David Rees took his eleventh Derby Billiards Championship title from former eight times winner, Jim McCann with a 500 - 418 result.
Watch out for a 2nd appearance of Robin Wilson on BBC TV's Junior Big Break when it's screened later in the year.
The Teesside 14 year old recorded the show recently, were not allowed to divulge the outcome of the show but suffice to say the English Under 19 Billiards Champion did well.
The final stages of the English Amateur will be held at Darley Dale next season having been held at Nuneaton for the last 3 years.
A suggestion to have the Billiard Championship Finals played alongside the EASB Snooker Championship finals in the late May bank holiday weekend was rejected. The EABA tournament calendar will be completed in mid April in line with the wishes of many of our competitors.
An Annual General Meeting has been scheduled for 17th March 1999 with the election of Officers of the Association being among the agenda items to be discussed.
A Dinner will be held at the Reardon in Stoke with an ABC the following day. Get the date in your diaries please, it could be a good opportunity of giving our ladies a rare (in my case anyway) day out related to our billiard activities.
John Hartley, who competed in this year's under 19 championship, has been elected Chairman of the Teesside Boys Billiards League at the age of 19 yrs 2 months. Is this the youngest League Chairman in the country?
Prior to receiving our 1998/99-budget allocation of £2,500 from the EASB we have some £1,400 in our accounts after another year of prudent operating by the Association Committee. Only the Junior Championships ran over budget allocation with all other events within budget. The Committee is maintaining its commitment of prudency in order to establish a season's finances in reserve.
A former Teessider has won a title in the Bath Billiards and Snooker League. Chris Rowntree a player some 15 years ago in the Boys League for Thornaby Snooker Centre has taken their Senior Individual Championship.