The second week in November may not be a peak time to visit the seaside town of Blackpool, but the Norbreck Castle Hotel was absolutely bouncing last weekend with an unprecedented buzzing atmosphere, as it welcomed pool players from the UK and France to the 42nd BAPTO...
Biggest BAPTO Ever! Celebrating its 40th anniversary, 2016 was BAPTO’s busiest tournament in history, attracting 127 pub teams and over 700 players. Officially the UK’s longest running annual pool tournament, BAPTO continues to grow in popularity, especially since...
BAPTO 2016 Champions Big congratulations to all the winners and runners up of BAPTO 2016! Some team names have changed slightly from previous years, as all teams are now required to incorporate the name of the pub or club they play from. Team trophy was won by...
A short interview with Ken Hussey who has worked in the pool industry for over 30 years and been involved with BAPTO for many of them. He talks about the development of the game in recent years and some of the big pool characters that used to play the...
