Round 3, 8/3/2006 Brunswick (12)
defeated Princes (6)
Round 4, 15-March Princes (12)
def Kings (6)
Round 5, 22 March Kooyong (5)
lost to Princes (13)
Round 6, 29-March-06 Princes
(12) def RACV (6)
Round 7, 5-April-06 Cheltenham
(12) def Princes (6)
ROUND
2 KINGS VS MACCABI AT KINGS
Round 7,
5-April-06 Cheltenham (12) def Princes (6)
Aaron
Mahoney 2 def Rudy Sulaiman 1
A great
match and these 2 might be the 2006 Victorian Championship finalists. Rudy
opened the 1st frame with a 39 break but missed a risky red. After
that Aaron took over and won it easily 78-40. In the 2nd Aaron looked
to be making a break but broke down when he finished too low on the black, he
missed it and Rudy stepped in with a 51 break… the colours were contested and
Rudy ened up taking it easily. In the 3rd Rudy forced a couple of
mistakes from Aaron and capitalized to lead 58-0 thanks to a 15 and 43 break.
On his 43 break, Rudy missed an easy red with 4 reds left. Aaron stepped in and
made a 59 clearance to win 59-58.
Darryl
Tippett 3 def Henry Lau 0
A low
quality encounter where the highest break was 20 something in 3 frames.
However, good balls were potted and overall Darryl was too good for Henry and
won 3-0.
Rod
Nelson 2 def Steve Cain 1
The quality
of this match was superb. In the 1st frame, Rod Nelson made a 34 and
a 42 to win in 2 visits. In the 2nd, it was 20-20 but Steve won it
with an excellent 76 break. In the 3rd, Rod won it in a couple of
visits to win 2-1.
Justin
Holland 2 def Peter Gray 1
Justin was
too solid and took the 1st easily, Pete fought hard and lost a close
2nd frame. In the 3rd Pete needed a snooker, got the foul
and went down to the black. Justin potted the black but went in-off to hand
Pete the 3rd frame.
Ron
Cole 0 lost to Ky Huynh 3
Ky was too
solid and scored freely tonight. Ron never gave up but it was not his night.
Keith
Jacobsen 3 def Remus Goh 0
In the 1st
frame, Keith was potting balls like a madman and won 73-6. Remus kept trying but
lost the next 2 on the colours… Keith played well and deserved his victory.
Rudy
Sulaiman 3 def Nick Provenzano 0
Overall
Rudy was too solid and won easily making 2 58 breaks in the process. Nick
fought hard but unfortunately it was not his night.
Henry
Lau 2 def Manny Stefanou 1
At the
start both had chances but the balls weren't ideally placed. After a few pots
each and some safety shots Manny attempted a risky one. He missed and Henry
stepped in
with a good 75 break. In the 2nd Manny was struggling and Henry won the frame
easily. In the 3rd, Manny was fighting but still struggling and Henry
went for
too many shots but still had a 20 point lead up to the last red. Manny knuckled
down and stole the 3rd frame and taught Henry a good lesson.
Steve
Cain 3 def George Hoy 0
George
always makes you work hard and that's exactly what Steve had to do. Steve kept
his focus to win 3 tough frames.
Peter
Gray 2 def Rick Correnza 1
Peter was
solid in the 1st 2 frames but Rick didn't give up and played well to get the
3rd.
Justin
Tsang 2 def Dino K 1
Justin got
the 1st easily, had to pot out to win the 2nd and Dino... like Rick, played
well in the 3rd to pinch it.
Ky
Huynh 0 lost to Dale McKay 3
Ky wasn't
in the best of form and Dale is a very experienced player. Dale was just too
good tonight and beat the best number 6 player in the comp 3-0.
Rudy
Sulaiman 2 defeated Daniel Thorpe 1
Rudy had a
good lead in the 1st, a good fight back from Daniel to force a black
ball game and when Rudy left the black over the center pocket we thought it was
over. But not to be… it was a dead straight shot and white was close to the
cushion. Daniel decided to roll it in to prevent an in-off and missed. Rudy
took it, gained momentum and took the 2nd as well. In the 3rd,
Rudy didn’t make the most of his chances and Daniel potted the vital balls.
Henry
Lau 0 lost to David Collins 3
Overall,
David played good safety and potted the balls when he needed to.
David took
the 1st comfortably. In the second, Henry needed all the colours.
After a huge screw back shot on the yellow and landing perfect on the green, a
clearance seemed favourable. Not to be, Henry immediately missed the green.
David took the 2nd and ran away with it in the 3rd to win
3-0.
Peter
Gray 0 lost to Robbie Ganson 3
Robbie
Ganson was too solid for Peter Gray all night but Peter put up a good fight and
never gave up.
Justin
Tsang 2 defeated Alan Croft 1
Justin came
out firing and won the first 2 frames with excellent potting. To Alan’s credit,
he came back to take the 3rd with a 56 break.
Ky
Huynh 1 lost to Gary Nunn 2
Ky was out
of sorts and Gary showed good composure to take the 1st 2 frames. Ky
kept fighting and won a gutsy 3rd frame on the black.
Remus
Goh 1 lost to Adriam Hung 2
Adriam was
hampered with a hamstring injury but that didn’t stop him winning the first 2
frames, then Remus stormed back to blow Adriam away in the 3rd
frame.
Highest
break: Alan Croft 56
Round 3, 8/3/2006 Brunswick (12) defeated Princes (6) back to top
Andrew
Hicks 3 defeated Rudy Sulaiman 0
Andrew
potted well and for 3 frames Rudy didn’t get many chances. Andrew’s combination
of safety and medium range potting was superb and Rudy was in trouble a lot.
Rudy never seemed to find his rhythym and Andrew took full advantage and also
compiled a 53 break in process.
James
Mifsud 2 defeated Henry Lau 1
Both
players were a bit unsettled at the start but Henry potted some good balls to
lead 20-0. With the reds spread Henry attempted a risky long red into the green
corner knowing he would have an easy black if it went in. He missed and James
made a good 30+ break and started to look more comfortable, Henry, feeling a
bit annoyed from playing the previous risky red and handing James a great
chance to settle himself, potted a red and missed a straight forward black off
it’s spot and James came to the table and finished the frame off. In the 2nd,
Henry was out of sorts and James built a 30+ point lead with 3 red left. Henry
cleared to the blue and then played a bad safety shot and left blue close to
the green corner pocket from long range, no problem for James and he went 2-0
up. 3rd frame, Henry started with a 20+ break, James replied with an
excellent 37 and the scores became level when it got to the colours. James
attempted a risky blue and left it over the pocket, Henry potted blue and pink
to win the frame.
George
Spiteri 3 defeated Steve Cain 0
All 3
frames were close and the 2nd was the highlight with George being
40+ ahead. Steve needed everything to win and on 38 he needed to pot the pink
and screw back for the black with the rest. He didn’t screw back enough and
left a difficult black and missed so the break finished on 44. George came back
and potted the black from long range to go 2-0 up. The 3rd was also
close and George won it on the pink.
Mark
Bullen 2 defeated Peter Gray 1
This match
proved to be a battle with Peter winning the 1st easily but Mark was
more consistent in the end and got up 2-1
Angelo
1 lost to Justin Tsang 2
Justin was
too solid in the 1st but in 2nd Angelo potted himself out
of trouble and chipped away to level at 1-1. The 3rd was a repeat of
the 1st and Justin’s safety and steady potting was too consistent
and won 2-1.
Tony
West 1 lost to Ky Huynh 2
Tony came out firing, made a 42 break and Ky could only watch. To Ky’s credit,
came back and won a close 2nd and a close 3rd to win 2-1.
Ky has an awesome “no fear” attitude.
Round 4,
15-March Princes (12) def Kings (6) back to top
Rudy
Sulaiman 3 def Robin Beggs 0
In the 1st,
Robin broke off and Rudy made a 55. In the 2nd , Robin didn’t make
the most of his chances and Rudy won it easily to go 2-0 up. The 3rd
was a battle, Robin chipped away and when it got to the colours Rudy needed
everything. Rudy snookered robin but Robin potted a great yellow off the
cushion so Rudy needed a snooker now. Rudy played several great snookers but
Robin kept getting out of them until the last one which looked quite simple.
Looked like robin had some unwanted side on the white causing him to miss and
Rudy made a great clearance under pressure to steal it and win 3-0.
Henry
Lau 1 lost to Sean Partridge 2
The 1st was close where both players couldn’t
make much of a break but good balls were potted. Up to the pink now and Sean
needs just the pink. Henry played a good snooker and Sean fouled twice trying
to hit the black. Henry only needs the pink now and after a safety exchange
henry doubled it off 3 cushions to go 1-0 up. In the 2nd and 3rd
Henry didn’t make the most of his chances and Sean scored heavily to win 2-1.
Steve
Cain 2 def Sam Fitzerald 1
In the 1st
Sam was out of sorts and Steve won it easily. In the 2nd Steve
missed an easy red playing it with lots of side and Sam punished him with a 46
break for 1-1. Steve showed his class and regained control of the 3rd
and won it easily for a 2-1 win.
Peter
Gray 1 lost to Bernie Partridge 2
Not much
happened in this marathon match, Bernie played better and got up 2-1.
Justin
Tsang 3 def Jacob Streiff 0
This was
Jacob’s 1st go in A-grade and showed potential. Justin however has a
solid all round game and won 3 frames comfortably.
Ky
Huynh 2 def Sompoh 1
Both players potted well and traded blows for 1-1 but in the 3rd Ky
stepped up with a 46 break to blow Sompoh away 2-1.
Round 5, 22 March Kooyong (5) lost to Princes (13) back to top
Steve
Mifsud 1 lost to Rudy Sulaiman 2
This was
the match of the night but both players struggled. In the 1st frame,
both players had plenty of chances but in the end Rudy had some luck and took
it easily. In the 2nd, again both had chances but this time steve
made the most of his with a 42 break to tie 1-1. The 3rd was similar
but this time Rudy made a 30+ break and shortly after potted the yellow and
steve needed a snooker but didn’t get it.
David
Cosgriff 0 lost to Henry Lau 3
A shaky
start for both with Henry chipping away and taking the 1st easily.
The 2nd was close and david needed the green, brown and blue to take
the frame. The green rattled and Henry was left a very thin cut to the middle.
In it went and Henry nervously cleared to the pink to go 2-0 up. In the 3rd
david came out firing and potted some very nice long shots. But David played a
loose safety shot and left a red near the corner pocket. Henry potted it and
compiled a 54 break to take the match 3-0.
Neil
Croft 2 defeated Steve Cain 1
Steve
looked to be the better player all night but Neil showed his fighting ability
to win 2-1. Steve won the 1st easily with a 38 break. Neil won the 2nd
on the black. In the 3rd, Steve made a superb 53 and looked to have
it in the bag. Neil didn’t think so and made a 54 clearance to clinch it on the
black. Great match.
Don
Richter 2 defeated Peter Gray 1
A sea-saw
match… Don won the 1st easily, Peter got the 2nd easily
and Don got the 3rd easily thanks to a 38 break.
Ian
Dale 0 lost to Justin Tsang 3
3 close
frames but Justin did better at the end of each one to win 3-0. Both players
played impressive safety shots.
Harry
Andrews 0 lost to Ky Huynh 3
Ky had too
much fire power all night and Harry couldn’t contain him.
SAMUEL FILIADIS PLAYED
SIMON SCERRI ON TABLE ONE FIRST UP AND SIMON WAS JUST TO GOOD ON THE NIGHT
WINNING 3-0 IN CLOSE GAMES WITH THE LUCK ALL GOING SIMONS WAY THROUGH OUT THE
MATCH.
ANTHONY QUATTRONE PLAYED
JOHN TURNER ON TABLE TWO FIRST UP WITH JOHN SHOWING HIS EXPERIENCE
WINNING 3-0 ALL IN CLOSE
GAMES ON THE COLOURS. YARRAVILLE TURNED 6-0 UP AT THE HALF WAY MARK.
PAUL THOMERSON VS KEVIN
STONE ON TABLE ONE SECOND UP WAS A GOOD HARD MATCH WITH PAUL WINNING 2-1 WITH A
47 BREAK CLEARANCE TO WIN THE FIRST FRAME. DINO HANDROS VS JOHN CHETCUTI ON
TABLE TWO SECOND UP WAS ALSO A GOOD HARD MATCH WITH JOHN WINNING THE FIRST GAME
ON THE BLACK, BUT DINO WAS JUST TWO STRONG WINNING THE NEXT TWO GAMES TO WIN
2-1, SO A WIN TO YARRAVILLE 8-4 ON THE NIGHT
SAMUEL FILIADIS VS
MICHEAL LANG ON TABLE ONE FIRST UP WITH SAMUEL PROVING TOO STRONG FOR MICHEAL
WINNING 3-0 WITH BREAKS OF 27 AND 26, ANTHONY QUATTRONE VS ABI NEWMAN ON TABLE
TWO FIRST UP WITH ANTHONY POTTING A 35 CLEARANCE TO WIN THE FIRST FRAME ALSO A
CLOSE GAME IN THE SECOND WITH ANTHONY POTTING THE BLACK TO WIN 2-1 BUT TO ABIS
CREDIT HE HUNG IN TO WIN THE LAST FRAME. KINGS TURNED 5-1 UP.
PAUL THOMERSON VS DAVID
SPIEGEL SECOND UP ON TABLE ONE PAUL WAS JUST TO GOOD FOR DAVID WHO WAS WELL OFF
HIS GAME ON THE NIGHT SCORING 39 POINTS FOR HIS 3 FRAMES WITH PAUL WINNING 3-0.
DINO HANDROS VS HAIM ROZANSKI SECOND UP ON TABLE TWO WITH ALL 3 FRAMES COMING
DOWN TO THE COLOURS WITH DINO TO POLISHED IN THE FINISH WINNING ALL THREE GAMES
TO HIS CREDIT WINNING 3-0. KINGS WON 11-1 ON THE NIGHT.
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