Swann pairs glory to Berry, Thompson

A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.

SNOOKER

John Berry and Phil Thompson topped a nine-strong field to win the Cosmopolitan  Snooker Club’s Ray Swann Championship Pairs last weekend.

There were some good combinations which made for a well contested competition.

Those to make it to the semifinals were Steve Wood and Wayne Tautau, Alex Nanai and Busby Akuhata, Tiny Thompson and Kasi Lelea, and Berry and Thompson.

Wood and Tautau knocked out recent Gisborne Masters handicap winner Lelea and Tiny Thompson, while Berry and Phil Thompson eliminated Nanai and Akuhata.

Berry and Phil Thompson went on to beat Wood and Tautau 2-1 in the best-of-three-frames final.

Next up on the competition schedule is the Poverty Bay B-grade championships on Saturday, July 8, followed by the A and C-grade champs on July 22.

The Burnie Hart Memorial two-day handicap tournament is on August 5-6.