News & Events

The draw for the Len Lee Invitation is now live, please see competition tab for more details.

Closing date: Sunday 3rd March

This weeks handicap review is now complete.

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New handicaps come into force today Sunday 14/01/2024, if you are involved in any handicapped competitions you must play off your new handicap.

Announced last month, the groundbreaking new event will be organised by snooker’s national governing body in England the English Partnership for Snooker and Billiards (EPSB), in partnership with the Landywood Snooker Club, and is open to all registered snooker leagues from across the country.

The debut edition of the event will carry a guaranteed total prize fund of £4,500, with the winning team set to scoop a fantastic £1,500 prize and free entry for each winning player to the following season’s English Amateur Snooker Championship.

The event will include a minimum of 32 teams, with qualifying weekends to be held from 6-7 April and 4-5 May 2024, followed by a Grand Finals weekend on 29-30 June 2024. In the event of high entries, a further two qualifying weekends may be added.

EPSB Registered leagues will be invited to enter as many teams as possible, to include a maximum of seven players who will contest five frame matches throughout each weekend. The closing date for entry is 12pm on Friday 22 March 2024.

All events during the first staging of the Championship will be held at the Landywood Snooker Club.

The entry fee for each team will be £100, with a guaranteed minimum prize fund of:

Winners: £1,500
Runners-up: £750
Semi-finalists: £500
Quarter-finalists: £250

All prize money totals are per team. Should entry numbers exceed demand, necessitating a Last 16 stage at the Grand Finals, losing quarter-finalists will receive £100.

Each player from the winning team will also receive free entry to the 2025 English Amateur Snooker Championship.

The provisional format for the event will be as follows:

A minimum of 32 teams will compete in group stages to qualify for the Grand Finals weekend.
Each match will be played over five frames, with a point scored for each frame won.

Each team will be made up of five players, with a maximum of one professional player who will give an 18-points start when competing against an amateur.

Each team will be permitted to name two reserve players

Each player must have played at least two matches for their league during the current season.
Where possible, teams from the same league will be drawn apart during the qualification stage.

All events will be subject to the EPSB’s 2023/24 Standard Terms and Conditions of Entry available at our website.

The dress code for the qualifying events shall be a polo shirt, trousers and formal shoes.

If any LBSO player(s) are interested in playing in this competition, please contact Mark Ball or Paul Marlow

Closing date Sunday Feb 11th.

The first handicap review of the New Year is now complete.

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New handicaps come into force today Sunday 07/01/2024, if you are involved in any handicapped competitions you must play off your new handicap.

World Under 15 Pool Champion Charlie Earnshaw will play Oscar Chan in the final of this years U16 Snooker final on a date TBC.
Earnshaw had the days high break of 39.
The day's surprise package was Earnshaw's 8 year old brother Lucas who reached the semi-final narrowly losing out 2-1 to Chan.

Is now live. Closing date Sunday Feb 4th

Happy new year to all members and their families of the LBSO.

Just a reminder that the season resumes tomorrow 03/01/2024 after the festive break.

The handicap review took place on the 27/12/2023 which related to the matches played 20th and 21st/12/2023 please ensure you check and play off your new handicaps should you have been adjusted.

Good luck to all teams for the second half of the season.

The final handicap review of 2023 is now complete please check for adjustments by clicking handicaps from the drop down menu to view.

New handicaps come into force from tomorrow Thursday 28th December. You must play off your new handicap if you are involved in any handicapped competitions prior to the season resumption.

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to all players and their families, from all of the LBSO committee we hope you have a peaceful and enjoyable time.

This weeks handicap review will take place over the next week and once it is done please play off your new handicap if you are involved in any handicapped competitions.

Paul Grimes LBSO League Secretary.