Chalked up, ready to go

In a big day of competition for the Gisborne Cosmopolitan Club Snooker Adjunct, Wayne Tautau and Steve Wood successfully defended their title in the club championship pairs. In a tough final against Alex Nanai and snooker club president Bill Raggett, Tautau and Wood were two-frames-to-one winners. The other pairs to reach the semifinals were John Berry and Phil Thompson, and George Munro and Johnny Warren. Sixteen players competed in the championships, and all matches were best of three and off the stick. Pictured are the finalists (from left) Steve Wood, Wayne Tautau, Bill Raggett and Alex Nanai. Picture supplied

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