2008 EBSA OPEN BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP

GLASGOW - SCOTLAND

09 – 11 April 2008

Chairman

James Leacy

RIBSA, Sport HQ,Joyce Way, Parkwest Business Park, Dublin 12 EIRE
Tel: +353 16251150

Fax: + 353 16251151.

jim@dome.ie

Vice Chairman

Veikko Hannula

Viherlaaksonranta

15 C 58 ,

02710 ESPOO

Finland

Tel: +358405460985

vhannul@attglobal.net

Secretary

Maxime Cassis

La Serraliere

38610 VENON

FRANCE

Tel : +33 611 314 641

Fax : +33 476 591 390

secretary@ebsa.tv 

Treasurer

Bernard McGuinness

Killylastin,
Letterkenny,
Co. Donegal,
Republic of Ireland.
Tel : +353 86 2480794

bernard@bbbuses.com

 

 

Phil Mumford (Winner), Dave Smith (Referee) and Dhruv Sitwala (Runner-up)

 

Draw & Results Knock-Out Round

Break Board

Last 16

Quarter Final

Semi Final

Final

Winner

Ron Agnew

214

Dhruv Sitwala

1

Dhruv Sitwala

903

Dhruv Sitwala

393

Phil Mumford

 

Dhruv Sitwala

906

Larry Drennan

419

Brian Harvey

0

Brian Harvey

454

Chris Taylor

415

David Sneddon

300

Darren Kell

176

David Sneddon

634

Darren Kell

370

Darren Kell

460

James Moore

319

Norman Whalley

311

Paul Dunning

492

Paul Dunning

399

Phil

Mumford

695

Paul Dunning

470

John Hartley

391

Guy Heys

265

Guy Heys

412

Aidan Murray

235

Rob Hall

423

Phil Mumford

692

Rob Hall

704

Phil Mumford

727

Phil Mumford

728

Eugene Hughes

513

 

Draw & Results League Matches

Group A

S.#

Player

1

2

3

4

5

6

SF

SA

SD

POS

1

Walter Kunz - Austria

 

94

82

84

79

102

441

2434

-1993

 

2

Paul Dunning - England

473

 

331

362

302

375

1843

1139

704

2

3

Larry Drennan - Ireland

561

345

 

362

332

322

1922

1101

821

1

4

John Brownlie - Scotland

467

206

206

 

221

244

1344

1334

10

 

5

Hugh Pinner - England

502

259

225

275

 

251

1512

1201

311

 

6

Guy Heys - Jersey

431

235

257

251

267

 

1441

1294

147

Q

Group B

S.#

Player

1

2

3

4

5

6

SF

SA

SD

POS

1

John McIntyre - North Ireland

 

238

245

240

405

318

1446

1909

-463

 

2

Eugene Hughes - Ireland

516

 

431

333

670

449

2399

1651

748

Q

3

Rob Hall - England

454

375

 

571

601

734

2735

1303

1432

1

4

David Sneddon - Scotland

480

470

277

 

719

564

2510

1516

994

2

5

Finlay Laing - England

168

304

176

157

 

203

1008

2773

-1765

 

6

Bem French - England

291

264

174

215

378

 

1322

2268

-946

 

Group C

S.#

Player

1

2

3

4

5

6

SF

SA

SD

POS

1

Norman Whaley - North Ireland

 

183

226

496

395

276

1576

1510

66

Q

2

Dhruv Sitwala - India

494

 

464

578

423

721

2680

997

1683

1

3

Stevie Baillie  - Scotland

305

186

 

340

269

226

1326

1721

-395

 

4

Brian Moffatt - England

200

235

304

 

342

176

1257

2261

-1004

 

5

Tina Owen Sevilton - England

240

181

257

268

 

260

1206

1888

-682

 

6

John Hartley - England

271

212

470

579

459

 

1991

1659

332

2

Group D

S.#

Player

1

2

3

4

5

6

SF

SA

SD

POS

1

Gary Coats - Scotland

 

108

160

117

94

179

658

1963

-1305

 

2

Jim Burke - Scotland

242

 

184

138

139

185

888

1541

-653

 

3

Robert McCrum - Ireland

336

247

 

217

272

230

1302

1499

-197

 

4

Brian Harvey - England

585

445

468

 

343

427

2268

1087

1181

1

5

Chris Taylor - England

440

380

326

328

 

383

1857

1146

711

2

6

Ron Agnew - England

360

361

361

287

298

 

1667

1404

263

Q

Group E

S.#

Player

1

2

3

4

5

6

SF

SA

SD

POS

1

Michael Wright - England

 

258

367

214

255

1

1095

1603

-508

 

2

James Moore - Ireland

458

 

581

312

552

1

1904

1023

881

2

3

C.W. Steiner - Austria

257

136

 

55

152

1

601

2061

-1460

 

4

Darren kell - England

490

317

649

 

480

543

2479

913

1566

1

5

Gary Norman - England

398

312

464

163

 

359

1696

1651

45

 

6

Billy Gilchrist - Scotland

0

0

0

169

212

 

381

905

-524

 

Group F

S.#

Player

1

2

3

4

5

6

SF

SA

SD

POS

1

Phil Mumford - England

 

611

759

530

793

555

3248

968

2280

1

2

Chris Dyer - England

182

 

337

77

204

298

1098

1882

-784

 

3

Alex Gauss - Scotland

159

308

 

133

273

216

1089

1969

-880

 

4

Aidan Murray - Ireland

223

406

332

 

384

255

1600

1111

489

2

5

Roy Smith - Scotland

123

258

191

141

 

165

878

2038

-1160

 

6

Mick White - England

281

299

350

230

384

 

1544

1489

55

 

 

Breaks Board

 

Dhruv Sitwala

307, 276, 209, 179, 172, 159, 136, 119, 112, 100, 99, 98, 94, 94, 92, 86, 86, 72, 67, 63uf 51

Phil Mumford

292,  210, 208, 172, 167, 151, 148, 148, 130, 128, 120, 117, 116, 111, 98, 91, 91, 88, 84, 83, 71, 66, 54

Paul Dunning

95, 79, 79, 67, 63, 63, 62, 59, 50, 50

Larry Drennan

91, 83, 49

John Brownlie

56, 51

Rob Hall

301uf, 215, 109, 94, 92, 69, 89, 85, 77, 77, 50

Eugene Hughes

151, 100, 94, 93, 69, 68, 65, 56, 55, 50

Brain Harvey

111, 73, 73, 75, 53, 53

Darren Kell

152, 127, 119, 87, 78, 73, 75,  62, 51

John Hartley

102, 86, 80, 69, 67, 68, 55

Chris Taylor

92, 82, 79, 61

Bem French

68

Roy Smith

53

James Moore

153, 93, 77, 75, 65, 57

David Sneddon

144, 106, 89, 79, 72, 66, 65, 60, 60, 60, 57, 56, 53

Norman Whaley

92, 87, 65

Mick White

64

Aidan Murray

75, 71, 61

Hugh Pinner

67, 67, 61

John Brownlie

56

Chris Taylor

86

Brian Moffat

53

 

22 February 2008

Dear Members,

 

On behalf of the EBSA Board of Directors, I have pleasure in inviting you to send players to participate in the 2008 EBSA Open Billiards Championships. This event will run alongside the European Under 19’s Snooker Championships being held in Glasgow at the same time and culminating in a prize giving ceremony at the Craigpark Masters Club following the conclusion of the tournament on Friday 11 April 2008.

 

The EBSA have invited the committee of the English-Billiards Open Series (EBOS) to administer the running of this tournament on their behalf.

 

I enclose entry forms (please copy as required) for a maximum entry of four players from each Member Country, to be returned as instructed.

 

ENTRY FORM

Closing date for entries: 16 March 2008

 

A maximum of 20 international referees will be invited by SSL. Accommodation will be supplied on a bed and breakfast basis, two referees sharing a room. + 1 meal/day will be provided at the Hotel or at the Club (TBC).

 

Referees will be nominated by the European Billiards & Snooker Referees Association (EBSRA). Request must be sent to the EBSRA secretary, Eugene O’Connor at email: eoconnor2@mmm.com

 

Scottish Snooker (SSL) has asked me to assure you, that they will do eveything to make your visit one to remember.

 

Yours in sport,

 

 

Maxime Cassis

EBSA – Secretary

 

NB: This tournament is being organized by English Billiards & Snooker Association (EBSA) and has nothing to do with Cue Sports India. This site is only sharing information about the tournament with interested participants/spectators/fans of cue sports on request from English Billiards & Snooker Association (EBSA). Website will not be liable for any direct or indirect loss arising from the use of this information and the material contained in this website. However, information is as available with this website and is requested to verify the information before you act upon it by calling the concerned one.

Calendar of Events

 

Wednesday 9th April   - 12 Group Matches @ 12:00

                                - 12 Group Matches @ 13:45

                                - 12 Group Matches @ 15:30

                                - 12 Group Matches @ 17:15

                                - 12 Group Matches @ 19:00

 

Thursday 10th April    - 12 Group Matches @ 10:00

                                - 12 Group Matches @ 11:45

                                - 12 Group Matches @ 13:30

                                - 12 Group Matches @ 15:15

                                - 12 Group Matches @ 17:00

                                Last 16 Matches 19:00 – 21:00

 

Friday 11th April         Quarter Final Matches 10:30 – 12:30

                                Semi     Final Matches 13:00 – 15:00

                                Final                          16:00 – 18:00

 

Followed by Prize Giving & Closing Ceremony                                 

 

Please note that this format is based on 48 entries (8 groups of 6) and is the maximum number of sessions available.

 

Entry Fee

Please note, an entry fee of € 50 per player will be payable to EBOS, before the start of the Championships and that no player will be allowed to take part if payment is not made.

 

VENUE

Craigpark Masters Snooker Club,

164 Craigpark, Dennistoun, Glasgow. G31 2HE

There will be 14 Match Tables + 4 Practice Tables.

 

ACCOMODATION

 

All players, referees and officials will be accommodated in:

The Jury’s Inn Hotel

80 Jamaica St

Glasgow

G1 4QG

Website: http://www.jurysmedia.co.uk/glosgow

 

There will be one room rate of £65 for all rooms, single, double, twin or triple, which includes breakfast. (There is a limited number of triple rooms which will be allocated on a first come first served basis). It is a stipulation of this tournament that all players will be required to use this hotel as a condition of entering the tournament, as Jury’s have provided the organisers with significant sponsorship for this event.

 

All bookings for the Hotel must go via Paul Dunning.

Tel 07970 191892 or email paul.dunning@e-bos.net

 

VISAS

Visas are not required by most European countries but please check.

 

FOOD

The snooker club has a full restaurant and a meal can be had for €6 - €10.

 

CURRENCY

All major credit cards are accepted in the hotel, restaurants and shops.

Local currency is GB Pounds Sterling (1 pound = 1.35 euros approx)

 

WEATHER

Weather can be changeable, please check with your TV weather programme.

 

Total Prize Fund - €2,100(subject to 48 entries)

 

Please note that the closing date for sending the entry & accommodation forms is: Sunday 16 March 2008