Congratulations to France who have put together a fantastic bid and won the right to hold the 2022 Blackball International World Pool Championships. They will be held in Albi, South of France from 8-15th October. More exciting details on the French bid to follow soon.
Delighted to announce the details of our upcoming Individual Championships for all categories. To enter please visit our Facebook page at Nipa Pool to view the details. Looking forward to seeing friends old and new.
Hi all
Unfortunately we have decided not to go ahead with the A&E Tour. It was something we had wanted to try and offer to the players but we did not receive enough deposits to make it viable. Probably a number of reasons, players having to commit to 3 days in a row the obvious one.
But we are banking the dates we had set for the Tour (except the first which we are changing) and will be announcing a different format very soon for them
Dates as follows -
2nd / 3rd October 2021
26th / 27th February 2022
2nd / 3rd April 2022
28th / 29th May 2022
Keep your eye on our website (www.nipa-blackball.com) and Facebook Page (Nipa Pool) for new details.
Anyone who paid a deposit will be refunded asap.
Chairperson - Pauline Lynch
Vice Chairperson - Wayne Lewis
Secretary - Gillian Rolston
Treasurer - Robert Hawkins
Good luck to all in moving forward after the recent Covid 19 Pandemic which threw our sport and indeed everything else upside down since it visited us.
And it was Antrim's own Rab Fee who took the top prize seeing off everyone on his way with some lethal finishing. In the Final he met Larne's 18 year old Ryan Marcus who had also played some superb Pool to make the last two. But it was the experience of Rab that won through for a comfortable 5-1 win.
Highlight of the day must have been the match between Paddy Clarke and Alan Johnston. Paddy led 4-2 with only 3 minutes left on the clock but BOOM !!!! Alan has a golden break to bring it back to 4-3, Paddy has a golden duck to make the match level at 4-4 and amazingly Alan fires in another golden break to steal the match 5-4 !!!
Big thanks to everyone who took part and to Antrim Social Club for hosting.
In the photo - Winner Rab Fee (left) with Runner Up Ryan Marcus.
Stanley's funeral will be at Kirkistown Cemetery (BT22 1JD) at 11.45am on Thursday 24th June
Our thoughts are with you at this sad time.
The 2021 NIPA AGM details are as follows -
When - Sunday, 27th June 2021
Time - 3.00pm
Where - Antrim Sports Club
Positions up for election are Treasurer and Vice Chairperson. If interested please contact NIPA Secretary Gillian Rolston.
Entry for both Under 15 & Under 18 categories is free. Players must be under 15 and under 18 respectively on 1st January 2022
Please comment on our Facebook Page Nipa Pool under the appropriate post if you are interested in entering or message Gillian Rolston also on Facebook
It's great to be able to advertise an event after all this time without one. We are easing our way back in with a Blackball Shoot Out competition on Saturday 26th June, hopefully we will have no further lock downs so a full calendar can follow.
Billy passed away suddenly late on Friday night 12th March.
Our thoughts are with the whole family circle at this very sad time.
EBA Executive Committee
Our thoughts are with the whole family circle.
You are in our thoughts at this very sad time Michael
It will probably be of no surprise to you that the 2020-2021 Northern Ireland Individuals (all categories) are now cancelled. The Championships were due to be held in late October and early November in Antrim Sports Club.
Everyone who paid by PayPal will receive a full refund of all fees paid over the next couple of days.
Could anyone who paid their fees by Bank Transfer please send their Name, Sort Code and Account Number to Gillian Rolston on Messenger to receive their refunds.
We are all gutted and can only hope we will all get back to playing Pool in the not too distant future.
Meanwhile everyone take care
NIPA Committee - Pauline, Gillian, Wayne
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We are delighted to announce that we have confirmed arrangements for the 2020-2021 Northern Ireland Individual Blackball Championships which were originally postponed due to the Covid 19 Virus. Obviously these dates are dependent on the ongoing situation in the country and guidance from Stormont.
Our thoughts are with the whole family circle at this very sad time.
In the photo Rosemary (right) with daughter Valerie. Rosemary was a huge part of Valerie's successes in winning multiple titles at World, European and National level
The NIPA Committee would like to pass on our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Jason McBride from Ballycastle who passed away suddenly on Sunday 20th September.
Jason, 35, played in our Learning Disabilities Section and represented Northern Ireland proudly on many occasions. He will be sadly missed at events at home and further afield.
Thinking of the the family circle at this very sad time.
The Committee of the NIPA would like to pass on our sincere condolences to Ballymena's Corey-Lee Brett on the recent passing of his partner Shaciara McDowell aged 18 years.
Our thoughts are very much with you Corey-Lee and the entire family circle at this very sad time.
ANNOUNCEMENT
It is with a heavy heart that we inform you know that a decision
has been taken to cancel the Northern Ireland Individual Championships &
Willie Lucas Super 7s weekend due to be held in the Lodge Hotel from 23-25th
October. With the current Covid 19 restrictions and legislation and continued uncertainty, it would just not be feasible to hold this as planned.
We are currently looking at all other options and we will update
you as soon as we can but the safety of our members has to be paramount.
Anyone who had booked a room in the Lodge Hotel, please cancel as
soon as possible as they cannot be sure who all was staying for the
competition.
If anyone has any questions, please feel free to contact us via
email or private message.
Hope to catch up with you all soon.
Gillian (Secretary)
