WELCOME PORTUGAL

A massive welcome into the EBA Pool family to our latest member, Portugal. Really looking forward to seeing the guys both on and off the table at their first event. We now have 15 members definitely growing and definitely stronger together.

# Portuguese Blackball Association
# PBA
# European Blackball Association
# Stronger Together
# Welcome

NEXT STOP - BRIDLINGTON !!!

With the Euros in Malta now just a fantastic memory the EBA now concentrate the 2024 Nations Cup of Pool in the best playing arena in the world, the Bridlington Spa.

Playing days are as follows -

Sunday 17th March to Friday 22nd March
Mens, Ladies, Seniors, Masters, Grandmasters 

Sunday 24th March to Wednesday 27th March  
Under 15s, Under 18s, Under 23s & Learning Disabilities  -  

Wheelchair TBC

THE NATIONS WHERE ALL THE TROPHIES ENDED UP

After an incredible and memorable week of Pool in Malta here are the Nations who took home the Winners trophies in each category

'A' TEAM EVENT WINNERS
 
MENS  -  England
LADIES  -  France
SENIORS  -  England
MASTERS -  Wales
GRANDMASTERS  -  England
UNDER 23  -  France
UNDER 18  -  Malta
UNDER 15  - Scotland
LEARNING DISABILITIES - Wales
 
'B' TEAM EVENT WINNERS
 
MENS  -  England
LADIES  -  England
SENIORS  -  Scotland
MASTERS  -  Scotland
UNDER 15  -  England 

INDIVIDUAL WINNERS
 
MENS  -  Craig Marsh (Wales)
LADIES  -  Chucky Preston (Northern Ireland)
SENIORS  -  Andy Lucas (England)
MASTERS -  Derek Smyth (Ireland)
GRANDMASTERS  -  Keith Brewer (England)
UNDER 23  -  Kyle Cope (England)
UNDER 18  -  Steven Muscat (Malta)
UNDER 15  -  Jake Castaldi (Malta)
LEARNING DISABILITIES - Thomas Heal (Wales)
WHEELCHAIR  -  Roy Kimberley (England)

ALL THE SCORES AND STATS FROM MALTA

For all the Frame x Frame live scoring download the LeagueAppLive App and enter the name EBA. You can also view all the fixtures, League tables, Stats and Individual draws from all the various sections.



COUNTDOWN TO MALTA ~ ONLY ONE WEEK TO GO

 

NEW EBA MERCHANDISE PARTNER & STORE

INTRODUCING THE NEW OFFICIAL EBA MERCHANDISE COLLECTION FROM ONBOARD  !!!

Are you ready to take your support for the EBA to the next level ? The brand new EBA Store has just launched with an amazing line up of merchandise that will have you looking like a Pro on and off the table.

Jerseys ~ We've got not one, but four uniquely designed jerseys that will make you stand out in the crowd. 
Midlayers ~ Keep warm and stylish with our all new EBA midlayers, designed to provide maximum comfort and show your unwavering support for the EBA.
Add your name ~ Personalise your purchase by adding your surname on the back of either jersey or midlayer.

Visit our Official EBA store today and grab your favourite top


#ebamerch  #investinyourperformance  #getonboard



 

2024 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS HEAD TO MALTA !!!

The International Blackball Federation Executive Committee is delighted to announce our first ever World Championships will be held in Malta from November 2nd to November 10th, 2024.

We are looking forward to working with Malta to make sure we offer our players the best experience and everything a World Championships should be. We feel that the passion and commitment Malta have towards our sport make them an ideal partner for us to work with.
In a statement, Malta's President Philip Gatt said: "It is an honour and a privilege for Malta to be hosting the biggest event in Blackball, the World Blackball Championships. We intend to showcase how important this game is for our nation and hope to see all the nations around the world unite together in Malta in 2024."
Stronger together !!




ENTRIES TO DATE FOR THE 2023 EUROS IN MALTA

 



2023 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS ACCOMMODATION

For hotel bookings and other related enquiries, please contact the Malta Blackball Federation's Travel Agent, details below. Players must stay in the Dolmen Hotel, Qawra.

Name  ~  Hermina Bonsfield

DOLMEN HOTEL RATES

IN QUAD ROOM  (4x PEOPLE)  =  €45.00 PPPN
IN TRIPLE ROOM  (3x PEOPLE)  =  €47.25 PPPN
IN TWIN ROOM  (2x PEOPLE)  =  €51.50 PPPN
IN TWIN ROOM (1x PERSON)  =  €89.00 PPPN

The above rates are inclusive of daily breakfast and VAT

The price excludes an eco tax of €0.50 per person per night (with a maximum of €5.00) per stay

25% deposit required on booking confirmation. Full balance by 20th September 2023.



THE NATIONS TO WHERE ALL THE TITLES WENT


'A TEAM WINNERS

Mens  -  England
Ladies  -  England
Seniors  -  England
Masters  -  England
Grandmasters  -  Scotland
Under 23 -  Scotland
Under 18 -  England
Under 15 -  Northern Ireland
Learning Disabilities -  Wales

'B' TEAM WINNERS

Mens  -  Scotland
Ladies  -  England
Seniors  -  Scotland
Masters  -  England
Under 23 - Scotland
Under 18 -  England
Under 15 -  England
Learning Disabilities -  England

INDIVIDUAL WINNERS

Mens  -  Scotland (Liam Dunster)
Ladies  -  England (Kerry Griffiths)
Seniors  -  Scotland (Scott Dunbar)
Masters  -  England (Jason Twist)
Wheelchair  -  England (Aslam Abubaker)
Grandmasters  -  England (Harris Ali)
Under 23 -  Wales (Zak Walters)
Under 18 -  England (Riley Fisher)
Under 15 -  England (Charlie Earnshaw)
Learning Disabilities -  Wales (Thomas Heal)

DOUBLES WINNERS

Wheelchair  -  England (Rodney Brown & Roy Kimberley)
Under 23 -  England (Kyle Cope & Charlie Begley)
Under 18 -  England (Keane Norcup & Rosie Kenrick)
Under 15 -  England (Charlie Earnshaw & Jack Watson)
Learning Disabilities -  England (Lee Ryan & Lance Richardson)

2023 UNDERS & LDs NATIONS CUP OF POOL UNDERWAY !!!

It's just great to back in The Spa, Bridlington, one of, if not the best playing arena in the World for Pool. Good luck to all participating Under 15, Under 18, Under 23 and Learning Disabilities players. All the links as follows -

LIVE FRAME x FRAME SCORING & STATS
1/ Download LeagueAppLive from either the PLAY STORE or the APP STORE
2/ Select EBA, then click on the Podium for all the options 

LIVE STREAMING
Search TYPLive in either YOU TUBE or FACEBOOK and watch for free (2x selected matches)

INDIVIDUAL DRAWS
All Sections draws are hosted on the Northern Ireland Cuescore Webpage at https://cuescore.com/northernirelandpoolassociation










2024 EBA NATIONS CUP OF POOL



 

BRIDLINGTON - THE BUSINESS END !!

 

FREE LIVE STREAMING FROM BRIDLINGTON

Great news !!  The EBA will have FREE live streaming from Bridlington during the 2023 Nations Cup. Our partner is TYPLive. Certain tables will be available to watch alongside an Arena Camera that will be up to watch each day.

You will be able to catch the action on Facebook, You Tube and TYPPlayer. More info to follow. 

TYPLive / TYPPlayer


For Live Frame x Frame scoring, fixtures, results, group tables, Knock Out stages etc, download LeagueAppLive and select EBA, then click on the Podium.


 EUROPEAN BLACKBALL
     ASSOCIATION 2023
 NATIONS CUP OF POOL

BRIDLINGTON SPA ARENA
 
 

BRIDLINGTON - WEEK ONE TEAMS CONFIRMED


 

WELCOME ORKNEY

The EBA Committee would like to welcome Orkney as our newest member of the EBA family. Hope to meet and greet you all very soon guys.

INTERNATIONAL BLACKBALL FEDERATION LAUNCHES

The newly formed International Blackball Federation (IBF) has launched and is growing rapidly.

Members to date are the EBA Members of England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, France, Malta, Gibraltar, Belgium, Netherlands, Cyprus, Catalonia, Shetland and
Sweden. These European Nations are joined by Australia, South Africa and Mexico with more to come.

Acting Chairperson - Gillian Rolston (Northern Ireland)
Acting Vice Chairperson - Sylvia Nolan (South Africa)
Treasurer - Phil Hoskins (Wales)
Secretary - Annette Grigg (Australia)


Contact by email - ibfsecretary.2023@gmail.com

Watch this space !!

2023 EBA UK SINGLE TITLES

MENS FINAL
JACK WHELAN (England)  8-2  KHARIM ROBLES LOPEZ (Gibraltar)

LADIES FINAL
EMMA CUNNINGHAM (Northern Ireland)  8-4  JENNY RUMBADO (Gibraltar)

SENIORS FINAL
GERARD HEANEY (Northern Ireland)  8-3  GRAHAM DUNBAR (Scotland)

MASTERS FINAL
MARTIN FISHER (Scotland)  8-6  MARTY GOUDIE (Northern Ireland)

GRANDMASTERS FINAL
ROSS MCINNES (Scotland)  8-7  STEVE WOODIER (England)



 

EBA TOURNAMENT DRESS CODE



WELCOME IRELAND

The EBA are delighted to welcome on board our newest member, the Blackball Federation of Ireland. 

We look forward to seeing them grow and will soon be meeting players and officials at their first International event, the 2023 EBA Nations Cup of Pool in Bridlington, England starting 26th March.

Welcome on board Ireland.

Click here to visit the Blackball Federation of Ireland Facebook Page

2023 EBA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

The EBA European Championships will be held in Malta in 2023 for the very first time. The venue is the Dolmen Hotel, Qawra from 1st - 8th November. Information on hotel bookings in due course.

REIGNING EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS AS FOLLOWS -

MENS  ~  Wales
LADIES  ~  England
SENIORS  ~  Scotland
MASTERS  ~  England
UNDER 23  ~  Scotland
UNDER 18  ~  France
UNDER 15  ~  France
LDs  ~  Scotland

MENS  ~  Scott Gillespie (Scotland)
LADIES  ~  Emma Cunningham (Northern Ireland)
SENIORS  ~  Kevin Seaman (England)
MASTERS  ~  Rob Tait (Wales)
UNDER 23  ~  Cole Bedford (Wales)
UNDER 18  ~  Alexis Klinka (France)
UNDER 15  ~  Geo Edgar (Scotland)
LDs  ~  Jonathan Adams (Scotland)



STATEMENT FROM OUR CHAIRMAN 29TH OCTOBER 2022

Dear Members of the EBA,

On August 2nd 2022 the EBA committee and Nation Reps met and found that the Ireland Blackball Association (IBA) was in breach of Article 7, Paragraph 3 of the EBA Constitution 3 which states “All members must recognise the EBA as the only controlling body for the game of Blackball on the continent and must prohibit their players taking part in any national, continental or international competition that has been identified by the EBA as being detrimental to the interests of the Association in performing this task or to the unity of the game of Blackball. In no case will players compete in representation of their countries in events that have not been sanctioned by the EBA.” They breached this because they had announced that they were sending players to a BI Blackball tournament in Morocco which was at the same time as the World Championships held in Albi and this was detrimental to the EBA, who had democratically left BI. The EBA at this point suspended the IBA as EBA members and requested the IBA to retract their attendance to the Blackball event in Morocco within 7 days of receiving the letter, and if they did not do that we would invoke Article 8 (Disciplinary of Members and Expulsion), Section 8.2, Subsection iii giving the EBA the power to expulse the IBA. the Article 8, Section 8.2, Subsection iii states “Refusal to comply with the provisions of the constitution and its associated regulations”

On the August 10th 2022 the IBA responded saying that the EBA had no authority in sanctioning the IBA in attending the event in Morocco and that the event was not detrimental to the EBA. The EBA then responded back on August 21st explaining why the event in Morocco was detrimental to the EBA World Championships in Albi, and how we did have the right to sanction Ireland under our constitution. At this point the EBA invoked “Article 8, Section 8.2, Subsection iii” and expulsed the IBA giving them 2 months to fix the situation and not attend the event in Morocco. We stated that if they attended Morocco we would have no choice but to make their expulsion permanent. There has been no response to date to this letter and as we all know Ireland did attend Morocco and have had the blessing from the IBA.

So it is with a heavy heart that I have to announce that, Ireland Blackball Association (IBA) is no longer a member of the EBA.

Yours in sport
Sean Rumbado, EBA Chairman

The European Blackball Association
Secretary: Gillian Rolston
EBA email: europeanbb@outlook.com web site: http://www.eba-pool.org

2023 EBA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

The EBA are delighted to announce that the Malta Blackball Federation have been successful in their bid to host the 2023 European Championships in November. Dates and more information in due course.

Due to the Covid Pandemic our last European Championship took place in 2019 and our reigning Champions are as follows -


Mens Team  ~  Wales
Mens Individual  ~  Scott Gillespie (Scotland)

Ladies Team  ~  England
Ladies Individual  ~  Emma Cunningham (Northern Ireland)

Seniors Team  ~  Scotland
Seniors Individual  ~  Kevin Seaman (England)

Masters Team  ~  England
Masters Individual  ~  Rob Tait (Wales)

Under 23 Team  ~  Scotland
Under 23 Individual  ~  Cole Bedford (Wales)

Under 18 Team  ~  France
Under 18 Individual  ~  Alexis Klinka (France)

Under 15 Team  ~  France
Under 15 Individual  ~  Geo Edgar (Scotland)

Learning Difficulties  ~  Scotland
Learning Difficulties Individual  ~  Jonathan Adams (Scotland)

WHERE ALL THE WORLD TITLES WENT AT ALBI

 




WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS CONCLUDE

What a fantastic World Championship the FFB (French Federation of Billiards) put on in Albi, France. 18 Nations from across the globe competed tooth and nail on the baize for all the various titles on offer. See below the final Medals table. 

Next up for the EBA is the 2023 Singles Events in Blackpool in February followed by the 2023 Nations Cup in Bridlington. 



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