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The World Pool Assocation, in conjuction with the European Blackball Association - Official Blackball Rules

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You can download a copy of the World Rules here from our Tutor website. We also store the Blackball Rules and also rules designed for Pub Pool.

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Glasgow 2008: The Greatest Home Internationals

A reflection on the weekend from the English point of view! Ever since summer 2007 when agreement over a unified representative university pool event was reached between Ireland’s Higher Education Snooker & Pool Council and the United Kingdom’s Universities Pool Council, the tension and expectation had been steadily building to a crescendo that has now ended the academic year 2007-2008’s pool calendar with a truly showpiece event.

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English Universities Pool Team Preview, Glasgow `08

Student Home Internationals Premier Inn, Glasgow City-Centre South The English Universities pool team for Glasgow ‘08 shows a high turnover of players from that which was triumphant by a record margin at Leeds ‘07. That is not to say that I am at all unhappy with the team at my disposal though. The graduations of Martin Pratt and my talismanic former right-hand man Paul Edwards aside, all of those to have been in Leeds were present at the trials for Glasgow; and all but two were out-qualified by players who bettered them on the day! Without being harsh, it would be fair to say there were a few players only there to make up the numbers at last year’s inaugural trials. This year, however, out of a total of sixty-one nomination forms received, forty-three could quite easily make a strong case for a trial at the least. As it turned out, the 32-player field comprised those, and only those, who could lay claim to (at least) one of the following criteria: - a 60% average for their university team in Coventry; - a last-32 finish in the Billiards Boutique Individual Championship; - having been a previous English Universities team member; or - a more-than respectable record from the world of mainstream pool. Without further ado, allow me to give you a run-down of my team...

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Trials and Tribulations

English Universities team for Glasgow '08 finalised The English Universities pool team to attend April's Student Home Internationals in Glasgow was finalised on Sunday 30th March at Riley's Hertford Place, Coventry. Six players from a thirty-two player Swiss system would ultimately join Rich Wharton of Anglia Ruskin University and the University of the West of England's Lee Morris in the eight-man team. The standard of the field this year showed a marked improvement on last year's inaugural trials. Without being harsh, it would be fair to say that a fair few players were there just to make the numbers up last year. This year, despite four reserves being called in, every single trialist could lay claim to at least one of the following criteria: - a last 32 finish in the Billiards Boutique Individual Championship; - a 60% average in team play; - having been a previous English Universities team member; - a more-than respectable record in mainstream pool. But don't just take my word for it - to evidence my assertion let's take a round-by-round look at those who missed out...

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PPPO Re-Organisation

At a meeting held in the Ommaroo Hotel at the recent Jersey Pool Festival it was decided by those present that a re-organisation at the helm of the PPPO was inevitable in order to take the organisation forward and as a result, the following are those that now hold office..

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Jersey International Festival of Pool 2008

The 24th Jersey Festival of Pool saw another event with a fantastic atmosphere and most of the usual characters that make this week the best in the pool calendar.

Although this year we were missing a few of the usual faces the people that did make it certainly made up for the people that we were unfortunately missing.

The first event of the week saw Adam Toms (aka Little Rat) winning the junior title beating Michael Beckett 3 frames to 2 in a very tight game. Michael took on a very tricky black in the deciding frame narrowly missing it and leaving it over the pocket for Adam to pot and claim the title..

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Filipino Pool Body Unveils 2008 Program

Sixteen tournaments including a world pool championship and a grassroots development program headline the pool calendar of the Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines (BSCP) for 2008. The Filipino pool body, which has helped put Manila on the world sports map, unveiled last week its 2008 events and projects at a press luncheon held at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza in Pasay City. The first tournament of 2008 is the 2nd Philippine Junior Championship. Open to all players 19 years old and below, the tournament is slated for March 27-30 at the Star Billiards Center in Quezon City. Hailed as the nursery for the country’s future pool stars, the event determines Filipino players for the WPA World Junior Pool Championship. Next on the calendar is the inaugural event of the BSCP Philippine Pool Tour which is being organized in partnership with the League of Cities of the Philippines. The tour will kick off in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila on April 13-16. Subsequent tour stops are scheduled in Davao, Cebu, Subic-Olongapo, Boracay, Manila, culminating in Puerto Princesa in December. The tour will be open to foreign and Filipino players...

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