The 2009 PCI Regional 9 Ball Championships were held on the 1st and 2nd of August at Pockets Bar & Billiards.

Men’s Quarter-finals: A Al Muhanna bt R Averill 9/3, P Bartlett bt B Ogg 9/8, A Nguyen bt J Glab 9/3, K Mizuno bt G Croudis 9/8
Men’s Semi-finals: A Al Muhanna bt P Bartlett 9/7, A Nguyen bt K Mizuno 9/2
Men’s Final: A Nguyen bt A Al Muhanna 9/7

Women’s Final: M Nishikawa bt L Hullen 9/6

The 2009 NZPA South Island Junior 8 & 9 Ball Championships were held on the 1st and 2nd of August at Pockets Bar & Billiards, Christchurch.

8 Ball Championships
Semi-finals: R Averill bt T Fraser 3/0, J Priest bt M Rowe 3/0
Final: R Averill bt J Priest 4/0

9 Ball Championships

Semi-finals: R Averill bt K Campbell 4/1, I Philpott bt L Devine 4/2
Final: R Averill bt I Philpott 5/3

The 2009 Canterbury Junior 8 & 9 Ball Championships were held on the 27th and 28th of June at Pockets Bar & Billiards, Christchurch.

8 Ball Championships
Semi-finals: R Averill bt T Fraser 5/0, D Bowen bt M Rowe 5/1
Final: R Averill bt D Bowen 6/3

9 Ball Championships
Semi-finals: D Bowen bt T Fraser 6/3, R Averill bt M Rowe 6/0
Final: D Bowen bt R Averill 7/5

Tournament Photos

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

The first tournament of the year for went smoothly, with a small yet competitive field of 15 players in the Men’s and 5 players in the Women’s. Congratulations to the 2009 Canterbury Winners, Danny Hunia and Marianne Edwards.

Men’s Quarter-finals: J Glab bt A Nguyen 5/0, D Hunia bt G Croudis 5/0, P Hutchings bt A Placid 5/4, L Harpur bt P Bartlett 5/2
Men’s Semi-finals: D Hunia bt J Glab 5/2, P Hutchings bt L Harpur 5/1
Men’s Final: D Hunia bt P Hutchings 7/3

Women’s Semi-finals: M Nishikawa bt C Hobbs 5/1, M Edwards bt L Hullen 5/4
Women’s Final: M Edwards bt M Nishikawa 7/2

Tournament photos