02/07/08...If you wish to register teams for the 2008-09 Cardiff and District Snooker League the registration form is available to download here (xls spreadsheet). Steve Wellbeloved will be at the Mackintosh on the following Sundays: Aug 10th, Aug 17th, Aug 24th from 8.30pm to collect registrations. Payment MUST be made to Steve no later than Sun 24th August 2008, otherwise we cannot guarantee an available position.

28/06/08...Photos from the CDSA presentation night are now available here. The event was held at Park Cons with Neil Tomkins and Alex Donne being named as the outstanding players in the Tuesday and Thursday leagues respectively.

25/06/08...A reminder that two key events in the league calendar take place this weekend. On Friday (27th) at Park Cons club, from 7.30pm, is the league presentation night (held jointly with the Cons League). If you have trophies to pick up, make sure you are there. If you don't have trophies to collect, come along anyway for a few drinks. Then on Sunday (29th) at Mackintosh Sports is the league Annual General Meeting. Please ensure a representative of your club is there and if you want to be active with the league next season let us know.

25/06/08...I have set up a new area on the site for photos relating to the CDSA. You can see them here. If you have anything CDSA-related to add, please send them to cardiffsnooker@yahoo.co.uk

06/06/08...This years AGM will be held on Sunday the 29th of June at 8.00pm in the community centre at the Mackintosh Sports club Keppoch st. off city rd. Any proposals must be sent to Spencer Symmons in writing by email or letter no later than sunday june the 15th. All members are welcome but there is only 1 vote per club on any proposed changes to the general rules.

06/06/08...Well done to Neil Tomkins who this week won his second Cardiff Open title, 17 years after his first. Making a triumphant return to CDSA action, Tomkins beat Caerphilly's Mike Dodd 4-0 in the final at Rileys City Road.

29/05/08...Kishan Hirani probably become the youngest ever Cardiff Handicap winner on Tuesday night after a remarkable performance. In about an hour and a half he beat both Clive Hudd from Penarth (in the semi-finals) and Neil Tomkins from Llandaff (in the final) 3-0 to win the title off a 21 handicap in his home venue of Rileys City Rd. Well done Kishan.

29/05/08...The presentation night is booked for Park Cons on June 27th. It will be a joint event with the Cardiff Cons League as it was last year. More details will follow.

21/05/08...There are two finals remaining in the season. Details are as follows. Please turn up and support the players if you can.
Handicap Singles: Semi and Final played on May 27th 7pm @ Rileys City Road. Clive Hudd plays Kishan Hirani, Neil Tomkins awaits the winner on the night in the final.

Cardiff Open: NEW date - Mike Dodd V Neil Tomkins, 3rd June 7pm @ Rileys City Road.

21/05/08...Kevin Brown and James Llewellyn secured the Penarth British Legion's third doubles title in the last two seasons with a 3-1 win over Huw Carpenter and Jon Ryall from Trecenydd in the inaugral Rileys Handicap Pairs final. It was a little bit of revenge for Brown and Llewellyn whose Penarth side lost the league title by a single point to Trecenydd. Carpenter and Ryall went a frame up and looked more in touch than the Penarth pair. The second frame was scrappy however and the Penarth pair had it more or less sewn up before the colours. The Trecenydd pair still missed a chance to steal it but it went 1-1. The third frame was the quickest of the night and a 20+ break each by Brown and Llewellyn swiftly saw them 2-1 up. Despite a touch of nerves in the fourth Brown and Llewellyn clinched a 3-1 win, leaving Carpenter and Ryall with a second pairs final defeat within a month.

08/05/08...The dates for the Cardiff Handicap singles have now changed. Please see here for details.

08/05/08...The University Graduates have won some consolation for their disappointment at the end of the league season by winning the Tuesday Knockout Cup final against Savoy. This final also went all the way to the deciding frame with Rob Hayes overcoming Roy Lawrence to bring home the University's first ever CDSA Tuesday league trophy.

08/05/08...Congratulations to youngsters Twm Jones (Penarth) and Luke Pittman (Canton Libs) who won their first ever CDSA title by beating Huw Carpenter and Jon Ryall 3-2 in an exciting Cardiff Open Pairs final. Jones and Pittman won the first before the Trecenydd pairing won the next two frames to take the lead. Jones and Pittman won the fourth frame convincingly to take the match into a decider and despite finding themselves 40 down in the final frame came back to win on the pink. Carpenter and Ryall will now hope to win their second doubles final, the Handicap Pairs, where they face more Penarth opposition.

30/04/08...The Cardiff Open final will be between Neil Tomkins and Mike Dodd after both players eased through the semi-finals with 3-0 victories over Graeme Prance and Wayne Hatton respectively. Dodd made a terrific 93 during his win. The final will be held on 20th May and we would encourage league members to attend for the climax of the league's most prestigious singles event.

30/04/08...The Thursday Knockout Cup is still going on, with the finals to be played between Wellington Rileys 'B' and Fairwater Cons (Division One) and Cathays Cons and South Wales Snooker (Division Two). Cathays Cons lead SW Snooker 3-2 after the first leg, with the first leg of the Division One event yet to be played.

26/04/08...Dates for the final stages of the individual singles and doubles have been confirmed. All will take place at Rileys City Road. The first of these is the Cardiff Open semi-finals, NEXT TUESDAY April 29th. Full details of the dates can be found here

21/04/08...This from our Trecenydd colleagues....big match at Trecenydd snooker club this coming week, Wed. 23 April. Best of 5 frames 7.30 start. CDSA players Huw Carpenter v Richard Oliver to decide who will take the one remaining place in the Welsh under 19s. international team for the Home International Championship. Local interest is running high. Believe it or not, there is no charge for  spectators, everyone welcome.

11/04/08...Please note that any dates for singles and doubles finals on the website were just indicative. No dates have been agreed yet and players will be informed as soon as possible about the arrangements.

09/04/08...Many congratulations to Trecenydd Snooker who have won their first ever Cardiff and District Snooker League title after pipping Penarth British Legion by just one point in the most enthralling finish to the most amazing season in recent years. They went into the final game needing a win against the Mackintosh to make sure of the title. As it happens Trecenydd stumbled at the end, and the Penarth players were well aware that they were 4-0 down at the Mackintosh. When Trecenydd clinched the final frame up in Roath, Penarth (who were 3-1 up against Aber & Seng at this stage) knew that they needed to win the final frame to take the title. The finish was heartbreaking for Penarth as Tony Palkowski came back from a snooker down on the pink in that crucial last frame to pot the last pink and black of the league season and send the title to their valleys rivals. It was a fitting end to an amazing season that saw four teams head to head almost from start to finish. Trecenydd's late surge and their recent 4-1 and 5-0 wins over the Uni Grads and Llandaff were the clinching factor, although the determination of Mackintosh and Aber & Senghenydd to play their hardest in the final game of the season - meaningless to them - meant more twists and turns, and showed a real respect for the league. It's Trecenydd's title, and therefore well done to messrs Carpenter (x2), Wicks, Oliver, Davies, Dobson, Gourlay and Bazzard (and anyone else who played for them this year) as they take their place on the CDSA Roll of Honour.Well done also to Neil Tomkins for taking the highest break prize for his 122 earlier in the season.

02/04/08...And then there were two. No overall update available yet but worth mentioning that the Tuesday League title race is down to two teams - Trecenydd and Penarth British Legion - after a monumental 'Grand Slam Tuesday'. Trecenydd edged themselves to the verge of the title with a stunning 5-0 thrashing over long-term leaders Llandaff. They can't celebrate yet though as Penarth came back from 2-0 down to edge the Uni Graduates 3-2 on the final black and ending the Uni's title dreams. If Trecenydd win next week against the Mack, they are champions. Lose and a big win for Penarth against Aber & Senghenydd will send the title down to the Vale.

02/04/08...There has been a late revision to the Thursday Division One table with an alteration to the points deduction for Rumney BL 'B' resulting in University 'B' moving back into the bottom two.

27/03/08...This week saw the first leg of the Thursday Knockout Semi-finals. In Division One Taffs Well's home advantage in the first leg was very important as they won a very close first leg 3 -2 against league champions and favourites Wellington B. Fairwater Cons suffered a shock loss to outsiders Rumney BL 'B' 3 - 2 at home. In Division 2, Cathays Cons won a close match 3 -2 and now the favourites would like to press their slender advantage when they travel down to Roath Labour next week, difficult to pick a winner at this point. In the other semi SWS impressively beat an off form Penylan Bowls 4 - 1 and are surely favourites to ram home the advantage next week in Tremorfa. A reminder that if it is a tie at the end of the second leg (next Thursday) then a sudden death play off will decide the winner.

26/03/08...The most exciting season of league snooker in the world, anywhere, in any year, saw another twist in the tale yesterday as Trecenydd edged into the Tuesday League favourite spot after trouncing Aber & Senghenydd 5-0 and Llandaff struggled to a 3-2 win against Rileys 'A'. Penarth stayed in contention with a 3-2 win against Rileys 'B' who turned up to compete despite having only two players - and subsequently won both frames. "Grand Slam Tuesday" next week will have a massive influence on the destination of the title with what could be a title decider between Trecenydd and Llandaff taking place whilst at the Students' Union the Uni Grads and Penarth face each other to see which one can cling on until the final week and which one will slip back into the abyss (otherwise known as fourth place). A quick mention for Jason Hewitt who knocked in an 80 break - that makes it a ton, an 80 and a 70 in about 5 weeks back in league action after a year out.

22/03/08...Congratulations to Wellington Rileys B who clinch the Thursday Division One title on the final day, beating Taffs Well A 3-2. Fairwater finish runners up as they win 3-2 at home to Uni B, whilst Frames A beat Gower 3-2. At Rumney, the B side beat the A side 3-2, but after playing an unregistered player, Rumney B lose their win and 6 points. Canton A finish off the season with a 4-1 win at Uni C. Alex Donne's 90 earlier in the season was the highest break.

In Thursday Division Two, Wellington 'A' finish 14 points clear as Taffs Well B fail to show up for their match. Runners up Cathays Cons lose 3-2 to South Wales Snooker, who take fourth place. Roath Labour cement third with a 4-1 win against Canton B and Savoy also finish the season with a win, beating Penylan Bowls 3-2. John Collins' very recent 65 took the high break prize for the division.

The Match Secretary (Neil Fairbrother) sends his thanks to all the guys (mostly the captains) who sent results in so quickly and therefore made it possible to update the league as early as possible each week this season. So, with a final note of congratulations to Wellington Rileys for their double title win in the Thursday League, we only have to see now whether they can add the Divisional Cup to their haul.

20/03/08...Remember as the Tuesday League draws to a thrilling close you can hear all the gossip from the horse's mouths on the CDSA Discussion Forum hosted by Talking Balls. Match reports and discussion of both Tuesday and Thursday leagues are posted on the forum as well as discussion of professional events and other non-snooker topics such as the Six Nations. Full instructions on how to join here. It's entirely free.

20/03/08...With just three weeks to go Llandaff leapt back into pole position in the Tuesday League this week as Uni Grads and Penarth both slipped up - at the same time allowing Trecenydd to rejoin the chase. Llandaff beat Caerphilly 3-2 and now stand two points clear. Although Uni Grads remain in second they must now be counted as the outsiders of the pack after their 4-1 hammering at Trecenydd, since both Trecenydd and Penarth have a game in hand on the top two. Penarth were beaten 3-2 at Savoy. With three weeks to go, all eyes are on April Fools' Day, which could become D-Day for the title (or Grand Slam Tuesday in Sky TV terminology) as Llandaff travel to Trecenydd and Penarth visit the University. Llandaff sit out the last game of the season and will be looking to be more than 6 points clear by then - but it look set to go to the wire.

The title race in Thursday 1 goes down to the wire as Welly B slip to a surprise defeat to Rumney A. Frames A keep their title hopes alive with a 5-0 defeat of Rumeny B (who turn up with 1 player). With Fairwater and Frames level, 5 points behind Welly B, they each have an outside chance of the title if Welly B fail to pick up 2 frames at Taffs Well next week and they dish out heavy defeats. Fairwater play Uni B, whilst Frames A visit the Gower.

In Thursday 2 this week, new champions Welly A celebrate with a 3-2 win against Savoy, whilst Roath Labour beat Taffs Well B 5-0 and South Wales Snooker beat Rileys LG 4-1.

12/03/08...Welly B are within reach of the Thursday division one title as they beat Frames A 4-1. If they win against Rumney A this week they will seal the title. Fairwater kept up some pressure with a 3-2 win against Gower, Taffs Well A beat Canton A 3-2, and both Uni sides are beaten 4-1 by both Rumney sides.

Welly A are the new champions of division 2 in their bye week as Cathays Cons beat Rileys LG 4-1. Only a 5-0 win would have kept the Cathays side in contention. Savoy pick up a 3-2 against Roath Labour, and South Wales Snooker beat Penylan 3-2.

08/03/08...After weeks of sorting out, the position for the Thursday Division One Knockout Cup has been resolved. Wellington and Fairwater qualify from Group B. Group A was less straightforward with three teams tied on three wins. Rumney B qualify through virtue of winning more frames, but Taffs Well and Canton Libs 'A' will need to battle out a play-off to resolve who join Rumney in the semis. (Just a footnote, but congratulations to Uni C for finishing ahead of their more 'senior' clubmates!)

08/03/08...The Rileys Cardiff Open quarter-finals took place this week. Newcomers to the CDSA this season Neil Tomkins and Mike Dodd booked their places in the semis with wins over James Llewellyn and Spencer Symmons respectively, Dodd making a 73 break. Tomkins will face Graham Prance who marked his return to the CDSA with a semi-final spot following a win over Rob Hayes. Dodd will face Penarth's Wayne Hatton who reached his first ever CDSA singles semi-final after whitewashing Brian Rees 3-0.

02/03/08...Sorry for the delay in reporting on the Rileys Cardiff Handicap Pairs, which took place last week. The second semi-final took place today and Kevin Brown and James Llewellyn of Penarth reached their second pairs final in two years after defeating Joe Merola and Ben Chung from the University. Their final opponents have even more cause to celebrate as Huw Carpenter and Jon Ryall reached their second final of the season (they are also in the Open Pairs final) after beating their team-mates (and in Huw's case, brother) Rhys Carpenter and Shaun Wicks in the semis.

02/03/08...Llandaff Institute regained the lead - and favourites status - in the Tuesday League this week after a 5-0 demolition of the University 'A' side, who failed to do a favour for their senior side, the Grads, who unexpectedly lost 3-2 at Caerphilly. Elsewhere a controversial outcome in Trecenydd resulted in them being awarded a 3-2 win against Savoy which keeps them in touch.