To help grow the sport and in response to the request by members at the last AGM to make ranking points more relevant the VBSA is making the following changes.
This is the first of several changes in this area and more will be announced soon.
These events will attract ranking points that will be applied to the Victorian State Rankings for Snooker and Billiards:
- Victorian Women’s Snooker
- Victorian Women’s Billiards
- Victorian Juniors Snooker
- Victorian Juniors Billiards
- Victorian U21’s Snooker
- Yarraville U19 Junior snooker championship
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Stage |
Snooker |
Billiards |
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Entry |
20 |
20 |
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Knockout events - points per match won |
20 |
50 |
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Round robin – Points per frame (Snooker) & match (billiards) won |
6 |
50 |
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Points for breaks 40-99 |
40 |
40 |
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Points for breaks 100+ |
100 |
100 |
CLOSING SUNDAY 29TH JANUARY. DON'T MISS OUT!! SEASON STARTS ON MONDAY 13TH FEBRUARY.
Team Entries are now being accepted for Season 1 of 2023. Go to https://www.vbsa.org.au/VBSA/vbsa_pol_proc.php to submit your team.
Last year, the VBSA proposed running a Pennant Singles Final event. Based on very supportive feedback in the survey, we are pleased to announce the details of the first such event. (Note: this does not replace any other VBSA awards or competitions.).
When?
Scoring system
The Pennant Singles System ranks the top two Players in each Grade into a Final.
What’s next?
Review the attached poster for all details
All finals players must confirm their availability by 30th January. Any players not confirmed by this date will be replaced by the next person in the table.
Good luck to all competitors.
Tickets are now available for the World Snooker Federation 2023 Championship Supporter Raffle including
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Two tickets to all sessions of Quarters, Semis & Finals
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Travel Allowance
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Spending money
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Luxury accommodation
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A personal “behind-the-scenes” tour of the Crucible hosted by WPBSA Chairman, Jason Ferguson
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Total value $20,000
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$5,000 2nd & $2,000 3rd prize
Held at the Crucible in April & May 2023.
Funds raised will go to the ABSC to support junior, coaching and referee development programs. A portion of the funds will also be returned to the State Association.
See attached flier for full details and how to obtain tickets.
Follow this LINK to see VBSA Facebook video
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.
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...
Venue Yarraville Snooker Club
Date 19th Feb 2023
Play begins at 9AM sharp
Come along and enjoy the day we have a sausage sizzle at 1pm should be a enjoyable day of snooker.
Entries have now closed
As previously communicated (below), please see the attached details of an event being organised at the Brunswick club.
To provide more visibility of club snooker and billiards events, the VBSA would like to advise all clubs that we are happy to promote these events to our large member base via our digital channels (web, social media etc.).
It is the sole responsibility of the clubs to provide the content in a format that can be posted efficiently. Acceptable formats include PDF, PowerPoint, MS Word, Google docs, plain text etc. Please send content to secretary@vbsa.org.au. The VBSA reserves the right whether, or not, to promote an event.
We hope that you will support the event, that it is a success and congratulate the organisers for their passion and initiative in supporting our sport.
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