The UPC is pleased to release all the entry information in relation to this season’s BUCS-UPC Nine-Ball Championships, which will be held, once again, at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds! The finest student players from all parts of the UK will convene over the weekend of 23rd – 26th November 2024 to compete in both team and individual competitions on behalf of their universities.

BUCS-UPC Nine-Ball Championships

Individual Competitions:  23rd – 25th November 2024
Team Competitions:  24th – 26th November 2024
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:

Team Championship/Trophy

Individual Championship and Individual Trophy

Draws and hand-outs for the event:

Schedule for the event (PDF)

Individual Championship Registration Schedule (PDF)

Individual Trophy Registration Schedule (PDF)

Answers to commonly asked questions Q&A (PDF)

Competition regulations (PDF)

Deadline for entries: Players have until 23:59 on Tuesday 29th October 2024 to enter the event on BUCS Play, following which AUs/SUs/Sports Offices will have until 23:59 on Thursday 31st October 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.

BUCS Event Link 

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

Entry Guidance – 9 Ball (24/25) (PDF)

Player Details Form – 9 Ball (24/25) (Excel)

Unfortunately due to capacity, there will be a maximum of 48 teams this season (as last season). 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.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT:

Gerald de Oliveira
Tournament Director
Email: gerald.de.oliveira@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, once again, at the Woking Snooker Centre! The finest student players from all parts of the UK will convene over the weekend of 14th to 17th March 2024 to compete in both team and individual competitions on behalf of their universities.

BUCS-UPC Snooker Championships

Individual Competitions:  14 – 16 March 2024
Team Competitions:  15 – 17 March 2024
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

Individual Championship

Individual Trophy

Draws and hand-outs for the event:

Schedule for the event and miss rule guidance

Individual Championship registration / Individual Trophy registration

Team Championship/Trophy draw

Answers to commonly asked questions Q&A (PDF)

Competition regulations (PDF)

Deadline for entries: Players have until 23:59 on Tuesday 20th February to enter the event on BUCS Play, following which AUs/SUs/Sports Offices will have until 23:59 on Thursday 22nd 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 (23/24) (PDF)

Player Details Form – Snooker (23/24) (Excel)

Thanks to the support of the venue and the players themselves, we have been able to increase the cap to a maximum of 32 teams season. 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.

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 Championship!

BUCS-UPC Eight-Ball Pool Championships 2023-24

Individual Competitions:  24 – 26 February 2024
Team Competitions:  25 – 27 February 2024
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
Women’s Team Championship/Trophy
Men’s Team Shield/Vase

Men’s Individual Championship
Women’s Individual Championship
Men’s Individual Trophy

Draws and hand-outs for the event:

Schedule for the event (PDF)

Men’s Individual Championship registration schedule
Women’s Individual Championship registration schedule
Men’s Individual Trophy registration schedule (PDFs)

All team competitions draws (PDF)

Answers to commonly asked questions Q&A (PDF)

Competition regulations (PDF)

Deadline for entries: Players have until 23:59 on Tuesday 30th January to enter the event on BUCS Play, following which AUs/SUs/Sports Offices will have until 23:59 on Thursday 1st 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 – Eight-Ball (23/24) (PDF)

Player Details Form – Men’s Eight-Ball (23/24) (Excel)

Player Details Form – Women’s Eight-Ball (23/24) (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, to be staged at the excellent Antrim Sports Club!

UPC Irish Intervarsities Championships 2023-24

Individual Competitions:  9 – 10 February 2024
Team Competitions:  9 – 11 February 2024
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

Individual Championship and Individual Trophy

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 26th January 2024 @ 11:59pm to enter the event on by sending your completed Player Details Form (see below) to ben.hubbard@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)

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT:

Ben Hubbard
Tournament Director & Executive Chair
Email: ben.hubbard@upc-pool.org.uk
or message the UPC Ireland Facebook group

Press release: New partnership between the Universities Pool Council and Ultimate Pool, and announcement of the BUCS-UPC Eight-Ball Championships 2023-24

We are excited to announce a new partnership between the Universities Pool Council (UPC) and Ultimate Pool! Please see the following press release statement for more information on this partnership, and this season’s BUCS-UPC Eight-Ball Championships: https://upc-pool.org.uk/cueaction/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/UPC-Ultimate-Pool-Press-release.pdf