The bi-monthly newsletter of the All Issue 55 Jan/Feb 2018 England Bar Billiards Association AEBBA Newsletter Editorial The bar billiard’s year got off to a false start in 2018 as the Oxon Open AEBBA Officers due to take place in February, was postponed back to April. Also the home international v Jersey was cancelled due to Jersey not having a team to travel, but on the grapevine I hear Bob Hall is assembling a President team of all stars to take on the mighty England team! So the first event VACANT of the year will be the AEBBA pairs in March, where I am sure the weather will be fine! Chairman Pete Sainsbury So a busy March and April lie ahead as along with the AEBBA British Pairs the East Anglian 4 pin event will see it’s 6th running. This year the tournament will be held Treasurer on narrow tables. Into April, we have the Surrey Open and finish the month with the rearranged Oxon Open Chrissie Newson Secretary/ Tournament Bar Billiards Triple Crown Director Dave Alder A Triple Crown is the act of winning or completing the three most important or difficult or prestigious events, in a particular sport. In motorsport the triple crown is made up of the Assistant Chairman Monaco Grand Prix, the Indianapolis 500 & the Le Mans 24 Hours. In snooker they are the World Championships, UK Championship & the Masters. So could we have a Kevin Tunstall Triple Crown in Bar Billiards? If comparing to snooker we have a World Championships, the end of year Grand Prix is an invitational event similar to snooker’s Masters and the All England Singles would Ladies Triple Crown be a good fit to make up the three events. Unsurprisingly Kevin Tunstall has won the most of these ‘Triple Crown’ events. He has won 21 in total (5 World As we have discussed the triple crown of Championships, 8 All England Singles & 8 Grand Prix). But who else have completed the set? Well only 4 other players bar billiards events, we should not forget have won all 3 to the end of 2017. Pairs partners Bernie McCluskey (2 WC, 4AE, 2GP) and Paul Sainsbury (1WC, the ladies….it seems sensible to include 4AE, 2GP) have a complete set Bernie having 8 titles, Paul 7. Phil Collins also has the set with a total of 6 (1WC, 2AE, the British Ladies Open, the All 3GP) and Keith Sheard has 4 (1WC, 1AE, 2GP). So who could be the next to join this group? There are 6 players who England Ladies singles and the are missing a title. Tony Walsh, Les Green & John Burrows are inactive so unlikely to win their missing title any- Ladies Grand Prix. To the end of time soon. But there are 3 active players one title short...Nigel Senior has won 5 triple crown events but missing a 2017, only Pauline Withey (6BO, 5AE, World title, Curt Driver is also missing a World title having won 2 All England and a Grand Prix. Matt Jones is the 4GP) and Jean Brackenridge (3BO, other who is missing an All England title to complete the Player WC AE GP TOTAL 4AE, 5GP) have the completed set. 4 set. To the left is a table of the players with the most Triple 1 Kevin Tunstall 5 8 8 21 ladies are one title away. Viv Wright is Crown titles. inactive and was not playing when the 2 Bernie McCluskey 2 4 2 8 ladies Grand Prix started. Chrissie 3 Paul Sainsbury 1 4 2 7 2018 update : In 2018 Paul Sainsbury won the World title Newson is missing the British Ladies & 4 Phil Collins 1 2 3 6 to move level with Bernie on 8 titles. Nigel Senior won the Jan Taylor is missing the Grand Prix. = Nigel Senior 3 2 5 Grand Prix to move onto 6 titles but missed out on the World Title losing in the semi finals. Mark Trafford is now one Denise Wills is the most likely to join 6 Keith Sheard 1 1 2 4 short of the set having won the All England Singles to add to Jean & Pauline as she is only missing the = John Burrows 3 1 4 his 2 World titles and now needs the Grand Prix to complete Ladies Grand Prix, which she has been = Jim Millward 4 4 the runner up 4 times! the set. Matt Jones lost the All England final to Mark to 9 Curt Driver 2 1 3 come agonisingly close to completing his triple crown set. Player BO AE GP TOT = Trevor Gallienne 3 3 1 Pauline Withey 6 5 4 15 2 Jean Brack’ridge 3 4 5 12 3 Viv Wright 1 10 11 Latest British Rankings (@ 28th February 2018) 4 Chris Newson 7 2 9 5 Jan Taylor 1 6 7 MEN LADIES 6 Sue Mariner 5 5 Pos Player County PTS Pos Player County PTS 7 Myra Hawkins 3 3 1 Curt Driver Kent 314.7 1 Pauline Withey Oxon 127.3 = Denise Wills 1 2 3 2018 update: Pauline and Jean both added 2 Nigel Senior Sussex 305.0 2 Jean Brackenridge Sussex 122.9 one to their tally—Pauline winning the La- 3 Mark Trafford Oxon 293.5 3 Denise Wills Surrey 55.1 dies Grand Prix and Jean the British Ladies. Denise won the All England Singles for a 4 Kevin Tunstall Sussex 243.8 4 Michelle Baden Sussex 48.9 third time but was unable to qualify for the Ladies Grand Prix, so that title still eludes 5 Paul Sainsbury Kent 215.9 5 Lorraine Hall Sussex 48.2 her. 6 Ian Lelliott Sussex 179.3 6 Ros Appleby Sussex 45.0 Have any ideas of what you want to see in the 7 Dave Ingram Sussex 179.2 7 Jenny Florey Oxon 39.9 Newsletter, or wish to contribute stories or 8 Matt Jones Bucks 176.4 8 Dawn Jordan Bucks 36.4 pictures? 9 Mark Brewster Kent 156.9 9 Mel Standbridge Oxon 32.0 Email [email protected] with your suggestions 10 Martin Cole Sussex 129.3 10 Sandra Hall Sussex 30.5 High Breaks Some say high breaks can only win you one match, You could even say that sometimes a high break doesn’t even win you a match (see Nigel Senior’s 20k break in 2016 Kent Classic final but still lost to Mark Trafford). But having collated these high breaks it lends itself to some nice interesting (or not) stats….these high breaks have been taken from opens plus the All England Singles & Grand Prix. Breaks in plates, pairs comps, team comps not included. Table 1 shows that Keith Sheard has won the most High Break Prizes—56 in total, finally a statistic where Kevin Tunstall doesn’t lead but he is 2nd on 44. Table 2 shows the highest breaks of all time—Mark Sawyer’s scarcely believable 29k is the biggest—Keith owns 5 of the top 10 breaks. Table 3 & 4 show number of breaks over 10k and 20k that have been recorded. So Kevin is not quite up to Ronnie O’Sullivan’s 991 century breaks but he does have 401 10k breaks. But it’s Keith who has the most 20k breaks— getting his 100th at the 2017 Northants Open and he is now on 101! The ladies also are usually awarded their own ladies high break award in opens. Table 5 shows Pauline Withey leading the way with 68 high break trophies (includes ladies only events too). Table 2 also shows highest ladies breaks of all time. Sue Mariner owns the top break of 18,120. This one has a particularly good story behind it….firstly it won the match by 10 points and secondly it was against her husband Steve! Finally table 3 also shows number of 10k breaks made by the ladies—Sue again leads the way here on 12. Tab 3 Player 10k+ Tab 4 Player 20k+ Tab 1 Player Tot Tab 2 Player Break Event 1 Kevin Tunstall 401 1 Keith Sheard 101 1 Keith Sheard 56 1 Mark Sawyer 29,000 Ox 1999 2 Keith Sheard 363 2 Kevin Tunstall 67 2 Kevin Tunstall 44 2 Keith Sheard 26,420 Ox 2002 3 Paul Sainsbury 212 3 Paul Sainsbury 28 3 Nigel Senior 18 3 Keith Sheard 26,400 Nor 1996 4 Nigel Senior 150 4 Nigel Senior 26 = Phil Collins 18 4 Keith Sheard 25,250 Kent 1997 5 Curt Driver 144 5 Phil Collins 25 5 Mark Trafford 14 5 Jon Bamsey 25,080 Char 1996 6 Les Green 102 6 John Burrows 23 6 Paul Sainsbury 12 6 Kevin Tunstall 25,060 Kent 1999 7 John Burrows 99 7 Mark Brewster 18 7 John Burrows 10 7 Keith Sheard 25,050 Char 1996 8 Tony Walsh 98 8 Les Green 16 = Mark Brewster 10 8 Mark Trafford 24,850 Sur 2017 9 Keith Sheard 24,800 Ber 1995 9 Mark Trafford 93 9 Mark Trafford 14 Tab 5 Player Tot = John Burrows 24,800 Wes 1991 10 Mark Brewster 88 10 Mark Sawyer 12 1 Pauline Withey 68 2 Jean Brackenridge 32 1 Sue Mariner 18,120 Sus 2001 1 Sue Mariner 12 3 Chrissie Newson 13 2 Viv Wright 17,650 Kent 1993 2 Gail Woods 11 = Sue Mariner 13 3 Gail Woods 17,410 Oxon 1996 3 Viv Wright 8 5 Jan Taylor 12 4 Viv Wright 17,400 AE L 1993 = Jan Taylor 8 = Michelle Baden 12 5 Gail Woods 17,170 Brit L 1994 5 Pauline Withey 3 7 Myra Hawkins 10 Latest Grand Prix Standings @ 28th February 2018 (after 0 event of 10) Upcoming Events in March & April Pos Player Pts 3rd/4th Mar - British Pairs (Bournemouth) - The 36th British Pairs will 1 0 take place at the Queens Hotel, Bournemouth.