In the 2022 semi finals and preliminary finals , the team who finishes higher on the final points score table , will have the home court advantage.

If two teams from the same club both have the home court advantage , we will have to organize a different night/afternoon or the lower placed club team will have to agree to forsake their home court advantage and play at a neutral venue.
All Grand Finals will be played at neutral venues.

There will be a prize of $100 for the highest break made by a player in each of the three competitions (throughout the rounds and finals).

Elwyn Jones Billiards
The handicaps will freeze after Round 17 on 25th July and the last round (20) will be played on 15th August. The top two teams on the final Point Score Table will play in the Grand Final on 22nd August at a neutral venue (unless both teams are from the same club).

Tony Tamplin 5 Man Handicap Snooker
The NDBSA Committee apologises for the error in the Competition Format page on the website. The website states that the top 8 teams go through to the finals. This instruction was inadvertently left over from the 2019 competition format.
It should read “the top 6 out of 10 teams go through to the finals”.

The handicap freeze began after the Wed 29th June round 15 games and the last round 21 will be played on 27th July.(13th July is State of Origin Final game)

Tony Tamplin Final Series
3rd August – two elimination finals and one qualifying final (see flow diagram below)
10th August – two semi finals
17th August – Preliminary Final
24th August – Grand Final at neutral venue

Round	Match	Name	Team 1	vs	Team 2
1	A B C	1st elimination 2nd elimination Qualifying final	Rank 5 Rank 3 Rank 1	vs vs vs	Rank 6 Rank 4 Rank 2
2	D E	1st Semi final 2nd semi final	Loser C Winner C	vs vs	Winner A Winner B
3	F	Preliminary Final	Loser E	vs	Winner D
4	G	Grand final	Winner E	vs	Winner F

Rex Smith 3 Man Handicap Snooker
The handicaps will freeze after round 18 on 14th July and the last round will be played on 4th August.
Four (4) out of eight (8) teams will go through to the finals.
Final Series
11th August – match (1) – 1 v 2 , match (2) 3 v 4
18th August – Preliminary Final – winner of (2) v loser (1)
25th August – Grand Final – winner (1) v winner (3) at neutral venue

COMPETITION	NUMBER OF TEAMS	APPROX. NUMBER OF PLAYERS	TOTAL PRIZE MONEY	PRIZE FOR MINOR PREMIER	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Prize for Highest Break	Number of teams in Finals
ELWYN JONES HANDICAP BILLIARDS	5	30	$500	$100	$200	$100					$100	2
TONY TAMPLIN 5 MAN HANDICAP SNOOKER	10	120	$1700	$300	$600	$300	$150	$150	$50	$50	$100	6
REX SMITH 3 MAN HANDICAP SNOOKER	8	80	$1100	$200	$400	$200	$100	$50			$100	4
TOTALS			$3300

NDBSA COMPETITION START AND COVID UPDATE

To all members,

Earlier this week we sent a notification regarding the scheduled restart of competition play. After receiving notification back from a few teams and clubs, it is apparent that the recent spike in community Covid issues has had a substantial impact on their ability to field players or host competition play. We are therefore unable to meet our intended start date and have no option to postpone the competition restart. Without further notice from teams, clubs, and the government, we cannot set a date. The NDBSA will convene in meeting this week to implement a temporary forward plan. The NDBSA apologises for this short notice, and thanks all members for their patience during difficult times. We will inform all clubs and members of any updates as soon as they come to hand. We hope that all members will stay safe, and we look forward to returning to competition play when we are able to.

Regards,
Richard Evans ~ President NDBSA

Team on left denotes home team…

Round 18 – January 13, 2022

Tennis Club No.2 vs Tennis Club No.1

East Cessnock Bowling Club vs Toronto Workers Club

Belmont 16′ Sailing Club has the BYE

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Round 19 – January 20, 2022

Tennis Club No.1 vs East Cessnock Bowling Club

Belmont 16′ Sailing Club vs Toronto Workers Club

Tennis Club No.2 has the BYE

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Round 20 – January 27, 2022

Toronto Workers Club vs Tennis Club No.1

Tennis Club No.2 vs Belmont 16′ Sailing Club

East Cessnock Bowling Club has the BYE

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FINALS

Team of left denotes home games…

Game 17 – January 12, 2022

Toronto Workers Club No.2 vs Kahibah Sports Cannons

Kahibah Sports Kings vs Belmont 16′ Sailing Club No.2

East Cessnock Bowling Club No.2 vs Tennis Club

Nelson Bay Community Club vs East Cessnock Bowling Club No.1

Belmont 16′ Sailing Club No.1 vs Toronto Workers Club No.1

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Game 18 – January 19, 2022

Belmont 16′ Sailing Club No.2 vs Toronto Workers Club No.2

Kahibah Sports Cannons vs East Cessnock Bowling Club No.2

Tennis Club vs Nelson Bay Community Club

East Cessnock Bowling Club No.1 vs Belmont 16′ Sailing Club No.1

Toronto Workers Club No.1 vs Kahibah Sports Kings

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FINALS