2013 Nationals Book

Once received from Western Australian 8Ball Federation we wil upload an online format of the program book

British Lions Tour Australia 2013  (full story https://wepf.org/)

The British Lions Pool Squad head out to Perth, Western Australia on the 9th October to compete in a 5 test series against the home nation, returning on Tuesday 22nd.

Only Gavin Lomax experienced the last journey down under in 2011 when the first ever Lions squad had a narrow victory against the Aussies, winning a play-off to decide the series. Since then the British Lions have visited South Africa in 2012 winning the test series by a large margin and now they return to face the might of Australia. Although we have seen teams from Australia attend all of the World Championships which have been held in England since 1993, they have never managed to bring their full squad but in their own backyard, it will be a different proposition.

The Australian National Finals commence on 14th October in Perth which is where the WEPF was founded 21 years ago,and it will be at that very same venue the British Lions will compete in the 2013 test series. This year is also the 30th anniversary of the AEPF National Finals.

The current British Lions squad is one of the strongest teams we have sent abroad to compete, full of top level internationals and managed by Steve Mills who recently led his England team to become World Eightball Pool Champions. Steve has Scotland’s Matt Brannan as his captain for the test series, another player who has experienced the tensions of being a Lion, he was in the successful 2012 South African squad.

Ben Flack, Darrell Bareham and Giuseppe D’Imperio join the squad as current England Internationals whilst Temujin Dixon is recognised as one of the rising band of new stars who are coming into the sport. The seventh squad member will be from Wales who have, as yet, not completed their qualifiers.

The Lions will play five test matches against Australia at their National finals, not an easy task but with the strong squad we are sending, hopefully we will see Matt and Steve hoisting the trophy when the series is complete.

Steve Mills Manager	Matt Brannan – Captain (Scotland)	Ben Flack (England)	Darrell Bareham (England)
Gavin Lomax (England)	Giuseppe D’Imperio (England)	Temujin Dixon (England)	Wayne Smith (Wales)

To view State Teams click here and scroll down page to view all team

Team will be updated as players either accept or decline positions in team – 

The Final Team is as follows

Hotel Grand Chancellor Surfers Paradise
Cnr Surfers Paradise Blvd and Hanlan Street  
Surfers Paradise
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If you are interested in purcahsing an 8ball table made to Australian Eight Ball National standards please contact the AEBF Secretary:

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Surfers Paradise 2012

Players will once again meet on the beautiful Gold Coast to play in the 2012 Australian Eight-Ball Championships, the venue is the same venue as used in 2004 and is now called the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Surfers Paradise

The event will take place from Monday October 15th through to the presentation dinner on Friday October 26th

The QEBF are planning a knockout competition on the Sunday and this will give the players a good chance to play on the tables prior to the event, the tables used this year are once again from the AEBF major sponsor CL&S and will no doubt prove to be the best tables that can players can play on in the country

More information will be released towards the end of August as teams start to get settled in the States / Territories and they start providing this information to the QEBF and the AEBF

The British Lions team defeated the Australian Mens team in the 5 Test series played at the Cube Convention Centre located at the Catholic Club, Campbelltown NSW

Played over 5 days from Tuesday October 18th to Saturday October 22nd the series went right down to the last test with a final 7 frame shoot-out needed to decide the winner of the series

The player of the series was Jake McCartney from Australia winning 11 frames from 15 and also winning a crucial frame in the 7 frame shoot-out

Full results from test matches including online score sheets and player stats can be viewed on the following link

Australia v British Lions Test Series 2011

8Ball tables used at the 2011 National 8Ball Championships held at the Cube Convention Centre at the Catholic Club, Campbelltown will be for sale at the completion of the tournament

If you are interested in purcahsing an 8ball table made to Australian standards including Aramith Tournament Balls, Chrome Rail 3 light shade, Rests and Triangle, please contact Travis Crawley on 0410 494 863 for more information or call into the Cube Convention Cnetre at the Catholic Club to view, (The 8Ball Championships run from Monday October 17th to Thursday October 27th)

Tables for these Championships are proudly made by the Mal Atwell Leisure Group featuring the brand 'Trueline Tables – The Tradition Continues'

BRIT PACK: WIN A CHANCE TO REPRESENT INAUGURAL LIONS POOL TEAM

IT’S seven years since an English 8-Ball Pool team played the Australians on their own tables. But the Brits are going back Down Under later this year and the Aussies will be ready for them! Organisers have confirmed the old sporting foes will play five Test matches in Sydney this October.

And three English amateur players can win an all-expenses paid trip to represent the first ever British 8-Ball Lions. They will form part of an eight strong squad including a yet to be named player-manager. Malta’s Clayton Attard, the reigning European champion, is already guaranteed his place on the plane as a guest.

The squad will also include one Welsh representative.

Qualification to determine the amateur cue men will take place in August at venues across the country. The Tour will depart on October 14 and return on October 23. The Test series is part of exciting new plans for 8-Ball Pool..

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