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2024/25 Provisional Competition Dates

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

Harrogate are Team Ko Champions 2024

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

Yorkshire Team Championship 2024

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

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

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Yorkshire Snooker Pairs Championship 2024

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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Vladislav Takes U19s Title

Vladislav Takes U19s Title

Vladislav Gradinari added the Yorkshire U19 title to his English and European U16 titles with a 3-0 victory over Jake Crofts in today’s final at the Northern Snooker Centre.

Wins over Jonny Collier and Oscar Harris were followed by a narrow semi-final victory over recent English Under 18’s champion Daniel Boyes. Gradinari had a break of 68 in the deciding frame of this match and also added the day’s high break of 96.

In the other half of the draw, Crofts had wins over Thomas Burton, Harvey Hatton and James Pears in reaching the final without dropping a frame.

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

Vladislav Gradinari (left) Ref Andy Kitson Jake Crofts (right)

Lines and Womersley set up all Leeds Final

Lines and Womersley set up all Leeds Final
It was a day of one-sided matches yesterday as the finalists were decided in this season’s Yorkshire Snooker Championship.

At the quarter-final stage, there were 4-0 victories for Mick Stocks (44,51) over Michael Whaley (45) and Tom Harris over Mark Ball.

The other 2 matches finished 4-1, Dan Womersley (63,78) defeating Kuldesh Johal (53) and Peter Lines overcoming Gary Milne (68).

The semi-finals were also one-way traffic as Womersley defeated Harris 4-0, and Lines (54) saw off Stocks by the same score.

So Dan Womersley and Peter Lines will contest this year’s final on Friday 12th July 2024 at Northern Snooker Centre Leeds

Many Thanks to referees Andy Kitson, Michael Davenport, Julian Bell and Rod Eaton and of course our sponsors the Northern Snooker Centre

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director
The Days Referees, M. Davenport, J. Bell, A. Kitson, R. Eaton
Dan Womersley back to back finals

Middlesbrough’s Darren Kell triumphs as Billiards returns to YBSA calendar

Middlesbrough’s Darren Kell triumphs as Billiards returns to YBSA calendar.

A field of 24 players took part in the Yorkshire Billiards Championship which made a return yesterday after a gap of a few years. The field was bolstered by a strong contingent from the Middlesbrough area, a hotbed for Billiards, which until 1996 was classed as “Cleveland” but is now officially part of the “ceremonial” county of North Yorkshire.

Kell sailed through the initial group stage, his 3 victories ending in an impressive plus 938 points tally, including breaks of 51, 104u, 51,99, and the days highest of 122. He was joined in the quarter-finals by group winners Kyle Cunningham (78), Brian Barnett, Mark Hirst (51), Jonathan Marwood (60,76, 57,68) Craig Fitzpatrick (53,63) and best runners-up, Chris Jarvis and Paul Roberts.

The quarter-final results were as follows-

Kyle Cunningham 266 v 199 Brian Barnett
Mark Hirst 330 (54) v 163 Paul Roberts
Darren Kell 282 (84) v 167 Jonathan Marwood
Craig Fitzpatrick 249 v 239 Chris Jarvis

Semi-Finals-

Kyle Cunningham 90 v 376 (79,58,53) Mark Hirst
Craig Fitzpatrick 210 (86) v 239 Darren Kell

So the final was between Darren Kell and the last winner of this event Bradford’s Mark Hirst. Common consensus amongst those watching was that it was too close to call and after Hirst took an early lead the match was fairly even at the halfway stage. With no big breaks it was Kell who gradually pulled clear in the second half of the match and at the “buzzer” he held a 317-239 lead and the title was his.

Many thanks to Steve Harrison for his help with the officiating and general organisation and of course to our sponsors the Northern Snooker Centre.

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

Yorkshire Billiards Championship Update

Yorkshire Billiards Championship Update

We have an encouraging 24 entries for this year’s resurrected Yorkshire Billiards Championship which runs alongside the final stages of this year’s Snooker Championship on Sunday 21st April at the Northern Snooker Centre.

The field will be split into 6 groups of 4, with the group winners joining the 2 best-performing runners-up to form the quarter-finalists. 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.

13:30-14:30 Break.

14:30-15:45. Quarter Finals.

16:00-17:15 . Semi-Finals

17:30-19:00 Final.

The make-up of the groups is as follows-

Group 1. Tony Brown. Jimmy Gratton. John Bedford. Kyle Cunningham.
Group 2. Brian Barnett. Bob Ledger. Chris Jarvis. Simon Kippax.
Group 3. Mark Hirst. Ron Bickerdike. Andrew Harris. Tom Middleton.
Group 4. Darren Kell. Phil Stocks. Keerath Bhandaal. James Waterfall.
Group 5. Mark Graham. Michael Readman. Richard Bowes. Jonathan Marwood.
Group 6. Paul Shore. Craig Fitzpatrick. Gerard Garland. Paul Roberts.

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 Runner Up qualifier
Winner G4 V Winner G5
Winner G6 V Runner Up qualifier

A reminder that dress code applies. No Jeans, trainers or collarless T-shirts please.

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

Last 4 quarter finalists decided

The last 4 quarter finalists are decided.

After a long eight and a half hour day of snooker, the quarter-final lineup for this year’s Yorkshire Snooker Championship has been completed.

The first player through on the second qualifying day was Leeds player Kuldesh Johal, Undoubtedly the star performer on the day “Kully” had breaks of 130,103,94,91 and 82 and qualified without the loss of a frame. A 3-0 victory over Kaif Shazad sealing his place in the last 8.

Next through was Halifax’s Mark Ball, Breaks of 80 and 64 helped him to 4 victories for the loss of just one frame, finishing with a convincing 3-0 win over Ant Green.

The third qualifier was Wakefield “veteran” Mick Stocks. A fine 3-1 win over Scott Raper was the last of his 4 wins.

Finally, at around 7pm, Harrogate’s Tom Harris claimed the fourth qualifying spot with a battling 3-1 defeat of Jason Evans-Bates.

So the quarter-final lineup for April 21st is as follows-

Peter Lines (Leeds)
Dan Womersley (Leeds)
Michael Whaley (Mirfield)
Gary Milne (Scarborough)
Kuldesh Johal (Leeds)
Mick Stocks (Wakefield)
Tom Harris (Harrogate)
Mark Ball (Halifax)

The draw for the quarter-finals will take place on the morning of the 21st April immediately before commencement of play.

As usual thanks to regular referee Andy Kitson and of course to our sponsors the Northern Snooker Centre.

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

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