Congratulations to Ashleigh Smith and Vanessa Nelson in becoming the 2023 ACTEBA Ladies Doubles Champions. Very well played also to Tammie Ashlin and Michelle Massey who were the runners-up.
A big thank you to Steve Reid and Mark Suhr for adjudicating over the weekend.
Click on the following PoolStat link for the full results of this competition 2023 ACTEBA Ladies Doubles PoolStat
Draw / Schedule / Matches
Please see the attached schedule for the weekend.
To view the draw via PoolStat click on the following link: 2023-ACTEBA-ladies-doubles
There were two seeds based on the previous two years ladies doubles results. The rest of the players have been randomly distributed throughout the draw.
PINs for matches are in the attached but we have adjudicators for both days to assist if needed.
To enter your scores please enter the PIN at the following URL: https://www.poolstat.net.au/comp/rmu/
Lag for the first break of each match and then alternate breaks.
Venue / Start Time
Harmonie German Club
11AM start with an estimated 4:30PM finish on Saturday
11AM start with an estimated 5:30PM finish on Sunday, or 8:00PM finish if a double final is required
Format
The format is a double elimination scotch doubles. Unfortunately we had one team have to pull out so one less team than last year, however that does make the draw and schedule more straightforward. The race to for the first round of the main draw has been increased in response to that.
From the Master’s Doubles last weekend the observation was that doubles takes longer when it is in the Scotch format, so please be mindful if you are discussing after every shot to not impede on the 60 second time limit.
Wow! This weekends Masters Doubles was a marathon contest!
Congratulations go to Murray Jeffries and Phil Morton who prevailed in a tight final over Ged Johnston and Doug Percy 7-6 with the final finishing at 9.17pm!
A big thanks to Trent Billington and Mark Suhr for adjudicating on the weekend!
Thank you to everyone who played in the event! It was a fun weekend and we learnt a lot playing Scotch Doubles to the new International Rules.
Cheers Fred Johnson
The draw and the schedule have been done for the 2023 Masters Doubles at the Harmonie German Club this weekend the 25th and 26th February.
There are 23 teams entered. The draw through Poolstat is a round of 32, giving 9 byes in the initial round.
There are 8 seeds and the unseeded teams are randomised by Poolstat.
Due to the number of teams (and having 6 tables) all matches will not be completed in the initial round.
So please look at the schedule and note the time that you play your first match.
Some teams will start at 10am, some at 11.30am and then three start at 1pm!
The Masters Doubles is a Double Elimination Knockout and will be Scotch Doubles to the International Rules as we currently play in our weekly comp.
Teams lag for break, then alternate breaks for subsequent frames.
Scoring is to be done using the Poolstat PIN which will be supplied by the adjudicator.
The adjudicators are for Saturday Trent Billington and for Sunday Mark Suhr.
Enjoy the competition, play well and enjoy yourselves!
Cheers
Fred Johnson (Assistant tournament Director)
To see the full draw and results click on the following PoolStat link 2023 ACTEBA Masters Doubles PoolStat
See below for Schedule of play and team rankings
Click on the following link to open/download 2023 Masters Doubles Schedule
Entries are now open for the 2023 Ladies Doubles to be held over the weekend of the 4th and 5th of March at the Harmonie German Club.
Use the following Eventbrite link;
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/536522963627
Ladies, get your teams together and get your entries in!
Cheers
Fred Johnson (Assistant Tournament Director)
0404467421
Please let me know if you are able to adjudicate on either Saturday 25th February or Sunday 26th February for the 2023 ACTEBA Masters Doubles at the Harmonie German Club.
Cheers
Fred Johnson (Assistant Tournament Director)
0404467421
A big thank you to Graham O’Connell for organising and officiating the event. Great job!
Congratulations to the Southern Guns for winning the first match of the 2023 State of Origin series 18-16. They started off well in the teams event, winning all four to take an early 4-0 lead going into all of the doubles and singles matches.
Throughout all of the doubles and singles matches that followed it was pretty even throughout the day. With the final five matches getting underway both teams were still in it, but in the end the matches were too even for the Potters to overcome the 4 match deficit from the start of the day.
From an administrative point of view the revised format achieved its objective – aside from one team in one division it was predominantly the best players from each division that turned up to play and the administrative burden was significantly less than in State of Origins past.
And, while the revised format was refreshing there were definitely some minor things that will be looked at and improved for next time. Thank you to those people who shared their thoughts with me.
Feedback and things observed from the first time running this format:
– The order of players in the teams event should be randomised, at least in the second round, so that it isn’t always the Super League players who get to play two frames if the match doesn’t go the full distance.
– For the Doubles and the Singles I will pre-set the playing times at the start of the day next round. I will also look at changing the order of play of the sessions. This will deal with a couple of issues
— Players won’t have an excessive break between their teams match and their first singles/doubles match. Where a break is necessary you will know beforehand so you can do lunch/smoke/beer/whatever
— Players won’t play the same person in their singles match as they played in the teams event
– Players indicated that the teams event at the start of the day could be replicated so that you end up playing like a round robin of teams matches against the other teams. This would help keep the North/South together instead of the individuality of the other matches.
– We ended up finishing a little earlier than expected, so schedule seems OK otherwise.
See the following links to see the full results in PoolStat.
Good Morning All,
Please see attached the final teams and match schedule for tomorrow’s first State of Origin match. Aside from the 10:00AM start the times are a guide only. Looking forward to seeing how the new format plays out in reality.
I am open to feedback and suggestions to improve and implement in future rounds and will be there tomorrow so please feel free to have a chat or let me know what was good or bad about the day.
Cheers Graham
Click on the following link to open or download document 2023-State-of-Origin-Match-1.pdf
Entries are now open via Eventbrite for the Masters Doubles to be run at the Harmonie German Club on the weekend of the 25/26th of February for players 50 years and over on the 25th.
This will be a Scotch Doubles event played to the International 8ball Rules.
The entry cost is $20 per person + admin fee. Use the following link;
Get your team together! It should be a fun weekend!
Fred Johnson (Assistant Tournament Director) 0404467421
Late entries can be accessed via the following Eventbrite link ACTEBA-2023-summer-comp-late-entries