Nr 1 Pub Pool Team

Presentation Night 19 Sept

2008-09-20T02:39:00.000-07:00

I was away having a weeks break in Krabi & Phi Phi Islands and so could not attend the presentation night but Ron Tyre tells me that it was a good night. Inter Bar were the winners for 2008 with Blue Sky and Oasis the runners-up. Apparently there will be a meeting soon to discuss the next competition.

2008-08-30T02:29:00.000-07:00

Sorry, I have missed a few reports on games, my only excuse is a lack of interest due to the fact that the bar is pulling out of the league next season. Could be a good time to take a break from Friday night pool. The current League is drawing to a close with only one game remaining, the games I failed to report on were all losses so I am afraid that the lack of interest is contagious. Having said that, I feel personally that the team did well in the top division to remain in the middle order throughout the competition and until the end even after suffering the loss of our two best players mid season. Well done all concerned.

Away v Oasis Fri 1 Aug

2008-08-02T19:03:00.000-07:00

Well, not a bad result against the second top team in the league, it was always going to be a struggle and just one mistake and the game is over. We finished the singles down 4/2 and dragged it back in the doubles to a 5/4 loss. It could have been worse with one of our new players failing to nominate an obvious pot black in the last game of doubles but Oasis showed good sportsmanship and allowed the slip. Also one of our players failed to show again this week and luckily Shane was able to help us out as he did last week. I didnt get a report on the Bistro game as Kim was off sick but I believe the result was also a 5/4 loss. The bad news for both teams is that Nr 1 Pub will not be entering the league in the future.

Home v Inter Bar & Blue Sky Bar

2008-07-26T18:51:00.000-07:00

Nr 1 Pub had to face up against the top team in the league Inter Bar at home and we were not off to a good start with one of our team advising us he could not make it and another just failing to show up leaving us one short. But the show must go on and we grabbed a visitor Shane to play for us. We lost the first two games of singles but came back in the second two to draw even but that was the extent of our brave effort, we lost all the remaining games in singles and doubles going down 7/2. More often than not it only takes one silly mistake at this level to be the difference between a win and a loss and there were some silly mistakes made on this night. Better luck next week against Oasis.

Nr 1 Bistro were also at home to Blue Sky and it must have been one of those nights as their games went along a similar vein drawing even in the singles but then going down 6/3. It seems that the Bistro is at home again next week against Ralph Fitch Bar. Good Luck.

League Cup 22 July

2008-07-22T21:24:00.000-07:00

Nr 1 Bistro played a rescheduled League Cup match at the Local. Unfortunately due to lack of interest in the League Cup Kim was left with only half a team. Still even with stand-ins most of the games went to the black ball but the Bistro were definately outplayed on the night and went down 7/2 and good luck to the other team. Bistro went home happy with their effort and glad to be out of the League Cup. Roll on friday night.

11 July v Chiangers Bangers & Friends Bar

2008-07-11T21:24:00.000-07:00

Nr 1 Pub were away to Chiangers & Bangers and their new beefed up team sent us a wake-up call when they had us down 2/0 in the singles. We fought back to make it 4/2 in our favour but again in the doubles they had us down 2/0 which was a big shock considering they are sitting in 10th spot in Division 1. A good last game gave us a win 5/4 but it was one of the toughest games we have had this season. Bistro were also away to Friends Bar and had a bit of an unlucky start and were down and out 5/1 in the singles but as they have done over the past three weeks they came back to win all three doubles games and give a respectable result even if a loss at 4/5. Bistro should be at home next week in the second round of the League Cup - Good Luck.

Home v The Local & Happy Bar 4th July

2008-07-04T22:35:00.000-07:00

You could say that during the 4th July celebrations Nr 1 Pub team shot itself in the foot. The other team didn't so much as win but rather we let them do so. Yes too many silly little mistakes but I guess it was just one of those nights. We were down 2/0 fought back to 2/2 and finished the singles down 4/2. It didnt take long for them to secure the win with us going down in the first game of doubles and finishing the night with a loss 6/3. Better luck next week and a big Welcome to Tom who joined the team on this inglorious occasion.

The Bistro though had plenty of reason to celebrate coming back from being down 4/0 to Happy Bar in the singles and not loosing another game to achieve a miraculous escape and win 5/4. In the end it was down to some fantastic snooker escapes and snooker shots by Joy. Well done team.

Friday 27th June

2008-06-27T21:46:00.000-07:00

Nr 1 Pub were away at The Wall and with Steve away sick it was necessary to call on one of our back-up players and this time it was Joy. We started off very well in the singles being up 5/0 and just missing out on the last game to make it 5/1, good enough to win the game but then let our guard down a little in the doubles. We won the first game of doubles but lost the next two leaving the final score 6/3 and a good win.

Nr 1 Bistro were away at Oasis Bar against TT. The team also had players away and had to call on spares Kim & Scott to make a team. Apparently a very close game with the score 3/3 after the singles and the final score being 5/4 for another win. John was particularly excited about winning both his games for the first time.

Both teams are at Home next week for a 4th of July celebration with the Pub playing the Local and the Bistro playing Happy Bar. Good Luck all concerned.

2008-06-20T20:34:00.000-07:00

After an initial mix-up as to where we were playing and a ride around town for 6 of us on Ron's Buffalo cart, getting cheers from all the girls at the bars and from the tourists in Anusan Market, we came back to Nr 1 Pub to play Rock Hard at home. Nr 1 Pub was really alive with both teams playing at home and the cheer squads in both bars screaming at full pitch. Rock Hard were in fine form on the night and were leading 4/2 in the singles after Ann let her nerves get the better of her and followed the black in on what should have been a certain win. But we have all done it or something similar, Right ? So we were behind going into the doubles but the team pulled together and we were 4/4 going into the last game which once again came down to the very last ball. A very tense and exciting competition with all games close as usual but Rock Hard took the win on the night and we went down 4/5. Better luck next week team as we go into the second half of the competition, that's right folks we have to do it all over again but different.

Nr 1 Bistro played Chiangers and Bangers at home and had it won by the second doubles game. Also a very exciting night with plenty of cheering from the girls. Final result was a win 5/4. Well done all.

Friday 13 June

2008-06-13T19:53:00.000-07:00

Nr 1 Pub suffered the loss of two of their best players but the team held firm and with two new members Steve and Anne went away to Enjoy Place to do battle with the second top team. On a table that can only be described as tough, uneven and with tight pockets it was a challenge to say the least. It was a long night as every game went to the last ball and with evenly matched players tactics came to the fore. 3/3 after the singles and with one game each in the doubles it came down to Daz & Anne in the last game of doubles and the pressure was showing when both teams missed set-ups on the black ball, but Daz & Anne held their nerve and we finished the close fought battle victorious - result 5/4.

Nr 1 Bistro had a good game at home against Lazy Moon. Some controversy in the game when one of the opposition players touched the ball and a foul was called. If you are going to indicate a ball to hit to your partner you cannot touch the ball, even if your clothing or hair touch the ball it is a foul shot. Apparently the game was already won at that stage anyway and it was a good overall result to Nr 1 Bistro 6/3.

Fri 6 Jun v Half Moon

2008-06-07T21:22:00.000-07:00

Back to the normal league after a week of league cup. Number one pub were at home against half moon. As expected and as usual it was a tough assignment even with home table advantage. Snooker seems to play a big part in Half Moons tactics and it worked for them in some cases tonight. We were down 4/2 in the singles but only after a tough fight over the black ball. Loui & Fern brought us back in the first game of the doubles and we still had a chance. Unfortunately though we lost the next two doubles games to go down 6/3. Number one Bistro were away to Em&Em but also went down 6/3. Better luck next week everyone.

League Cup 1st round.

2008-06-01T02:09:00.000-07:00

It was necessary for us to play a preliminary round for the Cup against Lazy Moon at Half Moon on Thurs 28 May. As this is a knockout comp the result of this round would give us a game on Friday night or not. Nr 1 Pub defeated Lazy Moon 6/3 and so we went on to play against Oasis Bar at Oasis (Unfortunate draw that both our games were away). Unfortunately for us the majority of the team were a bit below their best on the night and we went down to a strong Oasis team 6/3

23 May @ Blue Sky Bar

2008-05-23T20:57:00.000-07:00

Have I said this before, "They are all tough games in Division One", well it's worth repeating. Almost every game goes down to the last ball and more often than not in the singles the score ends up 3/3 and last night at Blue Sky Bar was no different. Unfortunately for us the doubles did not go our way with the score being 0/3 resulting in a loss to Nr 1 Pub 3/6. Next Thursday 29 May we play the 1st round of the League Cup against Lazy Moon Ladies at Half Moon with no game on Friday 30 May. The bad news is that the comp is not going to get any easier with our next game on 6 June at home against Half Moon. In Division 2 game Nr 1 Bistro at home were down 4/2 after the singles but made a brilliant come back to win 5/4.

21 May home v Oasis

2008-05-21T17:22:00.000-07:00

Well, the delaying and rescheduling of this game in the end did not save them from defeat. As expected it was a tough game against last years champions. After the singles it was 3/3 but it was all over after the second game of doubles with the final score being 5/4. That should put us in the number 3 position on the ladder - Well done team.

Next week we have to play a knockout game against Lazy Moon Ladies at Half Moon on Thursday 29th May.

Fri 9th May Away v Inter & Blue Sky

2008-05-09T21:11:00.000-07:00

The Number 1 Pub played Inter Bar who were in shock when Ron broke in the first game of the night and sunk the black ball to win the game with one shot. Next up was Daz who dazzled them with an easy win by 5 balls next up was Fern which needs no further comment and Loui also won to have us up 4/2 in the singles. The team then went on to take the doubles 2/1 making it an overall win of 6/3. Number 1 Bistro had a tough match against Blue Sky who Kim has tipped to win the overall competition this year. The Bistro went down 7/2 but Kim has the team working on their doubles play hoping for better communication between team players. Well done everyone and lets keep working to get Number 1 in Number 1.

Home v ChiangersBangers & Friends Bar

2008-05-02T21:58:00.000-07:00

Home games are always popular as was the case this week with plenty of players and all in good form. Div One played Chiangers and Bangers and at start time only one opposition player was present to write the team up on the board but we finally got away, albeit late. Apparently they are having problems organising their teams with their second team forfieting. A big Welcome to Daz joining the team and winning both his games. I guess coming late left the Chiangers team a little disorganised and it showed in their play going down 5/1 in the singles and no better in the doubles with the final result being a 7/2 win to Nr 1 Pub. Div Two played a tactical game against Friends Bar and it looked like it was working being 3/3 in the singles and taking two of the doubles games for a win 5/4 to Nr 1 Bistro. A Happy result all round.

A word of advise to all players in the teams, if you can't make it to play or if you are going to be late for the game, you must call the team captains Kim or Garry otherwise it will be assumed that you are not playing and as per the rules of the competition, once the names are on the board they cannot be changed.

2008-04-25T21:23:00.000-07:00

Nr 1 Pub team fought a tough battle at The Local winning the singles 4/2 but then unbelievably went down 3/0 in the doubles to lose the match 5/4. I must say that a couple of silly mistakes were made and a very unlucky sinking of an opponents ball along with the black were all it took to cause our defeat, but that is how it goes in this tough competition.

The Bistro had a similar defeat at Happy Bar losing the match 5/4.

2008 season starter

2008-04-18T21:40:00.000-07:00

Well the competition is off to a flying start. Plenty of discussion about the foul rule resulting in a free table but the competition carried on and you can be assured that all the games will be tough. Division One were defeated 7/2 but most of the games went to the last ball and it showed that any loss of concentration by a player resulted in a loss or a bit of luck for a player resulted in a win. The new Bistro team in Division Two had a win 5/4 and once again players who were expected to win apparently lost but it looks like we do have a couple of good teams with prospects looking good for the 2008 season. The two teams will sort themselves out over the coming weeks but you can be sure there will be no easy games this season so keep the concentration going and good luck one and all.

New Competition begins 18 April

2008-03-21T19:04:00.000-07:00

The meeting held at Tiger Bar was well attended and many changes were introduced into the competition. There will be 19 teams in the upcoming comp necessitating a bi for all teams during the round. The league will be split into two divisions with ten in the top division and 9 in the bottom division and three teams up for elevation/relegation. The new entry fee for each team is Baht500. A player is only allowed to change teams once in a season the only exception being if a bar closes down then you are free to change teams. The new start time is 0830 when at least one opposing team member must be present to write team on the board and break the balls for the first game, any team member not present when it is his turn to play forfeits. The new competion will commence after Songkran on 18th April. There are some changes to the rules in the break, on a foul and ball off the table being placed near the black spot and not in the pocket but I will leave those to be defined by the committee. There will also be a list promulgated which will give a contact number for each bar and team captain.

Nr1 Pub Presentation

2008-03-17T01:57:00.000-07:00

At the end of a good years competition prizes were presented on behalf of Joy and Fred to the winners of the in-house competition. With both Loui and Fern ending up on equal points (55) and Loui having the highest percentage (61.5%) of singles wins and Fern having the highest percentage (70%) of doubles wins there was no doubt as to who won. Well done Loui and Fern.
It is also worth mentioning that Dee who moved to Bangkok 2/3 of the way into the season ended up with the second highest percentage (60%) of singles wins. Ron and Garry were next in line with 48% in singles and 50% in doubles followed by Kim who withdrew before the end of the season. Our stand by players also contributed well with Joy winning 50% singles and 72% doubles and Cedric winning 43% singles and 86% of his doubles. As captain I congratulate each and every one of you and thank you for a great season where we elevated ourselves from 10th last year to 6th this year. I hope to see you all again next year where we intend to improve our position once more ..... onward and upward.

Meeting for next season comp

2008-03-14T21:35:00.001-07:00

There will be a meeting held at Tiger Bar 0830 Friday 21 March 08 to determine the format/rules for the upcoming season. Topics up for discussion include League format (two divisions?), Starting time (8:30pm), team rules and playing rules (world eight ball rules?), Start date (before or after Songkran?), Entry Fees etc. Please attend and make your opinions count towards a better competition for all.

End of Season

2008-03-14T00:33:00.000-07:00

With all games completed there will be a presentation at the Oasis Bar for the winning teams on Friday 14 March ... all welcome. Saturday night at Nr 1 Pub will be a gathering of the team and a meet and greet the all new second team for next season. Fred & Joy are also opening their kitchen just to try out some hamburgers and such like on us. So everbody come along and support your teams. See you there.

Wed 27 Feb v The Wall

2008-02-28T04:06:00.000-08:00

After much confusion in turning up for our rescheduled game Monday only to find that it had been rescheduled for Wednesday unbeknown to most of the team. Anyway we turned up again at the Wall to find their team in fine form. Close games (black ball) again but that is to be expected, but the luck did not run our way this time and we were down 5/1 in the singles with just a mini fight back in the doubles to have a loss and final score of 6/3. The interesting part of the game was when father and son, Joe & Loue, were drawn to play each other in the singles and the doubles. Father Joe struck the first blow with a win in the singles but Loui came back in the doubles to even the score at 1 all. We are scheduled to play Blue Sky Garden at home next Monday 3 March so see you there for our last game of the season.

Fri 22 Feb

2008-02-22T20:41:00.000-08:00

All games postponed due to elections. This apparently will apply for next week as well. Games will be rescheduled between individual teams.

Home v Rockhard

2008-02-15T20:07:00.000-08:00

The opposition failed to show up on time and consequently forfeited the match. No phone calls left us no option but to call Shaun at 9pm who agreed that the team should forfeit. Two of their players turned up at 9.05 and their captain turned up at 9.35 to complain that he was busy cooking???? The rules are that you turn up at 9.45 to be ready to play at 9pm. Result - 9/0 win to Number 1 Pub.

Kims Birthday

2008-02-10T21:35:00.000-08:00

Kim celebrated his birthday at Nr 1 Bistro. All the food, and there was plenty of it, was set up in the upstairs area and it was all delicious. Plenty of friends enjoyed the night and each others company. Happy Birthday Kim and thanks.

Away v Tiger Bar 8 Feb

2008-02-08T22:52:00.000-08:00

We started out in fine fashion winning the first four games straight and then Tiger Bar fought back to win the next two games. Still a tough ask for the opposition to win all the doubles but then we had done it before and so were still not confident of an outright win. No need to worry though as we took out the first two doubles games and the last game was a close finish with both on the black. The Final result was 6/3. Next week at home against Rock Hard.

Away v Heavens Beach 1 Feb

2008-02-02T22:46:00.000-08:00

A day out on the beach turned out to be successful but with a bit of a slow start. Of course the usual sand between the toes, on the table and loud band all helped. Although they were all close games things were looking pretty grim with Fern being the only winner for us in the first five games. The pressure was on, we had to win the last singles and all the doubles. Not a problem, Garry won the last singles game with a great shot to put the black away. Loui and Fern had a lucky escape when the other side missed the black and Fern put it away. Ron and Cedric did a good job in their game coming from behind. Now the real pressure was on at 4 all with Gary and Ric stepping up with Ric only just back from Australia and a little out of practice, but they held their own all through the game and it all came down to Ric on the black who held his nerve and sank it to give us a good win at 5/4. Roll on next week.

Home v Half Moon 25 Jan

2008-01-27T19:18:00.000-08:00

Once again it was all close games most going to the black ball and that is what we now expect from this competition. All good players and a little bit of luck can swing the game one way or the other. Unfortunately for us we ended up down 5/1 after the singles with Joy being the only winner of the singles games. Not much better in the doubles with only one win there also. So a poor result against one of the top teams at home. Better luck next week away at Heavens beach.

Away v Enjoy Bar 18 Jan

2008-01-20T20:57:00.000-08:00

Well it was nice to return from Australia and witness a win. All played well and the game was won in the singles with the first five players up winning. With only one loss in the singles and one loss in the doubles the final result was 7/2. I was still suffering jet-lag and unable to play this week but I am looking forward to getting back into it next week. Well done team.

Farewell and Thank You to Dee who has now departed for Bangkok having played his last game last week, your contribution to the team effort has been much appreciated. Good Luck to you and your family.

Home v December Bar 11 Jan

2008-01-11T13:47:00.000-08:00

Finally back on the road to success, just a slight hic cup along the way with a few losses in a row. But now we are in the final straight and its time to bring this baby home, lets go team. Close in the singles (3/3) with our boys failing to nail the black but hey, praise is due as for the second week in a row we won all the doubles giving us a 6/3 win. Well done team and keep it up.

Away v C&Bangers 4 Jan

2008-01-07T14:13:00.000-08:00

"Bugger!" ...... Yep, another loss, but with four singles games going to the black ball and winning all the doubles matches, you have to consider that the match was close. Perhaps just a loss of concentration on our part. Better luck next week team.

Home v Blue Sky Bar 21 Dec

2007-12-21T22:41:00.000-08:00

A hiding to nothing, yep a 9/0 loss, looks like Blue Sky Bar will be the team to beat this year. Most games were decided on the black ball but unfortunately not in our favour. Not much we can say except better luck next week team.

Away v The Local

2007-12-20T15:05:00.000-08:00

In a rescheduled event due to the election and bars being closed on Friday The Local proved to be just too good. Dee was a little unlucky to follow the black into the hole, and Fern had plenty of chances at the black but it was not to be. Loui was the best player on the night apparently with a deserved win in singles and a shared win with Fern in doubles and Kim was the only other winner in singles. Better luck next week team.

Home v Oasis 7 Dec

2007-12-07T22:07:00.000-08:00

Some times you can be lucky and sometimes unlucky. Last night was one of those nights where the opposition had all the luck and quite a bit of skill as well. But we all finished the night in a happy mood despite the 7/2 loss.

Inter Bar away Nov 30

2007-12-01T00:08:00.000-08:00

We reversed the first round result at Inter Bar, last time we lost the first 5 singles games and ended up with a 4/5 loss at home, this time we won the first three singles games and came away with a 5/4 win, although we could be hearing impaired after the loud music throughout the game. Well done team. Dee, according to the bar staff, drank the bar dry having 13 beers.

2007-11-23T21:15:00.000-08:00

Well Happy Bar have been and we have sent them home not so happy. With Joi and Fred back from Belgium and Kim away in Bangkok, Joi stepped up to the plate and won both her singles and doubles as did all our regulars except Ron and Garry who both had a bad night. Ah well it has to happen to us all now and again. A good win though considering at 6/3 and Dee is cock a hoop to be leading in the team points competition but there is still a long way to go. Keep up the good work team.

Away v Good Friends 16 Nov

2007-11-16T19:22:00.000-08:00

A better start than last week and a far better result at the end of the night. We had it won in the singles 5/1 but the highlight was the first game of doubles Fern did it again, sunk the black on the break, unbelievable. Final result was 7/2, well done team.

Home v Em&Em 9 Nov

2007-11-09T20:19:00.000-08:00

Well we have turned the corner and played the first game of the second round. At this stage I must say that we have done pretty well considering that we have as many points at the half-way stage as we had at the finish of last years competition. Even though we beat this team in the first round it was noted that their were only two of the original team still playing with four unknown replacements who all turned out to be pretty good. It was not a good start to the second round though with Dee being 7 balled in our first game things looked ominous. Ron and Loui saved our bacon with wins and at the end of the singles we still had a chance at 4/2. However, we lost the first two games of doubles with only Kim and Fern coming up with a win to make the final score 6/3. Better luck next week team.

Home v Chokdee 2 Nov

2007-11-03T01:22:00.000-07:00

Well we did stumble and fall but we made it a win if only just 5/4. A win is a win and we will take it gratefully. Dee started us off nicely then Loui & Ron had a fall, Garry & Fern picked us up again and Ced was unlucky to lose his singles to leave us 3/3. No troubles in the doubles we won the first two to secure the win but Dee and Loui stumbled at the last hurdle to make it 5/4.

Away v Blue Sky 26 Oct

2007-10-27T21:12:00.000-07:00

The team did extremely well under adverse conditions with two players out with the flue (Garry & Kim) so just a word from the wise, get your flu shots early, this one is a killer. Anyway our stand ins Cedric and Joi both stepped up to the mark and we had it won in the singles 5/1 and only lost one doubles game giving us another good win at 7/2.... Onward and Upward, we should be 5th on the ladder now.

Home v The Wall Oct 19

2007-10-19T21:03:00.000-07:00

Absolutely bloody fantastic. About time we showed our true form and lets hope there is more to come. Unfortunate that a double to sink the black turned into a triple to be the one loss that stopped what could have been a clean sweep. Well done team. Joi has suggested that the team might consider wearing the yellow shirts for away games and white shirts for home games ??

Away v Rock Hard 12 Oct

2007-10-13T01:28:00.000-07:00

We are on a winning streak. A hard fought battle saw us 3/3 in the singles with Fern a little unlucky to sink the white along with the black ball in her game. The doubles were all close and we were happy to come away winning 2/1 making it another 5/4 finish and a win for us.

Home v Tiger Bar 5 Oct

2007-10-06T20:17:00.000-07:00

We secured a win to break our loosing streak so now lets go onwards and upwards. We won the singles 5/1 with some very close matches, but didnt look too good when it came to doubles going down in the first two games and it took Loui & Fern to stop the rot with a win in the last. So a 6/3 win looks a bit better than our previous run of 5/4 losses. Lets keep it up team.

Home v Heavens Bch 28 Sept

2007-09-28T19:09:00.000-07:00

Another 4/5 loss, can you believe it .... we better be careful or we will forget how to win. All close games again, but then most of the teams are fairly equal these days, it usually comes down to the last ball. We were down 4/2 in the singles, just a little unlucky in some cases and just a rush of blood in others. We had to win all the doubles but it was not to be when we went down in the first game but, fought back bravely to win the next two with an especially good or lucky shot by yours truely in the last when snookered on the black, two cushions and pot the black ... easy, and the crowd were all on their feet ... it felt good. But, sadly, another loss and we had better do something about our slide down the ladder and bring it to a halt next week.

Away v Half Moon 21 Sept

2007-09-21T21:43:00.000-07:00

Well, we held the top team game for game until the very end. So we can hold our heads high and win every game from here on in the competition. Not a bad result, but oh what could have been. Yes, every game was close, 3/3 in the singles and down to the last game in doubles, but in the end it was a 4/5 loss. We will do better next time.

Player Points Competition

2007-09-21T00:53:00.000-07:00

Over the past ten weeks of competition I have been running a points table for the regular players in the team. You get 2 points for a singles win and 1 point for a doubles win. It is interesting to note that all the regulars have won 5 out of 10 doubles games regardless of partner. To be fair to Loui who joined us late and virtually took over from Karl I have allocated Karls points to Loui. Ron & Garry are leading the comp with 19 points a piece the rest are 4 points behind and seperated by 1 point, very close since both Kim and Fern have both missed a night each.

Home v Enjoy Place 14 Sept

2007-09-14T23:31:00.000-07:00

We started well with a good win to Garry followed by a win to Ron using the three foul rule. Talk about a controversial rule, the "three fouls loss of game rule" came into play three times on the night and created some bad feeling on the oppositions behalf but it inspired them to retaliate by using the rule to win two of their games. I guess that made them feel a little better, but I think the rule only encourages players to play for the snooker/foul. I would like to see this rule ditched next season, so make your feelings known to those who run the competition. The singles ended up 3/3 and once again we were left to fight it out in the doubles. Unfortunately we lost the first two and Joi and Dee won the last to finish the game with a controversial loss 4/5. Better luck next week against half moon.

Away v December Bar

2007-09-08T19:27:00.000-07:00

Well things were looking grim at December Bar down 4/0 until Garry stopped the rot with a win and Fern followed suit to make it 4/2 in the singles. To be fair to our guys all the games were close as usual and Dec Bar played really well. We had to win all the doubles and Loui and Fern started us off in fine style with a win, Garry & Ron were really unlucky when the other side missed potting the black but the ball did the impossible and doubled back into the same hole for a win for them. Dee and Kim finished up with a win to make the final score 5/4 to December Bar. It is interesting to note that our only losses to date have been 5/4 ... just one game ... We will do better.

Home v Chiangers and Bangers

2007-09-01T20:42:00.000-07:00

Another close one folks, and I must say a very hard fought win. The new improved C& B team fought tooth and nail all the way with just about all games going to a black ball game. Ron was very unlucky to lose to undoubtedly their best player but wins to Loui, Dee and Garry put us level 3/3 at the end of the singles. First game of doubles was close but a loss to us meant that we had to win the remaining two games for a win. Kim and Dee did a great job at leveling us up at 4/4 and Ron & Garry put the nail in their coffin to secure a 5/4 win. An all round great effort appreciated by both teams. By the way Jack says that C&B are having a big day for the final of the Aussie Footy last week in September and also not to forget the Melbourne Cup Day in November for a bit of Aussie Culture.

Blue Sky away

2007-08-24T23:01:00.000-07:00

A win for my birthday, very nice thank you team. OK, so it was only 5/4 (again) but I must accept responsibility for that, fancy missing a sitter in the doubles, can only blame it on the grog. Would like to welcome Loui to the team, being the new guy we put him up first to test his mettle and he came up trumps with a good win, well done Loui.

Home v The Local

2007-08-17T21:54:00.000-07:00

Another 5/4 win but a welcome win anyway, but knowing that The Local have not won a game this season doesn't make the narrow win feel any better. We were unlucky (again) with the white and the black going in the wrong holes at the wrong time on a couple of games but no excuses, we have to do better. Karl started us off in fine style with a seven baller and for a moment Ron looked like he was going to do the same in the second game, but then we lost two in a row before Dee and Fern came to the rescue and the singles finished with us 4/2 up. Needless to say we only won one doubles game, Garry and Ron scraped us home for the 5/4 win. Well done team but we will do better next week.

Oasis away 10 Aug

2007-08-10T21:18:00.000-07:00

A trip away to Oasis Bar did not prove as successful as we would have liked. Ron started us off well, with a win in the first game, but we went down in the next three until Karl stopped the rot in his first appearance in the singles. Then Fern was unlucky to get beat in the last game which put us on the ropes having to win all three doubles again. Unfortunately we fell at the first hurdle but came back to win the last two leaving us with a 4/5 loss. Oasis are a good team but so are we and sometimes it just comes down to the break of the balls. We will do better next game although it is a tough ask against the Local.

Home v Inter Bar 3 August

2007-08-03T23:27:00.000-07:00

A game that we always knew would be tough against the top team from last tournament but we were determined. Fern was unlucky to be beaten in the first game and Inter Bar showed us their skills in the next four as well. Down five to nothing in the singles, a courageous comeback was begun by Song in the last game of singles, which had everyone in the bar screaming for Nr1. After this the team rallied and the doubles, which had been our weak point in past weeks, ended up being our saviour with a miraculous three to nothing making an overall loss 4/5 but a result after a slow start that we were more than happy to walk away with. Well done team.

Happy Bar 27 July

2007-07-27T20:56:00.000-07:00

Well done team, it certainly takes the pressure off when we win the first five games straight, lets keep it up. Fern was unlucky in her singles game with the white coming off the black and into the pocket. We did a little better in the doubles this time with only Ron and Garry going down. The score should maintain our position near the top of the ladder so keep it up team.

Good Friends at Home

2007-07-20T19:24:00.000-07:00

The good luck or good form continues with the team winning the match in singles alone coming in with 5 games to 1. The one unfortunate loss was to Karl who has returned for a brief visit, welcome back Karl. Ric has also returned for a brief visit but being unable to get a game has defected to play for Tiger Bar. Back to the game, having won the match we let our guard slip a little in the doubles losing 2/1, Kim and Song were the winners there. Well done team, we are sitting pretty well on the ladder at the moment lets hope we can continue in an upward trend.

Em & Em Bar 13 July

2007-07-13T20:52:00.000-07:00

Well done team, a great start to the season with a 7/2 win away. Not much else to say about the matches actually, Dee never quite got into the swing of it in the first game but after that we never looked back. Song returned from Korea to take Joi's place in the team so welcome back Song. I will be keeping a record of each players win/loss ratio this season and perhaps we will have a little party/presentation at the end of the season. So, just remember they all count.

Pre Season Practice v Tiger Bar away

2007-07-07T00:55:00.000-07:00

Nothing like a warm up game before the season starts next week on Friday 13th.

A great night at Tiger Bar and a great start to the season for them, new to the competition and they made a miraculous recovery from being 4-0 down in the singles to winning the next five games straight. Darren, Ron, Garry & Kim won their singles for Nr 1 Pub but then Les Harvey for Tiger Bar began the fight back and they won their remaining singles and all the doubles matches. Well done Tiger Bar. Bad Luck Nr 1, perhaps we relaxed a little too much after being in front or our rotation of players just did not work but we had fun and it was only a practice game, the real thing starts next week.

2007-07-03T01:51:00.000-07:00

It looks like there will be practice games on at Nr 1 pub (wed 4th) and Tiger Bar (Friday 6th)
before the competition gets underway on Friday 13th. Hope to see you all there.

Prize night Friday 22 June

2007-06-21T02:57:00.000-07:00

Trophies were presented to the winning teams at the overall winners home 'Inter Bar' this Friday. Prior to going to Inter Bar Joi presented the Nr 1 team with their new shirts for next season and bought the drinks in appreciation of her teams efforts. All then climbed aboard Rons bike to arrive at Inter bar in style. The Trophies were awarded for 1st Inter Bar, 2nd Blue Sky and 3rd Half Moon. Ron then serenaded all with his version of 'House of the Rising Sun' and 'Take me Home', which we then did. Back to Nr 1 but we had all too much to drink. It is rumoured that Inter Bar will not be in the competition next season. Tiger Bar is the new team to enter the competition. The new competition will commence on the 13th July. Joi has also elected me, Garry, as team captain so I will need to get all your contact numbers.

December Bar Away

2007-06-15T20:40:00.000-07:00

Well thats it folks the season is over for at least two weeks and some of us will be glad for the break. We thought no one was going to turn up at December Bar for the last game but it seems that they are just late starters but for a team that has struggled to make up the numbers all season they are doing extremely well to be at nr 6. It would have been a feather in our cap if we had been able to beat them and perhaps move up to spot nr 10 but in the end they were just too good for us. Yes we made a couple of mistakes and had a bit of bad luck but in the end even though all the games were extremely close they won. It went game for game in the singles but they were too good in the doubles and the final score was 6/3. Well done team on a good season but we will do better next time. NUMBER ONE NUMBER ONE NUMBER ONE.......

Blue Sky at Home

2007-06-08T22:04:00.000-07:00

As the competition draws to a close and only one game remaining the end result is a foregone conclusion with Inter Bar winning the competition virtually from the middle of the season. Hopefully there will be some changes made for next years ladder, the rumours being that there will be an A and a B Grade. Anyway, the social atmosphere still remains and we had a most enjoyable game at home against Blue Sky. It looked like being a runaway win with us being up 4 zip in the opening games but they came back to make it 4/2 at the end of the singles. They had to win all the doubles which was a bit of de javu as we had to do it twice in preceeding weeks and they had done it the preceeding week also. Needless to say we held on by the skin of our teeth and took the last game to make it 5/4. Maybe just enough to get us into A grade (if they have one) next year. Two wins on the trot is a good way to finish so lets hope we keep it up for the final game next week against December Bar.

The Local - Away

2007-06-01T20:21:00.000-07:00

After a slow start we should have been all even at the end of the singles but a slight stutter by Kim who followed the black into the oh so easy set up hole. Unusual for him as he is our back stop and we rely on him to get us out of tough situations. So down 4/2 and with our backs to the wall again .... we had to win all three doubles games. Pressure was on each pair in turn, Garry & Ron up first with a win to keep us in the game, then Kim and Dee as the pressure built and finally Pascal and Fern finished it off with a brilliant all round performance. Well done team another 5/4 win.

Tiger Bar at Home 25 May

2007-05-25T20:39:00.000-07:00

Les rounded up a formidable looking team including John the aussie owner of Tiger Bar who was unrecognisable from his huge weight loss, Norm the WA fishing giant and reknown pool player, Phil the Welsh Wonder boy, Scott the prodigious producer, another WA who just happened to be in the bar and Les himself of course. It was a great night played in the best of humour and we must thank them all for giving us a tough practice round. Unfortunately they fell for our ploy of scantily dressed lovelies and Nr 1 bar girl cheer squad, and I also dont think their minds were on their game once Fern and Joi stepped up to the table. But at least John put up a valiant fight coming back from five balls down to beat Garry and save face for Tiger Bar who eventually went down 8/1 despite all the heckling and barracking from team captain Les.

2007-05-22T02:33:00.000-07:00

With Outback Bar no longer in the league we have a bye, however to keep us in form we have arranged a game against Tiger Bar who perhaps will have a team in the next competition.

The Wall - away

2007-05-18T20:41:00.000-07:00

It was easy to see why the wall is at spot 4 on the ladder, they all played extremely well and beat us 6/3. But having said that our team put up a great fight to the finish. Once again we were down 4/2 after our singles having to win all our doubles for an outright win, why not, we did it last week. The girls Joi and Fern kicked off and once again showed us how it is done winning the first doubles with some brilliant play. Unfortunately the boys faultered even though the last game was taken right down to the black ball. No disgrace though, we have given all the top teams either a scare or a good fight.

ChokD Bar Away

2007-05-11T20:43:00.000-07:00

Another tough competition with a fight to the very last ball. At the end of the singles we were looking down the barrell of a gun being down 4/2 and having to win all the doubles matches. The girls Joi & Fern showed us the way and Kim & Darren learnt the lesson well, putting the pressure on Garry and Ron to bring us back from the dead. This time it went our way and we won 5/4. There was nothing left to do but go back to Nr1 and celebrate.

Heavens Beach at Home

2007-05-04T23:43:00.000-07:00

Heavens Beach turned up right on the death knock which kept us wondering if they were going to turn up at all. We lost the toss but won the first two games with the third being a real cliff hanger with the black nearly potted by an excellent shot out of a snooker. Despite the whole bar being on their feet cheering it was not to be and we ended up 3/3 after the singles. Things went downhill from there in the doubles with the final score going to the Beach 5/4. This was two of the teams final game as Song is heading back to Korea and Pascal back to Belgium .... Adios Amigos.

Away at Half Moon

2007-04-27T20:19:00.000-07:00

I returned from my trip in time to play but exhausted after a week away. The team played away at Half Moon and were hoping for a good result against one of the top three teams. It was looking good at 3/3 after the singles matches but unfortunately luck was not with us in the doubles and we went down 6/3. All told though they were all close matches as is usually the case these days with the standard of all players being pretty good. The difference in most games comes down to good judgement and sometimes a bit of luck.

Em & Em massacre 20th April

2007-04-27T20:13:00.000-07:00

While I was away down south celebrating Anzac Day Memorial Services the team did a really good job on the Em & Em Bar. At home in Nr 1 Pub they were up 5/1 in the singles and feeling good with the whole bar cheering led by Joi and the girls but Em&Em fought back in the doubles to bring the score back to a more respectable 6/3.

2007-04-14T20:11:00.000-07:00

No pool games were played this week due to the Songkran Festival but good fun was had by all in the water fight around the moat all weekend.

Chiangers and Bangers

2007-04-06T23:49:00.000-07:00

Another close match away from home. Kim took the first game to a black ball finish but was unlucky this time. Garry won the second game to make it all square with one a piece. In the third game Fern managed to amaze everyone by sinking the black ball from the break to win. Ced was next up and it was another black ball finish where we were once again unfortunate. Joy stepped up to the mark not having played for the team for quite a while but was happy to fill in while some of our players were away. She was in trouble with seven balls still on the table when the opposition sank their last ball and the black to lose on a foul. Pom played the last singles game against their best player and just fell short of the mark. It was three all going into the doubles. Kim and Pom went down in the first game and Garry and Ced went down in the second game both close finishes but no prize, so it was up to the girls Joy and Fern in the last and they didnt let us down winning the final doubles to make the final score 5/4 to Chiangers and Bangers.