Women's State Team Trials
Trial # 6 was completed on Sun 11th July and the fight for positions remains intriguing. Dee Tibbles was the most successful point scorer followed by Joelene Grabbi and Ros Johnson. With only one trial remaining next Sunday 18th July, it is impossible to predict other than Sue Bussanich will finish in #1 position.

Open State Team Trials
In what was a surprisingly well supported event, considering we are at the closing stages, Sat 10th July saw a strong field competing in the 6th Open State Team Trial. Successful this time was Paul Dickinson and Runner-up was 2010 Masters Champion Shan Baker. Semi finalists were Rod Gurney and Karl Williams.
With the last event being held next Sat 17th July, there is bound to be a lot of fingernail biting during the week.

A strong field of competitors assembled for the 2010 State Open Masters Championships at Limited Editions on Sat 3rd July.

With 2 rounds to play in the mammoth Round Robin, any one of seven players were in with a chance of winning the title or finishing in the top bracket for State Masters Team positions.
The final placings were:
Shan Baker - Champion - 145 points
Avelino De Freitas - Runner-up - 141 points
Rod Gurney - Third - 134 points
Sam Hart - Fourth - 133 points

For full details click here.

Congratulations to the top 3 who make the State Masters Team automatically.
The Committee will decide whether to send a 4th player at the next meeting.
Last year Dominic finished 4th and had the dual role as team manager for the Open Team.

Click here to follow Australia at the 2010 World Titles. But more importantly, Justin Sajich, Rebecca Evans and Luke Anglesey from WA!

The competition will be held between Friday 24th and Sunday 26th September (same long weekend as the AFL grand Final).

It is limited to 44 players only (first in, first come basis) so be quick only 18 spots left now.

The Nomination fee will be either $100, $150 or $200 depending on ability plus $20 for the Friday night knockout.

Prizemoney will be around the $8,000 with $1,500 First Prize.

Contact me (Adrian) on 0400 180 130 if you have any questions or to reserve your position.

All nominations must be paid prior to the event (I will send out bank details in due time).

To be conducted Sat 3rd July starting at 9.30am. Will be held as a round robin event with opponents playing 2 frames against other players with 5 points awarded for each win and a bonus point added for 2 - 0 results.

The top 3 players will earn a place in the State Open Masters Team to represent WA at the National Championships in Adelaide in October. This event is getting harder each year as our list of 50 year-olds increases and more former State players enter the age bracket. 2010 is not likely to be an exception to this and Shan Baker, who was very ill at last year's event is expected to be one to beat judging by his superleague form along with Defending Champion Rod Gurney and last year's team members Dick Clark, Carl Harrison and Hall of Famer Avelino DeFreitas.

"A" Graded Singles

Spectators at The Finals Carnival Weekend are going to be in for a treat in September when the final of the "A" Graded singles championship is decided.

Ron Kelly will take on Justin Sajich in what promises to be one of the toughest fought battles on the pool table with these closely matched opponents.

To make the final, Ron defeated Evan Briggs and Justin was successful against Mark Welford. It has been suggested this event should be seeded in future with many fancied players meeting in early rounds. The committee will definitely give this some serious thought in the near future.

"B" Graded Singles

A good field of 40 competitors entered the Perth Pool "B" Graded Singles event held on Sat 26th June at Limited Editions. Semi Finals were between Chris Rusk and Keith Nazareth & Darren Batchelor and Mandar Ranganekar.

Keith Nazareth (a "C" Graded player) was successful against Chris Rusk and Darren Batchelor's attacking game saw him get the bickies against the fast improving Mandar Ranganekar. So we will see a battle of patient determination Vs raw attacking pool in the final at the Finals Carnival Weekend in September.

The Final of The State Open Singles final will be another one not to miss on the Finals Carnival Weekend in September. Conducted on Sat 12th June with a very good field present, the event sees Semi Final winners the "Master" and defender Sonny Lister and State Captain Ron Kelly advancing to the final.

Ron is currently vying for "Best in Australia" status and Sonny's record speaks for itself. There are friendly wagers between the 2 as to their finishing positions in the State Team Trials and it could be described like the "Colour of Money" movie whereby we have the Master Vs the Pupil.

However, pool players will know that Ron has graduated with flying colours over the years and will no doubt start favourite. Sonny will argue that his tactical advantage will win the day for him, but whatever the outcome, it is sure to attract a great crowd.

Good Luck to both players.

The State Women's Teams Trials continue on Sun 10th July with a compacting field of hopefuls trying to earn the points available in the last 2 trials to secure an automatic place in the team or qualify for the City/Country play-offs to be held on Sunday 29th August.

Currently, dominating the Women's event is Sue Bussanich (pictured) who has secured the necessary points to once again represent the State at the National Championships in Adelaide in October. Results and current positions can be viewed on this website by clicking on the State and Events tab.

We are now approaching the business end of the race for positions in this year's State Open Team. With only 2 trials left to be held, an excellent field is bunching for the race down the home straight.

Trial # 5 saw a win to Steve Saxon, which came at a very important time for him as he was in a precarious position at # 12 until the event. Alan Brown was runner-up and continues his consistent form in the trials. Ron Kelly remains the leader from Sonny Lister and Justin Sajich.

For full details and list access via State & Events tab on the home page.

Well done to Clint Kappler who WON $500 at the last WAEBF knock-out competition on Saturday.

Second place was Darren Morris, with Karl Williams rounding out the top three.

Well done to the WA Junior team coming Runners-Up, being narrowly beaten by Victoria in the Grand Final 8 - 6.

Photo below of the 2010 Junior Squad representing WA at the Nationals in Hobart. Follow this link to view all the results live from the Nationals.

Team Members (Under 18's): Luke Anglesey, Jamie Ranalli, Luke Foster
Team Members (Under 15's): Jarrad Nagtelaal, Ben Foster
Team Members (Under 12's): Scott Brownrigg, Mikey Read
Team Manager: Shane Congdon

GO WA!

Well done to Ron Kelly who defeated Thomas Warren in the WAEBF 2010 knockout competition on Saturday 20 February.

You've gotta be in it to win it - the next competition is on 6 March @ the Limited Editions Hotel (Dianella Hotel).  Anyone and everyone is welcome to compete.  Click here for more information.