The 2009 NZPA South Island Men’s & Women’s 8 Ball Championships in Dunedin, held 9-10th May, attracted a good size field of 33 men and 12 women.

Men’s Last Sixteen: M Bowen bt I MacDonald 4/2, A Alsahli bt J Whelan 4/3, A Nguyen bt T Maitland 4/0, D Hunia bt D Bowen 4/2, A Marlow bt D Mareko 4/1, G Croudis bt Alan Gill 4/3, R Averill bt T King 4/1, S Chin bt G Spiers 4/0
Men’s Quarter-finals: M Bowen bt A Alsahli 4/0, D Hunia bt A Nguyen 4/0, A Marlow bt G Croudis 4/1, S Chin bt R Averill 4/3
Men’s Semi-finals: D Hunia bt M Bowen 5/3, A Marlow bt S Chin 5/2
Men’s Final: D Hunia bt A Marlow 5/2

Men’s Plate Final: R Brewster bt A Al Muhanna

Women’s Quarter-finals: L Nenewale bt K Timms 3/2, C Hobbs bt D Black 4/1, C Langveldt bt J Stoddart 3/0, K Weeda bt P McKenzie 3/0
Women’s Semi-finals: L Nenewale bt C Hobbs 4/2, K Weeda bt C Langveldt 4/2
Women’s Final: L Nenewale bt K Weeda 5/2

Congratulations to Danny Hunia for winning the Men’s event, and to the rest of the Pool Canterbury players who travelled down for the tournament. We had 5 men in the top 8, and our one woman in the semi-finals, which was great to see.

Tournament photos