ABOUT US
Welcome to BAPA
The Blackball Australia Pool Association organises and promotes Blackball eight ball pool events featuring some of Australia's top players. Founded in 2022, BAPA harbours an exciting vision for the sport’s future, with an emphasis on supplying quality, entertainment and increased levels of professionalism, exposure and recognition within the Australian pool community.
BAPA hosts a portfolio of streamed tournaments consisting of an Australian championships and several international invitational events.
Following the success of its inaugural season in 2022 where the Australian team enjoyed unprecedented success in the World Championships in Morocco BAPA is attended grown at tremendous speed and has attended all sanctioned worldwide events providing many opportunities worldwide to our members.
Blackball is a sport ready to step into the spotlight. Across Australia, thousands of passionate players compete every week, sharing a love for the game and a desire to see it grow.
BAPA is committed to transforming blackball from the grassroots up — creating a united national community where players, clubs and supporters come together under one recognised brand and one shared vision for the future.
Our ambition is to inspire the next generation of cueists, provide greater opportunities for participation and competition, and elevate blackball onto the national sporting stage.
At the heart of everything we do is a simple belief: blackball is a sport for everyone. Regardless of gender, age, ability or disability, everyone should have the opportunity to participate, compete, belong and achieve.
Together, we are building more than a sport. We are building a community, creating pathways and giving blackball the platform it deserves.