A massive congratulations to Rony on winning his first Open Singles Title. This was Rony’s second state final after his runner up in last year’s Open Doubles. It was also his second attempt at the Open Singles Top 4 after finishing 4th in 2008.
Rony beat Anthony Chia in the final 9-4, stepping up his game to another level after Anthony had won all 3 matches in the round robin stage to enter the final as slight favourite.
Hi all,
With 40 teams, I was most impressed to receive 42 sms last night / this morning. All teams reported their result before 9am, which I think might be a record (or at least the first time that’s happened for a long time).
The detailed ladder is available here:
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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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Hi all, and welcome to a new season. I’m happy to report that all matches went ahead last night, with no forfeits (but almost one…) and most all results reported (by most captains). A reminder that every team needs to send an sms to me before 9am Thursdays or they risk not getting their bonus points on the ladder…
The detailed ladder is available here:
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Hi all
You couldn’t have asked for a better round going into the last weekend of the 2011 ACTEBA Open Singles Title. With one group decided by a playoff, the other 3 all had just one frame separating 4th and 5th.
While group 3 had three players tied for 2nd on 16 frames, 5th place was just one back on 15. But Group 2 produced the tensest finish of the day, as 3rd and 4th sat equal on 14 frames, 5th, 6th and 7th were just one frame back on 13!!!
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Hi all
Please find attached the Captain’s Pack for the 2011 Winter Season. (Thanks to Matt Power for putting this together).
Included is:
You will notice that the finals series format has changed. For those who haven’t attended the meetings or read the minutes, week 1 is 1 v 2 and 3 v 4. The winner of 1 v 2 progresses straight to the Grand Final, while the loser plays the winner of 3 v 4 to get there the following week. For the loser of 3 v 4, sorry, no more second chances this year. This gives more of a reward to the teams that finish in the top 2.
Please refresh yourself with the guide for captains, it is a useful tool for any queries that may come up throughout the season. It also avoids the “I didn’t know I had to do that” argument!
Also, a LOT of work has been done to update the by laws by Matt Power. These were officially passed as accepted at last night’s meeting and will be emailed out soon. Please don’t just delete the email when it comes, it can save you a world of hurt if you know the rules.
IMPORTANT – registration fees are due at the next meeting, MONDAY 1st AUGUST. This only gives you 3 rounds to collect your fees from your players, so please be organised.
Good luck to all teams this season. We continue to see close battles for the finals spots and tight finals matches being played, showing that we are getting stronger each season.
Regards
Chris Jones
ACTEBA Tournament Director
0403 545 619
The 2011 Winter Team Gradings, Scoresheets, Captain’s Guide, the Winter Draw, and a copy of the most recent World 8-Ball Rules are available as a single WinZip archive here:
2011 Winter Captain’s Pack (Winzip, 231 kb)
UPDATED – Venues are confirmed.
Group 1 – The Basement (Sun)
Group 2 – The Maram (Sat)
Group 3 – The Maram (Sat)
Group 4 – Labor Club (Sun)
Hi all
Yet another exciting round of eight ball was contested on the weekend, with two groups decided by playoffs. This included group 3, which saw the top 3 finish level on 16 frames, then two players play off for 4th after finishing just one frame back on 15!
Not too many surprises, with most of the top seeds performing well, but some big efforts from some of the “lower” seeds certainly shook things up this weekend. Mention has to go to Brent Hampton (23/9), as well as Mongrel and Dean Welsh (both 22/6).
We did see 10 of the top 32 seeds fall this weekend, including one very big upset, but with 8 of our top 10 and 16 of our top 20 still remaining, it’s going to be very tough for one of our three Round One “bolters” to keep their great run up.
In case you didn’t already notice and haven’t opened the attachments before reading my dribble, attached are the results from Round 3 and groups for Round 4. With so much more on the line this weekend, there will be no changes. These are locked in. Venues, however, will be added tonight (didn’t get a chance what with the meeting last night).
Well played to the players who bowed out this round, there are a lot of players out there who would have loved to have had a shot. And of course, good luck to all players this weekend. Remember – a spot in the 16 and a chance at the State team is on the line!
Click to download:
http://www.acteba.com.au/downloads/2011_Open_Singles_Round3_Results.xls
http://www.acteba.com.au/downloads/2011_Open_Singles_Round4_Groups.xls
Regards
Chris Jones
ACTEBA Tournament Director
Quick update from Blackpool, where the Aussies are making some big noise and shaking things up:
Aust over 50s team WON the world title, defeating England B in the final 5-3!
In the over 50s singles, Terry Bond made the final, but lost 8-6 to Tony Kay (Eng)
Aust mens team made the semi finals, but lost to England 11-8.
In the open singles, Ben Nunan made the semi final, but lost 10-8 to the 4th seed Adam Davis.
Aust ladies team made the semi finals, but lost to England 8-6! England beat Northern Ireland in the final 8-7.
In the ladies singles, Renata Delahunty made the semi final, and BEAT Sharon Dickson (Wal) – who knocked out top seed Sue Thomson in her quarter final – 7-2. Renata now faces 2nd sead Emma Cunningham in the final.
Click the banner above for more info (stats, live streamed matches, etc…)
Go Aussies!
Hi all,
Last night, the Division 1 state of origin match was held at the Canberra Labor Club in Belconnen. Heading into the match, the score was tied up at 80 frames each, meaning whoever won the night would win the series…
A solid opening round saw the Potters lead 5-3 at the first break, a performance they matched in the 2nd and 3rd rounds to lead 15-9 with most thinking the result was now a forgone conclusion. However, the Guns rallied strongly, winning the first 4 frames of the last round to bring the score back to 15-13, before the Potters won the next 2 to clinch victory. Final score… 17-15.
A great series this year, and I think the hosting of 2 matches at the same venue on the same night was a real winner. I suspect this will happen again next year, meaning the 5 division matches will be over in 3 weeks. Bring it on I say, and GO POTTERS!
Matt Power
