Courtesy Examiner Newspaper - Article 4 - 17 September 2009
CUE SPORTS BY ANDREW SALTMARSH
Higgins wins title at Burnie 
HOBART-BASED player Les Higgins has won his 15th state snooker title, played at the Burnie club.
Higgins defeated young Devonport player Callan Bissett in the final, 7-2 and he now has the opportunity to play in the Australian open snooker championships in Sydney on October 16-18.
Launceston-based players Graeme Pickett and Robin McEnnulty were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Gregg Watt and Higgins respectively, with Pickett making the highest break of the championships with a 70.
Gourlay Shield
IN the last of the state snooker triangular shield matches for 2009, the Launceston association has selected a strong team to try and make a cleansweep of all state shield matches this year.
The team will travel to Hobart on October 3-4 to play a team from the North-West Coast and Hobart for the Gourlay Shield.
The Launceston team consists of Graeme Pickett, David Bates, Peter Donati, Roydon Bishop, Trevor Leary, Robin McEnnulty, Terry Adams, Rex Swain with emergency Garry Bakker, Adrian White, Bruce Lockley and Barry Glover.
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Perth's title
PERTH Black is the 2009 J. Boag & Son winter eightball roster premier after downing the Commercial Hotel in the final, played at the Launceston Workers Club.
Perth proved too strong for the Commercial team, winning 9-7 in the final.
In other results, Duke of Wellington defeated LWC Green 8-5 in the division 1 final, while Village Inn defeated Black Stallion 8-5 in the division 2 final and LWC Gold defeated Sunny Hill 8-3, to take out the division 3 titles.
Full results, including pictures and grand final score sheets, can be found on the NTEBA website.
A reminder - the summer eightball roster for 2009-10 will start on Tuesday, October 13. Team nominations close on October 3. Teams can nominate on the website and nomination forms have been sent to hotels and clubs, for further information please contact the secretary on 6344 8788.
Snooker finals
THE home and away roster for the Launceston Snooker Association has been completed and this week will see the start of the finals series.
In the A grade competition, last year's premier LWC Black finished on the top of the ladder and will host fellow team LWC Navy at the LWC in tonight's second semi-final.
The cut-throat first semi-final will see the LWC Blue team travel to take on Exeter RSL Black.
The grand finals will be played on September 23-24.
The billiards roster is due to start on Thursday, October 15, with only four players required for a team. Team nominations close on October 1, please contact the LWC, Launceston RSL, Exeter RSL or the Longford RSL if you are interested in nominating a team or you are interested in playing in a team.