“The tournament is still gradually increasing. We had probably about 370 players and we were closer to 350 last year.”
Local players saw success at the tournament, with a Stawell team winning division one while Stawell’s Zach Blachford played with Melbourne-based team-mates in the Any Danger side that won division two.
A team from Horsham’s White Hart Hotel won division three, with Melton and Bendigo-based sides claiming divisions four, five and six.
Mr Duncan said the tournament had run smoothly despite the last-minute withdrawals of three sides, and that local businesses had benefitted.
“There were people lined up for coffees all day for both days,” he said.
“All the stubby holders we ordered sold in the first half an hour, so we probably should have ordered double what we did.
“We had one incident of poor behaviour on Sunday where a woman was vaping in the venue, which is against the law, but apart from that everything went well.”
Mr Duncan said two of Horsham Lanes and Games’ pool tables were streamed online, allowing players to replay their matches.
“One table was dedicated to division one and the other one was split across the rest of them, so a lot of the Horsham teams had a chance to get on it,” he said.
“A lot of Horsham players got an opportunity to go back and look at their own games and review their good shots and look at how to fix their bad shots.”