Thompson on cue on Cossie Club tables

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

Phil Thompson  emerged the champion from Gisborne Cosmopolitan Snooker Club’s President’s Trophy held last weekend.

The trophy brings together winners and runners-up from all club competitions over the year and is played off handicap.

A full field of 16 took part — eight qualifying for the main event, eight for the plate.

Wayne Tautau, Thompson, John Berry and Bill Raggett made the semifinals of the main event.

Thompson beat Tautau 2-0 in the best-of-three-frames format while Berry eliminated Raggett 2-1.

Thompson went on to defeat Berry 2-1 in the final.

In the plate semifinals, Charlie Atkins defeated Larry Robinson 2-1 and Mickey Cleaver knocked out John Warren 2-0.

Cleaver beat Atkins 2-1 in the final.

The snooker club is holding its AGM on Saturday, December 16, followed by a snooker dash and refreshments.