Entering YBSA Competitions

Entering YBSA Competitions.

Please note that the following areas are affiliated with the YBSA for the 2025/26 season.

Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield, Castleford, Brighouse, Halifax, Harrogate, Huddersfield, Wakefield, and Wharfedale.
Players from the Yorkshire area who do not participate in an affiliated league are still eligible to enter YBSA competitions but must pay a one-off individual affiliation fee of £10 to cover them for the current season.

The fee can simply be added to the competition fee when completing the bank transfer and click HERE to fill out the affiliation form.

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

Laisterdyke CC are the team KO champions

Laisterdyke CC are the team KO champions.

The Laisterdyke Cricket Club team, consisting of Kevin Firth, Wayne Cooper and Michael Whaley, defeated Brighouse (Luke Drennan, Oliver Mulcahy, Lee Roberts) 4-2 in the final of yesterday’s team KO final.
Both teams came through the group stages with 3 wins out of 3.

In the semis, Laisterdyke overcame Walkley CC 4-2, whilst Brighouse had a comfortable 4-0 victory over Halifax.
Luke Drennan had the day’s high break of 66.

Thanks to all who participated, our roaming referee Simon Taylor and of course our sponsors the NSC.

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

Yorkshire 3-Man-Team Snooker Championship

Yorkshire 3-Man-Team Snooker Championship

This year’s Team KO has 10 entries, which will be split into 2 groups of 5.
Teams will play each other once, with the 2 group winners progressing to the final.
Group matches will consist of 6 frames, with each player playing 2 frames against their opposite number. Captains to exchange team order before the match starts.
Teams will get 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw.
Group positions will be decided by-
1. Points
2. Frame difference.
3. Head-to-head.
4. High Break (30+).

If a deciding frame is required in the final, the captains will nominate who plays.

Order of players may be changed match to match, and reserves may be used.

Full dress code applies: trousers, a collared shirt or polo T-shirt, and shoes

Group A

Wakefield
Harrogate ‘1″
Brighouse
Lindley Libs.
Walkley CC

Group B

St Michael’s
Harrogate “2”
Halifax
Collingham
Laisterdyke CC

Matches start at 10:00 am. Dress code applies.

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

Daniel Boyes and Dylan Smith are Pairs Champions.

Daniel Boyes & Dylan Smith are Pairs Champions.

After over 10 hours of play, NSC’s Daniel Boyes and Dylan Smith emerged as this year’s pairs champions, defeating 2 time previous winners Richard Binns and Glen Cassidy 3-1 in the final.

After several marathon matches lasting between 2-3 hours during the day, Binns/Cassidy emerged from the top half of the draw, beating Jason Walton/Andy Blamire in the semi-final. Waiting for them in the final were Boyes/Smith, who had earlier come through a tight semi-final against Luke Drennan/Oliver Mulcahy.

Binns/Cassidy struck first in the final, a 36 break from Binns putting them in front. Breaks of 26 and 32 from Daniel Boyes put the teenagers in front at 2-1 before Dylan Smith crafted a superb 70 break in frame 4 to seal the win.

Thanks to referee Simon Taylor and to our sponsors, the NSC.

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

(left to right) Cassidy & Binns Refereee Simon Taylor with Boyes & Smith
(left to right) G. Cassidy & R. Binns Referee Simon Taylor with D. Boyes & D. Smith

Yorkshire Snooker Pairs 2026 Draw

This year’s Yorkshire Pairs has attracted 22 entries.

Matches up to and including the semi-finals will be best of 3, with a best-of-5 final.

Dress code applies, no jeans, trainers or collarless t-shirts please.

Players drawn in matches in the first round should register by 9:45 for a 10:00 start.

Players who have received a bye into the last 16 should register by 10:45 for an 11:00 start.

First round.

Payne/Gallagher v Holding/Willmott
Collier/Collier v Firth/Cooper
Hartley/McArdle v I Matthews/Burton
McKenna/Edginton v Binns/Cassidy
Whaley/Walker v Cooke/Billaney
Walton/Blamire v Jensen/Jackson

Last 16

Payne/Gallagher or Holding Willmott v Collier/Collier or Firth/Cooper

Hartley/McArdle or I Matthews/Burton v McKenna/Eginton or Binns/Cassidy

Whaley/Walker or Cooke/Billaney v Walton/Blamire or Jensen/Jackson

Slingsby/Slingsby v O Read/Berry

R Read/J Read v Woodhead/C Matthews

Broadhead/Bagley v Drennan/Mulcahy

Clayforth/Pears v Dave Boyes/Wynter

Wootton/Saxton v Dan Boyes/Smith.

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

Inter League is now complete

This year’s Inter League is now complete.

In the depleted Division 1, Castleford secured the point they needed to finish second behind runaway winners Sheffield “2” despite going down 4-2 away at Sheffield “1”. Bradley Andrews starring for the home side.
Will Lemons headed the MVP list with 13/16. Shaun Wilkes also had 13 wins but finished second by virtue of having missed a match. He did however, take the high break prize with 110.

Division 2 was a much closer affair, with just 1 point separating the top three teams.
Sheffield “3” had already secured the title, Leeds finishing second thanks to a 5-1 win at home to Wakefield. Danny Waite and Tom Oates gaining maximum points.
Bradford finished third, despite thrashing Huddersfield “2” 6-0, thanks to Simon Bedford, Boover Singh and Hanif Rafiq.
In the other match, Halifax overcame Harrogate “2” 4-2.
Dave Hall finished as MVP with 17/22, and Simon Bedford took the high break prize with 71.

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

Yorkshire Snooker Handicap Finals Day

*Yorkshire Snooker Handicap Finals Day*

The Yorkshire Snooker Handicap Finals Day took place on Sunday, 10th May at the Northern Snooker Centre, bringing together 29 players across 8 groups for what proved to be a superb day of competition.

Group matches were best-of-3, with the top 2 from each group advancing to the knockout stages. Five players — Saood Nawab, Aidan Holroyd, Richard Binns, Michael Rhodes and Luke Farrell — topped their groups with perfect records.

The standout performance of the group stage came from Michael Whaley in Group E, who hit the ground running with breaks of 100 and 51 in a 2–0 win over Martin McGuigan, setting the tone for his run through the day.

The last 16 saw lower-handicap players Richard Binns, Stephen Broadhead and Tommy Doherty all falling to Jack Walker, Tony Fell and Martin Glen, respectively. Also progressing to the quarter-finals were Conrad Norcliffe, Danny Peel, Aidan Holroyd, Chris Hart and Michael Whaley.

The semi-finals saw Whaley face Martin Glen, who had earned his place by defeating two minus-handicap players in Doherty and Hart earlier in the day. Whaley proved too strong, winning 2–0. In the other semi-final, Danny Peel edged out Tony Fell 2–1 in a closely contested match.

The final got underway at 8:20 pm, with Whaley giving Peel a 20-point start. Whaley again started sharply and moved 2–0 ahead, only for Peel to fight back and level the match, forcing a deciding frame. Whaley held his nerve to close out the victory 3–2, with the match concluding just after 10:30 pm.

Feedback from competitors throughout the day was extremely positive, with the format widely praised. Our thanks go to the Northern Snooker Centre for hosting, to Simon Taylor for refereeing, and to everyone who entered. The YBSA are already looking forward to next season’s event.

Allen Slingsby, Tournament Director

Lines and Liu reach Snooker final

Lines and Liu reach the Snooker final.

Current title holder Peter Lines will play 15-year-old Shaun Liu in this year’s Yorkshire Snooker Championship final on a date tbc.

Lines defeated Johnathan Bagley 4(67,53,79)-1 in the quarter final before a comfortable 4-0 semi-final win over Vladislav Gradinari. Gradinari, having come through a close 4(60)-3 quarter final against Gavin Godfree.

Liu beat Tommy Doherty 4(43,49,46)-1 in his quarter-final match before overcoming Will Lemons 4(115,82)-1 in the semi-final.
Lemons beat Josh Walker 4-0 in his quarter-final match.

Thanks to referees Paul Bannister, Rod Eaton, Julian Bell and Alan Rayner and of course to our sponsors the Northern Snooker Centre.

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

[SF] Will Lemons with Ref Julian Bell and Shaun Liu
[SF] Vladislav Gradinari with Ref Alan Rayner and Peter Lines

Sheffield “3” secure Division 2 title.

Sheffield “3” secure Division 2 title.

Despite going down 4-2 at home to Leeds (Danny Waite 53 break), Sheffield gained the points needed to secure the Division 2 title.
They stand 6 points clear of nearest rivals Leeds and have a better win/draw record.

Elsewhere, Harrogate “2” fought out a 3-3 draw with Bradford (Boover Singh 55).

In the other match, Halifax had a fine 5-1 win at Huddersfield “2”, Dave Hall (55) and Johnny Gallagher starring for Fax. Dave Hall’s brace keeps him on top of the MVP list with 16/20.

The last round of matches is on the weekend of 30th/31st May, with 2nd spot still up for grabs.

Dave Hall Holding onto the Div2 M.V.P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

Yorkshire handicap finals

Yorkshire Snooker Handicap Finals Day

Sunday May 10th will see 32 players battle it out for the Yorkshire Snooker Handicap title.

The 32 qualifiers represent 7 different leagues, and will be split into 8 groups of 4.
All matches on finals day will be best of 3, with 2 players from each group going through to the knockout stages.
Four players qualified with 100% records, they have had their handicaps reduced by 5 points. All other handicaps remain the same.
Group order will be determined by the following-
A/Frames won
B/Frame difference
If 2 players are tied-Head to Head.
If 3 or 4 players are tied-High Break(over 25).
If no high break- blue ball shootout.
Groups are as follows-
A
M Holgate 40
R Reid 45
S Nawab 25
J Walker 45
B
D Hemingway 20
R Binns -10
D Peel 20
J Collier 20
C
L Mills 10
S Broadhead scr
E Ross 50
R Abrahams 50
D
C Norcliffe scr
T Fell 35
M Rhodes 50
J Harris 40
E
M Whaley scr
M McGuigan 20
S Ghazan 50
G Cassidy 5
F
L Drennan 5
S Sagar 40
G Godfree 5
A Holroyd 25
G
L Farrell 35
K Firth -5
D French 25
T Doherty -5
H
R Kilby 30
C Hart 10
M Glen 25
B Mahmoudi 50
Last 16
1/Winner A v R/up B
2/Winner B v R/up A
3/Winner C v R/up D
4/Winner D v R/up C
5/Winner E v R/up F
6/Winner F v R/up E
7/Winner G v R/up H
8/Winner H v R/up G
QF,s
9/Winner match 1 v Winner match 2
10/Winner match 3 v Winner match 4
11/Winner match 5 v Winner match 6
12 Winner match 7 v Winner match 8
SF,s
Winner match 9 v Winner match 10
Winner match 11 v Winner match 12
Prize money
Last 16 £20
QF,s  £40
Semi,s £80
R/up £160
Winner £240
Players should register by 9 :45 for a 10:00 start.
Dress code applies

Yorkshire handicap Q2 results

Following another full day of snooker we now have another 16 qualifiers in this year’s Yorkshire Snooker Handicap.

The 8 group winners were
S Sagar
C Norcliffe
S Broadhead
M McGuigan
G Godfree
D French
B MahmoudI
S Ghazan
The further 8 qualifiers were
L Drennan
C Hart
G Cassidy
L Farrell
J Collier
T Doherty
R Abrahams
Ĵ Harris
They will join the qualifiers from Q1 on finals day on Sunday May 10th.
Details to follow.
Thanks to referee Simon Taylor, TD Allen Slingsby and of course our sponsors and hosts the Northern Snooker Centre.