MATT FORD SIMPLY THE BEST IN SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL.
March 3, 2026
Windlesham's MATT FORD capped another excellent season in the Byfleet League with a commanding performance in the Individual Snooker Championship final held at the Jimmy White’s Sports Lounge last night. Egham's ANDY CHAUHAN had to sit and suffer in the first two frames of the best of five final as his opponent nothched up a century of points in each following breaks of 34, 31 and 38 in the opener and a superb 98 in the next. ANDY managed to get a foothold early in the third frame knocking in a series of good pots in a run of 39. MATT countered with a break of 33 but failed to pot a tricky green. Then, ANDY's green to a middle pocket hit the far jaw with the colours at his mercy. MATT played a delicate snooker snooker landing the cue ball tight up against the blue with the green in open play and the remaining colours on their spots. ANDY managed to hit the green on his 4th attempt and looked to have got it safe. MATT however, rarely backs away from playing positively, especially with the winning line in sight. The thinest of cuts was successful leaving a three quarter ball brown from baulk to a middle pocket. He rolled it in and finished perfectly on the blue which was frame and championship ball. Blue, pink and black were dispatched to crown a superb performance. Scores 103 (34,31,38) -9, 107 (98) -2, 83 (33) -42 (39). Many thanks to TERRY TEEMAN for refereeing and preparing the magnificent Star table normally only played on by the Whirlwind himself. Finally, we are extremely grateful to Jimmy and the team for hosting the final. MATT will now be Byfleet's representative in the prestigious London and Home Counties Champion Of Champions Tournament next season. KJ [Full Story]

SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL MONDAY
February 26, 2026
I am delighted to announce that the Jimmy White’s Sports Lounge is hosting the final of our leagues Individual Snooker Championship this coming Monday March 2nd. My sincere thanks to Jimmy, Tony, Kevin and Wayne, the proprietors of this superb club. The match starts at 7.45pm and is a best of five frames contest between ANDY CHAUHAN from the Egham Cons Club and MATT FORD from the Windlesham Club. They will be playing on Jimmy Whites match table. Resident Jimmy White’s Sports Lounge referee TERRY TEEMAN will be officiating. League members are welcome to come along and watch the match and enjoy the atmosphere of the newly refurbished club. The Byfleet League hope that this is the start of a long and mutually beneficial association with the club. I am really looking forward to coming along on Monday and hope to see many of you there. KJ [Full Story]

CHERTSEY 'B' WITHDRAW FROM DIVISION TWO
February 23, 2026
Following the withdrawal of Chertsey 'B' from Division Two the match points have been awarded to their intended opponents. [Full Story]

HARVEY & FRASER CELEBRATE 30 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
January 29, 2026
The Sunbury Cons duo of ALAN HARVEY & DARREN FRASER recently turned back the clock to capture the Snooker Handicap Pairs Trophy 30 years on from winning it for the first time. In closely fought semi final HARVEY sunk the final black to erase the hopes of FRAMPTON & JONES and reach the final. It was a scrappy game with few clear cut chances for any of the players. The other semi final was done and dusted much more quickly with the Walton Comrades pair of BEN DOODS & TONY DAVIS proving to be clear cut winners against Hersham's CHRIS BULL & JASON FARAHMAND. The final was another close contest with the Comrades pair seemingly in control needing just one of the last four colours however class prevailed and HARVEY cooly despatched brown to black to seasl the win. Thanks to John Chiverton and the Lightwater Club, John for refereeing and preparing the tables and Lightwater for allowing us the use of their tables. [Full Story]

EVEREST INSURMOUNTABLE IN SNOOKER HANDICAP
January 29, 2026
Lightwater's ANTHONY EVEREST put on a dazzling display to capture the Snoker Handicap at the Chertsey SS & NR Club last night. Straight from the start of his semi final against West Byfleet's PAUL MORRISON he was into his stride with spectacular long pots and excellent positional play. He continued in that vein throughout and reached the halfway stage in an almost unassailable lead. Try as he might Paul could nver make inroads as Anthony continued his good form. In the blink of an eye he was in the final. The other semi final took a big turn after GEORGE HEATLEY was 37-0 in front over Surrey Snooker Academy team mate JAMES CULLEN. Thereafter JAMES commanded the table and won convincingly. Unlike some other spports like Golf or Darts, with snooker when one player is playing well, the other is left to sit and suffer in hope of getting their chance. Sometimes the chance never comes. The final followed the same pattern as Anthony's semi final. First in again and after a gloriuos long red Anthony built up a healthy lead. There was no stopping him and at times we were left wondering if his cue wasn't in fact a 'magic wand'. Surely he would falter, no he just kept on relentlessly. It really was a very very impressive performance. All of the matches were played in a very good spirit and sometimes we all have to stand back and applaud the victor. This was very much such an occasion. Many thanks to Alan Marty for preparing the tables and refereeing and Phil Vowels for refereeing and to the Chertsey SS and NR Club for hosting this finals night. KJ [Full Story]

FORD MOTORS TO OVER 50's TITLE
January 21, 2026
Matt Ford secured the prestigious over 50s snooker title at his first attempt last night, beating another of the Byfleet League’s elite players – Alan Harvey – 2-0 in the final, which was played at West Byfleet Social club. Matt had earlier beaten Surrey Academy’s Lawrence Lillie 2-0 (63-35; 55-19) in the semi-final; while, on the other table, Alan made breaks of 28 and 33 in overcoming his Sunbury compatriot Paul Harrison by the same score (69-12; 93 (28, 33) – 19). In the final itself, Alan was in control for much of the first frame. He built a lead of almost thirty with two reds left and looked favourite. Matt then played a very clever safety shot, moving while one red onto the black near the top corner pocket whilst simultaneously snookering Alan in baulk. This was the start of a big swing in momentum. Alan faced a series of ever more tricky escapes and was unlucky to leave the final red up when playing safe. He was still ahead on the colours but found himself snookered again, this time on the yellow. His one-cushion attempt missed by a whisker but crucially went in-off, leaving Matt ball-in-hand to get over the line. Clearly boosted by this, Matt seized the initiative immediately in the second frame. Alan missed a red and Matt cleared to the colours with a trademark laser-like break of 78, made in double-quick time and demonstrating pin-point cue ball control throughout. This is another title to add to Matt’s already impressive collection and he continues to enhance his reputation as one of the League’s all-time greats. Thanks to defending champion Darren Weetman and Tony Mundy for refereeing and also West Byfleet club for use of the tables. PV [Full Story]

RULE CLARIFICATION - IF YOU CAN TIE IS IT A 'MISS'.
November 15, 2025
During a league match on Thursday last a situation arose whereby one of the players was 22 behind on the brown, laid a snooker and his opponent failed to hit the ball on. The frame could be tied following the miss in question and before the shot snookers were not required by either player to win the frame. The referee was unsure of the rule but both players decided the ball could indeed be put back and it was. After much discussion from team members from either side it was decided that a Miss couldn't be called and the white was returned to its starting position. I was asked the following day to clarify the rule. Having read the Rule as written in the current rule book I interpreted that the correct decision had been made. However to be certain I sought advice from professional bodies and was informed that I was wrong and a Foul and a Miss could be called. I then notified representatives from both teams immediately. IN A NUTSHELL, IF A FRAME CAN BE TIED A FOUL AND A MISS SHOULD BE CALLED IF THE REFEREE DEEMS THAT THE STRIKER COULD HAVE MADE A BETTER ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FROM THE SNOOKER AND THE CUE BALL MAY BE 'PUT BACK'. Please note that once a decision has been made that a miss can be called, it is still in this league ONLY the decision of the striker whether or not that miss is actually called. See previous announcements on this. If incidents like this occur and both players and the referee agree to a decision then there should be no further discussion. Rules can be clarified at a later date. The league's concern is that opinions from spectators or team mates should not be voiced unless requested to by the players and referee. It can ruin the players concentration and the focus becomes on the argument rather then the game. I must point out that both players and the referee in this instance acted properly and sportingly. However, the Byfleet League do not want a player to feel pressurised or feel bullied by persons who 'shout the loudest'. If you are not involved in the frame and your help has not been requested by either the players or the referee, please could I ask you to remain silent during the incident and if any clarification is needed about rules, that can be done after the match. KJ Chairman [Full Story]

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND APPLY - 'FOUL AND A MISS'
September 16, 2025
BYFLEET LEAGUE ‘FOUL AND A MISS RULE’ GUIDANCE FOR THE 2025 SNOOKER SEASON ADOPTED PROPOSAL AT 2025 A.G.M. It is not reasonable to expect refs in the league (who are usually players themselves) to fairly and accurately judge the ‘foul and a miss rule’ as per the current WPSA rule book. Who better to decide if the attempt was made to the best of their ability than the player themselves? So, this is how it works. If a possible ‘foul & a miss’ is played the ref asks the STRIKER, “do you feel that is a miss?” If the striker says no then that’s it, no miss is called and there is to be absolutely no debate at all from anyone regarding this call. Honesty in snooker is the best compared to any other sport. We all call fouls on ourselves and both Cuestars and Snookerz have found the same happens in the application of this amendment to the miss rule. Also, the rule polices itself because the striker knows that many people watching knows their ability and will know if they are being ‘too easy’ on themselves – so they don’t do it. This system was recently trialed by the league at last seasons finals nights with no issues and positive feedback. All other aspects of the miss rule will be as they are in the current WPBSA rule book. You can view the rule book here : https://wpbsa.com/rules/ Its section 14 in the rule book, pages 29 to 31. The Foul & A Miss rule, (like the LBW rule in cricket) is probably the rule most players simply do not correctly know or assume its something its not. We would urge you therefore take the time to have a look at the rule, if you’re unsure about what it actually says. This new application of the ‘Foul & A Miss’ Rule is designed to stop conflict caused by the application of the ‘Foul & A Miss’ rule , and take all the pressure off anyone who is refereeing the frame in question. Contentious issues & feedback should be reported to our secretary Andy Darken via email to ‘Andy@byfleetleague.co.uk’. [Full Story]

LEAGUE'S RECORD BREAKS AND CENTURIONS
November 30, 2024
A summary of the highest breaks in the Byfleet Billiards and Snooker League follow: [Full Story]

UPDATED LEAGUE WIN % STATS after 6 matches
November 27, 2017
Minimum qualification: played 6 frames * - denotes ahead on points scored [Full Story]