888poker is proud and excited to announce our sponsorship of the IPA’s (International Professional Pool Players Association) 2019 World Championships to be held in Bradford from the 5th to the 10th February 2019.
The event will be aptly named the 888poker World Championships.
The championship series is designed to find the best players in the world with long races and big money. The games are open to anyone and entry fees start at £80 for amateurs, £150 for pros, £60 for seniors (aged 40+) and £50 for ladies.
IPA’s flagship series will be held at the Bradford Hotel in Bradford, UK and the entire event will be streamed live on FreeSports TV channel. With this extended coverage, 888poker hopes to reach out to the many pool fans who look forward to watching the top IPA Professionals in action.
8ball Meets Poker
This collaboration promises to bring pool and poker together like never before. Pool has always been a mainstay sport in the UK and is only increasing in popularity year-after-year.
The 888poker World Championships hopes to up the ante when it comes to 8ball and poker.
Kevin Barton, IPA Chairman, elaborates, “This is the news pool players have been waiting for as the high growth sport of pool and the popularity and audience engagement we have all worked tirelessly to achieve has now been recognised by a company of such high standing.
“The only way is up as we continue to grow the sport, we and millions of others love, and we cannot wait to get started working with our new business partners.”
A Mutually Beneficial Partnership
Guy Cohen, head of B2C at 888 added: “We are excited to sponsor the prestigious 2019 World Championships which allows 888poker to engage with pool fans all over the world. This comes at a time when we are developing our poker product to offer an even more engaging experience to all poker players.”
As part of this current sponsorship, the IPA and 888poker look forward to cross-promoting the sports of pool and poker via their international influences and social media reach.
You can catch all the action on FreeSports at the following dates and times:
Tuesday, 5th February 13.00 – 18.00 20.00 – 23.00
Wednesday, 6th February 19.00 – 23.00
Thursday, 7th February 11.00 – 23.00
Friday, 8th February 17.00 – 23.00
Saturday, 9th February 10.00 – 16.00 18.00 – 23.00
Sunday, 10th February 16.00 – 22.00
