy.
As well as trying to keep their top-of-the-ladder team in first place heading into the finals, they are both on nine wins for the season with four matches remaining.
Bates achieved his nine wins from 11 matches, while Lockley has played 12. Dean Wilson and Rolf Stevenson are in third place with eight wins, followed by Glen Johansen, Steve Leary, Josh Rainbow, Derek peart and Wayne Purdon on seven wins.
Another milestone
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Works sides in top form this year
LAST year's Northern billiards premier Works Green and bottom team Works Blue were the big winners this week with both teams scoring 4-0 wins, against Longford RSL and Works Gold respectively.
The Green team has moved to third and on form looks set to give this year's finals series a real shake.
The other team showing good late-season form is the Flaming Devils, which scored 3-1 over Navy to move to a clear second on the ladder.
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Eightballers successful in titles
After a solid week of competition in Darwin against the seven best juniors from each state, Tasmania had lost only one match, to the ACT.
The side, consisting of co- captains Stephen Kaine and Blake Marshall, plus Max Crosswell, Cale Barrett, Jacob Marshall, Brodie Stubbs and Phoenix Smith, progressed to the grand final, where it defeated Queensland 8-4.
The win capped a great week for Tasmanian junior eightball, with Stubbs finishing second to Queenslander Hayden Goode in the under-12 national titles and Barrett losing the under-15 grand final 6-4 to Queensland's Vijay Randall with Marshall finishing fourth.
Tasmanian junior development officer Cyril Triffitt said: "Overall this was a great effort from all players as Tasmania was one player short and started each match conceding one game.
"These young men travelled all the way to the Northern Territory to compete in what has been for the last 20 years a game that is dominated by the bigger mainland states and territories."
- ROB SHAW
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Seeds to be hard to beat
CUE NEWS - Courtesy Examiner
26 Jan, 2011 01:00 AM
THE Northern Tasmanian billiards championship will provide some interesting matches, with defending champion and top seed Graeme Pickett and in-form third seed David Bates likely to meet in the February 26 final.
Bates will need to get past the number two seed and last year's runner-up, Peter Donati, and Pickett is drawn to meet Gary Bjarnoe Elliott or Adrian White in the other semi-final.