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Tune into the Premier Sports Channel 428 on the Sky platform to see
live coverage from the closing stages of the 2014 World Blackball Championships

Thursday - Live from 4pm onwards

Friday - Live from 12 noon onwards

2017 - 2018 CALENDAR

NOVEMBER 2017
2-8th - EBA NATIONS CUP OF POOL (Malta)
14-16th - NI SPECIAL POOL FESTIVAL (Lodge Hotel, Coleraine)
17th - NI SENIORS IND C'SHIP, TO LAST 4/8 (Lodge Hotel, Coleraine)
18th - NI MENS IND C'SHIP TO LAST 16 & WILLIE LUCAS SUPER 7s (Lodge Hotel, Coleraine)
19th - NI LADIES, MASTERS, MENS & SENIORS IND C'SHIPS ALL TO A FINISH (Lodge Hotel, Coleraine)
JANUARY 2018
21st - NIPA OPEN EVENT 2/3 (Q.Club, Larne)
FEBRUARY 2018
18th - NIPA OPEN EVENT 3/3 (Reds, Ballymena)
MARCH 2018
3-4th - NIPA INTERLEAGUE (Venue TBC)
APRIL 2018
4-14th EBA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (Bridlington)

Subject to change. Event details to follow.

2016/2017 Affiliated Leagues and Contacts

Ards & District League -- Raymond Potter
Ballyclare & District -- Michael Higgins
Ballymena Towers -- David Armstrong
Ballynahinch League -- Bertie Douglas
Carrick & District -- Robert Brown
Coleraine & District -- Trevor Harte
East Down League -- Tom Morgan

Larne & District -- Scott Hutchinson
North Down & Ards -- Darren Sterrett

Antrim Singles League -- Rab Fee
Crumlin Singles League -- Raymond Christie

If your League would like to affiliate to the NIPA, or you would like an individual affiliation please contact us at nipablackball@yahoo.co.uk

Blackball Roll of Honour

Northern Ireland Mens Individual Champion
2016 Tommy Morrow
2015 Ronan McCarthy
2014 Ronan McCarthy
2013 Ronan McCarthy
2012 Ronan McCarthy
2011 Ronan McCarthy
2010 Neil McKelvey
2009 Rab Fee
Northern Ireland Ladies Individual Champion
2017 Michelle Roonay
2016 Collette Henriksen
2015 Michelle Roonay
2014 Roisin Smith
2013 Sara Greenberg
2012 Michelle Roonay
2011 Mary Jo McCourt
2010 Pamela Hamilton
2009 Claire Stewart
Northern Ireland Seniors Champion
2017 Ronan McCarthy
2016 Neil McKelvey
2015 Ronan McCarthy
2014 Dee Irwin
2013 Ronan McCarthy
2012 Ronan McCarthy
2011 Darren Sterrett
2010 Sam Newell
Northern Ireland Masters (Over 50s) Champion
2017 Stephen Johnston
2016 Bill McIlroy Sr
2015 Raymond Crowe
2014 Alan Johnston
2013 Alan Johnston
Northern Ireland Under 23s Champion (Originally Under 21s. Under 23s from 2012 onwards)
2017 Declan Duff
2017 Declan Duff
2016 Declan Duff
2015 Steven McGurn
2014 Declan Duff
2013 Steven Carson
2012 Warner Johnston
2011 Scott Clarke
2010 Conor Byrne
2009 Steven Carson
Northern Ireland Under 18s Champion
2018 Aaron Rolston
2017 Ryan Marcus
2016 Gerard McDermott
2015 Declan Duff
2014 Declan Duff
2013 Steven McGurn
2012 Declan Duff
2011 Corey Sweeney
Northern Ireland Under 15s Champion
2018 Ryan Marcus
2017 No event
2016 Aaron Rolston
2015 Aaron Rolston
Northern Ireland Mens Doubles Champions
2017 Gary Clarke & Pat McAnally
2016 Rab Butler & Gee Crawley
2015 Steven McIlreavy & Corey Sweeney
2014 Sam Newell & Ronan McCarthy
2013 Sam Newell & Ronan McCarthy
2012 Sam Newell & Ronan McCarthy
2011 Davy Tosh & Lee Caulfield
2010 Sam Newell & Ronan McCarthy
Northern Ireland Ladies Doubles Champions
2017 Sara Greenberg & Jean McIlroy
2016 Tasha Magill & Mary Cunningham
2015 Tasha Magill & Mary Cunningham
2014 Angie Acheson & Angie Carson
2013 Sara Greenberg & Julie Henderson
2012 Sara Greenberg & Julie Henderson
2011 Elise Richardson & Krissie Cutler
Northern Ireland Mixed Doubles Champions
2017 Nigel Clewer & Collette Henriksen
2016 Dee Irwin & Sara Greenberg
2015 Rab Fee & Claire Stewart
2014 Robert Hawkins & Maryjo McCourt
2013 Lee Hull & Julie Henderson
2012 Lee Hull & Julie Henderson
2011 Dee Irwin & Sara Geenberg
Northern Ireland 3 A Sides Champions
2017 Davy Magill, Gary Johnston Jr, Emmet Maguire
2016 Shaun McAlister, Rab Butler, Dean McDonagh

2015 Dee Irwin, Rab Butler, Chris Carson
Northern Ireland Masters Invitational
2017 Neil Campbell
2016 James Nesbitt
2015 James Nesbitt
2014 Ronan McCarthy
2013 Ronan McCarthy
2012 Ed McDowell
2011 Ronan McCarthy
2010 Rab Fee
Interleague Champions
2017 Coleraine
2016 Coleraine
2015 Larne
2014 Omagh
2013 Omagh
2012 Coleraine
2011 Coleraine
2010 North Down & Ards
2009 Sixmilewater
2008 North Down & Ards
2007 Coleraine
2006 Coleraine
2005 Coleraine
Interleague Champions ('B' Competition)
2017 Larne B1
2016 Larne B1
2015 Larne B1
2014 Carrick B1
2013 Carrick B1
2012 Carrick B1
2011 North Down & Ards B2
NIPA Willie Lucas Memorial Super 7s Winners
2016 147 Club, Antrim
2015 147 Club, Antrim
2014 147 Club, Antrim
2013 147 Club, Omagh
2012 Castle, Carrickfergus
2011 Castle, Carrickfergus
2010 Forge Bar, Coleraine
NIPA Champions of Champions
2016 Not played
2015 Thatch Bar, Larne
2014 Thatch Bar, Larne
2013 Thatch Bar, Larne
Northern Ireland Specials Mens Champion
2017
2016 Clifford Healy
2015 Paddy Reid
2014 Paddy Reid
2013 Sammy Johnston
2012 John Brown
2011 John Brown
2010 Alan Bell
2009 Brian Crilly
2008 John Brown
Northern Ireland Specials Ladies Champion
2017
2016 Valerie Taggart
2015 Valerie Taggart
2014 Valerie Taggart
2013 Frances McCann
2012 Frances McCann
2011 Valerie Taggart
2010 Frances McCann
2009 Valerie Taggart
2008 Valerie Taggart

Our Team Managers

Permanent Team Managers
Mens 'A' Team -
Mens 'B1' Team - Derek Whiteside
Mens 'B2' Team - Trevor Whiteside
Mens 'B3' Team - Michael Higgins
Seniors Over 40s 'A' Team - Brian Crilly
Seniors Over 40s 'B1' Team -
Seniors Over 40s 'B2' Team -
Masters Over 50s 'A' Team -
Masters Over 50s 'B1' Team -
Ladies 'A' Team - Collette Henriksen
Ladies 'B1' Team - Alex Babb
Under 23 'A' Team -
Under 18 'A' Team - Alex Irvine
Under 15 'A' Team -
Specials Mens - John Clarke & Mervyn Taggart
Specials Ladies - Pauline Lynch

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LINKS

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Blackball Roll of Honour

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NIPA History

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