Wednesday 20 December 2017

CANAVAN POCKETS WORLD SENIORS SLOT

Channel Islands champion Aaron Canavan has secured a place at Snooker Legends' World Seniors Championships after winning a qualifying tournament in Dunstable.
Aaron was trailing 2-0 and clawed his way back to draw level to win Sunday's final on a black ball shoot out, against fellow team mate Gary Britton and could face players like Stephen Hendry, Denis Taylor, John Parrot, Willie Thorne to name just a few.
On his way to the final Aaron did not drop a frame while Gary lost just one.
The Seniors event is set to take place in Scunthorpe in March with the winner qualifying for the following year's mainstream World Championships at the Crucible, Sheffield.
Gary registered the top break of the competition with a 93
Gary still has the chance to qualify with more tournaments early next year

Friday 25 August 2017

HOME INTERNATIONALS


Jersey sent 2 teams to the Home Internationals Billiards and Snooker Federation competition
which took place at the North Snooker Centre, Leeds on Thursday 17th & Friday 18th August
They were 8 entries: England A & B, Jersey A & B, Scotland A & B, Republic of Ireland & Wales
Jersey A: David Nichols, Martyn Le Gallais, Darren Malzard
Jersey B: Richard de la Haye, Howard Smith, Robert Le Moel.

Jersey A did very well finishing equal 2nd with Republic of Ireland, both teams finishing on 10
points winning 5 of their 7 matches but placed third having lost more games then Ireland.
The favourites England A winning their 7 matches and only dropping 1 game
David Nichols won 5, Darren Malzard won 4 and Martyn Le Gallais won 3
Jersey B finished bottom failing to win any matches but did win 1 game thanks to Howard Smith.


Saturday 22 July 2017

NEW SEASON, LAST REMINDER


For those of you who want to play snooker and or billiards in the individual or team league and have not yet sent in their forms, a reminder that the closing date for all league entries is Wednesday the 26th July.
Entries after this date will not be accepted as I will be working to produce all league fixtures at the end of this month 

Current entries are as follows:

Team Snooker handicap league: (8 entries)
St Thomas' Tower, Tower D,Tower Green Baize Goblins, Tower Pirates.
Services, Vinchelez, St Lawrence Miniature Rifle Club, Mechanics A.
Awaiting forms: Mechanics B & St Brelade.Steelers
Confirmed withdrawals: Tower Bullets, Tower Dragons, St Aubin, Caesarean Fearless Foxes

Team Billiard handicap league: (4 entries)
Services, St Aubin, Tower T'ree, Tower Royals
Confirmed withdrawal: Tower's Fantastic Four

Individual snooker league 1: (5 entries)
Aaron Canavan, Gary Britton, Guy Heys, Ross Symes, Tony Le Poidevin

Individual snooker league 2: (9 entries)
Richard de la Haye, Peter Robinson, Howard Smith, Martyn Le Gallais, Tiernan McNulty,
James Martin, Steve Morgan, Ben Garnier. David Proctor

Individual Billiard league 1: (5 entries)
Richard de la Haye, Martyn Le Gallais, Guy Heys, Peter Allen, Darren Malzard

Individual Billiard league 2: (4 entries)
Peter, Robinson,  Bob Denison, Robert Le Moel, Howard Smith

Monday 5 June 2017

SNOOKER TOURNAMENT

TEAM SNOOKER TOURNAMENT WAS HELD AT TOWER ON SATURDAY 27TH AND SUNDAY 28TH MAY. 5 TEAMS ENTERED, 3 FROM JERSEY AND 2 FROM SOUTHAMPTON

THE EVENT WAS KINDLY SPONSORED BY:

TONY VENTON
BYRON LE CORNU
ROBBIE KILPATRICK
JB&SA


JERSEY A                                      JERSEY B                         JERSEY C  
AARON CANAVAN                     ROSS SYMES                   TONY LE POIDEVIN
ANDY STENTIFORD                  TIERNAN MCNULTY       JAMES MARTIN
CLIVE DE SOUSA                       ROSS LE CORNU             HOWARD SMITH

SOUTHAMPTON A                     SOUTHAMPTON B
STEVE WHEATLAND                DANNY GALLANT                  
STUART BARTER                       DAVE MUMFORD
STEVE BOTERHOEK                 MITCH WADE        
                                                 
All players were ranked 1,2 and 3 and each player was to play 5 frames against their opposing number with 1 point being awarded for each frame won. 1st and 2nd played in the main final using the same format and 3rd and 4th played in the plate final

LEAGUE POSITION:
1-Southampton B  49  
2-Jersey A  44  
3-Jersey B  23
4- Southampton A  19
5- Jersey C  15

MAIN FINAL:                                                  PLATE FINAL:
SOUTHAMPTON B 8  JERSEY A 6              JERSEY B 9  SOUTHAMPTON A  6
Danny Gallant 0-5  Aaron Canavan                  Ross Symes 3-2 Steve Wheatland
Mitch Wade 5-0 Clive de Sousa                        Tiernan McNulty 3-2 Stuart Barter
Dave Mumford 3-1  Andy Stentiford                 Ross Le Cornu 3-2 Steve Boterhoek

BREAKS:
AARON CANAVAN:  132,129,116,108
DANNY GALLANT: 85
ROSS SYMES: 80
DAVE MUMFORD: 69
ANDY STENTIFORD: 52
MITCH WADE: 49, 43



Friday 19 May 2017

NEW SEASON 2017-2018


Forms are available on the website and will also be available at Tower and St Aubin.
Could you please make sure you enter your date of birth
It is important that all the entries are submitted by Sunday the 9th July 2017 in order to work out the schedule to accommodate the Mechanics as we hope they will still enter teams
As most will know the Mechanics are closed and are unlikely to re-open this year due to major repairs to be undertaken to the roof.
We will liaise with them to arrange a venue for them to play their home games until such time as their own club re-opens but will also need help from clubs for this to be achieved.
It was agreed at the AGM that subscription and entry fees should remain the same but that each reserve will pay £5 to be a provisional member of the JB&SA
The £5 will allow the player to play 5 reserve matches. On match 6 the player will have to become a full member and pay the additional £25.00.(reserve should also complete a subscription form)
We are proposing 2 individual leagues for snooker and 2 for billiards.
Choosing the players to represent the Island by Committee has been rejected. Players will be chosen from the individual league and the Island Snooker Championship.
The top 4 winners of league 2 will represent Jersey in the Upton against Guernsey..
The individual leagues will be limited to 8 players.
The leagues will be straight NOT handicapped
Although for the snooker leagues we show the handicap criteria to qualify for each league, this may change according to the number of entries and may even have 3 leagues subject to demand.
A council meeting will be held on Wednesday the 12th July to discuss the structure for the new season, so all entries must be submitted by Sunday the 9th July 2017

For those who are interested in playing the individual league.

Individual snooker league 
There will be at least two singles league depending on numbers.
They will be played on a Monday night.
Players may play before the date scheduled, but only have until the following Monday after the scheduled date to play.
The above arrangement will depend on the number of players from Tower.
I am certain we will have too many players and will not have enough tables to use on a Monday,
players should therefore be prepared to be able to play on another night.

To enter the 1st division league you must be playing off a handicap between -7 to -56
(this will change if more than or less than 8 enter.)
The entry fee of £20 will be matched by the JB&SA.
The total prize money should therefore be 8 x £20 = £160 + £160 from JB&SA = £320.
The top four players will represent the Island with the 5th player coming from the Island Snooker Championship final.
6 frames will be played

The 2nd division league will be for players on 0 to 42, (subject to the amount of entries)
The entry fee of £10 will be matched by the JB&SA
If we have too many entries we will have 3 leagues and place players in the league according to their handicap.
The top four players of division 2 will be selected to play in the Upton against Guernsey..
3 frames will be played.
In both leagues at the end of the fixtures there will be a play off between the last four players for part of the prize money. To enter the play off you must have played all the matches.
The winner of division 2 will be able to challenge the last player in the first division to decide who goes up or down or whether they stay the same for the following season

Individual billiard
To have two leagues we will need at least 12 players
If two leagues, players will be placed in the league according to their team league handicap
The entry fee for the 1st division will be £20 and if a second division it will be £10.
The JB&SA will match the entry fee for prize money
You will play for 90 minutes
In both leagues at the end of the fixtures there will be a play off between the last four players for part of the prize money. To enter the play off you must have played all the matches.
The winner of division 2 will be able to challenge the last player in the first division to decide who goes up or down or whether they stay the same for the following season


Monday 1 May 2017

JERSEY V GUERNSEY

RESULT AND REPORT OF THE CI BILLIARD FINAL AND TEAM SNOOKER
CAN BE FOUND ON WEEKLY REPORT PAGE

Sunday 30 April 2017

SNOOKER INTER INSULAR

PLAYED AT TOWER ON SATURDAY THE 29TH APRIL

JERSEY WON 14-11 AGAINST GUERNSEY

RESULT ON WEEKLY REPORT PAGE





Saturday 29 April 2017

C I BILLIARDS FINAL

DAVID BRABINER 
WINS THE C I BILLIARD FINAL
DEFEATING MARTYN DESPERQUES
500-164
Breaks: David  89,36,30,30

Tuesday 25 April 2017

INTER INSULAR

CHANNEL ISLAND SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP

AARON CANAVAN WINS HIS 8TH FINAL  IN 10 YEARS
DEFEATING MARTYN DESPERQUES 5-4

Highest break: Martyn Desperques  110


                                                                            UPTON

                                                               GUERNSEY WIN 8-4

                                  LA VILLETTE GREMLINS   8-4   TOWER GREEN BAIZE GOBLINS       
                 
                                   MARTYN DESPERQUES   2-1   GARY BRITTON
                                            DARREN HUGHES   3-0   TIERNAN MCNULTY
                                                    SEB PRIAULX   3-0   MATT COX
                                              JESS DE LA HAYE   0-3   AARON CANAVAN

                                                  Highest break:  Aaron Canavan  103


                                                                  TEAM BILLIARDS
                                                                     
                                                          GUERNSEY        1-4      JERSEY

                                     MARTYN DESPERQUES   139-250   GARY BRITTON
                                                   IAN LE MAITRE   103-250   GUY HEYS
                                           STEVE LE POIDEVIN   111-250   MARTYN LE GALLAIS
                                                  MARK JEFFREYS    97-250   PETER ALLEN
                                                 MILES PLUMLEY  250-215   RICHARD DE LA HAYE

                                                   Highest break:  Gary Britton  49

Saturday 15 April 2017

ISLAND SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL

AARON CANAVAN 

DEFEATS

 ROSS SYMES

4-0

SEE WEEKLY REPORT PAGE FOR DETAILS

Thursday 30 March 2017

SNOOKER TEAM HANDICAP LEAGUE

TOWER GREEN BAIZE GOBLINS WIN THE LEAGUE TITLE BY 2 POINTS FROM SERVICES SHORT CUE WONDERS AFTER DEFEATING VINCHELEZ 7-1 WHILE SERVICES COULD ONLY DRAW AGAINST ST. THOMAS' TOWER

Friday 24 March 2017

CENTURY'S GALORE

CENTURY MAN
What a week for Gary Britton, three century breaks in 5 games.
On Tuesday playing at St Aubin against Robert Le Moel in the team snooker handicap league made a 121 clearance in the first frame. 
On Thursday played at Tower against Peter Robinson in the second round of the Island Snooker Championship made 110 clearance in the first followed by 117 clearance in the third frame.

Friday 17 March 2017

BILLIARD TEAM LEAGUE

This was the final week of the billiards league and the last match between Services and Tower's Fantastic Four was the deciding result as to who would win the league. Services went into the game knowing avoiding defeat by more than 1 point would give them the title. It was a very close game but Services just succeeded by drawing 13-13. The result was thanks to Darren Malzard playing first against Island Billiard Champion Gary Britton, scoring 6 points, playing his best billiards of the season and restricting Gary table time to only score 3 points, the first time Gary has not scored 4 or more points in a game. It was also the first time a player had scored more than 5 points against him. Gary had breaks of 62, 51. Robbie Kilpatrick kept they hopes alive by scoring 4 against Tony Venton's 5. It was down to the last pairing, Malcolm Malzard versus David Brabiner, Malcolm had to make sure of not losing by more then 3 points to force a play off or 4 points to stop the reigning champions from winning the title for the third time. Malcolm scored 3 and despite the valiant effort of David with breaks of 63 and 102 only scored 5 points. Services win the league 240 to 239

Friday 10 March 2017

SNOOKER TEAM HANDICAP KNOCKOUT

ST BRELADE STEELERS 575 - 533 VINCHELEZ
ST LAWRENCE MINIATURE RIFLE CLUB 622-664  TOWER GREEN BAIZE GOBLINS

FINAL BETWEEN 

ST BRELADE STEELERS AND TOWER GREEN BAIZE GOBLINS

TO BE PLAYED ON THURSDAY 13TH APRIL AT THE MECHANICS

Sunday 5 February 2017

BYFLEET FINAL


PLAYED AT TOWER ON FRIDAY 3RD FEBRUARY BETWEEN TWO PREVIOUS WINNERS.
BEN GARNIER IN 2013 AND PHIL SMITH LAST YEAR AND IN 1991
 BOTH PLAYERS WERE PLAYING ON 35 HANDICAP AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE A VERY CLOSE CONTEST WITH ALL THREE FRAMES BEING WON ON THE PINK.

THE FINAL WAS WON BY

BEN GARNIER

Friday 27 January 2017

RIVE BILLIARDS HANDICAP FINAL

PLAYED AT TOWER ON THURSDAY THE 26TH JANUARY

IN A VERY CLOSE CONTEST

MARTYN LE GALLAIS (25) WINS HIS FOURTH RIVE TITLE
DEFEATING HOWARD SMITH (105)
  300 TO 297

MARTYN LAST WON IT IN 2012 WHEN HE ALSO DEFEATED HOWARD SMITH