Minici Wins 9th NSW Billiards Title - 17 Aug 2008

Joe Minici secured his 9th NSW Billiards Championship equaling the record for most wins in the championship’s 107 year history with L W Hayes (1926 - 1935) and A G Bull (1936 – 1962).

James Mifsud Wins Victorian Snooker Title - 13 Apr 2008

For the first time in history, two brothers have played the Final of the Victorian Snooker Championship, over the best of fifteen frames.

2008 President's Address - 21 Jan 2008

I would like to start by wishing all Billiard & Snooker players, officials and supporters a healthy and prosperous New Year.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT 2007 - 20 Oct 2007

After six years in my position as President of the Australian Billiards & Snooker Council (ABSC) this is my final President’s Report, as my term of office concludes at this AGM.

Maximum Hat-trick - Neil Robertson Strikes Again - 10 Jun 2007

Neil Robertson has achieved a maximum 147 break for the third year in a row at the 2007 Allied Metal Recyclers West Coast International at the Pot Black Family Pool & Snooker Centre in North Perth.

SWEET REVENGE FOR STEVE MIFSUD - 28 May 2007

An appreciative crowd of 300 people saw Steve Mifsud exact revenge for last year’s defeat in the Kings Australia Cup snooker tournament when he defeated World ranked No.

Robertson Hits Williams For Six - 16 Jan 2007

** This article is taken from the WorldSnooker.com website **

Aussie Rules - 30 Oct 2006

*** The following article is taken from the World Snooker website ***

Australian Company Launches World Class Online Billiards Web Site - 25 Oct 2006

An Australian online billiard sports site, PoolComps.com, with potential to be the world’s biggest, will begin operating global billiards tournaments Friday, October 27.

Mifsud Crowned Australian Champion - 15 Oct 2006

Steve Mifsud has won the Australian Open Snooker Championship defeating New Zealand’s Dene O’Kane 8-7 in a gripping final.

President's Report 2006 - 14 Oct 2006

This is my fifth year in my position as President of the Australian Snooker & Billiards Council (ABSC), and in my view one of the best that we have all enjoyed to date, both successfully on the Snooker and Billiards table and in the administration of our sport.

Aaron Mahoney Wins Princes Coca-Cola Cup Snooker - 08 Oct 2006

AARON MAHONEY has defeated Steve MIFSUD 4/1 to win the Princes Snooker Cup Snooker Tournament over the weekend.

Paul Balzer Wins Chilli Internet South Pacific Open Snooker - 24 Sep 2006

The 2006 Chilli Internet South Pacific Open Snooker kicked off on Saturday the 23rd of September at Club Marconi with a strong field of 57 players including 3 international and 10 interstate players.

Robertson Just Misses Double Maximum - 11 Jun 2006

Neil Robertson came close to making history at the WA Bins West Coast International by making a maximum 147 break and then following it up with another attempt two frames later – but falling one ball short to miss the final black on 140.

Bolton Takes Oceania Billiards - 22 Apr 2006

Matthew Bolton has won the Oceania Billiards Championship for the second year in a row, defeating Danik Lucas 2573-1547 at the Onehunga Workingmen’s Club in Auckland NZ.

Quinten Hann Press Statement - 21 Feb 2006

** The following statement has been released by the WPBSA **

Aussie Sends Murphy Downunder - 14 Dec 2005

** This report is from the World Snooker website.

Bolton Wins Fourth Title - 08 Aug 2005

Western Australia’s Matthew Bolton has won the Australian Open Billiards Championship for the fourth time, defeating Victorian Steve Mifsud 2735-1359 in the six hour final at the Commercial Club, Albury.

Neil Robertson Achieves 147 Maximum Break - 13 Jun 2005

Neil Robertson achieved snooker perfection with a maximum 147 break on his way to winning the West Coast International in Perth yesterday.

World Snooker Tour Structure - 03 Feb 2005

World Snooker have announced a new Tour Structure for next season and beyond.

Robertson Adds To Williams Woe - 02 Feb 2005

** This report is from the World Snooker website.

Rocket Next For High-Flying Robertson - 21 Jan 2005

** This report is from the World Snooker website.

Robertson Sends White Down Under - 19 Jan 2005

** This report is from the World Snooker website.

Whirlwind Next For Storming Robertson - 18 Jan 2005

** This report is from the World Snooker website.

Robertson Reaches UK Championship Finals - 06 Nov 2004

Neil Robertson has qualified for the final stages of the 2004 UK Championship, further raising his standing in the world rankings.

President's Report 2004 - 20 Oct 2004

This is the third report that I have had the pleasure of submitting, which signifies the end of my 3 year term as President of the Australian Billiards & Snooker Council.

Mifsud Wins Fourth Consecutive National Title - 29 Aug 2004

Steve Mifsud has won his fourth consecutive Australian National Snooker Championship with a convincing 6-0 win over Shawn Budd at Q-Masters in Brisbane.

Robertson Charges Through World Champ Qualifying - 17 Feb 2004

Neil Robertson missed out on a 147 maximum but secured his place in round three of Embassy World Championship qualifying.

2004 Challenge Tour - 30 Dec 2003

The WSA has advised the ABSC that there will be no direct positions to the Main Tour for 2004. However there will be a number of Challenge Tour positions; the number allocated to Oceania, is yet to be confirmed.

Robertson At The Masters - 23 Dec 2003

Cambridge based Australian Neil Robertson booked himself a dream trip to Wembley with a 6-5 win over Dominic Dale in the final of the Masters qualifying tournament at Prestatyn yesterday (Sunday).

IBSF Agrees Three-Year Deal With Strachan - 02 Dec 2003

The International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) has signed a three-year agreement with UK cloth maker Strachan to be the Federation's official cloth supplier and players' sponsor.

President's Report 2003 - 19 Nov 2003

Here is the report given by Mike Peachey at the ABSC AGM held on 15 November 2003.

Aaron Mahoney Wins Australian Open Snooker - 16 Nov 2003

Aaron Mahoney of Victoria is the new Australian Open Snooker Champion, defeating Johl Younger in the final 8-6, held at the Mounties club in Sydney on 16 November.

Robertson Wins Cambridge Pro-Am - 17 Oct 2003

World Under 21’s Snooker Champion Neil Robertson has just won the latest Mid-Week Open at Cambridge Snooker Centre on Wednesday, beating former world number 5 Nigel Bond in the final.

2003 Annual General Meeting - 28 Aug 2003

The Annual General Meeting of the Australian Billiards & Snooker Council for 2003 will be held 15th November commencing 10am at the Mounties Club Sydney NSW.

Australia's World Championship Representatives - 21 Aug 2003

Shannon Dixon (NSW) and James Mifsud (VIC) have been selected to represent Australia at the upcoming IBSF World Snooker Championships.

Vale Clive Edwards - 11 Aug 2003

The Australian Billiards & Snooker Council offers it's deepest sympathy to the family of the late Clive Edwards President of the Mount Pritchard Community Club.

Victoria Wins Bill Barrie Challenge - 30 Jul 2003

The Victorian side of Steve Mifsud, Steve Ebejer, Chris Christofi and David Collins has won the 2003 Bill Barrie Interstate Teams Challenge.

Neil Robertson World Under 21 Snooker Champion - 29 Jul 2003

Neil Robertson has won the IBSF Under 21 World Snooker Championship, defeating Liu Song of China 11-5.

Steve Mifsud Wins Accolade - 09 Jul 2003

The Australian Billiards & Snooker Council wishes to congratulate Steve Mifsud who has been awarded an Individual Athletes Scholarship by the Victorian Institute of Sport, in recognition of his past perfomances including winning the 2002 IBSF World Snooker Championship and for his future potential in the sport of Snooker.

Vale Chris Millen - 02 Jul 2003

The Australian Billiards & Snooker Council wish to offer to Joe Millen and his family their deepest sympathy in the tragic loss of his son Chris.

Vale Kevin Barber, Passed Away 3 June 2003 - 05 Jun 2003

The Australian Billiards & Snooker Council wish to offer their deepest sympathy to the Barber family for the passing of Kevin Barber on Tuesday 3 June.

Record Broken At Under 21 Snooker - 11 May 2003

Neil Robertson, 21, of Ringwood, Victoria, entered the record books this weekend as the holder of the highest break made in an Australian Under-21s Snooker Championship.

Kathy Howden Wins World Ladies Doubles - 24 Apr 2003

Australia's Kathy Howden, along with Wendy Jans from Belgium has won the World Ladies Doubles Snooker Championship.

2003-04 WSA Qualifying Criteria - 24 Mar 2003

The World Snooker Association has released new qualifying criteria for the Main Tour and Challenge Tour in 2003/04.

Mifsud Reaches Semi Final of Irish Pro-Am - 10 Mar 2003

Steve Mifsud has added some more big-name scalps to his ever increasing list by reaching the semi finals of the Irish Pro-Am Championships.

Mifsud Makes Top 32 on Challenge Tour - 19 Feb 2003

Steve Mifsud has reached the last 32 of the second tournament on the Challenge Tour currently being played in Swindon, UK.

Farebrother Scores Four In A Row - 14 Feb 2003

In a rare event in Australian Snooker, Roger Farebrother has made four century breaks in the North Sydney Leagues Club Championships in consecutive frames throughout the tournament.

Steve Mifsud Qualifies for Main Tour - 23 Dec 2002

Australia's IBSF World Snooker Champion Steve Mifsud has been officially granted a place on the Main Tour for the 2003-04 season.

Steve Mifsud Wins World Championship - 03 Nov 2002

Steve Mifsud (30) from Melbourne became the first Australian to win the IBSF World Snooker Championship when he defeated Tim English (24) from Wales in the Final of the 2002 DOMTY IBSF World Snooker Championship at the Movenpick Media City Hotel in Cairo, Egypt.

Australian Women Win Test - 22 Oct 2002

The Australian Womens Snooker team has defeated New Zealand 25-23 in the Test Match held in New Zealand.

James Mifsud Reaches Quarters - 29 Aug 2002

Victoria's James Mifsud has narrowly missed reaching the semi finals of the World Under 21 Snooker Championship in Latvia, going down 6-5 in a match against fourth seeded Indian Pankaj Advani.

Annual General Meeting - 18 Aug 2002

The ABSC Annual General Meeting is to be held at the Mt Pritchard club Saturday 16th November 2002 at 10.

Neil Robertson Climbs Rankings Ladder - 04 Aug 2002

Victoria's Neil Robertson has climbed to second in the Australian snooker rankings with wins in both the Lance Pannell and Fred Osborne tournaments.

Mike Peachey launches ABSC Website - 26 Jul 2002

It gives me pleasure to announce that our new ABSC website is now up and running, www.absc.com.au

Michael Lupton Wins Australian Under 18 Snooker - 14 Jul 2002

Top seed Michael Lupton scored a solid win in the Australian Under 18 Snooker Championship, defeating Louis Allan 6-2 in the final.

Joe Minici Wins Australian Open Billiards - 30 Jun 2002

Joe Minici has won the 2002 Australian Open Billiards Championship, defeating Frank Humphreys 1566-1269 in the six hour final held at the Super 8 Entertainment Centre in Brisbane on 30 June.

Joe Minici Wins Australian National Billiards - 29 Jun 2002

The Australian National Billiards Championship over the 50up format was held concurrently with the Open tournament.

Matthew Bolton Wins WA Open Billiards - 17 Jun 2002

Matthew Bolton sounded a warning to his opponents in the lead up to the Australian Open Billiards today with a resounding victory in the West Australian State Billiards, defeating Frank Humphreys 2515-1118 in the 6 hour final.

Phil Tarrant Wins NSW Open Billiards - 10 Jun 2002

The NSW Open Billiards Championship was held on 8-10 June at Shellharbour Workers Club and was won by Phil Tarrant, returning to championship play after a nine year absence.