The Annual General Meeting of the Victorian Billiards & Snooker Association Inc. is to be held on Friday, December 2nd, 2022.

The AGM is to be held in “Bar135” at the Yarraville Club, 135 Stephen Street, Yarraville. Sign-in for VBSA Members is from 7:00pm, and then the Meeting will be underway by 7:30pm

The VBSA Audit for FYE22 is attached and a Treasurer’s Report  will follow shortly to address a number of possible queries.

ALL TEAMS are reminded that Dress Regulations apply for ALL finals.  Refer ByLaw 2; Pennant Finals dress - All Grades

A Premier Billiards 

SF1. Kooyong 8 def Camberwell 0          SF2. Yarraville 3 def Cheltenham 2

Grand Final.  Kooyong 6 def Yarraville 2

B Premier Billiards 

SF1. Brunswick Cannons 8 def RACV 0                 SF2. Yarraville G 2 (909) def Kooyong 2 (851) on points

Grand Final. Brunswick Cannons 6 def Yarraville G 2

A State Snooker 

SF1. Cheltenham Ballbreakers 7 def Brunswick 5 SF2. Yarra 147 7 def North Brighton Mustangs 5

Grand Final. Cheltenham Ballbreakers 4 lost to Yarra 147 7

B State Snooker

SF1. Brunswick 7 def Camberwell Tigers 1            SF2. RACV 4 lost to Yarraville Hawks 7

Grand Final. Brunswick 7 def Yarraville Hawks 5

C State Snooker

SF1. Burwood RSL vs Yarraville Cue Controllers at Burwood RSL.                   SF2. NBC Blaggard Boys vs Mulgrave Posse at NBC. Wednesday 30^th November.

B Willis Snooker

SF1. Dandenong RSL 7 def Hampton Ballbreakers 5          SF2. Focus 6 lost to Yarraville Oldies 7

Grand Final. Dandenong RSL 5 lost to Yarraville Oldies 7

C Willis Snooker North

SF1. NBC Legends Vs Burwood RSL at NBC        SF2. Camberwell Cobras Vs Yarra Cue Controllers at Camberwell. Monday 5^th December.

C Willis Snooker South

SF1. Mulgrave Warriors 7 def Vs Mulgrave CC 4                  SF2. Frankston RSL 7 def Cheltenham Breakers 3

Grand Final.  Mulgrave Warriors 6 lost to Frankston RSL 7 

Dates: Sat 19th & Sunday 20th  November.

Venue: Brunswick Club, 203 Sydney Rd., Brunswick

Under 12, Under 16 & Under 18

Dates: 26th - 27th November, 2022
 

Entries Close: 20th November

Venue: Brunswick Club, 203 Sydney Rd., Brunswick 

To enter go to VBSA shop

See entries HERE
 

Tournament Director:  Tony Fridman, Mobile 0414 534 575 

At the half-way mark of the 2022 Victorian State Billiards final (after a 2-hour session), Steve Mifsud (36 unf) 528 (75, 191, 151) leads David Cosgriff 417 (53, 77, 80).  After David’s 80 break, he led by over 60 but Steve compiled his 151 to regain the lead

The 2nd Session of the Victorian State Billiards had Steve Mifsud showing the benefit of his dedicated practice, by compiling 5 centuries in the 2 hours, and holding the table for the vast majority of the time.  Final score Steve 1494 (75 101 151 148 183 105 118 77 170) defeated David 671 (53 77 80).

Congratulations Steve! 2022 Victorian State Billiards Champion.

David Cosgriff has performed very well all week and made Steve feel pressure in the 1st session. Very well done, David.

Many thanks to Larry Eforgan for all his efforts all week, and all the Referees who contributed last weekend.  We are especially grateful to Anuj Rathee, who Refereed extremely well in the Final (after a heavy workload all week), and came in tonight on very short notice, after Neil Brown became unwell.  We hope that Neil has recovered full health by the weekend.

Paul Cosgriff  (Tournament Director)

See attachments for full report. 

See VBSA Facebook page for images. https://www.facebook.com/VictorianBilliardsAndSnookerAssociation

See Generic conditions of play & tournament rules

Steve Mifsud triumphed 6-5 in the Australian Open Final, defeating Roger Farebrother in an exceedingly high-standard contest.

In the 11-frame final, Roger compiled 4 breaks of 45 or more, while Steve provided 5 breaks of 50 or more, showcasing the skill and precision we have missed, at this venue, since 2019!

The enthralling tussle had Steve leading 1-0 despite Roger’s break of 45. Roger then made breaks of 76 & 81 and “stole” the next on the final Black, to lead 3-1.

On resumption, Roger led 4-1, before Steve fought back to 4-3 with breaks of 64 & 65. Responding with courage, Roger’s 54 break brought him to the brink of victory at 5-3.

Then Steve provided a magnificent finish for the spectators, with breaks of 50, 61 & 64 to achieve the Championship Win 6-5!

Steve has now won the Australian Open Championship on 7 occasions, and the far wall of the “Mounties” Billiard Room had a montage of photos,  highlighting (a younger) Steve, and the Final, when he played Dene O’Kane in front of our former Prime Minister, Bob Hawke AC.

Attached image shows Frank Dewens (ABSC President), Steve Fitzpatrick (“Mounties” Vice-President), Steve Mifsud and Roger Farebrother.

The updated Victorian Billiards Rankings are now available on our rankings page here

As the new headquarters of the VBSA, it is with great excitement that the Yarraville Reventon snooker Academy is announcing new membership packages to their fantastic facility.

In a move to broaden and rejuvenate the cuesports community, junior and regional membership packages have now been established in order to encourage junior participation and allow members from outside the Melbourne Metro to enjoy the facilities when passing through town.

Juniors 18 years and under will enjoy free membership, while regional members (for those living 150kms or further from the venue) will pay only $40.
Also, for a limited time only, the initial $50 joining fee is being waived for these new memberships.
So there's never been a better time to become a member of one of this country's premier snooker and billiards venues.

Anyone wanting to take advantage of these fantastic new membership offers should email the club on YCBSC@yarravilleclub.com.au for more information...