Hi all
After an exciting and draining two days of eight ball, we have the first 9 players to be offered an invitation to the 2011 ACT Mens Team, as well as out final four players in the two month long search for our State Champion. A massive 480 frames were played this weekend, with it all coming down to the final two frames at the table deciding our top 4 and potential top 9. Not to mention 3 frames separating 6th from 12th…
If you want to put 480 frames in perspective, by the way, that’s the equivalent of 20 rounds of Wednesday nights all in one weekend.
A cold July Canberra morning greeted the players on Saturday as they arrived at The Maram for two days of the toughest Eight Ball in the ACT. With four rounds of 15 frames ahead of them, it is always the player whose mental stamina is the toughest that wins through in these rounds. With 9 spots in the State Team and 4 spots in next weekend’s State Championship up for grabs, the players’ mental stamina was going to be severely tested.
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