Blacks on top in fine cue form
Exeter RSL beat Flaming Devils 3-1. Rex and Ben Swain 2-0 and Garry Bakker 2-1 were Exeter's winners and Andrew Rainbow won 2-1 for the Devils.
Works Gold and Launceston RSL played a 2-2 draw. John Fraser 2-0 and Gary Bjarnee- Elliott 2-0 were Gold's winners. Terry Adams 2-0 and Royden Bishop 2-1 won for Launceston RSL.
In A reserve Works Green, consolidated its top spot on the ladder with an 8-4 win over Exeter RSL, where Rowan Phelps, Lee Morcom and David Thomas won 2-0 for Green and Phil Stagg was Exeter's only winner.
Amber won 7-5 over Red. John Saggers and Tracey Saltmarsh won for Amber, Bob Cain won 2-0 for Red.
Longford RSL and Works Navy had a 6-6 draw. Wayne Purdon and Greg Williams won 2-0 for Longford, John Fordham and Darryl Fox were Navy's winners.
Highest break in A grade was made by David Bates of Black with 43 and 31, Royden Bishop Launceston RSL made37.
In A reserve, Peter Fraser made a 29 break and Glen Johansen a 25.
State 8Ball Titles
The state eightball singles title was played at the Launceston Working Men's Club on May 1, with 24 players taking part from the South, North and North-West, drawn into four groups, with two seeded players in each group and the remainder of the field randomly drawn.
After the round robin stage, 16 players were left in the knockout stage with the two players who competed in last year's state tile, Gregg Watt and Anthony Adams, both of Hobart, playing off for this year's title.
In what was a seesaw affair in the final, it came down to the last frame with both players clearly feeling the effects of a long 12-hour day of pool, making several mistakes in the final frame with Gregg Watt finally potting the black to win the 2010 title.
The next event on the state eightball calendar will be the first round of state open team Northern selection trials to be played at the LWC on May 29 and 30 with entries closing on May 22. Entries can be made at the Eightball Tasmania website www.eightballtasmania.com.au