ENGLISH POOL ASSOCIATION

EPA Pool Tour 2020 - CLOSING DATE RAPIDLY APPROACHING

Don't forget, closing date (15 December 2019) is rapidly approaching!

There has been a good response so far and the Tour has been filling up quite nicely. However, there are still some spaces available so if you are interested, please get your entries in quickly.

There has also been a fantastic entry to the Ladies Premier League and that is now full.

Lists of entries are available - EPA Tour - Ladies Premier League

Also please note that agreement has been reached such that any player that enters the EPA Tour for 2020 and pays the Full Entry Fees will be entitled to direct entry into the WEPF World Championships Mens Singles competition upon payment of an additional fee.

New for 2020 - Double Eliminators
The main tour and open events will be double eliminators based on 128 entries
(If there are substantially more entries the OPEN EVENT will be a straight K.O.)

The Prize Fund for 2020 - £92,000 will include Tour, Open, World Masters (subject to additional £50
entry fee), Ladies Premier League, 2020 World Championship Qualifier.

Schedule...
Tour 1: 31 Jan - 2 Feb, Tour 2: 17-19 Apr, Tour 3: 26-28 Jun
Tour 4: 31 Jul - 2 Aug, Tour 5: 30 Oct - 1 Nov

Click the image above to go to the EPA Tour page where you can choose to
pay an entry deposit online or download a paper (pdf) entry form.

Notices
EPA Supported Charity - Clic Sargent A big thank you for the generosity of the EPA members in their donations at the recent events at Great Yarmouth and Seniors Tour etc. £1,373.49 has been gratefully received by the Clic Sargent charity. View a letter of thanks received from the charity... Click ...

World Championships - Further Press Release Richard Webb (Director of Programming at FreeSports) added : "We are thrilled to be able to add the World Eightball Pool Championships to our already full schedule of top class pool. Our coverage of the top Blackball events in the country has been hugely enjoyable from the IPA World Championships, through the Champions Cup and Premier League to the IPA Masters. And of course the unmissable Saturday night Shootout events. "Bringing in the Eightball World Championships feels like a final piece in the jigsaw with many top Blackball players that we will have seen on our screens cueing up in a different format of the sport, it will be interesting to see how they get on and see some new faces from both the UK and a wider field worldwide on our screens. "FreeSports is available free on Sky HD Channel 422, Virgin TV HD Channel 553, Channel 64 on Freeview and BT and on Freesat Channel 252. "Live Pool events are a regular occurrence on FreeSports having previously aired the IPA Premier League and IPA World Championships earlier this year as well as Taom Shootout Pool. "FreeSports is a sister channel of Premier Sports who broadcast LaLiga, Serie A, all 152 games of the Guinness PRO14, Scottish Cup football, 500 games from the NHL & home to the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series."

WEPF Press Release - World Championships to be Televised Dear English Pool Association The World Eight ball Pool Federation (WEPF) is delighted to announce that the 2020 WEPF World Championships will be broadcast live on British free-to-air TV sports channel Free Sports. Following hard work behind the scenes by the newly installed committee, a lucrative and unprecedented 12-day package consisting of daily afternoon and evening sessions has been secured. With over 100 hours of live coverage scheduled, this heralds a new era for global 8 ball pool's longest-running showcase. Understandably a major step forward, this is a huge opportunity for our organisation to exhibit our great event and we can't wait to get the ball rolling. English 8 Ball Pool's popularity and audience continues to grow and we are quickly becoming recognised as a serious sport. Aired from the Imperial Hotel, Blackpool between June 29th to July 10th, for the first time, international teams will have the chance to play and proudly represent their colours in front of the live TV cameras, as will all of our different player categories. Yours in sport Lee Kendall WEPF Sponsorship and Marketing Director.

Pro-Cup Balls (for sale) Used sets of Pro-Cup balls will be on sale at the Champion of Champions weekend. £54 per set (including VAT) - cash payment up front. If you are interested in buying a set, please speak to an EPA official at the top table. First come first served.

Buy Your Own Supreme Pool Table! Did you know that it is possible to purchase your own Supreme pool table directly from one of the EPA Pool Tour events (order in advance). Contact Bob Love on treasurer@epa.org.uk, Tel: 07720 852310 for more details.

Online Entry Forms Now Available Online entry forms are currently available for the following events ... 2020 Events EPA National Tour (see Tour dates) - Closing Date 30 November 2019 EPA Ladies Premier Tour (see Tour dates) - Closing Date 30 November 2019 Men's World Championships Qualifier (26/27 March) - Closing Date 29 February 2020 ... Click ...