The ACTEBA 2023 Australia Cup selection trials were held over the weekend and congratulations to the following players who qualified to represent the ACT at the 2023 Australia Cup.
From the Saturday group, Steve Reid, Paul Berger, Kathy Harmon, Ron Farmer. Stephen Goodger & Brad Berger qualified. Thanks to Dean Welsh for adjudicating the Saturday group. Note Brad Berger won the playoff with Mark Suhr for 6th place.
From the Sunday group, Dave Armstrong, Clive Hardisty, Phil Bush, Mick Sewell. Tolly Auva’a & Drago Perkovic qualified. Thanks to Marg Auva’a for adjudicating the Sunday group.
This years Open Doubles is on over 3 weekends; August 19/20, August 26/27 and September 2/3. The first 2 weekends are 3 x Round Robin and the final weekend is a Top 16 double elimination knockout. Entries are now open via Eventbrite using the following link for this years Open Doubles Competition.
Congratulations to the Southern Guns who won the second round of this year’s State of Origin 21-13! This was through dominance in the teams, winning three of the four matches, and across the singles/doubles where the result was 18-12. This means the Guns have a 2-0 series lead and the third round in November will be the chance for the Potters to try and save face.
There was a great atmosphere and energy in the room and certainly some fun pool to be had.
We are getting there in terms of getting this new format running smoothly. A couple of items that will be looked at for next time: – A bit confusing when mixing teams and singles/doubles into a single session. While in the first round we did one type of event per session this does make the day go significantly longer so we will see what we can do. – Get a running tally up on the big screen so that players can be more invested in the overall results
The Australia Cup is an event that targets players who may not usually get the opportunity to play at Nationals, enabling better exposure to the pressures and quality of players around the country. While we don’t have specifics on dates yet, last year the Australia Cup was run alongside Nationals, and players could expect the dates to be somewhere around 18th-28th October at the Albury Commercial Club.
Eligibility
No eligibility requirements will be enforced for entry into the ACTEBA Trials event. However entrants are to note that once we have selected our team it will be submitted to the AEBF who will vet the entrants. At this stage we believe the only eligibility criteria are that you must have won less than 45% of your frames on average over your past three Nationals appearances.
Preferred day of play
There is no preferred day of play for this event. Players should expect to play both days.
Competition format
The final competition format will be determined based on the number of entries. Players should expect some sort of round robin that will take place over both days.
The top 12 players from the round robin will then be divided into two teams of 6 to play in the Australia Cup.
Play schedule
Play is likely to commence at 10am and finish around 5pm each day. Tables will be open half an hour before the expected starting time for practice.
ENTRIES CLOSE Tuesday 1st of August @ 7pm
We will be looking for at least two adjudicators – one for Saturday 5th August and one for Sunday 6th August.
Any further questions or clarifications please don’t hesitate to contact the Tournament Director.
Saturday 22nd July, Harmonie German Club – 9:30am for a 10:00am start
What is it? The State of Origin is a North vs South competition that is run 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 Back in February the Southern Guns won in a tight 18-16 victory for the first match leaving the 2023 series at 1-0.
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.
Schedule/Format As per feedback from the first match the scheduling will be altered a little, but players can expect a 10.00am to 5.30pm day. The format will include 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.
Please see attached the results from Round 3 and those who have qualified for the Top 20 this weekend. Thank you to Matt Dunn & Ian Doodt for adjudicating the round 3 groups.
The Top 20 is played across Saturday and Sunday at the Harmonie German Club. The format is a Round Robin x3 with the top 5 being offered positions in the ACT Open team.
Schedule
Saturday, 9:30am open for 10am first frames to approx. 5pm – 29 frames each approx.
Sunday, 9:30am open for 10am first frames to approx. 5pm – 28 frames each approx.
Adjudicators
Thank you to Matt Harmon and Simon Wade for putting their hands up for this weekend.
Please see attached the results from Round 2 and the groups for Round 3. The round just held had some pretty tough and tight groups, congratulations to those who have made it through and commiserations to those that came so close!
This week is a Round Robin x3, groups of 10, where the top 5 from each group go through to the Top 20 next weekend.
Do note that the Top 20 the following weekend is played across both Saturday and Sunday, however it is reduced from 4 rounds to 3 this year so should be a quicker weekend for all involved.
Adjudicators Looking for an adjudicator for Sunday. Matt Dunn will be adjudicating on Saturday. Note that they will be longer days expecting to finish around 5pm given the larger groups.
Group 1 – The Harmonie German Club, Saturday 17th June, adjudicated by Kathy Harmon.
Congratulations to Jakk, Jonathan W, Clive & Graham.
Group 2 – The Harmonie German Club, Sunday 18th June, adjudicated by Ian Stanley.
Congratulations to Iain, Enzo, Ashley & Chris.
Group 3 – The Harmonie German Club, Saturday 17th June, adjudicated by Kathy Harmon.
Congratulations to Brendan, Nathan, Drago & Heath.
Group 4 – The Harmonie German Club, Sunday 18th June, adjudicated by Ian Stanley.
Congratulations to Jason, Penny, Murray and Mark.
Group 5 – The Basement, Saturday 17th June, adjudicated by Peter Signorini.
Congratulations to Brendon, Dom, Ann & Ben.
Group 6 – The Basement, Sunday 18th June, adjudicated by Anthony Lees.
Congratulations to Tuan, William, Jamie & Megan.
Group 7 – Buffalo Bar & Bistro, Saturday 17th June, adjudicated by Brenton Jacka.
Congratulations to Ged, Phil, Kenny & Pete who won the playoff against Lloyd
Group 8 – Buffalo Bar & Bistro, Sunday 18th June, adjudicated by Pat Wadsworth.
Congratulations to Jay and also to Rob, Gordon & Kathy who were successful in the 4 way playoff with Matt
Well played by all and congratulations to the players who progress to the next round. A big thanks to the Harmonie German Club, The Basement and The Buffalo Bar & Bistro for hosting this round of the trials. A huge thank you to the adjudicators who gave their time to make this competition run smoothly. Finally thanks to the tournament director for organising this event.
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