In 2008 The Premier Pool Tour (our flagship tour) is in its third season.  During 2008 Premier Pool Promotions secured a sponsorship deal with 8 N 9 Clothing for the Premier Pool Tour.

Steve Williams and Darren Finch brought 8n9.com and the Premier Pool Tour together

This sponsorship deal is great news for events like the Premier Pool Tour.  Beyond that Premier Pool Promotions is also looking to expand its events for 2009 to new levels so please keep visiting the site for all our events next year.

Although many people won't be aware many of the events they have entered run by Darren Finch have been Premier Pool Promotions events.  Darren has established PPP from fairly humble beginnings by his own admission.  It was a hard road for Darren who has run events all over the North of England and without having a car its truly amazing the dedication that he has put into English Pool.  During this time we have seen the birth of many tours and event.  PPP boasts the Premier Pool Tour which is a massive flagship event in the PPP calendar and has attracted many top names over the last three years.

We have run events all over the North East, North West and the Midlands and have been running events for in excess of five years.  This experience means we try to put events on that attract players of varying abilities from the top pro down to young lads trying to break in to pool.  We make every attempt to not clash out events with major organisations like the EPA, EBA or the WEPF World Championships.  If top players like Gareth Potts, Adam Davis, Aaron Roberts, Lee Kendall, Carl Morris, Neil Davey and Liam Farrell all entering many Premier Pool Promotions events it shows we are doing something right.  We have also attracted the likes of Bayden Jackson (England), Rob Wharne (National Amateur Finalist), Liam Stanley (England), Mark White (top amateur) along with many top under 21's and youth players including Liam White (England U21 Captain) Craig Lakin, Clint I Anson, Paul Pickering, Craig Day and others.  All our major events sell out within a couple of weeks of being advertised and even the players who go out in the early chance often enter the lucrative plate events as a second chance to get in the money stages. Many players who enter the events have experience at the highest levels with nearly 50% playing on the IPA tour at some stage, many still current players.

Premier Pool Promotions, in association with 8n9.com - The Sports Clothing Company, are pleased to announce preliminary details for the 2009 8n9.com Premier Pool Tour.

As previous seasons the tour will be played around the midlands and north west of England however we will be introducing new venues and a change of format to the Grand Final and are confident we will provide the country's top semi-national tour for 8-ball pool players and, very possibly, the cheapest!

£14,000 TOUR PRIZE FUND

Entry to the tour will be just £135 (which includes official tour shirt) and for this players will play at 4 events followed by a Grand Final, as follows.....

4 events in the North West (for up to 64 players):
March 14th
April 18th
May 16th
September 5th

and 4 events in the Midlands (for up to 64 players) on the same dates.

Grand Final: Weekend of 13th-15th November 2009.

The Grand Final will be open to all tour players, up to 128, and will be seeded (Events 1-4 are open draws). i.e. Number one from North West players Number 64 from Midlands in round one, and so on...There will be numerous other events and flyers at the Grand Final weekend, venue to be confirmed shortly.

Each of the first four events will have a prize fund of £1,300 (including £400 to the winner, paid down to the Last 16 and free plate) with the Grand Final around £4,000 (including £1,000 to the winner, paid down to the Last 32 and free plate)

The Premier Pool Tour is open to all however professional cue sport players are handicapped at the tournament committee's discretion (full details to follow). As a guide this years pro's start off minus one frame against amateurs.

As before all matches are played to full World rules, best of 11 frames with lag for break.

Exact venue details will be confirmed shortly however the above dates are set and we are now taking entries. We expect this tour to be as popular as previous years, more so with the new format, and places will be taken strictly on a first come-first served basis. You can reserve your tour place with a £25 deposit and you will be contacted with details of when the balance is due (approximately one month before Event 1).

Payment can be sent via cheque payable to "D.Finch" to:
Premier Pool Promotions
76 Knightsbridge
Mackworth
Derby
DE22 4GH

Or pay by credit/debit card via our online store here.

Please include your name, address, contact telephone number and email.

For further information about the tour please telephone 07708 502906 and keep checking out the forums and news page at Cue Club International (uk8ball.com) for up to date press releases.
 

Upcoming live event

The Chesterfield Open live from Rileys Chesterfield will be streamed live here on Saturday 23rd of August.

Competition

Free Entry into the Premier Pool Tour 2009 worth in excess of £100!

As a special offer to welcome you to our brand new site we have a competition.  We will be running more competitions in the near future so please come back regularly to enter.  These competitions will range from entry to events, to t-shirts, cues and signed memorabilia.  Who else offers you deals like that?  Its free to enter and anyone can enter.

Question

Who was top of the rankings at the end of the Premier Pool Tour in 2006?

a) Gareth Potts
b) Adam Davis
c) Lee Kendall

rules:- all entries sent by e-mail to Webmaster, only one entry per day, per person will be accepted.  Please include your name and the answer in your e-mail. Random Draw will take place once the deadline date has been reached.  The prize is non negotiable or transferable and no cash alternative will be offered.

Closing Date: Friday 31st October 2008

Draw Announcement no later than Friday 7th November 2008

Store

You may notice that Premier Pool Promotions has an online store.  This has been put together as part of the site to help the players enter events online.  It also a sells Premier Pool Tour clothing, accessories and trophies.  These things will be appearing over the coming months so please don't expect things to be in place straight away.

Our Store Accepts All These Cards

Our Rules, Regulations & Disclaimers

Please take time to read all our standard rules and regulations (found here)  this shows how we run events and explain what is expected of the players who enter our events.  Please note once you have filled your details in via our automated page you will go to Paypal's secure payment page.  If you have Paypal please log in, if you don't then click that you don't have Paypal and wish to continue paying via one of the above credit and debit cards.

Also sign up for a Paypal account (here) its free and there is no fee paying someone via paypal.

Event Results

02/08/08 Yorkshire Open "A Massive Success"

Premier Pool Promotions founder Darren Finch describes the Yorkshire Open as a massive success after the 86 runner event was completed around 10pm.  It was a strange day as one of the favorites..........read more

20/07/08 Lakin Destroys The Field At The Corn

Craig Lakin won an all Derbyshire final against IPA tourist Dave Oxtoby and whitewashed his fellow Derbyshire A teammate 5-0. Read more....

19/07/08 Wheels Roll At Phoenix Event 2

Event 2 of the Phoenix Pool series went to Jack Whelan after a final frame shoot out against Clint I'Anson.  (full results)

12/07/08 Another PPP First..

The Premier Pool Promotions machine rolled into Macclesfield for the first time and brought  a 40 strong field with them.  With only 5 tables on offer for the players, long waits were not present due to good planning however the odd long match did slow things up a little in the latter stages.  Read More.........

21/06/08 Phoenix Pool Series Event 1

It was shocks galore as England players and pro's found it tough going at Phoenix Cue Sports.  With many top players wanting to get their hands on the prize money it was never going to be easy.....(read more)

3/07/08 Mark White too was simply too good

Mark White was simply too strong for the field at the Warwickshire Open, after brushing aside all his competitors he eventually faced Blackball specialist Andy Lucas in the final.  However once he had raced into a 4-1 lead there was only ever going to be one winner and he ran out 7-3 winner.  (see results)

Press Releases

07/07/08

PPP announce there first Club 147 Event

Premier Pool Promotions announces its first event to be run at Club 147 in Leicester in August.  For all the details please click here.

17/06/08

Cue Club International Forums Created

Cue Club Internationall have created a Premier Pool Promotions forum.  To reach all the official discussions, runners lists and banter please click the the forums tab on the left hand side or find the individual event in the events tab and follow the direct link there.  Please note these forums are not owned by Premier Pool Promotions although we do monitor and moderate them we ask you to respect Cue Club International and use their vast site.

10/06/08

8N9.com & premierpoolpromotions.com Major Announcement

Premier Pool Promotions have secured official reseller rights for the wonderful and ever growing 8N9 clothing range.  8N9 are the major sponsor to The Premier Pool Tour and have granted PPP rights to be a UK reseller for their merchandise.  Currently we are the only reseller and we will be working closely with 8N9 to bring to you many more exciting products that we will be adding to all the time.

10/06/08

Premier Pool Promotions Official Launch

Unless you have been one of the lucky few that have seen this site grow from an embryo, June the 10th 2008 is the day that our revolutionary site appears on the internet.  The brainchild of Darren Finch, PPP have been running pool events for the last 5 years.  In that time the many massive events have been born and from now on you can keep up to date directly with all the news from our events.

07/06/08

Rileys Midland Tour Launched

To go with all the other exciting events Premier Pool Promotions have brought to you we are very pleased to announce the inaugural Rileys Midland Tour.  This tour will take in four fantastic Rileys venues across the Midlands and will offer features never seen before in an pool tour. (go to tour)

03/06/08

Live TV tab appears on PPP site

You may find it a little hard to believe but PPP will be streaming some of their events LIVE.  Although we are still in the testing phase and it will take time to get the fully operational, please check back for live scheduling information.  This will be a free to use service provided by PPP and shows our commitment to not only the players at the events but also the players who are at home wishing to watch but can't attend.

01/06/08

Another Success

PPP hailed their recent North West Open as one of their best yet.  The event got the unanimous vote of confidence from a very happy 73 strong field and PPP used many new initiatives which made life easier for the players.  With only 9 tables used for the event and a 10.15am start time The North West Open reached the final for 10pm which is astounding considering the massive amount of games played during the day.  The deserved winner was Lee Kendall beating a fantastic performer Daryl Fallows 6-5 in a closely contested final.  Daryl had ousted fellow Cheshire player Dave Preece making a comeback from 5-2 down and Lee edged out Gareth Potts conqueror Mark White who surely would make professional if he ever chooses to go down that route.  When asked about the event tournament director Darren Finch beamed "Fantastic day and a big thanks to all the players who attended, and also to Dave and everyone at Dishers for hosting the event".  This event was so badly oversubscribed that even after the draw had been released more players were enquiring about entry.  Dave Preece had never expected such huge interest and it is testament to his wonderful club that this event was possible.  The staff were rushed off their feet from the Friday night flier through til late on the Saturday night.  (see results).

18/05/08

Students get 15% discount

On the 08/05/08 Premier Pool Promotions announced a big student promotion that will help the next generation of English Pool Players.  The PPP will be granting students a 15% discount on all advertised entry fee's with production of a valid current student union card.  This is a long term commitment to all students from PPP and will hopefully see the younger pool players prosper.  Please note this offer must be specified to the tournament director when entering as prove of eligibility will be required.  This offer can't be used in conjunction with any other offer.  For example if you are a student and the event has a half price for students offer you can only claim one offer, not both.  If you order an event online you must state when ordering that you are a student in the feedback and you will still have to pay full price, you will be refunded at the event.

14/05/08

Premier Pool Promotions announces Facebook group

Premier Pool Promotions Be one of the first to get live information, live chat with other players entering our events and talk to the organisers.

01/05/08 Premier Pool Promotions Accepts Paypal

Premier Pool Promotions are pleased to announce that they now accept Paypal.  "This measure has been added to help the players enter our events without the need to send cheque's or postal orders through the post" said Darren Finch.  Because Paypal is an electronic method of payment, receipts are automatically generated via the transaction however players are urged to check availability before paying for an event.  Our Pay Pal account is sales@premierpoolpromotions.co.uk More details can be found on specific events during advertising and also the contact us section of the site.

Attention all club owners, feel your club is missing out?  Are you fed up having an empty club? Want to get the word around that you have a great venue? Want to see what Premier Pool Promotions can do for you?

All these venues can't be wrong

And many others including Green Baize (Stoke on Trent), Phoenix Cue Sports (Eastwood, Nott's) , West Midland Pool & Snooker Club (Bilston)

And neither can..........

who will host all our event discussions

Contact events@premierpoolpromotions.co.uk