News & Events

Closing date Sunday 8th April.

This weeks handicap review is now complete please click on handicaps from the drop down menu to view.

New handicaps come into force from Monday 5th March.

Final reminder that this week is for rearranged fixtures only due to problems caused with the weather last week.

Fixtures may have been rearranged before the announcement that we had made this week an extra date, if you have arranged to play prior / after Wednesday that is ok BUT fixtures that needed to be rearranged MUST be played before 14/3/18.

I MUST BE INFORMED OF YOUR FIXTURE DATES IF IT IS NOT PLAYED BEFORE 7/3/18 - 8/3/18.

Saturday 3rd March saw 23 players (22 boys and 1 girl), line up for this years Leeds U16 competition.
The 7 ties in the preliminary round saw last years finalist Daniel Boyes defeat Carter Lewis 2-0. Current Yorkshire U16 champion Joe Fenton eased past Ethan Barry 2-0,Charlie Mathews beat Ronan Lloyd Neilson 2-0,lone female entry Shannon Metcalf defeated last years semi-finalist Bailey Fisher 2-0, Casey Ratcliffe won 2-0 against Dylan Kemp, Yorkshire U16 beaten finalist Isa Ishtiaq had breaks of 48 and 42 in beating Oliver Hudson 2-0, and in the last prelimiinary round match 2017 Leeds U18 champion Lewis Harper eased past Oliver Burrows 2-0.

The last 16 went largely to form with wins for Joe Fenton against Daniel Boyes, Shannon Metcalf beat Charlie Mathews,Isa Ishtiaq included breaks of 48 and 37 in his win against Casey Ratcliff, Lewis Harper saw off Stanley Moody,Riley Fisher beat Ben Russell, current Leeds U16 champion Samuel Lee-Stevens started the defence of his title with a 45 break and a win against James Pears, Liam Pullen won a tight match against Josh Brady,and Jack Townsend defeated Michael Benson.

It was the quarter final stage when things got really interesting.
In the 1st quarter final Joe Fenton was up against Shannon Metcalf. Shannon won a tight first frame on the black before Joe came back with a 40 break to level the match. In the decider Shannon was in front going into the colours before Joe stepped up to clear yellow to pink, leaving himself a tricky black for the match. He missed and Shannon held her nerve to pot the black and ease into the semi-final.
The 2nd quarter final saw in form Isa Ishtiaq take on Lewis Harper. Isa won the first frame, but it looked like going 1-1 when Lewis had a 44 point lead in the second. Isa had other ideas though and a superb 58 clearance saw him take the match 2-0.
The 3rd quarter final saw perhaps the surprise of the round with 12 year old Riley Fisher beating last years winner Samuel Lee-Stevens 2-0, both frames decided on the black.
The last quarter final saw 12 year old Liam Pullen prove just too strong for Jack Townsend, running out a 2-1 winner to complete the semi-final line up.

The 1st semi-final saw the days in form player , 14 year old Isa Ishtiaq defeat 15 year old Shannon Metcalf 2-0. Shannon can be proud of her efforts throughout the day and she will surely have a great future ahead of her in the ladies game if she maintains her love of snooker.

In the 2nd semi-final Riley Fisher showed his quarter final performance was no fluke as he played good solid match snooker to defeat Liam Pullen 2-0, a 31 break in the second frame sealing the deal.

So Isa Ishtiaq takes on Riley Fisher in the final on a date to be confirmed. No doubt both players will be involved again when the U18 competition takes place later this month.

Well done to all the players concerned and thanks to the NSC for the use of the excellent facilities.

This notice is directed at ALL 2018-19 TEAM CAPTAINS, so where appropriate, attendance by MORE THAN ONE representative from each club is encouraged.
The agenda will be as follows-
> TEAM REGISTRATIONS - 2018/19 SEASON - Input from Bob Patterson & Paul Grimes;
> COMBINED FEES FOR 2018/19 - £104 PER TEAM - How and when to pay;
> 3 MAN KO - ENTRY CLOSED - DEADLINE FOR PAYMENT - £12 PER TEAM + Competition update from Mark Ball & Paul Marlow;
> 2018 PRESENTATION NIGHT - Nominations will be accepted from interested clubs on this one occasion, from which the venue will be decided by the Management Committee;
> RETURN OF LEAGUE TROPHIES - Will those clubs who won league trophies last season, please return them to this meeting - Thank you.

A MORE DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE MEETING & AGENDA HAS NOW BEEN CIRCULATED TO TEAM CAPTAINS ON SUNDAY 4th MARCH.

For those involved, or those just interested, the draw for this year's Yorkshire Snooker Championship, is now posted on the website - "About Us / Documents".
Both played at the NSC, the first round is over 2 qualifying dates - 1) 11/03/18 & 2) 25/03/18 - aiming for the last 16 to be played on 6th May 2018, along with the 1/4 finals and semi-finals.

The 3rd round draw for the Len Lee Pairs is now live, please see competition tab for more details

Closing date: Sunday 15th April

Due to the large amount of postponed games last night and the possibility of more from tonight's Thursday fixtures the committee has decided that all fixtures that have been cancelled will be played next Wednesday/Thursday.

If you have made prior arrangements to complete your fixture before then it is ok to go ahead with your rearrangement.

The league must finish in unison so for that reason all fixtures for week 26 which were scheduled for the 7/3/18 - 8/3/18 will now be played on 14/3/18 - 15/3/18.

Please ensure all cancelled matches are played BEFORE the 14/3/18.

Any team that managed to fulfil their fixture will have a free Wednesday / Thursday next week.

Due to the current weather conditions if any game has to be rescheduled I must be informed as well as the opposing team ASAP please.

If I do not receive any notification the penalty for failing to fulfil a fixture is 4 points deducted from your league total.

Please make every effort to fulfil your fixture but your safety and wellbeing to yourselves and others must come first.

Singles

Richard Binns (Belle Isle)
Jon O'Leary (Chapel Allerton)
Jordan Wilkinson(Crossgates Rec)
Dave French
Bob Patterson
Nick de Whytell (Crossgates WMC)
James Ball (Edmund House).
Stephen Broadhead
Tommy Doherty (Excelsior)
Ryan Walton
Liam Barlow
Lewis Harper
Dave Boyes (Gildersome Cons)
Michael Gaughan
Anthony Massey (Harehills WMC)
Scott Raper (Horsforth Cons)
Mark Ball
Chris Hart(New Headingley)
Andy Blamire (NSC)
Daniel Boyes
Daniel Hughes (Rowland Rd)
Pete Fisher (Swillington MW)



Doubles

Scott Raper/Tony Massey
Chris Hart/Steve Broadbent
Michael Gaughan/Richard Binns
Tommy Doherty/Ryan Walton (Excelsior)
Mark Ball/Mick Jensen (Horsforth Cons)
Andy Blamire/Gyles Behbood (NSC)

The Leeds Singles and Pairs competitions are now open for entry to all LBSO registered players. (NB. Any player who has NOT participated in a league match during the current season MUST reside within the Leeds Metropolitan area in order to be eligible for entry).

Leeds Singles

There are 2 qualifying dates. Sunday 22nd April and Sunday 20th May. Both 10am start.
2 Players will qualify from each date.

Entry fee is £10, payable on the day, but players MUST pre-register by emailing competition secretary Paul Marlow, either via the link on the committee members page or directly at pau1marl0w@yahoo.co.uk. (please state if you are unavailable on either of the qualifying dates).
Closing date for entries is Saturday 31st March.

Once all entries are in, players will be allocated a qualifying date via a random draw.
A draw will then take place on the morning of each qualifying date.

Prize money will be a minimum of £400 (based on 40 entries), but will be more dependant on the number of entries in excess of 40.

All matches on the qualifying dates will be best of 5.

Leeds Pairs

The Leeds Pairs competition will be played to a finish on Sunday 27th May, 10am start.

Conditions of entry as per Leeds Singles with a £15 entry fee per pair, payable on the day.

Entries to Paul Marlow by Saturday 31st March.

All matches for both competitions to be played at the NSC.
Good Luck!