ACTEBA will be providing an update in the next few days of our plan to resume the winter Season, Open & Masters Doubles dates, presentation night and some info that came out of the ACTEBA AGM held last week.

One thing that will help us confirm these dates, especially the Winter season is if Captains can confirm when your venues are able to host your team again.

Can one Captain from each venue contact Management at your venue and confirm what date they can accommodate Wednesday night league again? The COVID easing of restrictions allow us to resume from the 3rd of November, but some venues may not want pool players taking up their allowed capacity. If you could confirm your venue’s intention with any Core Executive member over the next few days it would be appreciated. Thank you

We are aiming to resume on the 3rd of November and please be prepared that Masters or Open Doubles may commence as early as 6th of November.

The ACTEBA Executive would like to provide an update to members on some plans we have been working through moving forward after Canberra is out of Lockdown. We reiterate the following is all subject to Government easing of restrictions, venues opening and 8 Ball permitted under the easing of restriction in the next couple of months. There are some logistics and details to work through, so this is a guide of the plans going forward:

• Winter season – How, when and if we can complete the season is still up in the air. In an attempt to lock some plans in place, we have agreed on the following. ACTEBA will be holding a Finals Day and Gala Presentation night on Saturday the 11^th of December in the Auditorium and On Cue Spot at the Harmonie German Club. The basic concept of the event is all divisions Preliminary final will be played in the morning, Grand Final in the afternoon and the Gala presentation immediately following the conclusion of the Grand Finals. The Qualifying Final (1^st round of finals) will be played on Wednesday the 8^th of December.

In the scenario that we cannot complete all the regular rounds prior to Wednesday the 8^th of December, we will play as many rounds as possible and take the ladder position at the end of whatever round we get to e.g. if we get to round 11, the positions on the ladder will stand at that point and top 4 will qualify for finals (Top 3 in Super League). If Lockdown does not permit any more rounds to be played, the current positions on the ladder will stand for the finals.

ACTEBA will propose discounted fees for the 2022 Summer season on pro rata rate per round that we cannot complete in the Winter Season. If there are members that choose not to play the Summer Season, we propose a refund at the same rate for these members. We will discuss this in more detail at the October Captains Meeting.

• October Captains meeting & ACTEBA AGM will be held on Monday 11^th of October as previously advised. The meeting will now move to a Virtual Zoom meeting, a link will be provided to members closer to the date. AGM will start at 6.30pm, followed by the Captains meeting.

• Open and Masters Doubles – We intend to still run these events, but will play it by ear as restrictions are eased and venues open.  

The ACTEBA Executive would like wish Members and Venues all the very best during this continued lockdown, especially those that have been impacted the most and are unable to work or operate business.

Please stay safe, follow health directions and we look forward to seeing you all again soon.

Afternoon all,

As per the announcement from the Chief Minister, the Lockdown has been extended till at least the 2nd of September. All ACTEBA events will pause as required with the Stay-at-home requirements.

We anticipate the Winter season to just continue from where it left off, once out of Lockdown. If the Winter season cannot be completed this year due to further extension of lockdown, we will re-visit how and if we complete the season.

The Open Doubles will be re-scheduled, most likely till later in the year to allow time for potential further extension of the lockdown. We will discuss this over the coming weeks and advise of new dates ASAP.

Watch this space and we will keep you updated as best we can as information becomes available.

To all the Venues and Staff that support ACTEBA, all the best through these tough times and we look forward to when you can open your doors again.

Please stay safe, following the Stay-at-Home rules and let’s help get through this as quick as we can and get back on the table.

Regards,

Matt Harmon | President

ACT Eightball Association (ACTEBA)

M: +61 413844154 | E: pres@acteba.com.au | W: www.acteba.com.au