Provisional minutes from the June 2010 meeting are now available for review:
http://www.acteba.com.au/Minutes/2009-2010/Min-Jun10.pdf
These minutes will be tabled at tonight’s meeting.
State of Origin 2010 Final Results
Southern Guns Win 2010 State of Origin Series!
Last night saw the conclusion of the State of Origin series for 2010, with the Division 1 match. The Guns went in with a four frame lead, but with two very strong teams the overall winner could have been either side.
All matches have been close this year, but this topped it. Round by round scores were 4-4, 8-8, 12-12.
Going into the fourth round the Guns only needed to win three frames to win the series. The Potters came in firing and won the first three frames, making it very tense in the Guns camp. The Guns fired back and won four of the next five frames. Potters won the final frame to end the match with a 16-16 draw.
Special mention to Edmund Chen and Michael Hazilias from the Northern Potters who both shot 4/4.
So, after 160 frames over five divisions, the final score is Southern Guns 82 – Northern Potters 78. The Guns get the State of Origin shield back after a two year break.
Congratulations to all the players for a very competitive series, and thank you to Chisholm Tavern, Labor Club, Ojo Cafe and Bar, Fyshwick Tavern and The Maram for hosting the matches.
State Trials: 2010 ACTEBA Open Singles Champion
Matt Harmon
Congratulations to Matt on winning his 5th Open Singles Title, in doing so becoming the most decorated Open Singles player in ACTEBA history.
Matt did it the hard way, losing his first match to Michael Hazilias before facing a 1-4 deficit to Sterling Cross and certain elimination. But Matt rallied, winning the last four frames and then his next 3 against Anthony Chia to set up an unlikely finals spot by edging Hazza out by a solitary frame after Matt, Hazza and Anthony all finished on two wins each. Sterling was the unlucky one, but can still celebrate 4th spot in the ACT for the year.
Matt then went on to complete a 9-5 victory over Anthony in the final.
The day was highlighted by the aggressive approach all four players took into each frame, with some unbelievable white ball control displayed by all.
For Top 4 Results and Frame Counts please click here:
http://www.acteba.com.au/downloads/2010_Open_Singles_Top4_Results.xls
And for stats for all players in the tournament please click here:
http://www.acteba.com.au/downloads/2010_Open_Singles_Full_Stats.xls
For a full report, click through to the rest of the article below.
Chris Jones
ACTEBA Tournament Director Continue reading
State of Origin 2010 Update
2nd Division
In keeping with the first three matches, the 2nd division match last night was so close! The Guns came in with a two frame lead, but with two strong teams these two frames didn’t necessarily mean a lot.
Progressive scores were 4-4, 8-8 and then 13-11 to the Guns after the third round (all four matches played have seen the score 13-11 to the Guns at three quarter time!).
Guns won the match 17-15, bringing the overall scores to Southern Guns 66 – Northern Potters 62.
Special mention to Cindy Blackmore from the Southern Guns who shot 4/4.
1st Division match will be played at The Maram next Wednesday (30 June), 8pm. Will the Guns keep their lead and get the shield back after two years, or will the Potters fight back and keep the shield another year? Come along and cheer on your team it what promises to be another exciting match!!
2010 Open Singles Top 16 Statistical Analysis
It was pointed out to me very early that my Top 16 ladder I sent with the email was calculated against 52 frames played instead of the 60 that were actually played. This was because I used last year’s primitive spreadsheet that had only 14 players. You’ll notice this has been amended since.
Well I’ve tried to make amends by providing possibly the most detailed statistical analysis of any Eight Ball Tournament anywhere. Yes, I am a stats nerd and I know there are a few poor souls like me out there.
Results: Open Singles Top 16
Hi all
This weekend saw the Top 16 of the 2010 ACTEBA Open Singles Championship go head to head for places in not only the 2010 ACT Open Team, but the Top 4 to decide the 2010 ACT Open Singles Champion next Saturday. The event was kindly hosted by The Maram and witnessed almost 500 frames of top quality Eight Ball. Continue reading
State of Origin 2010 Update
3rd Division
Going into last night’s 3rd Division State of Origin match the Southern Guns held a four frame overall lead at 34 – 30.
What a close match!! Guns got off to a small lead and were 5 – 3 up after the first round. Potters brought it back to 8 – 8 at half time. In the third round the Guns managed to sneak ahead at 13-11. The Potters then took off in the last round winning five frames in a row to guarantee a draw, and got one more to win 17 – 15.
Special mention to Tim Murphy from the Southern Guns and to Jason Davis from the Northern Potters who both shot 4/4.
Overall score is now Southern Guns 49 – Northern Potters 47.
2nd Division match will be played at Fyshwick Tavern next Wednesday (23 June). Come along and cheer your side on in what promises to be another close match!
Venues: Google Maps
Players,
I’ve started compiling a Google Map of pool and snooker venues around Canberra and Queanbeyan. At the moment, Ive restricted myself to venues with two or more tables, however feel free to add single-table venues (but be sure to note this.)
Please feel free to add to this – the more info, and the more venues, the better!
(You’ll need a Google Mail or Apps account to edit the map.)
Association: New ByLaws uploaded
The new ByLaws passed at the last meeting have been upoaded to the site, and are available on the Docs and Forms page, or via direct download here:
http://www.acteba.com.au/downloads/ACTEBA_ByLaws_Jun2010.pdf
2010 Coaching Course
A coaching course to qualify Level 1 coaches is being held this year for ACTEBA members.
The course will be conducted on 4 Sunday afternoons – 4 July, 11 July, 1 August and 19 September. Venue TBA.
Expressions of Interest are invited and should be submitted to Theresa Whitten via ACTEBA email (see the Commitee page or use the Contact Form).
Cost will be $100 which will include Coaching Manual, venue hire, etc. Any profit will go to the National Junior Eightball Championships.
Subjects will include: Introduction to 8ball, Basic Techniques, Skills Learning Programme, Fundamentals of Sportmanship. Theresa will also include other skills including strategy, learning from watching, perfect practice time and mind control/concentration.The course will conclude with Theory and a Practical Performance Tests.
The advantages of being a Level 1 Coach are but not limited to:
- sharing accurate knowledge of skills with fellow 8ball players
- being able to charge for coaching lessons
- Improve your own game of 8ball