Welcome to the IPA

Welcome to ipapool.com, the home of the International Professional Pool Association (IPA).

The IPA is recognised as the official Professional body for blackball pool by the World Pool Association.

The IPA is the driving force behind the recent resurgence of the sport and is solely responsible for bringing the sport into the 21st century, having rebranded the sport, giving it its own identity and bringing live events to television and the BBC Sport website.

The IPA runs an annual five event series that tours the UK, a World Series that showcases the IPA to the rest of the world plus annually, the Champions Cup, the Premier League, the Masters and the biggest event on the pool calendar – the Professional World Championships.

If you want to test yourself against the very best, then there is only one place to be, and you are in the right place!

Latest News

Latest News from the IPA

The IPA International Championships Review

Well, I warned you all that the pool world was so competitive I would almost certainly get my selections wrong – and that turned out to be the truth, though…

THE IPA ROLLS INTO COVENTRY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL

The IPA are back after giving the players a well-deserved summer off, with the International Open from the Hilton Double Tree in Coventry this weekend, from Friday through to Sunday….

IPA Partners with Billiard TV

The IPA – the only official recognised Pro body for ‘small table’ pool, is delighted to announce details of it’s new partnership with Billiard TV which will see all IPA…

2024 IPA Ladies Details Announced

The IPA is delighted to release the details for the 2024 Ladies Tour. Building on the success of the creation of the Elite Ladies, we have increased the number of…

2024 IPA Tour details released

The IPA is delighted to announce the details for the 2024 Tour. As is the norm for IPA events, it will feature great venues, great events, and all played in…

Boyle conjures up more ‘magic’ to capture the Grand Prix

Scotland’s Mark Boyle continued his fine recent run of form, to collect his third piece of silverware from his last three IPA events, with yet another win, this time in…

Tour 3 Rescheduled – Details

Due to circumstances completely out of our control, the next Tour at Gosforth is to be rescheduled. The new dates for Tour 3 are now the 12-14th January, 2024. This…

Grand Finals – Isle of Man Festival details

As we all start to make our plans for the Grand Finals at the fabulous Palace Hotel on the Isle of Man in November, we are delighted to announce further…

IPA Tour tops from Onboard – still time to order

Our partners at Onboard Sportswear have created a very distinctive range of clothing attire for the 2023 IPA Tour season. These superb quality tops, are a must for all pool…

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Player Blogs

Pool’s my game…..but should i have tried long jumping….?

Well it all started for me when I was about 7/8 years old. My dad and his brothers owned an arcade, which had 6 pool tables. O be honest I…

Making a ball from the break, and other first world problems…

No-one tells a sob story like a pool player who just broke ‘dry’ in the deciding frame and lost . Real tear jerker. Like Titanic but less wet. And no…

2018 and all that jazz…

What a year this was for myself my family and everyone around me, as most people know i have been playing pool from a very young age and achieved quite…

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