The latest news around the counties.
The next event is the AEBBA County Championships Division 1 at Totteridge Club on Sunday 10th August 25, followed by the County Champs Division 2 at the same venue on Sunday 17th September 25.
Bucks Open
The Bucks Open was played on Sunday 10th August 25 at Totteridge Community Centre. The winner was Nigel Senior (Stags Head B) and runner up Kevin Tunstall (Henty A). Chris Cox (May Pole) and Matt Jones (Bucks) were the losing semi finalists.
The Plate was won by Matt Knight (Stags Head B) who beat Oxfords Jon Bamsey in the final.
The Mens high break was won by Mark Trafford with 24,730 and the Ladies by Bucks Dawn Jordan with 6,380.
Oxford Open
This was held at the Staff Club in Didc ot on Saturday 19th July 25. The winner was Oxfords Mark Trafford beating Kents Curt Driver in the final. Matt Jones of Bucks won the High Break award.
The Plate was won by Oxfords Sean Stratford who beat Tony Jenner (Alexandra) on a close final.
AEBBA Alternate Rules and Special Ladies
The AEBBA BIOC Ladies was won by Pauline Withey who beat Anita Blackman in the final.
The AEBBA Alternate Rules was won by Mark Trafford who beat Matt Jones in the final. The Plate was won by Nigel Senior who beat Jean Brackenridge in the final.
A well run day with the tables all offering different challenges
AEBBA
The AEBBA is the national body for bar billiards with most leagues affiliating to them and playing under their rules.
The AEBBA supports the game nationally and locally, from longstanding leagues in Sussex and Oxfordshire to new and vibrant leagues in Nottinghamshire and York – and we can help you get involved. We work hard to support local activities and events. We can put you in touch with your local league or county association as well as participating in our own events.
Compete against the best – There are numerous opportunities for you to play against the very best from around the country. There are numerous events that take place throughout the year and vary in number of players, entry criteria and target audience. We balance the traditional and the innovative to encourage new players – that is at the very heart of everything we do. We want to ensure that this fantastic game is available for generations to come.
County Opens
These are run by the individual counties and entry is open to all. There are at the moment the West Sussex Open, the Surrey Open, the Kent Open, the Sussex Open, the Oxon Open and the Bucks Open,
There is also a singles and doubles weekend event held in both Guernsey and Jersey with entry open to all.
WBBA
There is also the World Bar Billiards Alliance which holds events during the year with competitions that cater for players of all abilities and you are matched against players of similar standards and also there are team events.
4 Pin Bar Billiards
Another version of the game of bar billiards is 4 pin with leagues in various areas of the country, such as Sudbury and Norfolk.
Sudbury hold a World 4 Pin Open and team events that are open to all to enter. There is a 4 pin league in Hastings, Sussex and also an inter area event held at the Inn On The Green, Ockley.