The 2016 BWPPA season began on the 5th/6th March 2016 with the GNO Southern 9-ball Open held at the BWPPA/BWCSA Wheelchair Cue Sports Academy at Stoke Mandeville. The title sponsor of the event is our main tour sponsor the Gentleman’s Night Out charity, based in the West Midlands.
The tour got off to a great start with some excellent pool on show. Among the entries was Stuart Vincent, who was appearing at his first BWPPA event. Ireland’s Fred Dinsmore was keen to add to his 2 victories during the 2015 season, which helped him to the top of the ranking for a 2nd successive year.
Following his bye into round 2 as no.1 seed, Dinsmore started off with a 7-0 win over the debutant Vincent. Dinsmore then followed this up with a 7-2 win over great rival Roy Kimberley. This sent him into the semi-final, while Vincent showed great spirit in the losers bracket making a comeback, which pushed Matt Lester as hard as he could. We hope to see Stuart Vincent at many more BWPPA events in the future. He certainly has the talent to challenge the best on tour.
The other half of the draw was loaded with talent, Lee beat Craig Welsh 7-4, then held off a comeback from Tony Southern to win beat 7-5.
In the first semi-final Southern (who had come through the losers side with a 7-2 win over Matt Lester) lost 7-2 in a one sided match with Dinsmore.
In the other semi-final it was Lee against Kimberley (who had beaten Welsh 7-4 in the qualifying round), and Lee won comfortably 7-2, to make his 2nd successive final and guaranteed his move to 2nd in the rankings.
As the final 9-ball of the weekend was potted it was Dinsmore who took home the spoils with victory in the Main Event over Lee, and extended his lead at the top of the rankings. This year the players again battle for a superb prize of a top of the range cue from one of our longest serving main sponsors, Predator Cues, which will be awarded to the no.1 ranked player at the end of the season.
The Main event final between Lee and Dinsmore was a rather one-sided match, with some excellent clearances mixed with some good safety and kicking.
At 4-0 down, Lee hardly had a chance at the table as Dinsmore continued his weekend of almost flawless pool, and it was him who took the title with a 7-2 victory. After the final the Champion said “ I Played very solid all weekend. Thanks to my sponsors, Predator, Volturi, Cheqio, and Ger Dunphy Snooker & Pool, special thanks to my coach Johny Vanrijkel. We had a lot to think about after Sweden and he gave me the key to turn my form around quicker than I thought possible. Also huge thanks to everybody who supported the fundraising and Darren for his efforts and constant support, and to the BWPPA committee.”
Lee is now 23 points behind Dinsmore at the top of the rankings, with Southern dropping to 3rd, but with the best 4 of the last 5 events counting, the next event should be a great one at the ‘Escape Pool Bar’ in Barnsley in May.
In the Challenge Cup Final Matt Lester won his 2nd challenge event in a row to beat Nicky Oliver 7-5. Afterwards he said, “It’s nice to keep the winning feeling alive. Thanks to Jason Francis at Snooker Legends and especially to George and Amanda at Escape Pool Bar in Barnsley. Their support means so much!”
A full video of the main event final is available here pictures of the event are here in the BWPPA gallery.
The BWPPA team head to Austria in April for the European Championships, the team captained by Southern also consists of Kimberley, Lee, Matt Duffy, and we must also mention BWPPA member Fred Dinsmore from Ireland. See here for more details of that event.
The 2016 BWPPA tour is scheduled to continue from May 14th – 15th in Barnsley at the ‘Escape Pool Bar’.
If you would like to be a part of Worlds’ largest wheelchair pool tour, please keep checking on www.bwppa.com and www.pro9.co.uk. If you need any more encouragement to join the BWPPA, you could represent Great Britain in international tournaments, plus all new BWPPA players enter their first event for free!
All of the BWPPA would like to extend our gratitude to all of our sponsors:
The Gentlemen’s Night Out, Simonis Cloths, Predator/Poison Cues, Talisman Billiards, Kamui tips, Aramith Balls, Cheqio, Gosport Pool Arena, Magic Racks, Escape Pool Bar and AB Wallace Trophies.
We also are always looking to expand the sponsorship side of the tour, so if you or your company would like to become one of our sponsors, please visit
http://bwppa.com/contact-us-page/
| THE BWPPA EVENT NO.1 (2016) |
| THE MAIN TOURNAMENT |
| THE SEMI FINALS |
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| Tony Southern |
2 : 7 |
Fred Dinsmore |
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| Roy Kimberley |
2 : 7 |
Daniel Lee |
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| THE FINAL |
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| Daniel Lee |
2 : 7 |
Fred Dinsmore |
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| THE CHALLENGE CUP |
| THE FINAL |
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| Matt Lester |
7 : 5 |
Nicky Oliver |
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 It is with great pleasure that BWPPA can announce that Dave Randall From Gosport pool arena has agreed to become a sponsor of the tour.
They have made awesome £1700+ donation to the BWPPA team at the 2016 European Championship, via shirt auctions and donations.
Dave will also be looking in 2016 in becoming out main shirt sponsor.
Roy Kimberley, the Chairperson of the BWPPA tour had this to say, “The BWPPA committee and all of its players, are very proud that Gosport pool arena will support the tour into 2016, joining a ever growing list of sponsors who continue to support the biggest and most competitive wheelchair pool tour in the world.
In 2016, BWPPA is proudly sponsored by the Gentlemen’s Night Out, Simonis Cloth, Cheqio Brand, Kamui, Predator, Aramith, AB Wallace Trophies, Magic Rack, The Escape Pool Bar, and of course the Gosport Pool Arena, making the perfect combination of the best equipment in the best clubs in the country.
For more details visit http://www.gosportpoolarena
 It is with great pleasure that BWPPA can announce that Aramith have agreed to continue their sponsorship of the tour.
Aramith are the worlds leading ball manufacture, and make the balls used at most of the big competitions around the world
Roy Kimberley, the Chairperson of the BWPPA tour had this to say, “The BWPPA committee and all of its players, are very proud that Aramith will continue to support the tour into 2016, joining a ever growing list of sponsors who continue to support the biggest and most competitive wheelchair pool tour in the world.
In 2016, BWPPA is proudly sponsored by the Gentlemen’s Night Out, Kamui Brand, Simonis Cloth, Predator Cues, Cheqio, Gosport Pool Arena, AB Wallace Trophies, Magic Rack, The Escape Pool Bar, and of course the Aramith Brand, making the perfect combination of the best equipment in the best clubs in the country.
For more details visit http://www.saluc.com/html/billiard/index.php
 It is with the upmost pleasure that BWPPA can announce that the Kamui Brand have agreed to extend their sponsorship of the tour into a 5th season.
Kamui have over the last few years, become world renowned as a leader in the tip industry and make the tips most used by the best wheelchair and professional players.
Combined with the Kamui chalk, their products provide all of our players with a perfect way to enhance their game.
Roy Kimberley, the Chairperson of the BWPPA tour had this to say, “The BWPPA committee and all of its players, are very proud that the Kamui Brand will continue into 2016, joining a ever growing list of sponsors who continue to support the biggest and most competitive wheelchair pool tour in the world.
Virtually all the players on the tour are now using Kamui tips and chalk.
In 2016, BWPPA is proudly sponsored by the Gentlemen’s Night Out, Simonis, Predator Cues, Cheqio, Gosport Pool Arena, AB Wallace Trophies, Magic Rack, The Escape Pool Bar, and of course the Kamui Brand, making the perfect combination of the best equipment in the best clubs in the country.
For more details visit http://kamuibrand.com
 It is with great pleasure that BWPPA can announce that Predator Cues have agreed to again extend their sponsorship of the tour.
Predator are the worlds leading cue manufacture, and make the cues used by the best wheelchair and professional players.
Predator will be supplying a range of items to be given as prizes at the end of the season, including a top of range cue for the no 1 ranked player
Roy Kimberley, the Chairperson of the BWPPA tour had this to say, “The BWPPA committee and all of its players, are very proud that Predator will continue to support the tour into 2016, joining a ever growing list of sponsors who continue to support the biggest and most competitive wheelchair pool tour in the world, this in addition to the support they have given to the new academy.
In 2016, BWPPA is proudly sponsored by the Gentlemen’s Night Out, Kamui Brand, Simonis, Cheqio, Gosport Pool Arena, AB Wallace Trophies, Magic Rack, The Escape Pool Bar, and of course the Predator Brand, making the perfect combination of the best equipment in the best clubs in the country.
For more details visit http://www.predatorcues.com
 It is with the upmost pleasure that BWPPA can announce that the Simonis cloths have agreed to extend their sponsorship of the BWPPA tour into 2016.
Simonis over many years, have become world renowned as a leader in the cloth industry and make the cloths used in virtually every major event throughout the world.
Roy Kimberley, the Chairperson of the BWPPA tour had this to say, “The BWPPA committee and all of its players, are very proud that the Simonis will continue their support into 2016, joining a ever growing list of sponsors who continue to support the biggest and most competitive wheelchair pool tour in the world.
All the tables at the BWPPA/BWCSA Cue Sports Academy at Stoke Mandeville are covered in their beautiful cloth.
In 2016, BWPPA is proudly sponsored by the Gentlemen’s Night Out, Kamui Brand, Predator Cues, Cheqio, Gosport Pool Arena, AB Wallace Trophies, Magic Rack, The Escape Pool Bar, and of course Simonis Cloth, making the perfect combination of the best equipment in the best clubs in the country.
For more details visit http://simoniscloth.com
Well done to Fred Dinsmore for retaining the no 1 ranking in 2015, and winning 2 ranking events (events 3 and 4), and to Tony Southern who also won 2 ranking events (events 1 and 2).
Congratulations to Daniel Lee, who won his first ranking event and has finished at no. 4 in the rankings in only his second season.
Dave Beaumont won the overall challenge rankings battle but was pushed hard by Matt Lester.
We have had some new players this year, and although numbers have been lower than last season, we are confident in bringing players back by introducing a new format, and revised prize structure.
We would also like to add our congratulations to Fred Dinsmore who this year won the European 8-ball title, as well as a silver and bronze in the other disciplines.
Tony Southern won a silver and bronze, Danny Luton a silver and a bronze for Roy Kimberley.
In the gallery section for event 5 you can see the players receiving their end of season prizes (based on Rankings) from Predator cues and Talisman, many thanks to them both.
Fred Dinsmore took home a Predator Ikon 8 cue.
Tony Southern a Predator Sport II cue.
Aslam Abubaker a Predator Jump cue.
Daniel Lee chose the personalised Talisman case.
Roy Kimberley had the Predator soft case.
Danny Luton the Poison Case.
Dave Beaumont won a Poison playing cue for finishing no 1 in the challenge rankings.
Matt Lester took home a set of Aramith Balls for finishing 2nd in the Challenge rankings.
 The players all took home a Predator or Poison Cue Towel.
We would also like to thanks all our sponsors, and in particular Gentlemen’s Night Out Charity for supporting the tour with funding to enable it to run.
Predator Cues, not only for providing the above prizes, but also for providing extra equipment for use in the academy.
Simonis Cloths, for enabling us to recover our tables on a regular basis.
Aramith Balls for sending 8 brand new TV sets this season.
Tiger Cues of Warrington for providing table lighting.
Kamui Tips for providing sets of tips, chalk and accessories for all players.
AB Wallace trophies for  their excellent trophies.
George Vetters and the team at the Escape Pool Bar in Barnsley for hosting 2 events a season and their excellent support.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all and we all look forward to the 2016 season.
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Top 8 Rankings All GB unless stated
1. Dave Beaumont
2. Tony Southern
3. Fred Dinsmore (Ire)
4. Danny Luton
5. Gary Swift
6. Darren Brook
7. Roy Kimberley
8. Joe Burns
BWPPA Patron
“Dynamite”
Darren Appleton
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