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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!

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Latest News

2026 IPA Tour Playing Tops Launched

Our partners at Onboard Sportswear have delivered yet again for the players on the 2026 IPA Tour, with the launch of the fantastic new range of playing attire. These fully…

IPA Announces new Technical Director

The IPA is delighted to announce that Neil Toms will be joining the IPA team as our new Technical Director, starting his role on 1st December 2025. IPA Chairman, Steven…

IPA and Simonis extend Partnership

The IPA is delighted to announce a new extended agreement with Aramith and Simonis, continuing their fantastic support of the International Pool Association. The extension of this hugely successful partnership…

2025 IPA Tour – UK Championships Review

The IPA returned to Scotland for the first time in several years for the third instalment of the hugely successful 2025 Tour, with the Normandy Hotel the centre of attention…

2025 IPA Tour – European Championships Review

IPA European Championships Review The eagerly anticipated 2025 IPA Tour season got underway at the ever popular Grand Hotel, juts on the outskirts of Newcastle, and didn’t’ fail to disappoint…

2025 IPA World Championships – Review

World Championships Review Michael Rhodes, the potting machine from the North East of England became only the second Amateur player in history to take down the most prestigious title in…

2025 IPA World Championships preview

12 months ago The Godfather Gareth Hibbott made history when he became the first player to win a 2nd World Singles crown – can he create yet more history as…

IPA and Onboard Extend Partnership

IPA Announces a new 3-Year Partnership with Onboard Sportswear as Official Clothing Partner! The International Professional Pool Players Association (IPA) is excited to announce a landmark three-year deal with Onboard…

IPA Announces new Management Team

The IPA is delighted to announce it’s new Management Team following today’s players meeting. Steven Allison has been appointed as the new IPA Chairman, Paul Corrigan as the new IPA…

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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…