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Workers Blue in charge
Peter Donati, Hans Georgieff and Rolf Stevo were winners for Blue, with Robin McEnnulty replying for Grey.
Rex Swain and Adam Bindoff were winners for Exeter in its draw with LWC Gold, for whom John Fraser and newcomer Garry Bjarnoe- Elliot were winners.
Flaming Devils and LWC Black also had a 2-2 draw, with Heath and Josh Rainbow (Devils), David Bates and Bruce Lockley (Black) as winners.
On Wednesday night, LWC Green went top of the ladder with a 9-3 win over Longford, featuring wins to Rhoan Phelps, David Thomas and Anthony Thomas.
LWC Red beat Exeter 7-5 while LWC teams Amber and Navy had a 6-6 draw, with Damien Bushby for Amber and Nick Bruneau for Navy winning both frames.
Highest A grade break went to David Sheppard, of Launceston RSL Grey, with 45, Exeter Green's Noddy Francomb amassing 23 on Wednesday.
Junior titles
THE junior championships conducted in March at the Launceston Workers Club resulted in: under-15 snooker champion Cale Barrett (NW), runner-up Grace Cowie (South); under-15 billiards champion Cale Barrett, runner-up Josh Rainbow (North); under-18 snooker champion Anthony Adams (South); runner-up Andrew Rainbow (North); under-18 billiards champion Andrew Rainbow (North); runner-up Jason Featherstone (South).
Player profile
RON Atkins would definitely be Tasmania's best-known cueist, having won 16 Tasmanian championships and three Australian snooker championships (1975, '76 and '77).
He was also runner-up in '66 and '78, with his crowning glory being finishing runner- up to Englishman Jimmy White in the IBSF world snooker championship at the Albert Hall, Launceston, in 1980.
Atkins also played eightball, representing Australia in the 2002 masters series, and was runner-up in the international masters singles.
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Opening cue to get 2010 rolling
Six teams will contest today's competition with LWC Amber playing LWC Navy at Workers and LWC Green at home to Longford RSL. Exeter plays LWC Red at Exeter RSL.
Six teams are lining up in tomorrow night's competition. LWC Black hosts the Flaming Devils, LWC Gold plays Exeter at the Workers Club and Launceston RSL is home to LWC Blue.
Potential players are invited to come and have a look, with play starting at 7pm and finishing around 10pm.
Players are given a handicap based on ability, ranging from Northern champion Graeme Pickett of minus 30 through to the out-markers on 80 (Wednesdays) and 50 (Thursdays).
The eightball competition begins next week with teams playing in three divisions on Tuesday and Wednesday nights at the Workers Club and most hotels in and around Launceston.
This column will bring results and stories, as the interclub season unfolds, including news from local, state and national events.
Another segment will be recounting the careers of past and present champions like the great Ron Atkins and Ted Pickett, late billiard champions Harold Roberts Thompson and George Town's John Reece, Tasmanian champions Les Higgins, of Hobart and Launceston's Graeme Pickett, and juniors Anthony Adams, of Hobart, and Exeter's Andrew Rainbow.
For information go to the cue sport website: www.nteba.com.au or call the secretary on 0419113528.