Event Contacts | 2026 WPA Blackball World Championships

Event contacts

Who to contact during the championships.

There is no separate event registration office or registration desk. Athletes check in with hotel reception on arrival; managers collect compulsory player wristbands at the 10:00 managers’ meeting on 20 October (room TBC). For advance event enquiries email blackball@britishpoolfederation.co.uk.

BPF event administration

Entries, delegation questions, accreditation and accommodation enquiries.

Email BPF event team

No public on-site office is designated.

Tournament Director

Neil Toms — fixtures, formats, eligibility, substitutions and escalated competition issues.

On-site contact/location TBC. Raise issues via the official agreed meeting route.

Head Referee

Kobus Kirstein — rules decisions escalated from table/floating referees. His refereeing decision is final.

On-site contact/location TBC; request a floating referee before a disputed shot.

Safeguarding & welfare

Anna Goodwin — safeguarding lead, junior supervision and player welfare.

Direct contact, deputy and confidential escalation route TBC. For immediate concerns, seek an event official at the venue; for emergencies call 999/112.

Scoring support

Team events use League App Live. Check CueScore for relevant individual events and World Grand Prix entry/payment.

Scoring support contact and operator permissions will be provided at the managers’ meeting. Report missing entries, wrong results or locked matches through that contact.