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Glen Robust and Dennis McCarthy were one shot away from losing the final of the Warkworth RSA Invitational Pool Competition, but still came out on top.
A total of 31 pairs competed on August 19 with Robust and McCarthy playing under the name of Westies 1.
Warkworth RSA club president John Stephen says it was an exciting finish, well worthy of a final.
“Westies 1 raced out to a 2-0 lead before their opponents, Kevin Bates and Geoff Bishop, drew things up at 2-2,” Stephen says.
“It’s a best of five frames final and Bishop had an easy black to win the competition, but missed.
“Robust capitalised on the opportunity they were gifted by sinking his last three balls and the black to snatch victory.”
Meanwhile Birkenhead 1 beat Ollies 2-1 to win the plate final. The competition has been running for seven years and has a prize pool of $1000, with each final winner collecting $250.
“We started the competition because people always wanted more competitive pool matches after the Colin Whalen Memorial Trophy, which is played a month earlier,” Stephen says.
“Not many pool competitions have a prize pool of that size, so it attracts a lot of players.”
This year, competitors came from Birkenhead RSA, Hibiscus Coast RSA, Warkworth RSA and local businesses, with matches going from 9am to 5pm.
