Please see below the latest updates from the UPC as we head into the 2025/26 season. This includes: confirmation of all venues and dates for the 2025/26 season, changes to eligibility criteria, nine ball breaking update and a new Instagram page.

UPC Blog Summer 2025 Update

Instagram Page

The weekend of 24-25 May 2025 sees the culmination of the university pool season at the Student Eight-ball Pool Home Internationals. This brings together the finest eight-ball pool players currently studying at UK and Irish universities. The players form national representative teams based upon their country of study, to compete in both team and individual competitions.

We are delighted to announce that this event will be affiliated with Ultimate Pool who are providing us with use of their tables at their premier arena venue in Bolton, England. Players who participate at the event will play in the same arena venue as the leading stars of the game who are participating on the Ultimate Pool Pro Series tours on the same weekend.

UPC Student Home Internationals

Individual & Team Competitions: 24-25 May 2025
Each nation will consist of eight players in a men’s team and four players in a women’s team

Player nomination forms:

Entry Guidance – Student Home Internationals (24/25) (PDF)

Player Nomination Form (24/25) (Excel)

Competition regulations (PDF)

Results:

Team Competition Results (24/25) (Google Sheet)

Men’s Masters Results (24/25) (Google Sheet)

Women’s Masters Results (24/25) (Google Sheet)

Entries will only be accepted via the official UPC nomination form sent from an institution athletic union or sports office contact to jon.shapland@upc-pool.org.uk by the deadline of Thursday 27th February 2025 @ 11.59pm.

We are delighted to be affiliated and supported by Ultimate Pool for this event

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT:

Jon Shapland
Tournament Director
Email: jon.shapland@upc-pool.org.uk
or message the UPC Facebook group

The UPC is pleased to release all the entry information in relation to this season’s BUCS-UPC Snooker Championships, which will be held at the Towers, Mansfield and Cueball in Derby! The finest student players from all parts of the UK will convene over the weekend of 13th to 16th March 2025 to compete in both team and individual competitions on behalf of their universities.

BUCS-UPC Snooker Championships

Individual Competitions:  13 – 15 March 2025
Team Competitions:  14 – 16 March 2025
Teams are made up of a maximum of six players, five of which play in a match

Composite Entry Fee: £37.50 per person
(covers both team and individual entry, accommodation will not be provided)

Google sheets showing fixtures and results:

Team Championship/Trophy – Live Google Sheet

Individual Championship – Live Google Sheet

Individual Trophy – Live Google Sheet

Draws and hand-outs for the event:

Schedule for the event and Captain’s Information (PDF)

Individual Championship and Trophy Draw (PDF)

Team Championship/Trophy Draw (PDF)

Answers to commonly asked questions Q&A (PDF)

Competition regulations (PDF – Version 2 updated on 8 February)

Deadline for entries: Players have until 23:59 on Tuesday 18th February to enter the event on BUCS Play, following which AUs/SUs/Sports Offices will have until 23:59 on Thursday 20th February to approve their institution’s entries. There will be no extensions to these deadlines, so please make sure you have everything ready in time, including contacting your AU/SU/Sports Office in advance to make sure there will be someone with access to BUCS Play available to authorise your entries.

The entry information for this year’s event can be found at the following links:

Entry Guidance – Snooker (24/25) (PDF – Version 2 updated on 8 February)

Player Details Form – Snooker (24/25) (Excel)

Thanks to the support of the venues and the players themselves, we have been able to maintain the cap to a maximum of 32 teams. Preference will be given to first teams, then second teams, etc, then to institutions highest in the competition rankings. Please share this post so that all interested individuals are aware and can organise their team and individual entry.

Press release on 8 February 2025 regarding rule and format decisions

We are delighted to be affiliated with the English Partnership for Snooker & Billiards (EPSB).

We will also be supported at the event by Snookerz. Snookerz promotes and supports grass roots snooker by running tournaments at the Woking Snooker Centre in Surrey, as well as providing sponsorship to leading amateur players in the game: Please follow them at @CueSurrey.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT:

Jon Shapland
Tournament Director
Email: jon.shapland@upc-pool.org.uk
or message the UPC Facebook group

The UPC are pleased to release the information for this season’s BUCS-UPC Eight-Ball Pool Championships!

BUCS-UPC Eight-Ball Pool Championships 2024-25

Individual Competitions:  22 – 24 February 2025
Team Competitions:  23 – 25 February 2025
Men’s teams are made up of a maximum of six players, five of which play in a match. Women’s teams are made up of a maximum of four players, three of which play in a match. 

Composite Entry Fee: £37.50 per person
(covers both team and individual entry, accommodation will not be provided)

Google sheets showing fixtures and results:

Men’s Team Championship/Trophy – Live Google sheet
Women’s Team Championship/Trophy – Live Google sheet
Men’s Team Shield/Vase – Live Google sheet

Men’s Individual Championship – Live Google sheet, also includes time of registration for players
Women’s Individual Championship – Live Google sheet, also includes time of registration for players
Men’s Individual Trophy – Live Google sheet, also includes time of registration for players

Draws and hand-outs for the event:

Schedule for the event, BUCS 8-ball 24/25 (PDF)

Answers to commonly asked questions Q&A (PDF)

Competition regulations (PDF)

Deadline for entries: Players have until 23:59 on Tuesday 28th January to enter the event on BUCS Play, following which AUs/SUs/Sports Offices will have until 23:59 on Thursday 30th January to approve their institution’s entries. There will be no extensions to these deadlines, so please make sure you have everything ready in time, including contacting your AU/SU/Sports Office in advance to make sure there will be someone with access to BUCS Play available to authorise your entries. You will also need to send Player Details Forms as given below to daniel.turner@upc-pool.org.uk by Thursday 30th January to guarantee your entries.

Please see the link to the BUCS website for this event here: https://www.bucs.org.uk/events-page/8-ball-pool-championships-2024-25.html

The entry information for this year’s event can be found at the following links:

Entry Guidance – Eight-Ball (24/25) (PDF)

Player Details Form – Men’s Eight-Ball (24/25) (Excel)

Player Details Form – Women’s Eight-Ball (24/25) (Excel)

We are delighted to be partnered by Ultimate Pool! Ultimate Pool are committed to growing grass roots pool at all levels and by sponsoring events, who hope to continue to introduce Ultimate Pool to a new audience and inspire the future stars of professional pool.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT:

Daniel Turner
Tournament Director
Email: daniel.turner@upc-pool.org.uk
or message the UPC Facebook group

The UPC are pleased to release the information for this season’s UPC Irish Intervarsity Pool Championships, which is returning to the excellent Antrim Sports Club!

UPC Irish Intervarsities Championships 2024-25

Individual Competitions:  14 – 15 February 2025
Team Competitions:  14 – 16 February 2025
Teams are made up of a maximum of six players, five of which play in a match

Composite Entry Fee: The entry fee per person will be €40.00 per player for institutions in the Republic of Ireland, or £35.00 per player for institutions in Northern Ireland. All entry fees must be paid before play commences on 9th February 2024. There will be no exceptions to this where those players will be refused to play at the event until all entry fees have been settled.

Google sheets showing fixtures and results:

Team Championship/Trophy – Live Google sheet

Individual Championship – Live Google sheet, also includes time of registration for players

Individual Trophy – Live Google sheet, also includes time of registration for players

Draws and hand-outs for the event:

Schedule for the event (PDF)

Answers to commonly asked questions Q&A (PDF)

Competition regulations (PDF)

Deadline for entries: Players have until Friday 31st January 2025 @ 11:59pm to enter the event on by sending your completed Player Details Form (see below) to declan.connelly@upc-pool.org.uk. This should be sent to the UPC via your Sports Office or Athletic Union.

The entry information for this year’s event can be found at the following links:

UPC Irish Intervarsities Player Details Form (Excel)

UPC Irish Intervarsities Entry Guidance Notes (PDF – v2 correcting typo on the UK bank details provided, IBAN/SWIFT numbers are unchanged)

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT:

Declan Connelly
Tournament Director
Email: declan.connelly@upc-pool.org.uk
or message the UPC Ireland Facebook group