Held at the Manurewa Cosi Club : 15-16 October 2011

Report by Malcolm Beehre : The field for this event was affected by a clash of dates with the Northern Area 8-Ball Singles which was also held at the Manurewa CC.  As the BNZ tournament is on the same weekend each year it can only mean that for some reason or other, the Northern Area organisers changed their date without taking into consideration other cue-sport events in the same area. Continue reading »

To be held at the Alexandra Racing Club on Friday 18 November 2011 at 7.00 pm 

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Held at the ACBS Clubrooms : 08-09 October 2011 Continue reading »

Held at the ACBS Clubrooms : 30 September – 01 October 2011

A top field of 35 in this event which included players from Christchurch, Wellington, Napier, Waikato and Auckland.  Because of the calibre of the field there were some major upsets, notably 3rd, 4th and 5th seeds Gary Gillard, Shannon Swain and Eldon Lai failing to qualify for Post-section Play.  Section 7 ended by having 3 x 3 winners with Willy Florence first on a +6 differential, second was Dale Kwok on a +4 and third was Clive Thomson on a +3 allowing him to qualify in the number 15 spot as one of the two best thirds.  The other third place getter who qualified as number 16 was Shannon Swain.  At this stage of the tournament there had been 25 breaks over 40, the top break being 92 by Thomson. Continue reading »

Held at the ACBS Clubrooms : 16-18 September 2011

Report by Malcolm Beehre : Probably one of the strongest fields for a long time, with three former NZ Snooker Champions plus the current Champ, Bayden Jackson and two NZ Champ Runner-ups.  This was a full field of 30 players, six sections of five with two qualifying from each section, plus the next four bestthirds to take up the last sixteen Post-section draw.

Roy Clark astounded himself by being top qualifier for Post-section play.  This was the first time he has been top qualifier in an NZBSA ranking tournament.  Clark was ranked10th in this tournament, winning three matches 3/0, then beating the 2009 NZ Snooker Champion, Chris Maltby by 3/1.  Maltby won the first frame having a 56 break in that one, but Clark won the next three making a 30 break in each frame and then played good safety to keep Maltby out. Continue reading »

If anyone attending from out of town, who might be interested in sharing a motel room in Onehunga with a Wellington player (and share costs) for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights please email mandie@acbs.org.nz.  Twin room and each share cost will be $90 per night.

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Held at the ACBS Clubrooms : 10-11 September 2011

Semi-finals : J Ifa bt W Carey 314/305, V Ry bt R Milicich 434/268.

Final : J Ifa bt V Ry 451/423.

Highest Break : W Carey (93)

Held at the ACBS Clubrooms : 09-11 September 2011 Continue reading »

Message from Wyn Belmont : The year has come around really fast.  We were intending holding this year’s Junior Championships in Tauranga, but due to several reasons this was not possible, therefore it will be held in Auckland at the ACBS Clubrooms.  ACBS have agreed to provide food at the Clubrooms for the Junior competitors and this will be a great help.  Junior Open Snooker Comps 10-14 October 2011 entry form and info Continue reading »