1st Div
Vikings Warriors def Page Tavern Cage Rattlers 15 – 9
The Maram Schroomptons def The Basement Dom’s DV8s 16 – 8
Labor Club Matildas def Fyshwick Tavern Embalmers 13 – 11
Fyshwick Tavern Hammerheads drew with Labor Club Stickmen 12 all

2nd Div
Chisholm Tavern def The Maram Serious Fouls 15 – 9
Chisholm Tavern Scorpions def The Maram Katz 15 – 9
Kaleen Pidos def The Maram Filthy Wanderers 18 – 6
(Stars vs Snipers postponed)

3rd Div
The Basement Jagerbombers def Ainslie Pains 13 – 11
Northside Cougars def The Basement Jets 17 – 7
Southern Cross Pirates def The Maram Kickers 19 – 5
Kaleen Demons drew with The Maram Crackpots 12 all

4th Div
Ojo’s Harlequins drew with The Maram Deep Pockets 12 all
Ojo’s Gremlins def The Maram Motley Cues 17 – 7
Buffalo Tomtones def Queanbeyan Roos Chickenbones 14 – 10
The Maram Rail Runners def Southern Cross Gringos 15 – 9

5th Div
The Basement Screamers drew with The Maram Concords 12 all
Mercury Bar Quick Silvers def Earls of Erindale 18 – 6
Kambah Inn Neil & Bob won on forfeit againstDarcy’s Defenestraters
The Maram Dubber Ruckies def Buffalo Soldiers 18 – 6

Congratulations to the 9 players who this weekend earned an invitation to represent the ACT at this year’s Australian Eight Ball Championships, in particular the four players who qualified for next weekend’s Top 4 shootout to decide the 2009 ACTEBA Open Singles Champion.

A new look Top 16 contested this year’s championship, with only defending champion Dean Welsh, Anthony Chia, Mongrel, Matt Power, Michael Hazilias and Rony Sood backing up from last year’s Top 16. Some old faces returned to the fold, with Danny Marlow, John “JR” Pagden, Paul Carlile, Semisi Naupoto and of course Matt Harmon ready to make their presence known. Newcomers to the final round were Andrew Pearce, who qualified from 3rd division, Daniel Sostarko, the reigning Australian Under 21 Champion, Edmund Chen, top shooter in 1st division last season, Stephen Thomas, perennial top 32 player and Nicole Welsh, current Australian Ladies Representative. Continue reading

The Open Singles Top 16 Shootout will be running over Saturday and Sunday this weekend at The Maram, with play commencing at 10.30 on both days.

Drop in and cheer on Canberra’s best as they battle for a place on the 2009 ACT Team.

[Note: Round 1 results will be posted as soon as I receive them.]

Players,

The 2009 Winter Captain’s Pack (including the draw, scoresheets, team gradings, captain’s guide and a copy of the world rules) is now available.

The documents can be downloaded as a single file here:

http://www.acteba.com.au/downloads/2009_captains_pack.zip

… or individually from the Docs and Forms page.

[edit 21 Jun 14:35]: The Draw page has now been updated, and the team info entered into the Results/Ladder system.

The Maram will be running a four person teams comp starting Tuesday 30 June

Comp will run for eight weeks plus finals and is open to a maximum of eight teams.

Entry fee is $15 per player, with each team registering a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 5 players. Each team can register a maximum of 2 players ranked in the top 50, as per the current ACTEBA rankings.

HURRY!! ONLY ROOM FOR THREE MORE TEAMS!!

PRIZE MONEY FOR WINNING TEAMS!!

ENTER YOUR TEAM NOW!!!

To enter please call Cath Jones on 0419 487 498

News in from Dan Marlow:

I just wanted to let you know that my brother, Adam, who made a lot of friends in ACTEBA whilst playing in Canberra and who has been in New Zealand this year won the New Zealand 8-Ball Champs in Tokoroa yesterday.

When I spoke to him yesterday he was pleased to have done it at his first attempt but said that he would like to have had a go at the Australian Champs while he was here. He also didn’t take his cue to NZ and managed the feat with a rack cue from the venue. Nice!

Anyway, I thought that you (and ACTEBA) would be keen to know that Canberra pool is being well represented in New Zealand.

Regards,
Danny.

… great effort!

Groupings and venues for ROund 4 of the 2009 Open Singles are now available:

http://www.acteba.com.au/downloads/2009_open_singles_round4_groups.xls (MS Excel)

http://www.acteba.com.au/downloads/2009_open_singles_round4_groups.pdf (Adobe PDF)

An eventful weekend has seen the Top 32 finalised, with 9 of the seeds bowing out in Round 3. Three of the groups went into playoffs, including one three way, whilst three of the others came down to the last frame of the day to avoid a playoff.

Next week will be the last round before we head to the Top 16. The groups and venues will be published on the website at lunchtime on Monday.

Well played to those players who got this far and good luck to Round 4 contestants.

Please find below the results for round 3.

http://www.acteba.com.au/downloads/2009_open_singles_round3_results.xls (MS Excel)

http://www.acteba.com.au/downloads/2009_open_singles_round3_results.pdf (Adobe PDF)

The groups, times and venues for Round 3 of the Open Singles Championships are now confirmed. Please note that all groups will start at 10.30, with tables open from 10am.

[updated 11/6/09: small adjustment to groups, all players affected have been notified]

http://www.acteba.com.au/downloads/2009_open_singles_round3_groups.xls (MS Excel)

http://www.acteba.com.au/downloads/2009_open_singles_round3_groups.pdf (Adobe PDF)

The Division 2 Northern Potters wrested back the lead from the Southern Guns with a commanding 20-12 victory last night. The Potters produced back to back rounds of 6-2 in rounds 2 and 3, and despite a late rally from the Guns were able to give the Potters a 66-62 lead going into the final round.

Next week sees the cream of Division One battle it out for the Title, with the Guns keen to make up the difference with a big first round. Come down to the Labor Club to watch what should be a great match.