Defending champion in superb form

Press, 14 September 1988, Page 72

Defending champion in superb form

The defending champion, Steve Robertson, of Wellington, was again in superb form on the second day of section play in the Lion Brown New Zealand snooker championships at the Richmond Working Men’s Club yesterday. Robertson wasted no time in downing Darcy Boyce, of Waikato, 3-1, with breaks of 65 and 73. Equally impressive yesterday was the tournament favourite, Harry Haenga, of Wellington, who did not concede a frame to Jim Gantley (Auckland).

Stan Maffey, of Canterbury, recovered well after losing his opening match on the first day to record two impressive wins yesterday and keep his hopes alive of qualifying from his section. Unbeaten players after three rounds include last year’s runner-up, Bruce Anderson (Auckland), Lewis Otto (Wellington), the three times champion, Dale Kwok (Otago), Taranaki’s Geoff Andrews, the South Island champion, Roy Young (Otago), Pat Riini (Manukau) and Peter Hourigan, of Waikato, who has yet to drop a frame.

Results yesterday were:— Section one: • L. Adams (Canterbury) 3, D. Boyce (Waikato) 2; Adams 3, K. Mischefski (Taranki) 0; F. Paul (Hawke’s Bay) 3, A. Gorton (Counties) 2; S. Robertson (Wellington) 3, Boyce 1.-Breaks: Gorton 69; Robertson 65, 73. Section two: S. Maffey (Canterbury) 3, P. Edwards (Manawatu) 1; Maffey 3, J. Toheriri (Hawke’s Bay) 0; L. Otto (Wellington) 3, W. Belmont (Poverty Bay) 0; B. Anderson (Auckland) 3, Edwards 2. Breaks: Maffey 41, 47; Belmont 51; Anderson 51. Section three: J. Gantley (Auckland) 3, W. Tau Tau (Poverty Bay) 0; Tau Tau 3, L. Smith (Northland) 0; D. Kwok (Otago) 3, M. Shuen (Bay of Plenty) 1; H. Haenga

(Wellington) 3, Gantley 0. Breaks: Haenga 40, 48. Section four: K. Dudson (Bay of Plenty) 3, B. Kirkness (Canterbury), 2; G. Andrews (Taranaki) 3, Dudson 0; Kirkness 3,. R. White (Counties) 2; White 3, R. Wilson (Southland) 2; Wilson 3, M. Peisker (Otago) 2. Breaks: Kirkness 42; Andrews 42, 44. Section five: G. Hayward (Auckland) 3, D. Witehira (Waikato) 0; R. Young (Otago) 3, Witehira 1; Hayward 3, G. Sands (Canterbury) 2; M. Beehre (Wanganui) 3, Sands' 1; Beehre 3, H. Tia Tia (Wellington) 0. Breaks: Young 41, 53; Sands 52; Beehre 57. Section six: W. Hill (Waikato) 3, B. Erikson (Bay of Plenty) 1; Erikson 3, P.

Bartlett (Canterbury) 2; Hill 3, D. Miles (Auckland) 1; Miles 3, M. Ware (Otago) 2; P. Wilson (Wellington) 3, Wara 2. Section seven: J. Lemon (Wellington) 3, K. McGechie (Bay of Plenty) 2; P. Hourigan (Waikato) 3, McGechie 0; P. de Groot (Canterbury) 3, N. Stockman (Auckland) 0; J. Campbell (Southland) 3, Stockman 1. Breaks; Lemon 51, McGechie 46; De Groot 52, 45; Campbell 63. Section eight: D. Meredith (Canterbury) 3, M. Spencer (Wanganui) 0; P. Riini (Manukau) 3, Spencer 1; B. Moore (Auckland) 3, P. Lilii (Canterbury) 1; Lilii 3, R. Green (Counties) 2. Breaks: Spencer 45, Green 62. ’