tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907243186571122432012-01-30T21:28:14.820ZWelcome to our website. The NIPA are the governing body for Pool in Northern Ireland as recognised by Sport NI and are an affiliate member of the European Blackball Association. Here you can find upcoming events, news and results. Enjoy your visit to our website.NIPAnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590724318657112243.post-78485250416040395492012-01-29T21:30:00.004Z2012-01-30T10:46:45.855Z

Congratulations to Julie Henderson (Coleraine). and Sara Greenberg (Newtownabbey). The duo are the new 2012 Northern Ireland Ladies Blackball Doubles Champions. After a stamina draining day in Ballymena United SC on Sunday 29th January, they overcame Michelle and April Roonay from Enniskillen by 5-1 in the Final to claim the title. Sara, who is sponsored by Newtownabbey Borough Council, had also

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The 2012 Northern Ireland Mens and Mixed Doubles Championships take place this coming weekend, Saturday and Sunday 4th & 5th February respectively. Pictured right are current Mens Champions Davy Tosh and Lee Caulfield, both from Coleraine, and below Mixed Doubles Champions Dee Irwin (Belfast) and Sara Greenberg (Newtownabbey) Details of entry are below. Please note registration closing times.

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Well done to 23 year old Terry McDowell who beat Sam Newell 6-5 in Event 3 of the Main NI Pool Tour on Sunday 29th January in Shooterts Pool Hall, Bangor. Newell had a difficult black to win 6-3, but hung it over the middle for McDowell to bring it back to 4-5. McDowell broke and dished in the 10th and went on to win a tactical 11th and deciding frame. Terry's win moves him up to top spot in

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** DATE CHANGE ** Could all players wishing to enter this event please note a change of date OLD DATE - Sunday 25th March 2012 (Lodge Hotel, Coleraine) NEW DATE - Saturday 24th March 2012 (Lodge Hotel, Coleraine) Pictured right - Current Northern Ireland Individual Champion Ronan McCarthy receiving his trophy from NIPA Specials Secretary Pauline Lynch

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In the picture are the two finalists in the 2012 Northern Ireland Ladies Individual Championship. On the left is new Champion Michelle Roonay from Enniskillen and right is Runner Up Sara Greenberg from Newtownabbey. The event was held in the Ballymena United Social Club on six top class Baizecraft Club Tables

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This Sunday 29th January 2012, sees the NI Ladies Doubles Championships take place. Current holders Elise Richardson and Krissie Cutler (pictured right), will be hoping to regain their title in what is expected to be another strong field. What - Northern Ireland Ladies Doubles Championships When - Sunday 29th January 2012 Where - Ballymena United Social Club Time - Registration closes 12:30pm

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This Sunday 29th January sees Event 3 take place in the Main NI Blackball Pool Tour, run by Shooters and the Kingfisher Bar's in Bangor, North Down. Leading the way after 2 Events is Ballymoneys Tommy Morrow with 29 points. Joint 2nd are Bangors Terry McDowell and Ballymena's Drew Sloan on 26 points. What - NI Main Pool Tour EVENT 3 When - Sunday 29th January 2012 Where - Shooters Pool Hall,

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A big congratulations to Michelle Roonay who is the new 2012 Northern Ireland Ladies Blackball Individual Champion. In the Competition which was held in Ballymena United Social Club, the Fermanagh girl made it to the Semi Final stage where she overcame Clare Webster of Carrick by a 5-0 scoreline to reach the final. Her opponent in the final, Sara Greenberg fropm Co. Antrim, had overcome Jean

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Well done to Stephen Johnston who was in awesome form all day in winning the NI Seniors Tour, event number 4. Seniors 'A' Team player Stephen overcame Tour leader Raymond Stockman, Davy Drysdale and Jimmy McCullough on his way to the final where he was then pitted up against local cueist Sam Newell. Sam's had defeated Alan Corrigan, Davy McGurn and Kenny English on his march to the final. Final

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It's congratulations to 14 year old Declan Duff and 21 year old Warner Johnston, who are the new Northern Ireland 2012 Blackball Pool Champions in Under 18 and Under 23 respectively. Both Finals were cracking matches, both going down to the 9th and deciding frames. Declan, who's standard of Pool belies his young age will be travelling to Bridlington in March with the Under 23s and will also be

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The 2012 Northern Ireland Ladies Individual Championship will take place this Sunday (22nd January) in Ballymena United Social Club. Pictured right is 2011 Champion Mary McCourt from Carnlough, who will be hoping to win the crown for a 2nd year in a row. Others to watch out for are Julie Henderson (Coleraine), Claire Stewart (Antrim), Sara Greenberg (Newtownabbey) and last years Runner Up Alex

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  The Northern Ireland Specials have announced their Mens and Ladies squads to travel to Bridlington for the 2012 Special Pool World Championships. Good luck to all Players and Officials, hopefully we can bring home another sack load of trophies.   MENS SQUAD MENS SQUAD LADIES SQUAD Alan Bell Portadown

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Event Number 4 of 8 in the NI Seniors Pool Tour takes place this Sunday 22nd January in the Kingfisher Bar, Bangor. Registration closes at 1:00pm and players can enter and pay on the day. To view the leaderboard after 3 events click on NI Seniors Tour Leaderboard For any queries contact John Lowry on 07429 537941

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This Saturday 21st January sees the Northern Ireland Under 18 and Under 23 Individual Championships take place in the Ballymena United Social Club. Details below. Players can pay on the day, it is not a pre enter Competition. UNDER 18sWhere - Ballymena United Social Club When - Saturday 21st January 2012 Time - Registration closes at 12:00 noon Who - Open to anyone who is eligible to play for

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Coleraine Pool League under the captaincy of Raymond Stockman are the 2012 NIPA Interleague Champions. They held on to their crown in a repeat of last years Final against North Down & Ards, running out 17-13 winners after a pulsating battle. GROUP 1 SCORES Carrick 17-11 Ballyclare Ballyclare 17-13 Larne Carrick 17-14 Larne GROUP 2 SCORES ND&A 17-14 Crumlin Crumlin 17-8 Ballymena ND&A 17-13

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CARRICK ARE CHAMPS !! Well done to Derek Whiteside's Carrick B1 Interleague Team (pictured right). They stormed to victory in the annual N.I.P.A Competition after going so close last year when losing from being 3 up with 4 to play. They beat last years Winners North Down & Ards B2 17-13 in an exciting final which was neck and neck most all the way, with Carrick just pulling away at the business

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Teams confirmed so far into our 2012 Interleague Competitions which takes place in the Queens Hall, Newtownards are listed below. Managers in brackets. Team Registration closes at 11:30am. Any team not registered by this time will lose one frame for every 5 minutes they are late in registering. Any frames lost for late registration will apply to all that teams matches in the group stage. All

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The Bridlington Spa Arena Squads for the 2012 European Championships in Bridlington, East Yorkshire have been selected. Check back here for any updates. Mens 'A' Team - Darren Sterrett (M), Willie Eakin, Brian Crilly, Lee Hull, Ronan McCarthy, Neil McKelvey, Sam Newell, Marc Hutchinson Mens 'B1' Team - Derek Whiteside (M), Jason Heffron, Dee Irwin, Ady Toner, Billy Moore, Lee Caulfield, Lee

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The next NIPA Committee meeting will be on Sunday 8th January 2012 at 13:00pm in the Railway Arms Bar in Coleraine (53 Railway Road, BT52 1PF)

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Congratulations to Elise Richardson, who won the latest Ladies ranking event held in Whitehead, Co. Antrim on Sunday 18th December. From a field of 21 participants, Elise came through to beat Sara Greenberg in the Final after defeating Roisin Smith in the Semis. Sara, who is sponsored by Newtownabbey Borough Council, made the Final after a Last 4 win against newcomer Lyn Carson. She also has

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The Committee of the NIPA would like to offer their condolences to our Chairman Trevor Harte on the death of his Mother, who passed away in the early hours of December 12th after a long illness.

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A big well done to Brian Crilly and Michelle Roonay on winning the Seniors Tour Event 3 and Ladies Tour Event 2 respectively on Sunday 11th December. Brian beat Bill McIlroy in the Seniors Final in Shooters Pool Hall, Bangor and Michelle triumphed over Julie Henderson in the Kingfisher Bar, also in Bangor. Seniors Final ResultBrian Crilly (Newtownards) 5-3 Bill McIlroy (Larne) Ladies Final

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We are planning to take an Under 23s 'B' Team to the 2012 European Championships in Bridlington in March. If anyone is interested in Managing the team, please email nipablackball@yahoo.co.uk with confirmation of your interest. Please state name, date of birth and telephone number. Closing date for applications is 6.00pm on Sunday 18th December 2011. 'A' Team Manager John Lowry has already

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Event 3 of the Main NI Pool Tour has been put back to next month and will now take place on Sunday 29th January 2012.  The event will be played to a Pyramid format with the winner of each Pyramid receiving £50 on the day. Depending on numbers it is planned that players will play 3 Pyramids total, so £150 will be up for grabs in each venue, Shooters Pool Hall and The Kingfisher Bar, both in

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After the 2nd of our 2 Trials for our Seniors Panel for 2012, John Tennyson has came out on top with 26/35. It is a great performance by the Crumlin man considering it was his debut at an NIPA Event. He played some outstanding Pool over the 35 frames. Runner Up by a single point on 25/35 was the consistent Davy McGurn from Strabane. Both players have won free return flights to the 2012 EBA

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Results following trials in the 147 Club, Omagh and Shooters Pool Hall, Bangor are now complete and are shown below. Team Manager John Lowry will now select his Under 23 Squad for the 2012 European Championships which will take place at the famous Bridlington Spa venue (pictured right) in March/April. /15 /13 /28 Total 1

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This Sunday 27th November, Day 2 of the 2012 Seniors Trials will take place. Details are listed below. When - 27th November 2011 (Trial 2) Where -Shooters Pool Hall, Bangor Time - Registration closes 12.00 noonWho - Open to anyone who is 41 or over on 1st January 2011 (See below)The EBA are raising the age of Senior Pool from 40 to 50. This is being done in increments of 1 year each year.

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A great night was had by all as Ballyclare Blackball League McConnells of Doagh, hosted a Charity Pool match between their current team and a team of yester year, the Legends. The evening was in aid of the annual BBC Children in Need appeal and a fantastic amount of £300 was raised on the night. Well done lads. To the match, and today's McConnells didn't get it as easy as they may have

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1. Ladies Individual Winner Valerie Taggart, with Deputy Lord Mayor of Coleraine William King 2. All Abilities Winner Rab McMaw with Specials Secretary Pauline Lynch 3. Ladies International Winner Susan O'Kane 4. Ladies Team Winners Mountfern 'A' with Festival sponsor Mr Chips 5. John Brown, Mens Individual Winner 6. Most improved female

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Below are the Results from the 2011 MR CHIPS Specials Festival of Pool, held at the LODGE HOTEL, Coleraine. Ladies International Individual : Winner - Susan O'Kane (Maghera), Runner Up - (Valerie Taggart (Mountfern) Mens International Individual : Winner - Paddy Reid (Rathmoyle), Runner Up - Clifford McKendry (Rathmoyle) Ladies Individual Speedpool : Winner - Catherine Watton (Millbrook) Mens

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Sunday 20th November seen the 2nd Event out of 8 in the Main NI Pool Tour run by the Kingfisher Bar and Shooters Pool Hall, both in Bangor. And it's a big well done to Tommy Morrow who came through a very hard draw in the Kingfisher to win an intriguing final against Drew Sloan. Drew had also reached reached the Final of Event 1. Tommy's win takes him top of the Ranking Table, with Drew in

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Bangor Pool enthusiasts John Lowry and Sam Newell from SHOOTERS POOL HALL and THE KINGFISHER BAR respectively, have announced details of the new "NI BLACKBALL POOL TOUR" they are running. There are 3 categories, MAIN TOUR (OPEN), LADIES TOUR and a SENIORS TOUR. For the Seniors players must have been 41 or over on January 1st 2011. This rises to 42 or over on January 1st 2012. For the Main and

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  McConnells of Doagh is the place to be on Friday 18th November as a Pool match with a twist is taking place to try and raise some money for the annual BBC "Children in Need Appeal" Current Ballyclare & District Pool League Champions McConnells will face a McConnells Legends team from yester year. The 2011/2012 McConnells team may be short priced favourites with the bookies but the Legends

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Venue - 147 Snooker and Pool Club Where - Omagh, County Tyrone Date - Saturday 19th November 2011 Who - Open to anyone Rules - Blackball Time - 1:00pm Cost - £20 (£17 entry + £3 Registration) Tables - 6 Supreme Frames - TBC, dependent on entries Dress Code - No dress code, casual Contact - To enter, contact Damian on 07990 670069 Why not take a trip out this Saturday to Omagh's 147 Snooker

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The MR CHIPS 2011 Northern Ireland Special Pool Festival will take place in the Lodge Hotel, Coleraine from Monday 14th November to Thursday 17th November. The event is supported by Coleraine Borough Council and sponsored by Mr Clem Howard owner of Mr Chips, Main Street in Portrush. Monday 14th November11:00am - Official Introductions 11:30am - Junior Learning Difficulties Team Events & Junior

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Tour 1 of the new NI Ladies Blackball Tour, run by Shooters Pool Hall and the Kingfisher Bar, both in Bangor County Down, took place on Sunday 13th November. 28 Ladies took to the green baize, a fantastic turnout indeed. And it's a big well done to Mary Cunningham from Newry, who swept all before her to win the Competition, beating Sara Greenberg from Newtownabbey 5-1 in the Final. Mary had

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  The Mens 2012 International Trials have ended after 4 days of stamina draining intense action at the Plaza Hotel. The Top 16 players are now confirmed and each will be offered a place on one of our 3 Mens' team panels. The Top 4 players played off to see where the Prizes went and in the first Semi Final Billy Moore edged out his fellow Coleraine cueist Lee Caulfield 3-2 after trailing 2-0. In

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Standings from the NIPA Seniors Trials Day 1 which was held in the Park Plaza Hotel, Belfast International Airport are as follows. Day 2 will be held on Sunday 27th November in Shooters Pool Hall, Bangor. Managers Eric Sterrett, Cliff Wilson and Mark Marsh will then select their squads for the first competition of 2012, the European Championships in Bridlington in March. 16 Raymond Stockman 15

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Event 1 of the new Ladies NI Pool Tour run by Shooters Pool Hall and the Kingfisher Bar, both in Bangor, County Down, will take place this Sunday 13th November in Shooters with 2 time slots. Anyone not in the building for the start of their match will lose a frame every 5 minutes. A one minute per shot rule will be in place on the day to keep the play flowing. £100 prize money will be paid out

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Details of our Seniors 2012 International Trials have now been released. We are now taking names and entry fees for the 2 Trials. The first is in the Park Plaza Hotel, Antrim and the 2nd venue is Shooters Pool Hall, Bangor. These Trials are used to select our squads for 2012 International events. Players should be available to travel to either or both the European Championships on 26th

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A series of Test Matches were held by the English Blackball Pool Federation on the 28th and 29th October in Rileys Snooker Club, Chorlton, Manchester. Northern Ireland had 5 players over representing the Rest of Europe Teams, L.Hull (Mens), J.Henderson & M.McCourt (Ladies) and R.Hawkins & K.English (Seniors). Results were as follows. MENS South Africa 15-10 England South Africa 15-10 England

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Congratulations to Ronan McCarthy and Terry McDowell. Both players won the Event 1 Competitions in the Kingfisher Bar and Shooters Pool Hall respectively, of the new N.I. Pool Tour. Well done also to both Runners Up, who took both matches to the 11th and deciding frames. Final Results Ronan McCarthy (Kircubbin) 6-5 Drew Sloan (Ballymena) Terry McDowell (Bangor) 6-5 Tommy Morrow (Dervock)

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Congratulations to Raymond Stockman from Coleraine (pictured right) who has won the first Seniors Tour event in the new NI Blackball Pool Tour. In a stamina sapping day in Shooters Pool Hall, Bangor, he overcame Davy Drysdale in the first round and Hugh McMurtry in the second. He then went on to beat Kenny Geddis in the Quarters followed by Robert Hawkins in the Semis. In the Final, he led 4-0

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Bridlington Spa Details of our Mens 2012 International Trials have now been released. We are now taking names and entry fees for the 4 days of Pool over 2 weekends in the Park Plaza Hotel, Antrim. These Trials are used to select our squads for 2012 International events. Players should be available to travel to either or both the European Championships on 26th March 2012 in Bridlington and the

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Gold Medals Mens 'B' Team Doubles - Brian Crilly & Terry McDowell Seniors 'A' Team Doubles -Stephen Johnston & Eric Sterrett Seniors 'B' Team Doubles - Bill McIlroy & Davy McGurn U18s 'A' Team Doubles - Lee Wright & Declan Duff Wheelchair Event - Rab McMaw  Specials Individual Mens - Paddy Reid  Specials Individuals Ladies - Briege McFall Specials Mens in Team Event Specials Ladies in Team

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Mens Individual - Christophe Thebault (France)Seniors Individual - Pat Merrigan (Southern Ireland) Ladies Individual - Sabrilla Brunet (France) Under 23 Individual - David Carrie (Southern Ireland) Under 18 Individual - Kieran Hawkins (England) Mens 'A' Team -England v France Seniors 'A' Team - Scotland beat Southern Ireland Ladies 'A' Team - Scotland beat France Under 23 'A' Team - France

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Results from the European Blackball Championships being held in the Mount Wolseley Hotel (pictured right) in Tullow near the town of Carlow. NI MENS B1 Won 19-14 v N.Ireland B2 Won 17-16 v England B1 Lost 13-20 v S.Ireland B1 Lost 15-18 v S.Ireland B2 Won 17-10 in Semi Final v England B1 Lost 13-17 in Final v S.Ireland NI MENS B2 Lost 14-19 v N.Ireland B1 Lost 15-18 v S.Ireland B1 Won 18-15 v

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  Best of luck to all the Northern Ireland players travelling to the 2011 European Blackball Championships, which will be held in Carlow, Southern Ireland in September.Team sizes in brackets, Managers in blue Mens 'A' (5) - Darren Sterrett, Willie Eakin, Neil McKelvey, Lee Hull, Jason Heffron, Marc Hutchinson, Ed McDowell Mens 'B1' (11) - Derek Whiteside, Lee Wright, Colin Montgomery Sr,

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The last round of warm up matches took place on Sunday 11th September, before teams head off to the European Championships in Carlow this week. In Shooters, Bangor, results were as follows - NI 'A' Team 9-5 First & Last Shooters 'A' 10-4 Shooters 'B' NI 'A' Team 14-0 Shooters 'B' Shooters 'A' 10-4 First & Last Shooters 'B' 8-6 First & Last NI 'A' Team 8-6 Shooters 'A' 9 points (31-11) -  NI 'A

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Shooter Pool Hall in Bangor, will be holding a big Knockout Competition this Friday night 9th September. Entry fee is only £5 and the Competition carries a Guaranteed Prize Fund of £200 (minimum of £150 Winner and minimum £50 Runner Up). Matches are best of 5 up to and including Quarter Finals then best of 7 for Semi Finals and Final. 8pm start. Everbody welcome.

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Best of luck to Rab McMaw from Ballynure in County Antrim. Rab will be representing Northern Ireland at the European Championships Wheelchair Event in Carlow later this month. Rab, who is 45, has been playing Pool for 15 years now and is a regular in the Ballyclare League for the Ballad Inn and in the Carrick League for Monkstown Trojans

NIPAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590724318657112243.post-79167095629626474062011-09-04T20:57:00.003+01:002011-09-04T21:53:58.111+01:00

Eric Sterrett's NI Seniors 'A' team (pictured right) hosted a 4 team tournament on Sunday 4th September in the Kingfisher Bar, Bangor. Results as follows - NI Seniors 'A' 12-2 NI Under 23s NI Seniors 'B' Select 10-4 Kingfisher Select NI Seniors 'A' 9-5 Kingfisher Select NI Seniors 'B' Select 8-6 NI Under 23s Kingfisher Select 9-5 NI Under 23s NI Seniors 'A' 11-3 NI Seniors 'B' Select 1st. (9

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Our two 'B' teams played a few warm up matches on Sunday 4th September in Shooters Pool Hall, Bangor. Results as follows - NI 'B1's 15-5 v Shooters Select 8-12 v Ballymoney Select 8-12 v NI 'B2's NI 'B2's10-10 v Shooters select 9-11 v Ballymoney select 12-8 v NI 'B1's

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Played Saturday 3rd September NI Seniors 'B' Select 13-7 Bangor CD Club

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The Kingfisher Select (pictured right) have won the Shooters Summer 6s Pool Tournament. On finals night in the Bangor venue, Darren Sterrett's team turned on the style with top drawer pool to take the top prize of £1000. In a tough Semi Final draw, they sat at 1-1 against Shooters Select, but a splendid break and dish from Sterrett himself gave them a 2-1 lead and the impetus to go on and close

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The NI Under 18s travelled to the Forge Bar in Coleraine on Sunday 28th August. And they put in a great performance losing only 11-14 to a strong Forge Bar Select. Best on the day for the U18s was 14 year old Declan Duff with 3/5. In an 5 A Side warm up Competition in Bangor for our Ladies teams, also on Sunday 28th August, 1st place went to Monroe's Juniors, runners up were Monroe's 'A' with

NIPAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590724318657112243.post-91656296684203296402011-08-28T09:11:00.000+01:002011-08-27T21:29:00.654+01:00

Sixmilewater (Antrim) Pool League will be holding its' first meeting of the new season on Monday 5th September 2011 in the Fountain Snooker Club, Antrim at 8:00pm. Anyone wishing to enter a team, please come along to hear details. Any questions please contact Mark on 07711 314240 or Darren on 07596 915993

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The Northern Ireland Special Pool Section will be having their annual BBQ on Friday 9th September 2011 in Ballymena United Social Club. Start time is 7:30pm and tickets cost £10 per person. Anyone wanting tickets, please contact Pauline on 07796 546126

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A combined NI Seniors 'B1 & B2' Team travelled down to Fintona to take on a Tyrone Inter County Select Pool Team on Sunday 21st August 2011. The venue was the Q-Sports Academy Club and a great day was had by all present. Tyrone with top cueists Brendan McDonagh and Emmet Maguire in their ranks won the match comfortably by a 22-11 scoreline. Best for the Seniors 'B' teams were Joe

NIPAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590724318657112243.post-85729314876838126922011-08-23T15:55:00.000+01:002011-08-23T15:54:48.959+01:00

North Down & Ards Pool Association will be running a 5 - A - Side Charity Competition on Saturday 2nd June 2012 in memory of Norio Cafolla who was a past Chairman of the League. Norio, a professional player, was also the first Manager of the Northern Ireland team under the NIPA. Although the Competition doesn't take place until next June the event is being announced well in advance so anyone

NIPAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590724318657112243.post-83674593096035622902011-08-22T19:14:00.000+01:002011-08-20T21:43:46.784+01:00

The NI Under 18 team will be playing a warm up match against a Forge Bar Select up in Coleraine on Sunday 28th August 2011. Kick off is 2pm

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NI B2 manager Peter Leddy, took his team to the Sportsmans Bar in Ballyclare for a match against a Ballyclare & District Pool League Select. They came out 25-19 winners, a result that will give the team a lift before they head to the European Championships in Carlow in just over 4 weeks time. Best performer for the B2s was Wayne Lewis on 4/4, followed by Darren Lowe, Jonny Thompson, Willy

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Well done to North Down and Ards duo Peter and Kathy Leddy, who recently became qualified Blackball Referees. In the exam set by the European Blackball Association, brother and sister Peter and Kathy were the only 2 to pass out of 11 initial participants with marks of 92% and 88% respectively. (Pass mark is 80%). One will go forward as Northern Ireland representitive on the EBA Referees

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The dates for the 2012 European Championships in Bridlington, England have been confirmed as follows - Adults & Specials Arrive Monday 26th March. Play Tuesday 27th March - Saturday 31st March. Includes Mens, Ladies, Seniors & Specials European Individual Championships Y,J & U23sArrive Sunday 1st April. Play Monday 2nd April - Wednesday 4th April Includes Y,J & U23s European Individual

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Mark Marsh took his new NI Seniors B2 team to Shooters Pool Hall in Bangor (pictured right), hoping more than anything to get vital experience for his team before the European Championships in Carlow next month. But in a nailbiting finish which went down to the final ball in the final frame, veteran Hugh Regan sunk the final black of the day to leave the B2s top of the table in this 4 team

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A three team tournament held in Shooters, Bangor on Sunday 7th August was won by James McGarrell's NI Under 18 team. They were outstanding on the day, winning both matches comfortably. A Shooters Select Under 23 team finished runners up. The fledgling NI Under 23 team, who have only been together for a couple of weeks finished 3rd, but the matchplay experience will have helped them no end.

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The Kingfisher Bar in Bangor will be running a Pool Competition every Wednesday night and Saturday afternoon. Prize money is guaranteed with the winner picking up a cool £150 and the runner-up scooping £75. But the good news is yet to come !! Entry is free, yes, entry is free. So take a trip to the Kingfisher (beside Bloomfield Shopping Centre, Bangor) for a chance to make some free money.

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The B2s under new temporary manager Peter Leddy hosted a 4 team competition in Shooters Pool Hall, Bangor on Sunday 31st July, as a warm up for the European Championships next month. Results as follows - Kingfisher Bar Select 14-7 North Down & Ards Interleague B2 Team Select Northern Ireland B2s 11-10 Bangor CDS Club Kingfisher Bar Select 12-9 Bangor CDS Club Northern Ireland B2s 13-8  North

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Back by popular demand is our Player Profile section where NIPA players past and present can tell us a little about themselves. This week we get up close and personal with Darren Whiteside who has been representing the NIPA now for 11 years at various levels. Darren is part of the B1 team that is travelling to the European Championships in Carlow in September. Name - Darren Whiteside Year of

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Well done to Mary Jo McCourt from Carnlough. Mary, the current Northern Ireland Individual Champion, is now ranked No.1 on the Ladies circuit after the latest ranking event on 24th July. Julie Henderson from Coleraine moves up to No.2. The updated Ladies rankings table can be viewed by clicking on this link NI Ladies Ranking list (updated 24th July 2011)

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The NI B2 Team will be taking part in a 4 Team 11 a side tournament as a preparation for the European Championships in Carlow in September. It will take place in Shooters Pool Hall, Bangor on Sunday 31st July with a 1pm start. The other 3 teams are the CD Club, a Kingfisher Bar Select and the North Down & Ards Interleague 'B' side.

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Linzi McClelland from Ahoghill, County Antrim (on the left in the picture) receives the Winners trophy from Sara Greenberg at the Ladies Ranking Event held on Sunday 24th July in The Kingfisher Bar, Bangor. Runner Up was Donna McMaster from North Down. There was a great turnout for this time of year with 19 players taking to the green baize. The full updated rankings list will appear on the

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Below are the standings after the 2nd round of  U23 trials which will help determine team selection for the European Blackball Championships in Carlow in September. It was held in Minnesota's Snooker Club in Ballymena. 16/25 Simon McKibben 15/25 Keith Hunter 14/25 William Irvine, Philip Houston 12/25 Scott Beattie 11/25 Matthew Wylie, Jason Horner 09/25 Adam Gordon 08/11 Daniel McAuley 07/11

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The 2nd set of trials for our Under 23s team has been changed to 12:30pm in Minnesota's Snooker Club in Ballymena on Sunday July 24th. The team selected will be heading to Carlow for the European Championships in September. Below are the results of the 1st set held on Sunday 3rd July. 9 William Irvine, Keith Hunter 8 Simon McKibben 7 Philip Houston, Scott Beattie, Adam Gordon 5 Matthew Wylie 4

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Shooters Pool & Sports Hall in Bangor will be hosting a 4 team warm up Competition in preparation for the European Championships in Carlow in September. The NI Seniors 'A'; NI Seniors B1; NI Seniors B2 and a Shooters Select team will meet up on Sunday 7th August at 1pm for a round robin 7 a-side  format.

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Back by popular demand is our Player Profile section where NIPA players past and present can tell us a little about themselves. Meet Sara Greenberg from Rathcoole who is presently ranked No 1 on the Northern Ireland Ladies circuit. Sara, who was sponsored by Newtownabbey Borough Council, reached the last 8 at the European Masters in April and was part of the NI Ladies team that reached the Semi

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Ballyclare & District Pool League are inviting any new teams who may be interested in joining their League for the 2011/12 season to make contact with Secretary Kyle Kirkwood on 07581 135559 or 02893 324276 or email ballyclarepool@hotmail.co.uk League matches are Thursday nights and the closing date for entries is Thursday 25th August 2011. Entry forms can be picked up in local bars or

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Manager James McGarrell took his Northern Ireland Under 18 Team to Minesotta's in Ballymena to play a practice match against McKennas Bar who play in the Sixmilewater  League. And he must have been more than pleased with the showing put on by the Juniors. The 1st session went the way of McKenna's by a 15-10 scoreline, but the U-18s settled better in the 2nd session to take it by 17-8 giving

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An Under 23s Qualifying event for the 2011 European Championships will be held in Minnesotas Snooker Club in Ballymena on Sunday 3rd July. Registration closes at 1:45pm Participating players must have been under 23 years of age on January 1st 2011 (please bring ID) European Championships details - Sunday 18th September to Thursday 22nd September in the Mount Wolesley Hotel Complex, Carlow,

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A new badge for the NIPA was decided upon at our 2011 AGM. There were about 14 designs submitted and the one pictured right was chosen. Due to the financial outlay on current shirts Team Managers are not obliged to introduce them until the 2012 European Championships around Easter time in Bridlington (dates to be confirmed). It was also decided to change our shirt colour scheme to green and/or

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NIPA Vice Chairperson Debby Walker hands over a cheque on behalf of Larne & District and Carrick & District Pool Leagues for £591.20 to FASA representitive Darren Whiteside. During the season the two Leagues held various events including a Challenge Match against each other, a Quiz and a Turkey Shoot competition. Larne raised £379.20 and Carrick £212.00 to go to the Belfast based group, which

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Its congtratulations to Castle Pool Team from the Carrick & District Pool League who won the Willie Lucas Super 7s Competition held in Laverys Pool Hall, Belfast on Sunday 5th June. It was sweet success this year for Derek Whiteside's team as they were runners up in the competition last year. In the final they beat Larne League team Coast Road, in what was an absorbing match. It finished all

NIPAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590724318657112243.post-43640658348413739772011-06-02T14:36:00.002+01:002011-06-06T02:03:54.211+01:00

The Northern Ireland Pool Association are accepting ideas and designs for a possible new badge for our association. We are inviting anyone send us a new, modern design, with the emphasis on Pool and the changing times we live in. Please send all designs to nipablackball@yahoo.co.uk Closing date for designs, 11th June 2011

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"Willie THE GLOVE Lucas" WILLIE LUCAS MEMORIAL SUPER 7s TEAM COMPETITION.  LAVERY'S POOL HALL  in Belfast, 12-16 Bradbury Place (just off Shaftsbury Square) Group 1 Rack & Rollers (Ballymoney, John McAllister) Six Mile Sevens (Ballyclare, Wayne Lewis) Dangerous.com (Ladies Team, Edith McFeeters) Forge Bar (Coleraine, Willie Eakin) Rockers (Carrickfergus, John McClean) Group 2 Coast Road (

NIPAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590724318657112243.post-48958180128654511382011-05-26T22:55:00.003+01:002011-05-26T23:05:54.677+01:00

Find below details of a big Pro Am Competition coming up in November. Have the chance to pit your wits against a World Professional cuesports player from England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland (Names to be announced soon) Name - The Invitational 8 Ball Nations Cup Pro Am Pool Challenge When - Friday 25th - Sunday 27th November 2011 Where - Q Sports Academy Club,

NIPAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590724318657112243.post-28548190185059193432011-05-26T22:03:00.002+01:002011-05-28T02:52:02.160+01:00

For anyone thinking of a late continental holiday, the 2011 Catalonia Blackball Festival will be taking place from 17th-22nd October with the emphasis as much on a good holiday as with playing Pool. With the option of a wine tasting outing, a trip to the Nou Camp to see Barcelona, boat hire, go karting and lots, lots more it promises to be even more successful than last years event. A special

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The NI Ladies Ranking table, has been updated on the 23rd May 2011 and can be viewed by clicking on the link in the left hand column. The latest Competition held in Shooters Pool Hall, Bangor on May 22nd attracted 20 girls and was won by Coleraine's Julie Henderson. Sara Greenberg from Newtownabbey still holds on to the No 1 position, with MaryJo McCourt from Carnlough in 2nd. Clare Webster from

NIPAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590724318657112243.post-59717203685570925982011-05-16T12:19:00.000+01:002011-05-16T12:19:17.760+01:00

Top stats from our Mens and Ladies Specials World Championship winning teams at Bridlington 2011 Mens 'A'89% Paddy Reid, 65% Sammy Johnston, 61% Alan Bell Mens 'B'95% Mark Gray, 90% Conrad McFeely, 84% John McIlveany Ladies 'A'90% Valerie Taggart, 85% Briege McFall Ladies 'B' 78% Grainne Cregan, 71% Roisin Toner

NIPAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590724318657112243.post-88452430904367369882011-05-15T21:07:00.001+01:002011-05-15T21:09:55.091+01:00

Well done to Kircubbin's Ronan McCarthy who has just added the Northern Ireland Masters title to the Northern Ireland Individual title which he claimed back in March. The venue was the Kingfisher Bar in Bangor and in the Final Ronan beat 16 year old Lee Wright from Cullybackey who has improved tremendously this year, but just couldn't handle the know how and experience of McCarthy as he went

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The field of players invited to the NI Masters is now complete. The Competition includes the finalists of  NIPA affiliated Leagues Individual Competitions and the finalists of NIPA Competitions in the 2010/11 season. A quality field indeed will be taking part in the Kingfisher Bar, Bangor on Sunday 15th May to try and secure the title of NI Master 2011. Full NIPA dress code applies.

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A big congratulations to Northern Ireland 'A' Team Manager Darren Sterrett and wife Sharon. The couple have just become proud parents to a newborn baby girl. "Erin Olivia" was born today 11th May and weighed in at 7lb 14oz. Rumour has it Darren has already bought Erin her first cue

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EBA Masters 2011 Where all the Silverware went Mens 'A' Scotland Mens 'B' Scotland B1 Seniors 'A' Scotland Seniors 'B' England B1 Ladies 'A' Scotland Ladies 'B' Scotland B1 Specials Mens 'A' Northern Ireland Specials Mens 'B' Northern Ireland B1 Specials Ladies 'A' Northern Ireland  Specials

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The new Shooters Pool & Sports Bar will be running knockout Competitions on Saturdays, from 7th May onwards. Where - Shooters Pool & Sports Bar, Queens Parade, Bangor  (beside the Marina) When - every Saturday starting 7th May Registration - from 1:00pm - 1:45pm. Play starts at 2:00pm Cost - £5 per person Tables - 4x Supremes Dress code - Casual Rules - Blackball Matches - Best of 3. Semis and

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The European Masters at Bridlington have only just ended, but already we are looking forward to the European Championships in September in Carlow, Southern Ireland. The venue is the fantastic MOUNT WOLSELEY HOTEL 'B' Teams arrive Thursday 15th September and play from 16th September - 19th September 'A' Teams arrive Saturday 17th September and play from 18th September - 22nd September More

NIPAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590724318657112243.post-80169883924418960462011-05-02T01:04:00.000+01:002011-05-02T01:04:42.072+01:00

Congratulations to Trevor Harte who has just been elected to the top post of Chairman of the European Blackball Association. Trevor from Coleraine has a wealth of knowledge in Pool circles and his motivational skills and drive will be an invaluable asset to the EBA. The NIPA wish you all the best Trevor.

NIPAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590724318657112243.post-81367078491844653122011-05-01T21:11:00.003+01:002011-05-01T22:51:16.204+01:00

1 The Northern Ireland Specials have again led the way as they brought home a load of trophies from the Special Pool World Championships in Bridlington 2011.They played fantastic all week and were a credit to themselves and Northern Ireland. Well done lads and lassies. Pictured are as follow. 1. Mens 'A' Team - World Champions 2. Mens 'B' Team - World Champions 3. Ladies 'A' Team - World

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Pictured right is our No 1 ranked Ladies player Sara Greenberg from Rathcoole. Sara, who was sponsored by Newtownabbey Borough Council, reached the last 8 of the European Masters Individual event and played an important role in the Northern Ireland Ladies team reaching the Semi Finals where they just lost out to eventual winners Scotland.

NIPAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590724318657112243.post-5356352402742188022011-05-01T20:50:00.007+01:002011-05-10T10:49:44.977+01:00

The 2011 Bridlington campaign is over and all 100+ players and officials have returned home safely. And for the 1st time ever we had 4 teams (Mens A, Mens B1, Seniors B and Ladies A) qualify for the Semi Finals. Unfortunately we were beatean by very strong Scotland teams in all 4 but it is a sign of the hard work put in by all involved with the NIPA as we aim to progress further. Results as

NIPAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590724318657112243.post-9252129474527636992011-04-22T15:56:00.001+01:002011-04-22T15:57:13.552+01:00

You can keep up to date with all the scores and tables from the Masters in Bridlington, at the European Blackball Association website. Play commences on Sunday 24th April and concludes on Friday 29th April.

NIPAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590724318657112243.post-4754357088991012672011-04-19T16:02:00.003+01:002011-04-19T16:37:45.202+01:00

As advised in an earlier post, all NIPA and EBA events from now on will be using the spotted white cueball. Hence some local leagues, or individual teams in local leagues, either already have or are also moving over to them too. The ball is the same size in diameter but is approximately 7gms heavier than a standard white and reacts slightly differently on certain shots. To facilitate any NIPA

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