Snooker

We are Division 5 runner ups!

2008-03-05T20:48:00.000-08:00

While this is unconfirmed in writing, I have just called Cuesports and was told that PSRC has won SP by the score of 7-4. With a bit of calculating, that means that, given that the news is correct, here is the standing after that little piece of news.

	SP Club Red	18
	PSA Club	27
	PSRC Genesis	16
	NTU Ruby	20
	Seletar Birdies	12
	HDB 2	9
	British Club	-3

By looking at the last column, it means that SP club is at 18 points and have played all their games, while we are at 20 points and have 1 more game to play (Seletar this coming monday).

Even if PSRC win its last game it will put them at 19 points, which means that we can afford to lose.

Lets hope that the 7-4 score to PSRC is true!
Update: PSRC did indeed won 7-4, but British Club has yet to send in their results or it wasn't update yet in Cuesports website.

NTU POOL OPEN

2008-03-02T08:51:00.000-08:00

NTU POOL OPEN RESULTS

SINGLES
1st Chun Shen
2nd Yiwei
3rd Jerry
4th Jeffrey

TEAM
1st NUS Team 1
2nd SIM Team 2
3rd NTU Team 2 (Weekiat,Jeffrey,Jerry,Ben,Melissa)
4th SIM Team 1

An update from Division 5 side...

2008-02-28T22:42:00.000-08:00

After our 4-0 victory over HDB on Monday, we are 1 point behind SP club with 1 less game. Our remaining opponents are British Club and Seletar, while SP’s sole game left is against PSRC (Prison Sports).

Statistically, we have a very good chance to get 2nd place in Div 5. We will definitely need a convincing result against BC. This will put us 2 points ahead of SP club on equal games. The current frame difference is +18 (63-45) for SP, and +23 (63-40) for us. If we get a 8-0 victory, and provided that the competition prioritize difference over frames won, then we would require a draw at most at Seletar.

Lets look at some maths here. If SP is to win PSRC 8-0, that would mean that they are running on a +26 difference/71 total frames won. Either way, we are currently favorites to get 2nd, and more importantly, a trophy for everyone in the team playing the last time for NTU.

However, we need a good result against British Club (away) and a victory against Seletar (away game as well).

Cmon guys! Even though I can’t play, I am available everyday this week and weekend next week for training!!!

(table reproduced for convenience sake)


Position	Teams	Frames					Matches	Match Results					Penalty	Points
Position	Teams	Won	%	Lost	%	Total	Played	Won	+ W/O	Lost	- W/O	Draw	Points	Points
2	SP Club Red	63	58.33	45	41.67	108	11	4	0	1	0	6	0	18
1	PSA Club	70	67.96	33	32.04	103	11	8	0	0	0	3	0	27
4	PSRC Genesis	49	50.52	48	49.48	97	10	2	1	3	0	4	0	13
3	NTU Ruby	63	61.17	40	38.83	103	10	4	0	1	0	5	0	17
5	Seletar Birdies	53	54.64	44	45.36	97	10	3	0	4	0	3	0	12
6	HDB 2	36	39.56	55	60.44	91	10	2	0	5	0	3	0	9
7	British Club	8	9.41	77	90.59	85	10	0	0	9	1	0	-3	-3

Ronnie O Sullivan

2008-01-31T22:11:00.000-08:00

Ronnie O Sullivan
Snooker Interesting Facts

Ronnie O'Sullivan plays a very fast, fluent and attacking game. Ronnie O'Sullivan is a prolific breakbuilder and solid tactical player, although Ronnie O'Sullivan has stated his disdain for long, drawn-out games, saying that it harms the game of snooker. Ronnie O'Sullivan is a good front-runner, although tends to become demoralised when behind and not playing well, and is liable to lose multiple consecutive frames. When behind and needing snookers, Ronnie O'Sullivan tends to concede more often than other players, although after Ray Reardon's coaching Ronnie O'Sullivan does seem to carry on with the frame a lot more than previously.
Ronnie O'Sullivan is right-handed, but Ronnie O'Sullivan can play to a high standard with his other hand. While not quite possessing the same power in his left arm, being ambidextrous enables Ronnie O'Sullivan to attempt shots with his left hand that would otherwise require awkward cueing with a rest or spider. Ronnie O'Sullivan sometimes plays with a variety of bridge hands. When Ronnie O'Sullivan first displayed this left-handed ability in the 1996 World Championship against Alain Robidoux, the Canadian accused him of disrespect. Ronnie O'Sullivan responded that he played better with his left hand than Robidoux could with his right. Ronnie O'Sullivan was summoned to a disciplinary hearing in response to Robidoux's formal complaint, where Ronnie O'Sullivan had to prove that Ronnie O'Sullivan could play to a high level with his left hand. Ronnie O'Sullivan played three frames of snooker against former world championship runner-up Rex Williams, winning all three. The charge of bringing the game into disrepute was subsequently dropped.

Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_O

Hi-Break Board Updated!

2008-01-10T09:53:00.000-08:00

Meeting on Monday 22 Oct

2007-10-21T17:35:00.000-07:00

Hi all,

Please be informed that there is a meeting next monday 22th 7pm at nyh. Objective for this meeting is to finalise team formation for our upcoming National League which we will be playing in div 3, 4 and 5 this year. Please collect your shirt and jacket on that day also.

Steven

NTU Snooker Open coverage on Chronicles.

2007-10-07T20:42:00.000-07:00

Hi all,

Attached scanned images from this month's Chronicles.

Training Manuals

2007-10-01T18:52:00.000-07:00

First of all, I think we can have more people helping to author this blog.
Just send Jerry an email or stuff and provide your gmail email to him, and he can add accordingly (I do not have the rights). We can include stuff discussed in the emails here as it can be troublesome to search sometimes.

As raised and discovered by Jeffery in the email,
http://www.ribsa.net/Coaching/Training%20Program%20-%20Up%20to%2040%20Standard.pdf
http://www.ribsa.net/Coaching/Training%20Program%20-%20Senior.pdf
I do not have the time to read through them but at first glance they look good!

-Boon Song

Legend for Ranking

2007-09-27T21:11:00.001-07:00

Ladies and Gentleman, by now you should have seen the ranking. This is how the points and handicap are allocated. The handicap system will be applicable to all internal team tournaments conducted; this is to make the game fairer. The handicap will be up to a limit of 30.

Latest Ranking!!! - CAA 280907

2007-09-27T21:09:00.000-07:00

NTU SNOOKER OPEN (TUESDAY GROUP) - CAA 280907

2007-09-27T21:08:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Jeff, NTU SNOOKER OPEN CHAMPION 2007 and HIGHEST BREAK WINNER.

NTU SNOOKER OPEN (MONDAY GROUP) - CAA 280907

2007-09-27T21:07:00.001-07:00

Training Records (only to be broken)

2007-09-19T09:34:00.000-07:00

Ladies & Gentlemen,

Try to beat these records! Hope to have some new entrants from the thursday session.

Snooker Etiquette

2007-09-18T01:21:00.000-07:00

In much the same way as golf, snooker demands high standards of etiquette and behaviour from all players, at all levels, at all times. This applies in the same way to a local league match as it does to a big game in a professional tournament.

Matchplay
1.Shake hands with an opponent at the start and end of a match
2.Shake hands with the referee at the start and end of a match
3.Declare all your own fouls, at all times
4.Do not stand in line of an opponents shot
5.Do not volunteer remarks about an opponents luck whilst a match is in progress
6.Do not complain about playing conditions whilst a match is in progress
7.Do not strike matches or lighters, and try to avoid coughing whilst your opponent is at the table
8.Do not concede a frame or match when you have missed a shot or whilst your opponent is still at the table. Wait for your opponent to finish their visit before conceding.
9.Do not argue with the referee or your opponent.

Standards of behaviour are also just as important when practising in the snooker centre.

Practise
1.Respect other players and keep noise to a minimum
2.Do not walk past another table whilst someone is playing a shot
3.Never interfere in someone else's match unless asked to do so
4.Respect equipment and leave the table as you would hope to find it
5.Do not smoke or spin coins over the table.

Lift the image of the game.

NTU SEEDING TOURNAMENT

2007-09-17T09:51:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Lai Koon for clinching the first tournament. Thumbs up for Boon Song for coming up with a break of 44 during the semi-finals. Be inspired by them!