Please can team captains ensure that all 1st half league and league cup results cards have been sent through to Cathy O’Neill so the 2nd half handicaps can be worked out.
With Christmas slowing the post system down, we suggest that all league cup result cards next week are scanned/emailed or photographed/whatsapp’d to Cathy prior to posting.
Many thanks for your co-operation.
The League Cup Drawsheet for the Last 32 Round is online and all matches are to be played during w/c 14 December 2015. All matches are to be played on the home team’s usual home league night and must be played during the scheduled league cup week or the team cancelling will forfeit the match.
To view the drawsheet click here.
With 12 matches played to date [Sunday 29 November 2015] in both league divisions, below is a summary of how the 2015/16 league season is progressing in each division.
Three Player Division
Whittlesford Social Club are still leading the Three Player Division league leaders on 45 points (3.75 average points per match), with Saffron Snooker Spiders up to 2nd place on 40 points (3.33 ppm). Takeley Highwaymen who have a match in hand on the top two are in 3rd place with 38 points (3.45 ppm).
Burnt Mill’s Jason Pegram currently has the Three Player Division highest break of 78.
Four Player Division
Saffron Snooker Flukes on 34 (2.83 average points per match) points, maintain their lead on Widdington Warriors by 1 point who are in 2nd place on 33 points (2.75 ppm). Sawston Jets follow in 3rd spot on 25 points (2.08 ppm). Widdington Warriors are the only team in either division to still be unbeaten having won 7 matches and drawn 5 – a great achievement!
Newport A’s Aaron Gibson currently has the Four Player Division highest break of 41.
The Memorial Cup took place at Saffron Snooker Club on 29 November 2015. The tournament is held annually to remember league players that are sadly no longer with us.
With 19 league players present this year’s tournament was played in the same format as last year. Round robin handicapped singles, players split into two groups, time limit of 30 minutes for each round. The top two from each group progressing into the semi finals.
Group A was heavily contested with three players tied on 6 frames (Tom Sawyer, Rob Spackman & John Manley). On head to head results Tom Sawyer progressed to the semi finals as group winner and Rob Spackman as group runner up.
Andy Marshall progressed as winner of group B with a game to spare. The runner up position was wide open with three player’s level on 5 frames going into the final round. Michael (Spike) Braybrooke & Martin Capdeville finished level with 6 frames each. Spike Braybrooke progressed to the semi finals as group runner up.
The semi finals best of three frames (without time limit):
SF1: Tom Sawyer +20 v Spike Braybrooke +16
SF2: Rob Spackman -29 v Andy Marshall +5
Tom who had progressed well after a poor start in his group had no answers for Spike who won the match 2-0 to reach the final. The other semi final went to a final frame. After being a frame down Andy Marshall knocked in the highest break of the day (49) to level the match at 1-1. The third frame looked to be Andy’s but after an unfortunate in-off when playing the black and subsequent free ball Rob seemed to have a chance. A nervy end pursued with both players having chances to win the match. But with a nice pot on the final pink Andy progressed to the final to play Spike.
Final: Spike Braybrooke +16 vs Andy Marshall +5. With both players showing good form this looked to be a good matchup, but Andy had the upper hand throughout winning 2-0. Well deserved title for Andy Marshall after playing very well all day.
Tickets for next year’s Masters Snooker championship were auctioned, donated by the league. Many thanks to Paul Capdeville’s winning bid of £50.00 to be donated to East Anglia Air Ambulance.
The league committee would like thank the players present for supporting the tournament, Saffron Snooker Club for hosting the event and providing tables of the highest quality, and finally to Dan Lewis, Simon Chapman and Phil Chapman for running the tournament.
2015 Memorial Cup Winner – Andy Marshall
Runner-Up – Michael (Spike) Braybrooke
High break – Andy Marshall (49)
Updated 28.11.15 – There is now only 1 place left from the 20 spaces available so if you want to play potentially 9 frames of snooker for only £10 you had better get in quick! No entries are being accepted on the day and all spaces must be paid for in advance, the following league players have entered and paid so far;
1. Steve Stalley
2. Mark Patmore
3. Leon Mozejko
4. Aaron Gibson
5. Ben Westwood
6. Bob Fox
7. Mark Halls
8. Bob Burling
9. Spike Braybrooke
10.Richard Maylon
11.John Manley
12.Martin Capdeville
13.Tom Sawyer
14.Richard Breen
15.Phil Chapman
16.Simon Chapman
17.Richard Livings
18.Rob Spackman
19.Andy Marshall
The winner of the tournament will receive a pair of tickets to the Masters Snooker Tournament in January. £10 will go to the runner up and the highest break of the tournament.
Following the success of last season’s Memorial Cup, the format will once again be limited to 20 players and be played in the format of round robin singles in 2 groups of 10 players, with each player playing 1 frame against each other in their group. All matches including the knock out stages will be played off of league handicaps and time limited to 30 minutes per frame. The entry fee will be £10.00 which includes your table light all day, with the winner and runner up of each group will go through to the semi finals stage. Both the semi finals and the final will be best-of-three frames.
Date: Sunday 29 November 2015
Registration from: 10.00am
Start time: 10.30am
Venue: Saffron Snooker Club
During the day, an auction will be held for a pair of tickets to an afternoon/evening session at the Master Snooker Tournament in January 2016, the proceeds of which will be donated to charity.
Due to the tournament being limited to 20 entrants, entries must be made in advance of the day. You can secure your place by paying the entry fee either via online banking payment to the league bank account, or via secure paypal / debit card / credit card payment by clicking the Buy Now button below. Please use your name as the payment reference. You can also pay cash prior to the day to either the Tournament Secretary Adam Ingram or League Treasurer Peter Saville. Please remember all entries are only secured once payment has been received. A list of entrants will be added to the website as entries are received.
Don’t miss out, click the logo to reserve your place now…! 
The League Cup Drawsheet for the Last 32 Round is online and all matches are to be played during w/c 14 December 2015. All matches are to be played on the home team’s usual home league night and must be played during the scheduled league cup week or the team cancelling will forfeit the match.
To view the drawsheet click here.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank our tournament sponsor, ION Science Ltd. Please visit their website at http://www.ionscience.com/ for further details.
With 8 matches played to date [Sunday 1 November 2015] in both league divisions, here is a summary of how the 2015/16 league season is starting to unfold…
Three Player Division
Whittlesford Social Club are the current Three Player Division league leaders on 31 points, with new team Burnt Mill Bandits closely behind on 29 points. Saffron Snooker Spiders are in third with 29 points. With only 2 points separating the top 3 places, this season’s title looks like it could go the distance.
Burnt Mill’s Jason Pegram currently has the Three Player Division highest break of 78.
Four Player Division
Saffron Snooker Flukes on 21 points, lead Widdington Warriors by 1 point on 20 points with Sawston Jets following closely in third spot on 18 points. Widdington Warriors are the only team in the league to be unbeaten having won 4 matches and drawn 4 matches.
Newport A’s Aaron Gibson currently has the Four Player Division highest break of 41.
Following the success of last season’s Memorial Cup, the format will once again be limited to 20 players and be played in the format of round robin singles in 2 groups of 10 players, with each player playing 1 frame against each other in their group. All matches including the knock out stages will be played off of league handicaps and time limited to 30 minutes per frame. The entry fee will be £10.00 which includes your table light all day, with the winner and runner up of each group will go through to the semi finals stage. Both the semi finals and the final will be best-of-three frames.
Date: Sunday 29 November 2015
Registration from: 10.00am
Start time: 10.30am
Venue: Saffron Snooker Club
During the day, an auction will be held for a pair of tickets to an afternoon/evening session at the Master Snooker Tournament in January 2016, the proceeds of which will be donated to charity.
Due to the tournament being limited to 20 entrants, entries must be made in advance of the day. You can secure your place by paying the entry fee either via online banking payment to the league bank account, or via secure paypal / debit card / credit card payment by clicking the Buy Now button below. Please use your name as the payment reference. You can also pay cash prior to the day to either the Tournament Secretary Adam Ingram or League Treasurer Peter Saville. Please remember all entries are only secured once payment has been received. A list of entrants will be added to the website as entries are received. If we do not have 20 entrants by 12pm on Saturday 28 November 2015 then the tournament will be cancelled and all entry monies will be returned.
Don’t miss out, click the logo to reserve your place now…!
The drawsheets for the Last 32 Round of the Handicap Singles and Handicap Doubles are now updated on the league website. Please note that all matches are to be arranged by 14 November 2015 and played by 28 November 2015.
Please could the winner of each match report the result to the Tournament Secretary Adam Ingram within 24 hours to enable the tournament drawsheet to be updated for the next round.
Should you encounter any issues in trying to contact your opponent then please contact the Tournament Secretary Adam Ingram on 07901-723360.
The subject of the Miss Rule comes up every season…one recent confusion in a league match concerned the use of the swerve shot when attempting to escape from a snooker.
Accordingly, the Committee wish to clarify to all league players and referees that when playing a swerve shot that doesn’t result in contact with the ball on, that a Miss should ALWAYS be called irrespective of the final margin of error.
A swerve shot is defined by striking down on the cue ball with the butt of the cue raised higher than the cue tip with either left or right hand side applied.
Should you require any further clarification on the above, our resident expert Dan Lewis is happy to take you call.
Apologies for the short notice but if anyone is interested in becoming a Class 3 EASB Referee, there is a course being held this coming Sunday, please see details below. If you are interested in attending, please let either Glen Sullivan-Bissett [gs-b@hotmail.co.uk][ or Dan Lewis [dmkl@hotmail.co.uk] know asap.
Candidates,
As you now know, there will be a referee’s seminar in Basildon at the Basildon Snooker Club on Sunday October 4th.
This is your opportunity to qualify as snooker referee (class 3) with the EASB.
Dependent on candidate numbers, we are unlikely to carry out all personal examinations on the day, but will certainly complete exams for those travelling the furthest and I will arrange any remaining exams within a quick time period following the day.
The venue is:
The Basildon Snooker Centre
High Pavement
Town Square
Basildon
Essex SS14 1EA
The event is scheduled to begin at 11.00am prompt and will be facilitated by Dan Lewis and myself.
Please confirm by return your intention to attend so that I am clear on numbers
I wish you all success and enjoyment on your refereeing journey
Glen Sullivan-Bissett
EASB
The drawsheets for the Last 128/64 Rounds of the Handicap Singles and the Last 64 Round of the Handicap Doubles are now on the league website. Please note that all matches are to be arranged by 14 October 2015 and played by 28 October 2015.
Please could the winner of each match report the result to the Tournament Secretary Adam Ingram within 24 hours to enable the tournament drawsheet to be updated for the next round.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank our tournament sponsor, Kevin Henry Estate Agents. Please visit their website at http://www.kevinhenry.co.uk/ for further details.
Should you encounter any issues in trying to contact your opponent then please contact the Tournament Secretary Adam Ingram on 07901-723360.
Saffron Snooker Club and local businessman Kevin Starr are proud to once again host the ‘Play the Snooker Professionals Charity Day’ in aid of the Ethan Rees Linwood Memorial Fund featuring World Snooker Professional Snooker Players Martin ‘the MOD’ O’Donnell and Allan ‘the Albino Assassin’ Taylor.
Venue: Saffron Snooker Club, Saffron Walden, Essex. CB11 3AQ
Date: Sunday 27th September 2015
Time: 1.00 pm – 6.00 pm
A unique opportunity for local snooker players of all abilities to play a frame of snooker against a World Snooker professional – or simply come along and watch – and support a great local charity. You can turn up on the day or pre-book your frame by contacting Saffron Snooker Club on 01799 513094 or via email saffronsnookerclub@btconnect.com.
The cost per frame for Juniors is just a donation of £2.50 to the Charity, Adults is £5 donation per frame.
The event is open to all, don’t worry if you don’t have a snooker cue, we have one you can use.
On the day there will also be a raffle with top prizes, including a snooker cue signed by World Champion Stuart Bingham, tickets to a World Snooker ranking tournament, complimentary use of holiday chalet on the Norfolk coast for a week, free snooker coaching sessions, a Grey Palmer voucher, CD player donated by Goddards Electrical, a meal for two at Parrishes in Thaxted and much more.
A licensed bar, soft drinks, tea, coffee and food will be available all day.
To find out more about the work of the Ethan Rees Linwood Memorial Fund please visit their website www.ethanrees.org or email them at enquiries@ethanrees.org
We hope that you can pop into Saffron Snooker Club and support this event. If you would like to donate a raffle prize then please contact Kevin Starr on 07713-640265 or bring into Saffron Snooker Club either before or on the day – thank you!
To open and view/print a poster for this event please click here!
Dear Referee,
Referees Membership for the season 2015/16 are now available. If you have already renewed thank you and please ignore this communication.
To renew your membership go to the below URL and select your renewal category. Payments are accepted by Paypal and all major debit/credit cards.
http://www.easb.co.uk/product-category/referee-membership/
Subscriptions for this year are required by 31st October 2015. Failure to renew by this date will result in loss of certification.
Previous seasons arrears will be dealt with separately during the course of the season.
The fees required are as follows:-
· Tutors & Examiners- £30
· Class 1 – £27
· Class 2 – £20
· Class 3 – £15
· Affiliate membership – Emeritus – £10
· Junior Class 3 – £10
· Billiards only referee – £10
Please select the category below that best suits your current status as a referee and if you wish to referee in International events (additional payment is required and will be added to your total payment).
If you hold different Classes in Snooker and Billiards, please select the HIGHEST CLASS membership, ie if your Class 1 Snooker and Class 2 Billiards, please ensure you register for Class 1 renewal. The office will ensure that both grades are maintained.
Regards
Rob Spencer
EASB Director of Referees
Just a quick reminder for those teams that haven’t as yet submitted their Tournament Entry Form…
Captains – Entries are now open for all tournaments for the new season, the Tournament Entry Form can be found be below. Please include a contact number for all players being entered and also ensure that your players have read the Tournament Rules and can make the dates set in the Season Calendar for the various semi-finals and finals.
Deadline for receipt of entries is Sunday 27 September 2015.
Tournament Entry Form http://form.jotformeu.com/form/42135584314350
Tournament Rules http://swdsl.co.uk/tournament-rules/
Season Calendar http://swdsl.co.uk/swdsl-season-calendar/
DMC Leisure North Essex Snooker League www.snooker-league.org 
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