Buderim Billiards and Snooker Club

27/10/2025

The final of the Neville Brockett Handicap snooker tournament for 2025 was played between Ross Wilton and Darian Ward. The best of 5 frames decider did not go the distance, with Ross getting the upper hand and winning with a 3:1 result. The first frame was a very tight tussle with Darian coming from behind to achieve a re-spotted black ball, but then Ross potted the penultimate black for the win....

The final of the Neville Brockett Handicap snooker tournament for 2025 was played between Ross Wilton and Darian Ward. The best of 5 frames decider did not go the distance, with Ross getting the upper hand and winning with a 3:1 result. The first frame was a very tight tussle with Darian coming from...

01/08/2025

The Gavin Baynham B Grade Snooker Championship for 2025 was finalised on 26 July. This match was between Kale Grabish and Bob Grasso and played as a best of 3 frames competition. It was a tight contest until the final stages in first two frames. Bob, just returning from holidays was clearly lacking some of his usual match and potting practice....

22/07/2025

The Mike Naray Memorial Billiards Handicap Final was played last Sunday 20th July 2025. The winner was decided via a Round Robin contest between the semi-finalists consisting of Matt Holt, Peter Gilks, Errol Aristodemou and Jeff Pickering. Their handicaps made for close matches, with Errol and Jeff scoring 2 wins each while Peter and Matt had one win each. Jeff and Errol then played a final match to determine the winner with Jeff being fortunate to come out on top with a score of 104 points to 95.

22/07/2025

The final of the Club's A Grade Club Snooker competition is for the Chadwick Shield. It was played on Sat 19 July 2025 as a best of 7 frames competition between Darrin van Duin and Ryan Carney. As both players having previously won numerous titles, a cracker-jack final was a certainty. The First frame was relatively level play, with both players trying not to give anything away....

22/07/2025

The final of the BB&SC Intermediate Snooker was held on Sat. 19 July, played as a best of 5 frames competition between Steve Westby and Judith Swanson. The match wasn’t quite as one sided as result might suggest. Steve put a lot of emphasis on playing safe while scoring the big points and won both the first and second frames....

02/06/2025

In the Final, played on May 30th, we had two contenders who had already won various trophies in the past, suggesting this would be a tight contest for the Crosby Shield Handicap Snooker competition. Ian Thomas had a 24 points head start on last year's winner, Ryan Cairney going into the two consecutive frames match. As is quite common for finals, the match began somewhat slowly with no pots, while both players carefully tried to not give anything away....

In the Final, played on May 30th, we had two contenders who had already won various trophies in the past, suggesting this would be a tight contest for the Crosby Shield Handicap Snooker competition. Ian Thomas had a 24 points head start on last year’s winner, Ryan Cairney going into the two consec...

01/06/2025

The B Grade Billiards competition was played earlier this year, and a healthy number of nominations were received. The competition format is single 45-minute matches, with the player scoring the most points progressing to the next round. Sadly, John Berry (Defending champion) passed away unexpectedly in 2024. Bob Grasso, the 2024 runner up provided some wonderful reflections on playing with John, who was deeply missed this year....

The B Grade Billiards competition was played earlier this year, and a healthy number of nominations were received. The competition format is single 45-minute matches, with the player scoring the most points progressing to the next round. Sadly, John Berry (Defending champion) passed away unexpectedl...

31/05/2025

This year a round robin format was trialed for the A Grade Billiards Open (Presidents Shield – Billiards). The competition was played one morning on a weekend and provided the opportunity for all participants to play each other. All participants enjoyed the morning playing 30-minute matches and the interactive format was embraced as an approach recommended for future competitions....

This year a round robin format was trialed for the A Grade Billiards Open (Presidents Shield – Billiards). The competition was played one morning on a weekend and provided the opportunity for all participants to play each other. All participants enjoyed the morning playing 30-minute matches and th...

30/05/2025

The Intermediate grade Billiards, the D. Cleaver Shield, has been played for 2025. The format being single 60-minute matches. Unfortunately, Ian Thomas (runner-up in 2024) was unable to compete this year. However, Peter Taylor the defending champion from 2024 had a strong first round win scoring 129 points against Andy Herbel. Then a tight tussle with Ray Batchelor to secure a finals showdown for the second year in a row....

The Intermediate grade Billiards, the D. Cleaver Shield, has been played for 2025. The format being single 60-minute matches. Unfortunately, Ian Thomas (runner-up in 2024) was unable to compete this year. However, Peter Taylor the defending champion from 2024 had a strong first round win scoring 129...

10/05/2025

The Brian & Keith Bowser Handicap Doubles final was held on Friday afternoon 21 March between Norb Stampfer & Roland Glouche and Andy Ward & Anthony Orton. Norb and Roland received 15 points start per frame after handicapping calculations. Whilst both pairings made steady progress with some excellent play to make the final, these final frames were close and could have gone either way....

The Brian & Keith Bowser Handicap Doubles final was held on Friday afternoon 21 March between Norb Stampfer & Roland Glouche and Andy Ward & Anthony Orton. Norb and Roland received 15 points start per frame after handicapping calculations. Whilst both pairings made steady progress with some excellen...

31/12/2024

As the year comes to an end maybe it’s a time to reflect on the past 12 months and look forward to the coming year.

Best wishes to all our members and friends, we hope 2025 will be a great year for all.

21/11/2024

The last BB & SC Handicap Snooker competition for the year was well subscribed, with a health field of 25 players signing up. There were some epic matches in the early rounds. A special mention to Judith Swanson who had to give Joe Keily a start of 51 points in each frame and managed to come away with the win. Legend has it that the match took over 3 and a half hours....

The last BB & SC Handicap Snooker competition for the year was well subscribed, with a health field of 25 players signing up. There were some epic matches in the early rounds. A special mention to Judith Swanson who had to give Joe Keily a start of 51 points in each frame and managed to […]