Tautau wins top snooker title again

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

Wayne Tautau, Kasi Lelea and Te Rina Hawkins ruled the tables as the Cossie Club grade champions were decided.

Tautau once again won the A-Grade title. He beat Phil Thompson Snr two frames to nil in the best-of-three-frames final.

Thompson knocked out Kevin Kennedy in the semis while Tautau eliminated Tony Cleaver.

Lelea prevailed 2-0 over Tom Swann in the B-Grade final.

He defeated Rodney Brown in the semis while Swann beat John Partington.

The C-Grade contest comprised Hawkins, Mark Kerekere, Kath McLatchie and Lynne Duffy competing in a three-frame round-robin competition.

Hawkins won each of her three games 2-0 to claim the title from Duffy.

Twelve players entered the handicap singles, held over from April due to Covid-19.

Busby Akuhata, Alan Scholes, Bill Raggett and Kevin Kennedy made it through to the semis where Akuhata beat Scholes and Kennedy beat Raggett.

Kennedy went on to win the final 2-0.

It was his third handicap singles crown, although he has a bit to do to catch elder brother Rex, who has won the title 10 times including six in a row from 1994 to 1999.

The next competition is the Presidents Trophy on Saturday, November 26.

This is an event for the winners and runners-up in competitions over 2022.

Entries close at 3pm on Wednesday, November 23.