REMINDER: There is only two days left to get your presentation night tickets! Book via the link below.
If you are unable to buy tickets before tomorrow at 11.59pm then just email Paul Chapelli at vp@acteba.com.au and I can reserve your spot and keep the event open on Eventbrite for people to pay into next week, I just need to get numbers to the club on Monday.
Entries for the 2024 Summer Competition are now open.
The first week of the comp is the week of January 10/11. Entries close December 27 with Team Gradings to be announced the following Wednesday 3 January 2024. For full details and to enter head to the following link:
2024 Summer Competition
This weeks games will be played at the Harmonie German club on Wednesday night at 7.30.
Good luck players
Strawbz V Matildas
KAOS V Scriviners
The ACTEBA 2023 Presentation Night will be held at the Harmonie German Club on Saturday 25 November. Doors will open at 6.30 for a 7pm start. There will be a DJ and a Photo Booth to capture some epic team memories. Lissi will be there with some FUNdraising activities for the upcoming Junior National titles being held in January at the German Club so bring some change and help us out.
Dinner will be extremely subsidised by ACTEBA this year due to some extraordinary sponsorship being offered to us by Pat Wadsworth from Plaques.com.au who is supplying all of our trophies for 2023.
The menu will include
Kids meal $8
Garlic bread entree and their choice of spaghetti bolognaise or chicken tenders and chips with ice cream for dessert.
Adult meals $25 for members and 45 for non members.
Entree: pumpkin soup (v) and sate chicken sticks (gf)
Mains: chicken breast and scotch fillet (gf) with the risotto stuffed capsicum as a vegetarian option
Dessert: mini pav and Black Forest
So please come along and support your 8ball community, simply follow the link below to purchase dinner tickets through Eventbrite and we can’t wait to see everybody for a great evening. ACTEBA 2023 Presentation Night
If you have any questions please feel free to contact Paul Chapelli on 0418691556 or at vp@acteba.com.au
HGC Matildas vs PJ O’Reilly’s Balls in Hand will play at Monaro Tavern
The RUC Team Lish vs HGC Strawbz will play at The Basement
HGC KAOS vs Monaro Tavern Rams will play at HGC
Monaro Tavern Cue Jumpers vs Southern Cross Scriviners will play at HGC
Please see attached the grading of teams for the final match of the 2023 ACTEBA State of Origin.
What is it?
The State of Origin is a North vs South competition that is ran three times throughout the year, taking the best ranked players from the latest Open Rankings from each division and geographical region pitting them against each other.
Current Scores
The Southern Guns have won the first two matches this year, so the Northern Potters are playing for pride in this final match!
Team Selection
Four players are selected per division, per region. This is done by selecting one female if one is available and then the top three players as per the rankings after that players will be contacted top-down from each division list in the attached later today until the four positions per team are filled. If you’re inside the top four or are the top ranked female in your division and know that you will be keen, please feel free to let the Tournament Director know.
Schedule/Format
Players can expect a 10am start to about a 3pm finish including a mixture of singles races, scotch doubles, and teams events. While there won’t be a stop to play there will be plenty of time throughout the day for food/drink/etc.
Final teams and the schedule will be published once the teams have been set.
The following teams have qualified for the 2023 Champion of Champions Competition.
| Summer | Winter | |
| Super League | Matildas | Strabz |
| Div 1 | Kaos | Scriviners |
| Div 2 | Team Lish | Shenanigans |
| Div 3 | Screamers | Rams |
| Div 4 | Cue Jumpers | Balls in Hand |
| Juniors | Selected by JDO |
The competition will commence this Wednesday night 1/11/23. All games in Round 1 will be played at the Harmonie German Club.
Below is the full draw for the 2023 Champion of Champions Competition
To view the rules click the following link to visit the Champion of Champions rules page
Good luck to all the players representing the ACT at the 2023 Nationals in Albury.
Follow the action vis the PoolStat links below.
PoolStat Links
2023 Australian Teams (Open Grade)
2023 Australian Teams (Women Grade)
2023 Australian Teams (Masters Grade)
2023 Australian Teams (Women Over 50 Grade)
2023 Australian Teams (Over 60 Grade)
2023 Australian Teams (Cup Grade)
2023 AEBF Plate (Open Grade)
2023 AEBF Plate (Women’s Grade)
2023 AEBF Plate (Masters Grade)
2023 Australian Doubles (Open Grade)
2023 Australian Doubles (Women’s Grade)
2023 Australian Doubles (Masters Grade)
2023 Australian Singles (Open Grade)
2023 Australian Singles (Masters Grade)
2023 Australian Singles (Women’s Grade)
2023 Australian Singles (Women Over 50 Grade)
2023 Australian Singles (Over 60 Grade)
2023 Australian Singles (Cup Grade)
Neutral venues for this week’s preliminary finals have been set as follows and home/away has been randomly assigned via coin toss:
Super League: Embalmers vs Matildas at Harmonie German Club
Division 1: DV8s vs Scriveners at Monaro Tavern
Division 2: Chalk-o-Holics vs Flaming Moe’s at Page Tavern
Division 3: Rams vs Team Lynx at Harmonie German Club
Division 4: Balls Deep All Stars vs Neil & Bob at Kambah Inn
The voting process for the Richard Taliaferro Award has now begun. The voting period will remain open for two weeks and will close at midnight on Sunday 8th October.
Voting Process
A nomination counts as one vote to the nominee. Nominees will be listed on the ACTEBA website.
Any member may register one vote only for any one nominee by informing the ACTEBA webmaster at webadmin@acteba.com.au
The nominee achieving the highest number of votes will be announced at the ACTEBA Presentation Event, and will be presented with a memorial keepsake and a perpetual trophy (silver plate) engraved with their name and the relevant year of play.
The perpetual trophy is to be kept by the winner until its return as requested by the Vice President (or Core Executive) prior to the following Presentation event.
Nominees:
Matt Harmon
Ann Moimoi
Stephen Reid
Shane Smith
Pat Wadsworth
Fred Johnson
Vic Hrstic
Carrie Mangelsdorf