News & Events

A field of 29 ( unfortunately 3 players failed to turn up on the day from the original entry of 32) contested the LBSO sponsored 6 Reds Handicap and it was Adam Rennison (Harehills Labour) who emerged as the winner, beating clubmate Danny Dean 3-1 in the final. In the semis, Adam had defeated James Sykes ( Morley Cons) 3-1, Danny Dean overcame Dave Boyes (Gildersome Cons) by the same score in the other semi.
The Plate competition was won by Phil Buckle who defeated New Middleton clubmate Steve Gale 3-2 in a close fought final.
Thanks again to the NSC for use of the facilities and to Mark King for officiating.

All 1st round matches start at 10am.
Calculate handicap as normal then divide by 2,rounding down if necessary.
Normal LBSO miss rule applies.
Main comp best of 5, plate for 1st round losers best of 3.
Prize breakdown as follows-
Main comp
Winner-£90
R/Up-£50
Losing semis-£25

Plate Comp
Winner-£30
R/Up-15

1st Round draw-

Daniel Newton +20 v James Pears +40

Steve Parlour +14 v Malcolm Timblin +44

Ian Rayner -5 v James Sykes +9

Tommy Doherty -21 v Lee Atkinson -26

Daniel Hughes -6 v Adam Rennison +37

Josh Brady +40 v Martin McGuigan +18

Steve Gale +30 v Mark King +18

Nigel Turner +21 v Howard Brazil +7

Paul Turner +49 v Mark Pears +8

Paul Galbraith +44 v Phil Buckle SCR

Tony Massey -34 v Stephen Broadhead -21

Ryan Walton -34 v Danny Dean -9

Kyle Brady +27 v Andy Conboy -17

Joe Moore +28 v Dave French -5

Damien Gale +3 v Dave Boyes -3

David Horry +31 v Michael Gaughan -3

Good luck all.....

Entry for this Sunday's 6 Reds handicap is now closed
Entry is £5 with matches in the main competition now best of 5 with a best of 3 plate competition for 1st round losers.
There are 32 confirmed entries as below.
Mark Pears (Barnbow)
James Pears
Kyle Brady
Josh Brady
Nigel Turner
David Horry
Ryan Walton (Excelsior)
Tommy Doherty
Mark King (Main Line)
Lee Atkinson
Martin McGuigan
Daniel Newton
Michael Gaughan (Gildersome)
Dave Boyes
Stephen Broadhead (Edmund House)
James Sykes (Morley)
Malcolm Timblin (Anglers)
Dave French (Crossgates Rec)
Joe Moore (Rowland Rd)
Daniel Hughes
Paul Galbraith (Belle Isle)
Ian Rayner (Rothwell)
Andy Conboy (Harehills Labour)
Adam Rennison
Steve Parlour
Steve Gale ( New Middleton)
Damien Gale
Phil Buckle
Howard Brazil (NSC)
Paul Turner (Hunslet)
Tony Massey (Harehills WMC)
Danny Dean (Harehills Labour)

The draw will be posted on here shortly.

A few more details now about the annual Presentation Evening, this year at Harehills Labour Club (LS9 7BX), now less than 2 weeks away on Wednesday 19th July.
A full list of PRIZE WINNERS and the order of presentation, can now be viewed via the above "About Us / Documents" tab of the website. The same will also be circulated in due course, to delegates / captains who have given their email addresses on league registration forms.

The event will be held in the concert room of the club, access available from 7pm.
As usual, a short presentation for about 1/2 an hour will start with the juniors at approx. 8/8-15pm.
PLEASE NOTE - ALL U.18's MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT AT ALL TIMES ON THE NIGHT!
After a break for entertainment, the main presentation will then start at approx. 9-15/9-30pm.

IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE AS MANY CLUBS AS POSSIBLE ATTEND, NOT JUST THOSE WITH SOMETHING TO COLLECT! THERE IS PLENTY OF SPACE IN WHAT IS A BIG ROOM TO FILL!
SEE YOU ALL ON THE 19th!!

LBSO are pleased to announce the inaugural "LBSO 6 Reds Handicap", a one day competition to be played at the NSC on Sunday 16th July commencing at 10am.

Matches will be best of 3 frames (only 6 Reds per frame), with players playing off half the normal handicap (rounded down where necessary).
Example- Player A is off -19. Player B is off +20.
Difference is 39 which is halved (19.5) then rounded down to 19, so Player B receives 19 points per frame.
There will be a plate competition for 1st round losers which will also be best of 3.
Entry is £5 per player.
To enter please email comp secretary Paul Marlow via the website link or directly at pau1marl0w @yahoo.co.uk
Please do not enter unless you are sure you can play on the day.
Closing date for entries is 6pm on Friday 14th July or when 64 entries have been received, whichever is sooner.
The draw will be posted on the website on Saturday 15th July.

A full field of 64 players lined up for the inaugural ADT Flexibles One day comp, with the first matches getting underway shortly before 10am.
First casualty was Steve Broadhead (Edmund House -21) who was defeated 2-0 by Lee Atkinson (Main Line -26) in what was probably the "match of the round", Atkinson posting a break of 51 along the way.
Performance of the 1st round belonged to James Sykes (Morley Cons +9) who had a lifetime best break of 81 in his 2-0 defeat of Steve Gale.
Early pace setter was Adam Rennison (Harehills Labour +37) who breezed through to the semi-finals and looked a likely winner off what appeared to be a "generous" handicap, before meeting a determined Dave Boyes(Gildersome Cons -3). Their semi-final went down to the wire with Adam unluckily going in off the final black to give Dave a hard fought victory.
In the other semi, Liam Barlow (Excelsior +10) overcame Mark McGreavy (Morley Cons +15) 2-0 to set up an intriguing final.
In the final Liam won the first frame on the Blue before Dave hit back to make it 1-1.
Liam then jumped out to a 38-0 lead in the decider and with 2 reds left he led by 29 points. Liam eventually potting the last red,blue and yellow to make the frame safe,and Dave just couldn't get the snookers he needed on the colours to deny Liam a 2-1 victory.
Star of the Plate competition for 1st round losers was 11 year-old James Pears(Barnbow Social +40).
After battling his way to the semi-final, he looked to be on his way out to Steve Parlour (Harehills Labour +14) before a magnificent green to Pink clearance saw him through to the final where he faced Steve Gale (New Middleton +30) who defeated Malcolm Timblin (Leeds Anglers +44) in the other semi.
A close fought final again went down to the wire before James fluked the final black, much to the delight of his watching family and most of the neutrals in the crowd.
So all in all it was a good day.
Thanks to league chairman Andy Taffinder for the sponsorship, to the NSC for providing the facilities free of charge, and to Mark King for officiating.
Watch this space for news of other one day events........

Just a quick reminder now, that 4 weeks as of yesterday, our annual PRESENTATION EVENING will take place this year at HAREHILLS LABOUR CLUB - LS9 7BX.
As usual, annual league trophies and personal awards will be presented to the winners and runners up in the Billiards & Snooker leagues, and likewise in all other competitions, which include losing semi-finalists also in the main.
Final league tables and full competitions results can be viewed on the above tabs, to show those successful this season, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE AS MANY CLUBS AS POSSIBLE ATTEND - IT IS A BIG ROOM TO FILL!
Further reminders and details will appear or be circulated nearer the time! Thank you!

For the following 20 first round matches players are asked to arrive in time to register, pay their entry fee and be ready to commence play at 10am prompt.

Mark King +18 (Main Line) v Michael Lamb +33 (Rowland Rd)

Nigel Turner +21 (Barnbow) v David Waring +38 (Belle Isle)

Jason Hudson +13 (Crossgates Rec) v Steve Quigley +11 (New Middleton)

Andy Mitchell +17 (LPSA) v Mark McGreavy +15 (Morley Cons)

Joe Moore +28 (Rowland Rd) v Daniel Booth +17 (Belle Isle)

Carl Moore +20 (Rowland Rd) v Lloyd Harrison +30 (Rothwell)

Paul Kirk SCR (Rothwell) v Steven Hirst +10 (Belle Isle)

Paul Galbraith +44 (Belle Isle) v Steven Parlour +14 (Harehills Labour)

Lee Atkinson -26 (Main Line) v Stephen Broadhead -21 (Edmund House)

Michael Durno +27 (LPSA) v Stewart Quinn +23 (Bramley WMC)

Paul Gannon -3 (Belle Isle) v Liam Barlow +10 (Excelsior)

Paul Metcalf -5 (Bramley Band) v James Pears +40 (Barnbow)

Daniel Newton +20 (Main Line) v Paul Goodall -11 (New Headingley)

Stephen Blower +10 (Edmund House) v Andy Farrally +17 (Bramley WMC)

Ian Rayner -5 (Rothwell) v Jordan Wilkinson +7 (Seacroft)

Tony Fell +12 (Belle Isle) v Martin McGuigan +18 (Main Line)

Gary Barton -4 (Belle Isle) v Andy Conboy -17 (Harehills Labour)

James Ball -5 (Edmund House) v Wayne Ramsden +35 (Belle Isle)

Darren Binns +16 (Middleton Cons) v Gerry Walton +1 (Excelsior)

Adam Rennison +37 (Harehills Labour) v Ryan Walton -34 (Excelsior)

Players involved in the 12 first round matches below are asked to arrive in time to register, pay their entry fee and be ready to play at 11am prompt. Tables will be allocated for these matches as soon as they are free.

Tommy Doherty -21 (Excelsior) v Kris Chapman +16 (Crossgates Rec).

Ian O'Brien -6 (Harehills WMC) v Wilson Hardy +11 (Harehills Labour)

James Sykes +9 (Morley Cons) v Steve Gale +30 (New Middleton)

Jason Briggs +9 (Rothwell) v Mark Pears +8 (Barnbow)

Richard Binns -40 (Excelsior) v Ben Smith +18 (Beechwood)

Malcolm Timblin +44 (Anglers) v Michael Gaughan -3 (Gildersome)

Craig Hazelgrave +8 (Crossgates Rec) v Thomas Oates +13 (Hunslet Carr)

Chris Hudson +25 (Crossgates Rec) v Karl Briggs +23 (Crossgates Rec)

David Horry +31 (Barnbow) v Paul Whitaker +24 (Belle Isle)

Carl Goss +15 (Bramley WMC) v Dave Boyes -3 (Gildersome)

Paul Turner +49 (Hunslet Carr) v David Millward +31 (Rowland Rd)

Shane Waring +39 (Belle Isle) v Anthony Sumner -5 (Harehills WMC)

GOOD LUCK!!!!

Entry for this competition has now closed as the maximum 64 entries have been received with a couple of reserves also in place.
If any player who has entered cannot now make the day (Sunday 2nd July) please inform Paul Marlow asap so your place can be re-allocated.

The 64 entries are from 21 different clubs with handicaps ranging from -34 to +49.
All entry fees (£5) will go into the prize fund, along with additional sponsorship kindly donated by our chairman Andy Taffinder on behalf of ADT Flexibles Ltd.

The prizes will be distributed as follows-

Winner -£145
Runner up-£90
Losing semi-finalists £40 each.

All first round losers will be entered into a "Plate" competition.

Plate winner-£40
Runner up-£20
Losing semi-finalists £10 each

All matches in the main competition will be best of 3 with the plate matches being 1 frame each.

Normal LBSO rules apply with regard to the "Miss" rule.

As this is the first time this type of competition has been tried, timescales for completion are a bit of an unknown,but it is hoped that the Plate competition will be completed by 5pm with the main competition finishing around 7-7:30.

The Plate competition will start once all the second round matches in the main competition are underway, players are asked for their patience if they experience delays between matches.


The draw for the main competition has been made and will follow shortly.
The first 20 matches start at 10am with the remaining first round matches commencing at 11am or when tables become vacant.

Congratulations to Peter Hall of Middleton Cons who won this year's veterans competition from 22 entries,defeating League Secretary Paul Grimes in a one sided final. In the semi-finals Grimes beat U&L Wortley's Graham Audus, whilst Hall defeated competition secretary Paul Marlow. Marlow had the days highest break with a run of 44 in his first round match.
The Plate competition went to Leeds Deaf's Peter O'Connell who enjoyed the best of the running in beating Morley's Garry Payne in the final.
Thanks to Peter Walker for refereeing the Plate final and to the NSC for providing the facilities and refreshments.