Alex Crum Masters
At last night’s AGM, it was decided to re-name the over 40’s competition the “Alex Crum Masters” Sadly Alex passed away last year and the competition has been re-named in honour of the near 40 years Alex spent as both Referee and Tournament Director for the YBSA.
The only other change of note is that any prizes of £50 or more will now be paid at the end-of-season presentation night rather than on the day they are won.
Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director
Peter Lines is the 2024 Yorkshire Snooker Champion
Peter Lines defeated Northern Snooker Centre clubmate Dan Womersley 4-1 in last night’s Yorkshire Snooker final.
The first frame was a scrappy affair, a missed pink off the spot proving costly for Womersley as contributions of 31 and 25 gave the frame to Lines 70-28. Lines then moved up a gear and a brilliant 108 clearance (108-5) was followed by a run of 82 (87-1)to give him a 3-0 lead at the interval.
After the break, Womersley came out determined to show what he could do and a break of 73 gave him the fourth frame (0-79).
The next was much closer and approaching the colours it was anybody’s frame. A nicely laid snooker on the Green put Womersley in trouble and after the third attempt, the Green was hit but left over the pocket. Lines stepped up and cleared Green to Pink to take the frame 62-34 and the match 4-1.
Congratulations to Peter Lines on his fourth Yorkshire Snooker title. He holds the unique distinction of winning the title each time he has entered, having been ineligible to enter for most of his career whilst in the Pro ranks.
Many thanks to Julian Bell for refereeing, Arnold Greenwood for marking and of course to our sponsors the Northern Snooker Centre.
Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director
Entries are now invited for the 2024/25 Yorkshire Inter District Snooker League.
New teams are welcome.
Matches are played on one table, with 3 players playing 2 frames each against the same opponent.
Players must be registered with a club within the association.
Home team to supply referee.
Captains must ensure enough players are interested to enable all matches to be played on or before the scheduled weekends.
All matches must be completed by the last scheduled weekend.
Format of leagues and match schedule to be confirmed once all entries are in.
Season start time shall be confirmed at a later date.
The closing date for entries is 17th August 2024.
Click THIS LINK to fill out the entry form.
Any queries contact
Paul Marlow – 07540 539082
2024/25 Provisional Competition Dates.
Please see below for the coming season’s competition dates. All the competitions are to be played at Northern Snooker Centre Leeds, our main sponsor.
Please note these are provisional dates so they may be subject to change.
Sun Oct 20th. 10 am Start. Snooker Alex Crum Masters (over 40’s).
Sun Nov 17th. 10 am Start. Snooker U40’s (was previously U25’s)
Sat Jan 11th. 11:30 Start. Snooker U16 (FREE TO ENTER EVENT)
Sun Feb 9th. 10 am Start, Billiards Championship
Sat Feb 1st 11:30 Start. Snooker U19
Sun March 2nd 10 am Start. Snooker Championship Qualifying Day 1.
Sun March 16th 10 am Start. Snooker Championship Qualifying Day 2.
Sun April 6th. 10 am Start. Snooker Championship Quarter/semi-finals.
Sun May 18th. 10 am Start. Snooker Pairs.
DATE TBC. 10 am Start. Snooker Team knockout.
Entry forms and payment details for the above competitions will be posted on the website in the coming weeks.
Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director
Wharfedale pip Leeds to Division 2 title.
Wharfedale defeated Leeds “2” 4-2 in the final league match of the season to claim the Division 2 title on the closest of margins.
With Leeds needing a draw to retain top spot, it went down to the final frame of the season.
Wharfedale’s Stefan Risidi playing his first match of the campaign defeated Daniel Boyes 2-0 to put Wharfedale equal on points with Leeds but they finished top having had the most wins throughout the season.
Harrogate’s Kaif Shazad claimed the MVP top spot with his teammate Tom Harris claiming the high break prize with a run of 103.
Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director
Harrogate are Team Ko Champions 2024
There were 12 teams entered in yesterday’s inaugural one-day team knockout competition played at the Northern Snooker Centre.
The teams were split into 3 groups with the group winners and the best performing second placed team progressing to the semi-finals.
In group “A” it was the team representing the hosts, the NSC, who came out on top. An impressive 5-1 victory against Sheffield “2” was followed by a 4-2 win over Wakefield, but they still needed to win their final frame against Belle Isle to salvage a 3-3 draw and cement the top spot.
Sheffield’s James Dabell recorded the day’s highest break (81) in his team’s 5-1 victory over Wakefield.
Results-
Sheffield “2” 1-5 NSC
Belle Isle WMC 6-0 Wakefield
Sheffield “2” 4-2 Belle Isle WMC
NSC 4-2 Wakefield
Sheffield “2” 5-1 Wakefield
NSC 3-3 Belle Isle
Breaks
James Dabell (Sheffield) 81,57
David Dalton (Sheffield) 53
| NAME | W | D | L | F | A | PTS |
| NSC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 5 |
| Sheffield “2” | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
| Belle Isle WMC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| Wakefield | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
In group B it was the team representing the Leeds Association (LBSO), who progressed to the semi-finals with 2 wins and a draw. Chapel Allerton Social Club from Leeds and Allied Carlton from Sheffield finished tied for second place, with Chapel Allerton actually remaining unbeaten after fighting out 3 draws.
Results-
Allied Carlton 3-3 Chapel Allerton
LBSO 4-2 Brighouse
Allied Carlton 2-4 LBSO
Chapel Allerton 3-3 Brighouse
Allied Carlton 4-2 Brighouse
Chapel Allerton 3-3 LBSO
| NAME | W | D | L | F | A | PTS |
| LBSO | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| Chapel Allerton | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| Allied Carlton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| Brighouse | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
Group C winners were Hanging Heaton Cricket Club who progressed with 2 wins and a draw. Harrogate emerged as the best-performing second-placed team with 2 draws and a win, just edging out Sheffield “2” on frames won.
Results-
Hanging Heaton 4-2 Rowland Road WMC
Harehills WMC 3-3 Harrogate
Hanging Heaton 6-0 Harehills WMC
Rowland Road WMC 1-5 Harrogate
Hanging Heaton 3-3 Harrogate
Rowland Road WMC 6-0 Harehills WMC
Breaks
Michael Whaley (Hanging Heaton) 66
Tom Harris (Harrogate) 69
| NAME | W | D | L | F | A | PTS |
| Hanging Heaton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 5 |
| Harrogate | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Rowland Road WMC | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| Harehills | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 1 |
So the semi-final lineup was
LBSO v Hanging Heaton
Harrogate v NSC
The first semi-final went to LBSO who defeated Hanging Heaton 4-2, Mally Bilclough proving the difference between the teams winning both his frames.
The second semi-final was won by Harrogate with a 5-1 victory over the NSC, Kaif Shazad and Shabir Ditta gaining maximum points for Harrogate.
So it was all set up for what looked like a close final between LBSO and Harrogate but what emerged was a one-sided contest as Harrogate raced into a 3-0 lead and when Shabir Ditta won his second frame against James Pears it was all over.
Congratulations to Harrogate and thanks as always to our hosts and sponsors the Northern Snooker Centre.
Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director
It’s a clean sweep for Sheffield “2” in Division 1.
Congratulations to Sheffield “2” who sealed the Division 1 title after a flurry of matches on the final weekend.
Not only are they champions but David Dalton ended as “MVP” with an impressive 19 wins from 22 frames, and Will Lemons (101) took the high break prize.
At the other end of the table, Rotherham are relegated and Sheffield “1” will need to wait to see how many teams enter next season before learning which division they will be in.
Division 2 reaches a climax in a couple of weeks with the title being decided at Menstone, where unbeaten Leeds “2” just need a draw to clinch the title against second-placed Wharfedale. Kaif Shazad leads the MVP race but is only one win ahead of a chasing pack of 4 players. Tom Harris holds the current high break with a run of 103.
Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director
Yorkshire Snooker Team Championship 2024
Players are to register at 10:00 for a 10:30 start.
Dress code applies: no jeans, trainers or collarless t-shirts, please.
Format-Group Stage.
Teams to consist of 3 players, listed in order 1-2-3. Each player plays 2 frames (1 at a time) against their opposite number.
Each match is to be played on 2 tables. The first 2 frames are to be 1v1 and 2v2, Whoever finishes first comes off and 3v3 goes on. Players then rotate until all 6 frames are completed.
Teams allocated 2 points for a win or 1 point for a draw.
The Group order will be determined by
1. Points
2. Frame Win %
3. Head to Head
4. Highest Break
The 3 group winners plus the best performing 2nd placed team to go through to semi-finals.
The format for the semi-finals and final is as above but the match is over once a team wins 4 frames. If matches go to 3-3 the captains will nominate a player to play a deciding frame.
Replacement players may be used and the order of players may be changed for each match.
Groups are as follows:
Group A
Sheffield 2
NSC
Belle Isle WMC
Wakefield
Group B
Allied Carlton
Chapel Allerton
LBSO (Leeds)
Brighouse
Group C
Hanging Heaton CC
Rowland Road WMC
Harehills WMC
Harrogate
Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director
Cooper and Firth take Pairs title.
The experienced Bradford duo of Wayne Cooper and Kevin Firth battled their way to the Yorkshire Snooker Pairs title yesterday after a full day of action at the Northern Snooker Centre.
The revised format of shorter matches in the early rounds with a plate competition for 1st match losers seemed to work well with the semi-final stage reached by mid-afternoon.
In the top half of the draw, Cooper/Firth had wins against Large/Dabell, Bagley/French and Jensen/Jackson before coming up against Michael Whaley/Josh Walker in the semi-final. The Bradford pair raced into a 2-0 lead before Whaley/Walker hit back to level. A tense final frame went down to the colours before Cooper stepped up to calmly clear green to pink to seal the victory.
In the lesser populated bottom half of the draw, Mark Ball and Ant Green saw off Leeds duo Malcolm Bilclough and Tony Massey before beating Harrogate’s Kaif Shazad and Liam Mills in the semi-final.
In a final played in great spirit, a 33 break by Cooper was enough to take the first frame before Ball/Green levelled. The next two frames were tight affairs but it was Cooper/Firth who took them both for a 3-1 win and with it the Pairs Trophy.
The day’s high break was a run of 62 by Michael Whaley.
In the consolation plate final Sheffield’s Shaun Wilkes and Dave Pagett defeated Harrogate pairing Ian Brotherton and Shab Ditta.
Thanks to Andy Kitson for officiating and to our sponsors the Northern Snooker Centre.
Results-
Prelims
Whaley/Walker 2-0 Hart/Broadhead
Boyes/Godfree 2-0 Hall/Hall
Knipe/Risidi 2-0 Binns/Cassidy
Wilkes/Pagett w/o Brookes/Pearson scr
Cooper/Firth 2-0 Large/Dabell
Bagley(56)/French 2-1 Walton/Kendall
1st Round
Whaley/Walker 2-1 Boyes/Godfree
Knipe/Risidi 2-1 Wilkes/Pagett
Cooper/Firth 2-0 Bagley/French
Jensen/Jackson 2-0 Hartley/McArdle
Shazad/Mills 2-0 Jones/Jones
Ishtiaq/Ishtiaq w/o v Batler/Drennan scr
Ball/Green w/o Matin/Munshi scr
Bilclough/Massey 2-1 Brotherton/Ditta
2nd Round
Whaley(62)/Walker 2-1 Knipe/Risidi
Cooper(56)/Firth 2-0 Jensen/Jackson
Shazad(59)/Mills 2-0 Ishtiaq/Ishtiaq
Ball/Green 2-1 Bilclough/Massey
Semis
Cooper/Firth 3-2 Whaley/Walker
Ball/Green 3-1 Shazad/Mills
Final
Cooper/Firth 3-1 Ball/Green
Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director
Yorkshire Snooker Pairs Championship 2024
There are 22 entries for this year’s Yorkshire Pairs Championship which takes place next Sunday (12th).
In an effort to ensure the competition can be finished within the day, and in light of a number of last year’s matches lasting well over 3 hours, this year’s matches up to and including the semi-finals will be best of 3 with only the final being best of 5. There will also be a consolation plate competition for 1st match losers in which all matches including the final will be best of 3.
Dress code applies no jeans, trainers or collarless t-shirts, please.
Please note there is a half-marathon event in Leeds on Sunday morning so some roads will be closed. As a result, the start time has been pushed back slightly. Players should register by 10:00 for a 10:30 start.
The draw is as follows.
Preliminary Round.
Whaley/Walker v Hart/Broadhead
Hall/Hall v Boyes/Godfree
Binns/Cassidy v Knipe/Risidi
Brookes/Pearson v Wilkes/Pagett
Cooper/Firth v Large/Dabell
Walton/Kendall v Bagley/French
1st Round
Hartley/McArdle v Jensen/Jackson
Shazad/Mills v Jones/Jones
Ishtiaq/Ishtiaq v Butler/Drennan
Ball/Green v Matin /Munshi
Bilclough/Massey v Brotherston/Ditta
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