Waterloo Pool League

Player News Archives:

18.12.11 Waterloo Xmas Knockout 2011, won by Alex Lawrence who beat Alex Stones

11.12.11 Congratulations to Keely Clarke (Ladies), Frank Costello (Juniors) and Tony Bailey (Seniors) on winning their respective divisions of this year's London Open

10.12.11 Congratulations to Rob Chalmers on qualifying for England trials. Rob was first through in a 4 man play off at Rileys, Guildford. He now joins regional rankings winner Joe Prince at the National trials in March. Good luck to both players

04.12.11 Well done to Alex Lawrence on reaching the final of this year's London Open at Canavan's (formerly JFK's). Alex beat recent Region 7 Open winner Michael Hope 7 v 5 in the semi's before losing 7 v 3 in the final to former professional Steve Petty.

Frank Costello won the Plate, beating Tony Bailey 5 v 3 in the final

20.11.11 Well done to Frank Costello on reaching the final of the National U18 Juniors at Jordan's (Rainham). Frank lost 7 v 4 to Guiseppe D'Imperio in a rerun of last month's Kent youth open final

16.10.11 Congratulations to Frank Costello on winning the prestigious Kent Youth Open. Frank beat former England team mate John Bowkett 5 v 3 in the semi's before defeating Guisseppe D'Imperio 6v3 in the final

Well done to Waterloo 1, reaching the Semi-Finals of the Interleague KO Cup at Great Yarmouth, beating Bracknell & Ascot B 13-5 & Kiddy Corn Exchange 9-1 in the Group stage, then beating Nuneaton A 10-5 in the 32's, Chesterfield 10-5 in the 16's, Ipswich A 10-8 in the Quarters before finally losing 5-10 to Dinnington Cue Craft in the Semi-Final

21.08.11 Congratulations to Joe Prince (JFK's) and Liam Clancy (Nolans) on qualifying for the National Grand Prix finals, U21's and U16's respectively

13.08.11 Well done to Rob Chalmers on reaching the final of the Southern Amateur Tour (Event 3) at Rat Pack pool club

01.07.11 Massive congratulations to Frank Costello on retaining the World Junior title. Frank beat Joe O'Connor 8 v 5 in the final

01.07.11 Congratulations to Frank Costello on captaining England Juniors to success in the Team event. England beat Malta 8 v 4 in the final
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01.07.11 Well done to Nigel Clarke and Joe Prince, members of the England U21B team, on reaching the semi finals of the Team event, losing 5 v 4 to England A

18.06.11 Congratulations to Rob Chalmers on winning the World Championship qualifier at Ratpack pool club

30.05.11 Well done to Frank Costello on reaching the final of the Club event at the IPA Tour (Event 3) at Daventry. See IPA site for full results

30.05.11 Congratulations to Sean Halligan on winning the World Championship qualifier at JFK's

14.05.11 Congratulations to Nigel Clarke and Joe Prince on successfully qualifying at the internal trials for the England U21's squad. Both players will be in the team at the World Championships this year

09.04.11 Well done to Rob Chalmers on reaching the final of the first Southern Amateur tour event of 2011, played at Neil Toms Rat Pack pool club, Waltham Cross

02.04.11 Congrats to Jack Pople on qualifying for the England Mens team for 2011 World Championships

25.02.11 - Frank Costello does it again!
Frank has just won the European Junior Title in Malta, defeating England team mate Joe O'Connor 7 v 4 in the final

06.02.11 Congratulations to Frank Costello on winning the Club Open at IPA Tour event #1. Frank beat Richard King 6 v 2 in the final

10.12.10 Congratulations to Frank Costello on winning the Herts Tour grand final at Neil Toms new venue - Rat Pack pool club in Waltham Cross. Frank beat Pros and Internationals Neil Toms and John Roe in the quarters and semis before beating IPA tour number 1 and former World Champion Phil Harrison 9 v 6 in the final

05.12.10 Congratulations to Nigel Clarke on winning the London Open, beating Frank Costello 7 v 6 in the final. Full results on GLCPA site

05.12.10 Congratulations to Joe Prince on winning the Warwickshire U21's Open, beating Josh Riddaway 6 v 2 in the final

30.10.10 Congratulations to Frank Costello on winning the Region 7 Tour Grand Final. Frank beat Ian Crowle 7 v 4 in the final after defeating previous winner Paul McHale 7 v 5 in the semi's. He joins a very select group of players who have won this event. Well done!

23.10.10/24.10.10 Well done to Joe Prince (U21's) and Frank Costello (U18's) on both reaching the semi-finals of the National Grand Prix events held at Newcastle-under-Lyme

02.08.10 Congratulation to Rob Chalmers (JFK's) on winning this year's Kent Open in Chatham, beating Kent based professional and England International Jordan Church 7 v 5 in the final

17.07.10 - Congratulations to Frank Costello (again!) on winning Region 7 Tour Event #4 at Chatham. Frank beat Dave Hall (Surrey) 7 v 5 in the final

Congratulations to Wooosh! player Karl O'Donoghue on qualifying for the Irish U-21 team for the World Championships, also on becoming 2010 World U21's Champion

Congratulations also to Wooosh! players Kevin Corcoran & Derek Sim (both Scotland) - both qualifying for World Championship places. Also congratulations to Wooosh! player Tony McCallion on qualifying for Scotland U21 team

07.05.10 - Congratulations to Jack Pople on successfully trialing for the England U21's squad

02.05.10 - Congratulations to Paul McHale on winning the inaugural Rileys London Cup at Rileys Southfields

27.03.10 - Well done to Sean Halligan on reaching the semi finals of the region 7 tour event at JFK's. Sean lost out 7 v 3 to eventual winner Guiseppe D'Imperio

20.03.10 - Congratulations to Joe Prince on reaching the final of the first Herts pool tour event of 2010. Joe lost 8 v 5 to current national amateur champion John Roe

07.03.10 - Massive congratulations to all Waterloo league players who represented London A, London B and London Juniors at the All England Inter County Pool Finals last weekend. The A's and B's both won the National titles, while the Juniors narrowly missed out in the Final

05.03.10 - Congratulations to Frank Costello on reaching the semi finals of the National Under 21's Championship at Great Yarmouth. Frank lost to tournament winner Steve Petty

21.02.10 - Well done to Frank Costello and Jack Pople on both reaching the semi final of the 6th Annual JFK's Players Championship. Surrey professional Steve Petty won the event, beating Rod Altes in the final

19.02.10 - Congratulations to Frank Costello on reaching the final of the European junior singles championship at Daventry. Frank and Nigel Clarke also led the England juniors to success in the team event. Well done to both!

14.02.10 - Congratulations to Frank Costello on reaching the final of the IPA Tour club event at Blackpool. Frank lost 6 v 1 to Craig Marsh

06.02.10 - Congratulations to Frank Costello on winning the 5th Cues On Junior Tour event at Leicester. Frank beat England Junior team mate Kingsley Peck 6 v 1 in the final

13.12.09 - Sean Halligan wins Waterloo Christmas Knockout, beating last years winner Jerry Tickell 4-1. Nigel Clark wins the Plate event, beating last years winner Joe Prince 3-2

06.12.09 - Congratulations to Jack Pople on winning the London Open, beating Frank Costello 7 v 4 in the Final

05.12.09 - Congratulations to Sean Halligan on reaching the Final of the Region 7 Open at Rileys Croydon. Sean lost out 7 v 5 to the defending champion, Crawley based professional Moray Dolan

30.11.09 - Congratulations to Nigel Clarke on reaching the semi finals of the National Juniors U18's event last weekend at Jordan Church's new club in Rainham, Kent

25.10.09 - National Grand Prix: Well done to Frank Costello (U16's), Jack Pople (U21's) and Tony Bailey (Seniors), who all reached the semi finals of their respective events this weekend

03.10.09 - Congratulations to Jack Pople on reaching the semi finals of the mens National Amateur Singles Championship for the second successive year. Jack lost 7 v 4 to eventual winner John Roe

27.09.09 - Our heartfelt commiserations go to our own Darren O'Byrne - who managed to (albeit quite gracefully) dislocate his knee at his own birthday bash (puts a whole new meaning to the phrase 'knees-up' eh!). Get well soon Doctor, all our thoughts are with you

Frank Costello reached the semi finals of the Region 7 Tour event #5 at Rileys, Croydon, eventually losing out 7 v 4 to Darren Magor. Frank finished the Tour in 7th place, a notable achievement for a Junior

17.08.09. Congratulations to Nigel Clarke and Frank Costello who have been named as Captain and Vice Captain respectively of England Juniors for the 2010 season. The appointments were confirmed yesterday at the England Juniors v Region 3 Select friendly at Leicester's 147 Club. England Juniors won the 12 a side match 30 v 18. Appropriately, both players then reached the final of the U18's Flyer held after the match, Nigel winning 5 v 4. Well done to both

WATERLOO AT THE WORLDS - Congratulations to Frank Costello & Nigel Clarke, Members of the England Juniors team who beat India Juniors 8-6 in the World Championship Final

20.06.09 Congratulations to Danny Miller (The Ratpack) on winning Herts Tour event #3. Danny beat Mark Thrussell (The Ratpack) 7 v 6 in a high quality final. Well done also to Frank Costello (The Jacks) on reaching the semi's of the plate event

13.06.09 Congratulations to Mark Thrussell (The Ratpack) on winning a place at this year's World Championships. Mark was one of 2 successful qualifiers from the Riverside

14.06.09 Mark Thrussell also won the Surrey Open, getting the better of Danny Miller (The Ratpack) in the semi's before beating Surrey professional Steve Petty in the final

06.06.09 Congratulations to Jerry Tickell on winning the World Championship Qualifier at Chatham. Jerry beat Kent professional Jordan Church 6 v 5 in the Final of the 20 runner event

30.05.09 Well done to Jerry Tickell (The Jacks) for reaching the Final of the Region 7 tour at Guildford

25. 05 09 Congratulations to John Kelly (JFK's) on winning the World Championship Qualifier at JFK's

Congratulations to JFK's Elite (Dean Wisher, Jack Pople and Jon Runghen) who made the semi finals of the Golden Cue this weekend at Gt Yarmouth. Jon Runghen also qualified for the World Masters at Blackpool in July. Also, well done to Frank Costello for reaching the final of a flyer and to Waterloo stalwart Brendan Connors for making the semi's of a flyer on his last visit to Yarmouth

Congratulations to Dean Wisher and John Kelly, who finished 1st and 2nd respectively in the GLCPA singles league premier division

Well done to Frank Costello for making ANOTHER final yesterday (26th April) at the Kent Junior Open, narrowly losing 8 - 6 to the England Junior Captain!!
The Gangster strikes again!

Frank Costello reached the final of the Riverside U 19's, losing 8 v 6 to England Junior Captain Phil Parkin. Another impressive performance and it'll only be a matter of time before he converts these losses into victories.

Jack Pople (JFK's) won the Herts Pool Tour Event 1. Jack won 3 final frame deciders in a row to pocket the £500 winners prize, beating Mark Thrussell (The Ratpack) in the Quarter's and Neil Toms (The Ratpack) in the Semi's, before getting the better of Jordan Church in the Final!

27th Feb - Congratulations to Danny Miller who successfully trialled for the England Mens team

27th Feb - Frank Costello reaches National U21's Singles Final, eventually losing 5-7 to Harry Irwin

22nd Feb - European Championships - Congratulations to Neil Toms and Dean Wisher (The Ratpack) - members of the winning England B team, and Nigel Clarke (JFK's) - member of the winning England Juniors team.

12th Feb 2009 - Etienne Wagner reaches semi final of Region7 Tour # 1

Etienne looks to have picked up where he left off a year ago, competing right at the top of the Region 7 pool scene. After reaching the semi final of the JFK's Players Championship last month, Etienne filled the same spot at the first Region 7 Tour event of 2009 in Chatham last Saturday.

London County Trials - 18th January 2009

Congratulations to:

Akar Necati
Lee Mager
Danny Moffatt
John Munro
Peter Panayiotou
William Tweed
Danny Kelliher

who were all successful trialists for the London County squad today at JFK's.

Jan 10th & 11th 2009 - Frank Costello qualifies for England Youth Team.

Frank safely navigated a route through a demanding Swiss system at the England Youth Team Trials in Leicester this weekend. Frank won 6 out of 7 games and was one of the first to qualify on Sunday morning. He joins Nigel Clarke (JFK's) in this year's squad and hopefully will travel back to Blackpool in July to compete in the Team and win the World Singles title he just missed out on last year.

LATEST NEWS - Riverside Christmas Open 2008:

Frank Costello reaches the Final, losing out to Simon Rivers.
After Joe Prince's fine effort in this event 12 months ago, it was Frank's turn to shine this year.

Frank beat Paul Stelmaszuk in the 1st round, then outfought London Juniors teammate Mario Vogli in the 2nd round and Waterloo (and Jacks) teammate Ian Crowle in the 3rd round, winning both matches 6 v 5.

Frank then took on John Roe, winner of the Riverside Herts Pool Tour Grand Final last month, and came through 7 v 4 to set up a semi final clash with Neil Toms. This one went to the wire , but when Neil missed a black to the centre in the decider, Frank held his nerve to clear for a 7 v 6 win.
The Final looked like being a one-sided affair as ex-pro Rivers, who was in unstoppable form, raced into a 5 v 0 lead, before Frank battled back with a couple of fine finishes, eventually going down 8 v 3. This was a great effort nonetheless and rounded off a fantastic year for Frank.
We wish him all the best at the England Junior Team trials early in 2009.

December 15th 2008 - Frank Costello wins Region 7 Open Junior title.

Frank rounded off a great year by winning the Region Juniors on Saturday in Chichester.

After excellent efforts at the World Junior Championships (runner up), the National U 16's and National Youth Grand Prix U 16's (semi's), it was great to see Frank win this event, especially having lost narrowly in the Grand Final of the Region 7 Club Tour and the London Open Juniors recently. After cruising through the early rounds Frank had to dig deep to beat Jack Davies (Berkshire) 5 v 4 in the semi's, and James Charlwood (Surrey) 6 v 5 in the final. Well done Frank!

December 15th 2008 - Lee Mager (Pineapple) reaches semi-final of British Universties 9-Ball (yes - 9-Ball !!) championships.

LONDON OPEN - 7th Dec 2008:

Waterloo League players dominate the London Open! England International Neil Toms (Ratpack) wins main event, beating Rod Altes 6 v 2. Brendan Connors (Union Jack) made the semi's. England Junior Nigel Clarke (JFKs) won the Youth event, beating Frank Costello (The Jacks) 5 v 3

December 1st 2008 - Jack Pople wins Region 7 Club Tour Grand Final, beating Frank Costello 6 v 4. Jerry Tickell makes Semi Final of Region 7 Main Tour Grand Final.

November 2008 - Frank Costello reaches Semi Finals of U15's National Youth Grand Prix.

National Junior Championhips - Chatham - 1st & 2nd November 2008: Joe Prince WINS Under 18's National Junior Championhips, Frank Costello loses Semi-Final of Under 16's National Junior Championhips

10th November 2007: ALL YARMOUTH EVENTS THIS WEEKEND CANCELLED DUE TO THREAT OF FLOOD

Joe Prince reaches final of National Junior Championships! Following an excellent effort in the Mens National Amateur Championships at Great Yarmouth last month Joe made the Junior Final at Miscues, Barnsley, with plenty to spare, eventually going down 7 v 4 to Surrey professional Stephen Petty. Joe travels back to Great Yarmouth this weekend, hoping to secure a place in the England Youth team for the European Championships in 2008.

London Devils (Ladies) travel to Great Yarmouth this weekend to compete in the Ladies Interleague Cup. The London Devils are led by Fern Lodge Ladies captain Sue Wright.

Jerry Tickell will be playing in the Champion of Champions Singles Finals, also to be held at Great Yarmouth this weekend.

Good Luck to all in their endeavours - Watch this space for reports of their efforts!

06/07 NEWS & EVENTS:

Jerry's 2nd Champion of Champions qualifier match has been played - AND WON - Jerry won his 2nd round match 5 v 2 against Nick Phillips (N.Essex P.L.) on Tuesday night (4th September) - the match was best of 9 frames and took place at the 317 Pub, 317 Finchley Road, kicking off at 8.30. Jerry, as the worthy winner of this match will take his place in the last 32 of this prestigious event at Gt. Yarmouth in November

Jerry (Mr T) Tickell played in the Champion of Champion Singles qualifier last night (8th August), again held at The Bell. Jerry played Conrad Lewis (St.Augustine's). Our roving reporter was there to witness a best-of-9 frame match of high quality! Jerry took the 1st two frames with relative ease after a preliminary bout of cut & thrust as both players probed for weaknesses. Conrad bounced right back taking frames 3 & 4, one of which was extremely short & straightforward! Not to be outdone, Jerry proved his mettle winning frames 5 & 6, both of which were much longer, more technical and more tactical. At this point Jerry was 4-2 up needing only one more frame to win, which obviously rattled Conrad a little as a couple of errors gave Jerry the opportunity to cruise through to a 5-2 win. This isn't actually it though as Jerry has to come through a 2nd qualifier before he is guaranteed his place in the Finals
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Unfortunately The Bell came off second best in the Champion of Champions qualifier against St. Augustine's, played on Weds 1st August, going down 8 - 6 at home in a long and closely fought match

Tale of the Tape:
Jerry W
Alex L
Brendan W
Allan L
Manuel L
Bernie L
Akar W
3 4
Jerry L
Alex W
Brendan L
Allan L
Manuel W
Bernie W
Akar L
6 8
The match was against St Augustines (Hammersmith & Fulham League) and was held at The Bell, 8:30 on Weds 1st August