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Yorkshire Snooker Championship Q1 Qualifiers

The first 4 qualifiers are decided

The first 4 qualifiers through to the quarter-finals of this year’s Yorkshire Championship were decided today in a high-quality day of Snooker.

In the bottom half of the draw, it was local Leeds players Dan Womersley and Peter Lines who progressed. Lines had the day’s top break with a 137 clearance in his final match against Samuel Lee-Stevens.

In the top half, Michael Whaley needed a snooker on Pink and Black in the decider against Withernsea’s Hamza Ilyas and then needed to pot a re-spotted Black to defeat Shaun Wilkes 3-1 to qualify for the last 8. He was joined by Scarborough’s Gary Milne who ran in breaks of 125,48 and 64 throughout the day to gain the final qualifying spot.

We do it all again on the 24th when the final 4 qualifiers will be decided.

Thanks to our sponsors the Northern Snooker Centre and to “roaming” ref Andy Kitson.

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

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Yorkshire Snooker Singles Championship 2024 Draws

Yorkshire Snooker Singles Championship 2024 Draws

Entries for this year’s Yorkshire Snooker Championship have now closed, with 81 players having registered for the competition, up slightly on the last couple of years.

There is an uneven split across the 2 qualifying days with only 29 players saying they were available on the 10th, whereas 52 could only make the 24th.

The draws for the 2 days are below.

All players on the 10th should register by 10am for a 10:30 start.

On the 24th the players in the top half of the draw (first 16 matches) should register by 10am for a 10:30 start.
All other players should register by 11:30 and matches will commence when tables become free.

4 players will qualify from each day. Prize money TBC.

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Shaun Liu takes the Under 16 title in a final frame thriller

Shaun Liu takes the Under 16 title in a final frame thriller.

Last season’s English Under 14 champion Shaun Liu (13) from Sheffield defeated Pocklington’s Harry Goddard (14) 2-1 to take this year’s Yorkshire Under 16 title.

In the best-of-3 final, Liu took the first frame 103-15 with the aid of a 42 clearance. Not to be outdone, Goddard fought back and levelled the match with a 67-10 win in the second frame. In the decider Liu potted the Yellow to go 26 in front with 25 remaining, only to see the white fly into the middle pocket to give Goddard a reprieve. Goddard then calmly took Yellow to Blue and landed perfectly on the Pink, only to see it rattle in the jaws.
A couple of shots later he potted the Pink and left himself a tricky Black into the middle pocket which again rattled in the jaws leaving a relieved Liu a simple Black for victory.

Johnny Collier (11) and Iwan Jones (13) were the defeated semi-finalists in a 12-strong field.

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

Paul Marlow
General Secretary & Tournament Director

Harry Goddard with Referee Andy Kitson and Shaun Liu

Competitions open for entries

Competitions open for entries
Some more 2023/24 Competitions are now open for entries, some are limited entries so act quickly to enter and make sure you read the information on the posters provided in the link under the entry forms, for those interested in other ybsa related news then please visit our blog regularly which can be found HERE
Affiliation fees have risen from £5 to £10 which covers you for the whole season, If unsure which districts are affiliated click THIS link to check.
The Inter-District league news, Three fixtures in and we are already seeing some domination from (Div1) Sheffield 1 and new team (Div2) Wharfedale, Fixture 4’s are set for this coming weekend with reports following from Paul Marlow again another new addition to your reading experiences.
A new event this season is TEAM this will be a 3 man snooker team playing first to 4 frames all details can be found by clicking the link “TEAM” below
Click the relevant links below to find entry forms and posters

SINGLES
DOUBLES
TEAM

Regards
ybsa team

Sheffield’s Jake Crofts takes U25 title

Sheffield’s Jake Crofts takes U25 title.

Jake Crofts battled his way through a strong field to take this season’s U25 crown. Wins against Shaun Liu (3-1) and Josh Brady (3-0) were followed by an epic semi-final win over Vladislav Gradinari. Gradinari started with a magnificent 139 clearance which took the day’s high break prize, but Crofts fought back and with the aid of breaks of 60 and 61 he managed a 3-2 victory.

In the final he faced Samuel Lee Stevens who had defeated Daniel Boyes (3-1) and Oliver Read (3-0), including breaks of 58,62 and 56 along the way.

The final itself was a tense affair, Lee Stevens taking the opener before Crofts took the next two with the aid of a 52 break. Lee-Stevens levelled, but Crofts proved the steadier of the two and took the decider and with it the title of Yorkshire U25 Champion.

Shaun Liu defeated Luke Drennan 2-1 in the final of the plate competition.

Results-

Matthew Haslam 3 v 0 Luke Drennan
Vladislav Gradinari 3 v 1 James Pears
Jake Crofts 3 v 1 Shaun Liu

Quarter-Finals

Vladislav Gradinari 3 v 2 Matthew Haslam
Jake Crofts 3 v 0 Josh Brady
Samuel Lee-Stevens 3(58) v 1 Daniel Boyes
Oliver Read 3 v 0 Dilraj Ryatt

Semi-Finals

Jake Crofts 3(61,60) v 2(139) Vladislav Gradinari
Samuel Lee-Stevens 3(62,56) v 0 Oliver Read

Final

Jake Crofts 3(52) v 2 Samuel Lee-Stevens

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Matthew Peaker Stars as Billiards returns to YBSA

Matthew Peaker Stars as Billiards returns to YBSA.

Players from Leeds, Huddersfield, Bradford, Brighouse, Wakefield and Tadcaster competed in the first YBSA Billiards competition since the pandemic, with Huddersfield’s Matthew Peaker taking the first prize, defeating his father David in the final.

The consolation plate final was won by Bradford’s Chris Jarvis, who beat clubmate John Bedford.

With a number of players competing in a World Billiards event in Carlisle over the weekend, the competition was re-named the “Yorkshire Billiards Challenge”, with a view to arranging a Yorkshire Billiards “Championship” sometime in the new year.

Results-

Gary Rogers 200 v 187 John Bedford
Malcolm Collinson 200 v 175 James Stevenson
Matthew Peaker 200 v 56 Simon Coyne

Quarter-Finals

Gary Rogers 200 v 95 Malcolm Collinson
Matthew Peaker 200 v 33 Robert Collinson
David Peaker 200 v 163 Chris Jarvis
Allan Bottomley 200 v 103 Scott Sigsworth

Semi-Finals

Matthew Peaker 200 v 117 Gary Rogers
David Peaker 200 v 103 Allan Bottomley

Final

Matthew Peaker 200 v 141 David Peaker

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In form Milne takes the Masters Title

In form Milne takes the Masters Title.

Scarborough’s Gary Milne added the Yorkshire Masters title to the Yorkshire Snooker singles championship he won a couple of years ago.

The day started with a short tribute to the recently departed Alex Crum, led by Richard Bakes.

Once the action started it was clear Milne was going to be the man to beat, a magnificent run of 132 in his first match tying up the high break prize from the off. Further breaks of 54,91, and 68 helped him reach the final in quickfire time, including a fine semi-final win over Shaun Wilkes. He then had a short wait to see who he would face in the final.

In the top half of the draw, it was Mark Ball who emerged victorious, the highlight being a win in the semis against reigning Masters champion Craig Butler.

In the final itself, it looked like Ball was poised to take the first frame but a missed brown proved costly and Milne went 1 up. From there it was one-way traffic and breaks of 46 and 65 took Milne to a 3-0 victory and the title of Yorkshire Masters Champion.

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Yorkshire Masters Championship Draw

Masters Snooker Draw 2024

Please see below the draw for this year’s Yorkshire Snooker Masters to be played at the NSC on Sunday 19th November 2023.

All entry fees will be paid out in prize money and in addition, the winner will be presented with a “Yorkshire Masters Annual Trophy”.
There will also be a “Plate” competition for first-round losers so all players will be guaranteed a minimum of 2 matches. Matches in the main competition will be best of 5, with the “Plate” competition being best of 3 frames.
Matches will start at 10:00 am.

USUAL DRESS CODE, SHOES, TROUSERS AND A COLLARED SHIRT OR POLO SHIRT

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Competition dates for some events

YBSA Competition dates revealed  

Following the AGM on 4th September we are now able to provisonally see what the new YBSA season will look like. With some new events on trial which are FREE to enter that’s right FREE!! providing we get the required numbers.

Firstly we want to say a massive thank you to our sponsors, Northern Snooker Centre and ADT Flexibles Without their yearly sponsorships we wouldn’t be able to provide all these amazing competitions.

With the exception of the U16/U19 events, there will be no “pay on the day” option for tournament entry, The usual account number will be used for payments for events via bank transfer and entries will be confirmed when the relevant web-based entry form and fee have been received.

A deadline for entry for each competition is set and once this deadline has passed no further entries will be accepted. This will allow us to pre-draw the competitions and stagger start times if required. We now have a contact database which can be utilised to ensure players are aware of impending deadlines.

Click the relevant links below to find entry forms and posters

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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