8 Ball
8 Ball is a popular game played across the world. It is fast paced game, which requires skill and accuracy. 8 Ball can be enjoyed by men, women, young and old a like.
There are many opportunities to play 8 Ball at the Weymouth Cosmopolitan & Sports Club, and the 8 Ball section warmly welcomes and supports new members over the age of 15 and of any skill level, there are some pool cues available for beginners that may not have their own. National Rules apply and if you are not familiar with these, many section members are here to help you learn.
As well as enjoying informal games with your friends and family, the 8 Ball Section offers a Club Night every Friday from 7.30pm, it cost $5.00 to enter and four to five games are played. There is a cash prize for the winner and runner up.
There are many opportunities to compete in 8 Ball within the Club, or at one of the many Inter Club or National tournaments held through out the year.
Friday Night is Club Night
If you enjoy a game of pool, we would love to see you on a Friday night to join our weekly club night. We play National Rules but are very happy to show any new players the rules as they play, don’t worry you will get them in no time!
Depending on numbers you will get 4 to 6 games, for your $5.00 entry fee and there are small money prizes, but more importantly you get bragging rights for the week if you win!
If you’d like to play just come over to the 8 Ball area before 7pm to put your name in the draw. Anyone can join in you do not need to be a member of the 8 Ball Section.
Tournaments
We play the following tournaments during the year, to play you must be a member of the 8 Ball Section, there is also a $10 fee on the day (this goes towards medals)
- Open Singles
- Men’s Singles
- Ladies Singles
- Open Pairs
- Men’s Pairs
- Ladies Pairs
- Mixed Pairs
- Drawn Pairs
Dates for all tournaments are displayed on the 8 Ball Notice Board.
Northern Area Competition
We have 3 teams in the Northern Area competition, one ladies team and two open teams, if you are interested in playing speak the Team Captain as follows;
Open Team Grade 2 - Roy Garrett: 0272457967
Open Team Premiers - Sam Vaafusu 0276828227
Section Convenor – Bruce Green 0274068679 for all enquiries