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John Marwood is 2025 Yorkshire Billiards Champion

John Marwood is the 2025 Yorkshire Billiards Champion

From a field of 29, John Marwood defeated last year’s champion Darren Kell, 344(68,49,48) -248 (53,79) to regain the title he won for the first time in 2017.
With 15 minutes of the final left Marwood was 160 clear. Kell then threatened a dramatic comeback but broke down on 79 and in the end Marwood finished a comfortable winner by almost a hundred points.

Thanks to Steve Harrison for officiating Bob Slee for assisting and of course our sponsors the Northern Snooker Centre.

The Group Stages finished as follows

Group 1
Lee Connor P3 W2 +457
Tom Middleton P3 W2 +68
Kyle Cunningham P3 W2 -118
Simon Coyne P3 W0

Group 2
John Marwood P3 W3
Peter Atkinson P3 W2
Terry Singleton P3 W1
John Bedford P3 W0

Group 3
Ron Bickerdike P2 W1 +58
Chris Jarvis P2 W1 +4
Tony Brown P2 W1 -62

Group 4
Mark Hirst P3 W3
Simon Kippax P3 W2
Steve Nicholson P3 W0 D1 -284
Paul Shore P3 W0 D1 -323

Group 5
Simon Snee P3 W3
Bob Patterson P3 W2
Andy Blamire P3 W1
Robert Ledger P3 W0

Group 6
Johnathan Snee P2 W2
Stephen Kershaw P2 W1
James Waterfall P2 W0

Group 7
Darren Kell P2 W2
Tom Halliday P2 W1
Gerry Garland P2 W0

Group 8
Adam Clarke P3 W3
Richard Bowes P3 W2
Brian Barnett P3 W1
Phil Stocks P3 W0

Breaks
Kyle Cunningham 53
Lee Connor 52,50,63,56,59
Peter Atkinson 83,76,74
John Marwood 60,80,58,85u
Chris Jarvis 64
Mark Hirst 63,64,122,63,
Simon Snee 89,87
Johnathan Snee 52,91,65
Darren Kell 113,50,50
Terry Singleton 56

Quarter Finals
Lee Connor 160 v 279 John Marwood
Ron Bickerdike 102 v 323 Mark Hirst (60,122)
Simon Snee 170 v 334 Johnathan Snee
Darren Kell 235 v 225 Adam Clarke

Semi-Finals
John Marwood 389 v 135 Mark Hirst
Johnathan Snee 238 v 270(57) Darren Kell

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

Dylan Smith is Yorkshire U19 Champion

Dylan Smith is the Yorkshire U19 Champion

Dylan Smith defeated James Pears 3-1 in an all-Leeds final of the Yorkshire U19 Snooker Championship at the Northern Snooker Centre from a field of 14 hopefuls.

Crucially, Dylan won the first frame on a re-spotted black with both players struggling to find any form. James hit back with a 31 break to win the second, but Dylan got stronger as the match went on and gradually pulled away to take the final 3-1.

Full results can be found on WPBSA Snooker Scores

Thanks to referee Andy Kitson and of course our sponsors and hosts the Northern Snooker Centre.

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

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Yorkshire Billiards Championship

Yorkshire Billiards Championship
We have 30 entries for this year’s Yorkshire Billiards Championship to be held at the Northern Snooker Centre on Sunday 9th February.
As last year players are requested to bring a set of Billiard balls if possible.
The field will be split into 8 groups, 6×4 and 2×3. With the 8 group winners qualifying for the quarter-finals.
Group matches will be 60 minutes, the QF’s and SF’s 75 minutes and the final 90 minutes.
The anticipated timings are as follows-
Doors Open at 09:00. Players are to register by 9:45
10:00-11:00 1st round of group matches.
11:15 -12:15 2nd round of group matches.
12:30-13:30 3rd round of group matches.
13:30-14:15 Break.
14:15-15:30. Quarter Finals.
15:45-17:00 . Semi-Finals
17:15-18:45 Final.
The make-up of the groups is as follows-
Group 1. Kyle Cunningham. Tom Middleton. Simon Coyne. Lee Connor
Group 2. Peter Atkinson. John Marwood. John Bedford. Terry Singleton.
Group 3.  Ron Bickerdike. Tony Brown. Chris Jarvis.
Group 4. Simon Kippax. Paul Shore. Mark Hirst. Steve Nicholson.
Group 5. Simon Snee. Robert Ledger. Bob Patterson. Andrew Blamire.
Group 6. Jonathan Snee. James Waterfall. Stephen Kershaw. Sajjad Ghazan.
Group 7. Darren Kell. Tom Halliday. Gerry Garland.
Group 8. Brian Barnett. Phil Stocks. Adam Clarke. Richard Bowes.
Groups will be decided on the following criteria.
1. Number of wins
2. Points difference
3. Points scored.
Quarter Finals will be
Winner G1 V Winner G2
Winner G3 V Winner G4
Winner G5 V Winner G6
Winner G7 V Winner G8
A reminder that Dress Code applies. No Jeans, trainers or collarless T-shirts please.
Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

Sheffield’s Shaun Liu retains U16 crown.

Sheffield’s Shaun Liu retains the U16 crown.

Fourteen-year-old Shaun Liu defeated ten-year-old Alex Slingsby 2-0 from a field of 14 hopefuls in the final of this year’s Yorkshire Under 16 Snooker competition at the Northern Snooker Centre. In the semi-final Liu had beaten twelve-year-old Jonny Collier 2-0, Collier having recorded a personal best match break of 43 in winning his quarter-final match. Alex Slingsby battled past Jack Marshall 2-0, in his semi, having come through a titanic struggle against Louis Scaife in the quarters.
Liu recorded the day’s high break of 65 in an earlier round.

Thanks to Andy Kitson for officiating and our sponsors the Northern Snooker Centre.

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

Shaun Liu (right) vs Alex Slingsby (left)
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Richard Binns wins U40’s Comp

Richard Binns wins U40’s Comp

Richard Binns defeated Isa Ishtiaq 3-1 in a high-quality final of yesterday’s Yorkshire Under 40s competition.

Both players came through some tough matches to reach the final. Ishtiaq beat Luke Drennan 3(69)-1 in his first match before battling past Daniel Boyes 3-2. In the semi-final, he came from behind to beat James Dabell 3(50,50)-2 in another close encounter.

In the lower half of the draw, Binns had a comfortable 3(69,57)-0 win over Tom Cullen before finding himself 2-0 and 40 points behind against Huddersfield’s Oliver Read. Read, however, just couldn’t deliver the knockout blow, and a 58 break got Binns back in the match, which he eventually won 3-2. That win seemed to give him some confidence, and he followed it with a 3-0 victory over Harrogate’s Tom Harris.

In the final Binns took the first frame comfortably and looked like going 2-0 up before a simple missed black let Ishtiaq back in, eventually clearing the colours to level at 1-1. With both players now finding some form, every visit seemed to be a 30 or 40 break, but it in the end it was Binns who finished the stronger taking the last 2 frames and the match 3-1.

The 2 finalists shared the high break prize with runs of 69.

The consolation plate final couldn’t have been any closer, Reece Ezard beating Daniel McKenna 2-1 on a re-spotted Black in the decider.

Thanks as always to our hosts and sponsors the Northern Snooker Centre.

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

Yorkshire Snooker Under 40’s Draw

Yorkshire Snooker Under 40’s Draw

We have 19 entries for the Yorkshire Snooker Under 40’s competition. Matches will be best of 5 throughout, with a best-of-3 plate competition for those losing their first match.

Players are requested to register in time for a prompt 10:00 start. Dress code applies so no jeans ,trainers or collarless t-shirts please.

The draw for the main competition is as follows-

Preliminary round.

Kaif Shazad v Daniel McKenna
Daniel Boyes v Craig Farrar
Lee Hague v Luke Drennan

1st Round

Shazad/McKenna v Boyes/Farrar
Hague/Drennan v Isa Ishtiaq
Liam Mills v James Dabell
Luke Woodhead v Ming Lou
Richard Binns v Tom Cullen
Oliver Read v Reece Ezard
Anthony Green v Callum Waite
Tom Purves v Tom Harris

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

Peter Lines is this season’s “Alex Crum” Yorkshire Masters Champion

Peter Lines is this season’s “Alex Crum” Yorkshire Masters Champion.

Peter Lines defeated Shaun Wilkes 3-1 in yesterday’s “Alex Crum” Yorkshire Masters final.

Lines started the day in fine form, breaks of 81 and 89, giving him a comfortable 3-0 1st round win over Chris Walker. He then had to sit and wait for his next opponent as Gary Addison-Doy came back from 2-0 and 50 points down to defeat Lionel Payne 3-2 in a match which took 10 minutes short of 4 hours! Addison-Doy was then despatched 3-1 followed by a 3-0 victory over Dave Allender.

Previous Masters winner Craig Butler was Lines’ semi-final opponent and it turned out to be his closest match, a 3-2 win put him into the final.

In the lower half of the draw, Shaun Wilkes started with a 3-1 win over Dave French before edging past Chris Hart 3-2, A 3-0 win over Richard Pamment was next before facing last year’s Masters winner Gary Milne in the semi-final.

The day’s highest break of 106 helped Wilkes to a 3-2 win and a place in the final.

Breaks of 73 and 57 put Lines 2-0 up in the final before Wilkes hit back in the third. Ultimately Lines proved too strong and a win in the next frame wrapped up the 3-1 win and with it the Masters title.

The consolation Plate competition was won by Mike Lucas who defeated Mikey Gaughan in the final.
Many thanks to Andy Kitson for officiating and of course to our main sponsors the Northern Snooker Centre.

P Lines 3 (81,89) v 0 C Walker
G Addison-Doy 3 v 2 L Payne
D Pagett 3 v 2 (52)M Gaughan
D Allender 3 v 0 S Ghazan
M Samples 3 v 0 A Harris
S Broadhead 3 v 0 M McArdle
C Butler 3 (75,54) v 0 P Jackson
Lee Postill 3 (46,41) v 0 M McGreavy
C Hart 3 v 1 C Nicholson
S Wilkes 3 (57) v 1 D French
K Firth 3 v 0 M Lucas
R Pamment 3 v 2 G Marsden
M Ball 3 v 0 K Hartley
G Cassidy 0 v 3 A Heseltine
A Massey 3 (87) v 2 M Jensen
G Milne 3 v 0 M Ishtiaq

P Lines 3 (89) v 1 G Addison-Doy
D Pagett 1 v 3 D Allender
M Samples 1 v 3 S Broadhead
C Butler 3 v 1 L Postill
C Hart 2 v 3 S Wilkes
K Firth 1 v 3 R Pamment
M Ball 3 (49,49) v 0 A Heseltine
A Massey 0 v 3 (76) G Milne

P Lines 3 v 0 D Allender
S Broadhead 0 v 3 (56,59) C Butler
S Wilkes 3 v 0 R Pamment
M Ball 0 v 3 G Milne

P Lines 3 v 2 C Butler
S Wilkes 3 (106,69) v 2 G Milne

P Lines 3 (73,57) v 1 Shaun Wilkes

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

Alex Crum Snooker Masters Draw

Alex Crum Snooker Masters Draw

The draw for the “Alex Crum” Masters is below, we have a full field of 32 players.

Matches in the main competition will be best of 5 with a consolation best of 3 plate competition for 1st round losers.

Players are requested to register by 9:30 for a prompt 10:00 start. The dress code applies so no trainers, jeans or collarless t-shirts, please.

Prizes under the value of £50 will be paid on the day, the trophy and larger cash prizes will be given at presentation night following the Yorkshire Singles Championship final.

The draw is as follows

P Lines v C Walker
G Addison-Doy v L Payne
D Pagett v M Gaughan
D Allender v S Ghazan
M Samples v A Harris
S Broadhead v M McArdle
C Butler v P Jackson
L Postill v M McGreavy
C Hart v C Nicholson
S Wilkes v D French
K Firth v M Lucas
R Pamment v G Marsden
M Ball v K Hartley
G Cassidy v A Heseltine
A Massey v M Jensen
G Milne v M Ishtiaq

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

Alex Crum Masters

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.

RIP Alex

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

Peter Lines is 2024 Yorkshire Snooker Champion

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