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
SEMI FINALS (2 x 45 minutes)Graeme Pickett [57, 66] lt David Bates [56, 60] 489-524
Les Higgins [83, 120] d Luke Webb [43] 654-410
Highest break of the tournament: LES HIGGINS (175)
SAUNDERS-HIGGINS INSURANCE BROKERS CONSOLATION PLATE
SEMI FINALS (30 minutes)
Geoff Lehman d Grenville Brown 191-92
Wayne Stokes lt Peter Donati [43] 108-156
FINAL (60 minutes)
Peter Donati d Geoff Lehman 365-150
