Riley’s Wavertree and Grand Central in Liverpool were treated to a spectacle of pool in the recent UPC Nine-ball Pool Championships, as University of Strathclyde won the title for the first time against local representatives and defending champions, Edge Hill University. University of Derby produced their first title winner, as Ben Buckley came through the field to win the Individual Championship, beating Corey Collins of Edge Hill University in the final.
With around 170 students participating, this event continues to boast the title of the biggest annual nine-ball event in the UK.
For the full and official Tournament Review Press Release, please click here (PDF).
Results
Individual Championships – Qualifying Rounds (Excel)
Individual Championships – Qualifying Rounds (PDF)
Individual Championships (Excel)
Individual Championships (PDF)
Team Championship & Trophy (Excel)
Team Championship & Trophy (PDF)
Ten-ball Crash
A 10-ball Crash Pool competition was also held as a side-event during the weekend, with the following high scores recorded:
| Placing | Name | Heats | Final | Total |
| Winner | Ben Buckley (Derby) | 103 | 104 | 207 |
| 2nd | Tom Laycock (Nottingham) | 98 | 91 | 189 |
| 3rd | Tamas Vagvolgyi (Nottingham) | 95 | 93 | 188 |
| 4th | Mark Devlin (Sheffield) | 99 | 81 | 180 |
| 5th | Raymond Todd (Ulster) | 98 | 75 | 173 |
| 6th | Ryan Birt (Ulster) | 97 | 74 | 171 |
| 7th | James Brill (Warwick) | 95 | 52 | 147 |
Images From The Weekend
Official Photographs
Team Championship Winners – Strathclyde 1st, left-to-right: Matthew Drozdziak, David Farrell (capt), Peter Graham, Robert Montgomery.
Team Championship Runners-up – Edge Hill 1st, left-to-right: Rhys Williams (capt), Nathan Jackson, Will Jerram, Corey Collins.
Team Championship Joint Bronze – Ulster 1st, left-to-right: James O’Hare (capt), Ryan Birt, Raymond Todd, Ben McCambridge.
Team Championship Joint Bronze – Manchester 1st, left-to-right: Mike Dixon, Stephen Patterson (capt), Nick Clayton.
Team Trophy Winners – Sheffield 2nd, left-to-right: Mark Devlin (capt), Simon Smith, Matthew Simmons. Absent due to injury: Nischith Raphael.
Team Trophy Runners-up – Manchester 2nd, left-to-right: Dimitris Papamichael, Ben Parslew (capt), Navid Ahmed, Umar Zubair.
Absent: Team Trophy Bronze – York 1st: absent following ceremony.
Individual Championship Winner – Ben Buckley (Derby).
Individual Championship Runner-up – Corey Collins (Edge Hill).
Individual Championship Joint Bronze – Ryan Birt (Ulster).
Individual Championship Joint Bronze – Chris Hobbis (Nottingham).
Individual Championship – Winners & Runners-up.
Team Championship – Final Rack Decider!
Miscellaneous Images
