IPA Tour

2026 will see a substantial increase in prize monies and with around £280,000 in prize money in total! A massive increase on 2025!

All prize monies are GUARANTEED and with added prize money of over £28,000! That is true value for money!

So if you want to test yourself against the very best, here are all the details you need to know.

	Deposit*	2nd Installment	3rd Installment	4th Installment	Total
Paid by	1st October	31st January	30th March	Tour 2
Professionals	£500	£500	£500	£300	£1,800
Amateurs	£300	£250	£250		£800
Juniors (U18)	£200	£200	£150		£550
Elite Ladies	£250	£250	£250		£750
Amateur Ladies	£200	£150	£150		£500

All competitions are single elimination:

• Professional event – Races to 8, increasing in latter stages
• Amateur event – Races to 8
• Open event – Races to 7 (Pro seeds come in at the Last 128)
• Elite Ladies – Races to 7
• Amateur Ladies – Races to 7
• Ladies Open – Races to 6

The draws and schedules are usually available online around 10 days before the event. If you have an issue with your match times you should contact the Tournament Director as soon as possible. Where possible we will try to accommodate a later start time in exceptional circumstances but cannot be guaranteed.
IPA Tours are 3 full days of action – you should be prepared for early starts on Fridays.
IPA Tour events generally start on Friday at 9am, and finish on the Sunday around 9pm. Matches will commence earlier than advertised where possible. Listen out for announcements at the events.

We aim to pay out within 5 working days from the completion of the event. All payments are by Bank transfer so it is down to you to ensure we have your details in order to pay you.

TOURS 1-4	Open	Pro	Amateur	Ladies	Ladies Cup
Winner	£4,000	£5,000	£2,600	£700	£200
Runner Up	£2,000	£2,500	£1,400	£350	£100
Semi Finalist	£900	£1,250	£700	£200	£50
Quarter Finalist	£450	£750	£400	£100	£25
Last 16	£250	£400	£250
Last 32	£100

TOUR 5	Open	Pro	Amateur	Ladies
Winner	£4,000	£7,000	£3,200	£1,500
Runner Up	£2,000	£3,500	£1,800	£500
Semi Finalist	£900	£2,000	£900	£250
Quarter Finalist	£450	£1,250	£500	£125
Last 16	£250	£750	£300
Last 32	£100

TOURS 1-4	Elite Ladies	Ladies Open	Ladies Amateur
Winner	£800	£700	£500
Runner Up	£400	£350	£250
Semi Finalist	£250	£200	£125
Quarter Finalist		£100
Last 16

TOUR 5	Elite Ladies	Ladies Open	Ladies Amateur
Winner	£1,200	£700	£800
Runner Up	£600	£350	£400
Semi Finalist	£400	£200	£200
Quarter Finalist		£100
Last 16

64 players make up the Professional Tour. At the end of each season, the top 8 ranked amateurs will be automatically invited to claim their earned professional status for the following season. If space allows, this invitation may also be extended to the next ranked amateur in turn as required, or to players deemed to be of professional level who may not have made the top 8 (due to missing events or any other reason). The IPA committee will be the sole arbiters of this decision, but will always seek to take relevant advice from the IPA player representatives team. Note that it will normally not be permitted for a player who has earned promotion or deemed to be of professional standard to remain in the amateur ranks by refusing promotion.

Pro players are guaranteed 2 full seasons as a professional. If required, the bottom 8 ranked players at the end of any season, disregarding any player who has only completed one season as a professional, may be relegated to amateur status in order for the top ranked amateurs to take their place. Note that natural attrition and other factors may minimise or remove the need for relegation. In circumstances where fewer than 8 players need to be relegated to maintain 64 professional players, the relegation will always affect the lowest ranked players first.

The IPA retains the right to amend or adjust the policies for promotion & relegation as required for the best interests of the association.

Players have to stay at the venue hotel.

Is on a first come first served basis. An overflow venue may be used if venue hotel does not have capacity. Bookings should be made through the IPA shop no later than 3 weeks before the start of the event.
Players are not allowed to book the venue Hotel without going through the IPA shop. Any players who contravene this or who allow players to share their rooms without booking through the proper channels will be immediately dismissed from the Tour and all future IPA events.
Bookings cannot be changed once paid for nor refunded unless in exceptional circumstances.

Room rates for 2026 are:

Single – £90pp (inc breakfast)
Twin/Double – £65pp (inc breakfast)

Triple rooms are sometimes available depending on the venue – please contact IPA Tournament Official Bronnie Ward at hotels@ipapool.com for information on this and all hotel related matters.

Polo tops

These will not be provided unlike previous years. Official playing tops can be ordered through the official provider Onboard Sportswear www.onboardsportswear.com and orders should be placed before the 31st January 2026 in order to receive your top at the 1st Tour. Any player not wearing an IPA logo on their polo top will have to forfeit their match.

If players are wearing their own tops, the IPA logo must be displayed on either breast side.
Personal sponsor logos are allowed up to a maximum of 4 logos. However personal logos that are in conflict with IPA sponsors/partners, will not be permitted to be worn on the live stream table/interviews etc.

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Scoring

The IPA uses a system of live scoring via tablets, which are located at each table. It is imperative that these are updated immediately after a frame has finished. Deliberate failure to do so will result in possible disciplinary action.

Standards of behaviour

The IPA is the premier place for pool, and our events are held in the highest regard. We expect all players to conduct themselves appropriately at all times, especially during matches. Bad behaviour will be severely dealt with, through either a fine, or suspension from the Tour.

Sales

Pro Cup balls, and Strachan 861 cloth are often available at each of the Tour events. Speak to one of the IPA Team for more details.

Social media

We do ask players to share all posts that we put out on the IPA Facebook page and other social media platforms. It only takes a second and can provide huge benefits to the IPA in terms of increased awareness, higher profile etc, which makes us more attractive to potential sponsors.