Cambridge University Pool Club

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College Leagues

Division 1

St. John's 1 7-2 Pembroke 1

Division 2A

Darwin 1 1-8 St. Edmund's 1

Division 2B

Emma 1 7-2 St. John's 2

Division 3

Emma 2 2-7 Trinity Hall 4

Welcome to the CUPC website

CUPC governs the sport of Pool within the University of Cambridge, right from the grassroots college level through to the University teams which compete in the local leagues, BUCS championships, and the annual Varsity Match against Oxford.

Pool has been growing in popularity for a number of years within the University; there are usually around 40 college teams which compete in 5 divisions, and a large and active University-wide singles ladder. The national Universities pool scene is also thriving thanks to the efforts over the past few years of the Universities Pool Council, who have recently established annual BUCS-recognised championships.

CUPC is also the official society for Snooker in Cambridge University! Join the ladder here.

Freshers!

If you are interested, just register on this site and get playing!


News

Posted by Drew Miley on May 13th 2013 at 00:19

Cambridge win Varsity 52-38, report here! James Palmer wins the singles tournament, defeating Tarun Manjunath in the final.

Posted by Drew Miley on March 11th 2013 at 19:34

Well done James Palmer, who won the CUPC Masters yesterday! Marvel at his story here.

Posted by Drew Miley on February 19th 2013 at 00:35

Congratulations to Hugh Lund, the winner of the CUPC Open! Report is available here.

Posted by Rob Hogan on February 10th 2013 at 00:18

CU Open 2013 Update

The CU Open on saturday will now have FREE entry.

Posted by Drew Miley on January 20th 2013 at 18:04

CUPC Open 2013, Sat 16th February 1:30pm

Now is the time for CUPC's premier tournament! The Cambridge Uni Open will be held on
Saturday 16th February at 1:30pm in the Cambridge Snooker Centre. Entry will £5 with cash
prizes on offer. See you there, CUPC committee.

For directions,
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=217488921323289514451.0004c648ac4d6f5addb97

Posted by Drew Miley on November 19th 2012 at 16:47

Congratulations to James Rickards, CUPC Novices' winner. The report is now up on the website!

Posted by Drew Miley on November 15th 2012 at 14:07

CUPC Novices' 2012, Sun 18th November 1:00pm

As ever one of the University's most successful tournaments, the CUPC Novices' is FREE to enter and all entrants get at least 10 frames of competition pool.
Now that's value! If you're eligible, only previous Varsity and Masters players are not, then head on down to CSC at 1:00pm on Sunday 18th November.
See you there! Drew

For directions,
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=217488921323289514451.0004c648ac4d6f5addb97

Posted by Drew Miley on October 22nd 2012 at 15:59

Report on this year's Snooker tournament up now:
CUPC Snooker
Congratulations go to the winner Rob Hogan and commiserations to James Palmer, the valiant finalist.

Posted by Drew Miley on October 2nd 2012 at 20:14

CUPC Snooker, Sun 21st October 1:00pm

Following its hugely successful launch last year, CUPC is again holding the annual Snooker open but this time, it's in Michaelmas.
Could you be the next budding Judd Trump? Follow in the footsteps of the greats to Cambridge Snooker Centre at 1:00pm on Sunday 21st October.
Entrance will be £5 with cash prizes available! Cheers, Drew.

For directions,
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=217488921323289514451.0004c648ac4d6f5addb97

Posted by Drew Miley on October 2nd 2012 at 20:13

CUPC Novices' 2012, Sun 18th November 1:00pm

As ever one of the University's most successful tournaments, the CUPC Novices' is FREE to enter and all entrants get at least 10 frames of competition pool.
Now that's value! If you're eligible, only previous Varsity and Masters players are not, then head on down to CSC at 1:00pm on Sunday 18th November.
See you there! Drew

For directions,
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=217488921323289514451.0004c648ac4d6f5addb97

Posted by Drew Miley on September 8th 2012 at 20:57

Calling All Pool Players

CUPC needs help with the College Table Guide and is missing info on the following colleges.

Clare Hall, Corpus, Downing, Girton, Hughes Hall, Jesus, Lucy Cavendish, New Hall, Newnham, Selwyn, St Catz, St Edmunds, Trinity, Wolfson.

(I am not sure if those in italics have tables.)

Many Thanks,
Drew Miley

Posted by Drew Miley on June 23rd 2012 at 02:27

CUPC Committee 2012-2013

After much soul-searching, the committee for next year has been elected:

President - Rob Hogan
Captain - Drew Miley
Treasurer - Rik O'Connor
League Secretary - Tarun Manjunath
Women's Captain - Roxana Antohi

The following non-committee roles were also decided:

Uni B Captain - Rik O'Connor
Webmaster - Drew Miley

Posted by Steven Herbert on May 28th 2012 at 21:18

Congratulations go to Niall Murphy, voted the Uni B Player's Player 2011/12.

Posted by Drew Miley on May 21st 2012 at 02:23

Congratulations go to St John's 1, who have won Division 1 in style . The Jonians have been presented with the newly-restored League Trophy, giving us all even more of a reason to hate them. Many thanks to Rob Hogan for retrieving and then restoring the precious artifact.

They will be joined next year by the champions of Division 2A and 2B, who this year were Homerton 1 and Pembroke 1- both of whom had a nervous time getting promoted, waiting on Magdalene 1 and Emma 1 in last-day results. It is these two who contested the promotion play-off on Finals day, with Magdalene overcoming Emma to claim the last spot in Div 1.

Congratulations must also go to Trinity Hall 1, who defeated Homerton 1- looking for a back-to-back cup victories- in the final of cuppers 5-2 whilst Queens' 2 won the plate, with a 5-0 win over Trinity Grads. Many thanks to all the teams that attended the event. Full results and pictures of the winners can be seen here.

Commiserations go to Trinity 1, Peterhouse 2 and Robinson 2, who have been relegated from the top division.

Posted by Drew Miley on May 18th 2012 at 13:02

Many congratulations to Tom Sutton, whose capacity for grinding has paid dividends, winning Div 1 Hotshots, losing only 2 frames all season! Other divisional winners are Drew Miley & Krishan Changela, Mark Hoggard, S. Cox and Joshua Lovell.

Posted by Hugh Lund on May 7th 2012 at 20:42

CUPC Masters 2012

A little belatedly, and a little briefly, here is the write-up for the 2012 CUPC Masters. Congrats to Pete Atkinson, the winner yet again!

Posted by Hugh Lund on May 7th 2012 at 20:16

Varsity Match 2012

A full write-up is now up here for the 2012 Men's varsity match in Oxford, which the Dark Blues won 47-43.

Posted by Hugh Lund on April 15th 2012 at 22:33

CUPC Snooker Open 2012

A full write-up of the 2012 CUPC Snooker Open is now up here. Written by the winner.

Posted by Hugh Lund on November 29th 2011 at 21:23

CU Open 2011

Congratulations to Pete Atkinson, winner of this year's CU Open. Full write-up available here.

Posted by Hugh Lund on November 13th 2011 at 17:54

CUPC Open 2011

The 2011 CUPC Open Singles tournament will be held on Sunday, 27th November, from 12.30pm onwards. Entrance to the tournament is £10, with a £50 prize for the the winner! If you want to enter, or just want more information, please email competitions@cupc.co.uk.

Posted by Hugh Lund on October 25th 2011 at 22:23

College Leagues 2011-2012

The tables, fixtures and results for the 2011-2012 season are now up here. There are new rules in place for the coming season. They can be found here.

Posted by Hugh Lund on October 18th 2011 at 23:58

Cuppers and Plate 2011-2012

The draws for Cuppers and the Plate are now up! See them here.

Posted by Hugh Lund on October 17th 2011 at 22:33

Novices Tournament 2011 Report

A full report of the 2011 CUPC Novices Tournament is now up here. Many congratulations to the winner, Yunqing Guan of Trinity Hall.

Posted by Drew Miley on October 16th 2011 at 23:02

Tuesday Practice 8pm

Following on from last year, CUPC intend to hold practice sessions at the Cambridge Snooker Centre on Tuesday nights- from around 8pm. These should go on throughout Michaelmas and are a great way to have fun and improve at pool. Enthusiasm is all that is needed!

On another note, the University Singles Ladder is the best place to go if you want to play more competitive pool in Cambridge. You can play as little or as much as you like and those in the higher rows can gain automatic selection for Varsity and an invitation to the CU Masters. To join, follow the link above.

Posted by Drew Miley on October 16th 2011 at 22:51

The draw has now been made for Cuppers and Plate trophies. It will be available on the website as soon as all team entries for the new season are received. It was conducted today at the CSC by Drew Miley, with Hugh Lund and Rob Hogan drawing the teams from the trophy.

Posted by Drew Miley on October 16th 2011 at 11:36

The draw for CUPC's Cuppers and Plate tournaments are due to take place today after the resolution of the group stages of the CUPC Novices' Tournament 2011. Teams will be drawn ceremoniously out of the Cuppers trophy by the CUPC All-Star Spice Girl Legends.

Posted by Rob Hogan on October 15th 2011 at 16:01

Novices tournament tomorrow everyone, 1pm start! Just a quick note because there's been some confusion... this tournament is a pool tournament! We play 'world rules', though you won't be expected to know them tomorrow. There'll also be cues to borrow if you need, and the club serves food and drink all day.

Posted by Hugh Lund on October 5th 2011 at 13:28

CUPC Novices' Tournament 2011

The 2011 Novices Tournament will be held on Sunday, 16th October. This is open to anyone who hasn't played pool for a uni team before, and is free to enter! If you wish to enter, please email competitions@cupc.co.uk to let us know.

Posted by Hugh Lund on September 19th 2011 at 23:28

New Ladder Now Up!

The Uni Pool Ladder for the 2011-2012 season is now up, so get playing!

Posted by Nedal Ramahi on June 20th 2011 at 08:18

Calling all recent Div 1 Champions

If you still have the league trophy, or think it might be lying around in a trophy cabinet somewhere in your college, then please let us know.

Posted by Nedal Ramahi on June 20th 2011 at 08:15

CUPC Committee 2011-2012

After yesterday's lively AGM, next year's committee has been determined:

President - Rob Hogan
Captain - Hugh Lund
Treasurer - James Palmer
League Secretary - Drew Miley
Women's Captain - Emily Brewster

The following non-committee roles were also decided:

Uni B Captain - Steve Herbert
Webmaster - Hugh Lund

Posted by Nedal Ramahi on June 3rd 2011 at 21:03

CUPC AGM

This year's AGM is set for Sunday 19th June, 1pm, at the Castle Inn (on Castle Hill).

Amongst other things we'll be electing next year's committee. Positions are President, Captain, Women's Captain, Treasurer and League Secretary, and we'll also be electing the non-committee roles of Webmaster and Men's B team captain. See the Constitution for details of the positions.

Anyone is free to come and have a say or even stand for a position at the AGM. If you intend to come please let us know so that we can keep you informed in case of a change of plan.

Posted by Nedal Ramahi on May 28th 2011 at 01:30

With the last college pool match now over, the season has finally come to an end. Thanks to all teams for taking part and for their generally excellent sportsmanship.

Congratulations once again to Queens' 1 for edging the closely contested league championship, to Homerton 1 for their spirited cup victory and to Queens' 3 for dominating the plate.

Well done to Robinson 2, Caius 1 and Trinity Hall 1 for promotion to Div 1, to Trinity 3, Darwin 1, Homerton 2, Queens' 3, Robinson 3 and St. John's 3 for promotion to Divs 2A/B.

Commiserations to Magdelene 1, Fitz 1 and Selwyn 1 for relegation from Div 1 and to Catz 1, Fitz 2, Downing 1, Catz 2, Emma 2 and Kings 2 for relegation from Divs 2A/B.

Plaudits also go to the league hotshots winners too, who were Hugh Lund, Nedal Ramahi, Drew Miley, James Wilkinson and jwr43.

Posted by Nedal Ramahi on May 22nd 2011 at 21:26

Finals day was held at the CSC today; thanks to all those who attended for coming. Congratulations to Homerton 1 for their Cuppers triumph, to Trinity Hall 1 for winning promotion to Div 1 next year and to Queens' 3 for finish an illustrious season for Queens' by taking the plate.

Posted by Tim Henshaw on May 19th 2011 at 10:11

Queens' 1 win Division 1!

[More to follow soon]

Posted by Rob Hogan on May 14th 2011 at 11:43

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Posted by Hugh Lund on May 8th 2011 at 22:34

Varsity 2011 Result:
CUPC 42 - 48 OUPC

Seven frames down overnight, Cambridge's brave comeback attempt on the final day was to prove too little, too late as Oxford squeezed to victory in a match that was closer than the scoreline may suggest.

The full scorecard and report may be viewed here.

Posted by Rob Hogan on May 7th 2011 at 18:41

Cambridge draw the doubles 9-9 but fall behind in some early singles to trail 28-35 overnight. All to play for tomorrow. For now, off to curry...

Posted by Rob Hogan on May 7th 2011 at 16:57

17-19 down after the singles.... but comebacks are what Cambridge specialise in.... come on the Uni!!!!!!

Posted by Rob Hogan on May 7th 2011 at 14:09

Varsity!!!!!

Posted by Hugh Lund on March 19th 2011 at 02:02

Upcoming Events

Finals' Night, when both team Cuppers and the Plate will reach a conclusion, is to be held on the 22nd May at the CSC. The league playoffs will also be played on the day.

The CU Masters, an invitation-only singles competition, will be held on the following Sunday, 29th May, at the CSC.

Posted by Hugh Lund on March 9th 2011 at 19:40

Varsity 2011

The traditional Varsity match against Oxford will this year be held on the weekend of 7th and 8th May. More details to follow soon...

Posted by Hugh Lund on March 8th 2011 at 00:01

2010 CU OPEN RECAP

A review of the 2010 CU Open is now up - just click here for details. A big thank you to everyone who took part in what proved to be an enjoyable and high quality competition!

Posted by Hugh Lund on October 23rd 2010 at 00:20

NOVICES TOURNAMENT 2010

Congratulations to Drew Miley, who beat Paul Bradshaw in the final to win this year's Novices Tournament. A review of the event is now up here.

Posted by Paul Thomas on October 19th 2010 at 09:13

CUPC PRACTICE SESSION, 8pm, CSC

Hi everyone,

This year, CUPC is aiming to provide more opportunities for people to learn to play pool competitively. As a result, there will be regular practice sessions on Tuesday evenings, starting on 19th October 2010. Anyone is welcome to attend, the only proviso being that you are interested in getting better at pool.

The practice sessions will be at Cambridge Snooker Centre, and details of how to get there can be found under the 'Information' tab at the top of this page.

Hopefully see some of you there.

Paul

Posted by Rob Hogan on June 13th 2010 at 15:42

CUPC AGM

This year's AGM is set for Wednesday, June 16th, 12:30 at the Castle Inn (on Castle Hill).

Amongst other things we'll be electing next year's committee. Positions are President, Captain, Women's Captain, Treasurer and League Secretary, and we'll also be electing the non-committee roles of Webmaster and Men's B team captain. See the Constitution for details of the positions.

Anyone is free to come and have a say or even stand for a position at the AGM. If you intend to come please let us know so that we can keep you informed in case of a change of plan.

Posted by Rob Hogan on March 21st 2010 at 22:09

Women's UPC - Cambridge beat Oxford 4-0. All other results lost and forgotten.

Posted by Rob Hogan on December 14th 2009 at 23:04

A belated congratulations to Ali Argo who won the recent CU Open. Ali once again beat Paul Thomas in the final, taking his second trophy from two CUPC tournaments and becoming only the third person to hold the Masters and Open titles at the same time.

Congratulations also to Tim Henshaw, who won the plate event, and to Steve McCann who won the straight pool competition.

Posted by Rob Hogan on October 12th 2009 at 11:48

Congratulations to Matt Scott of Fitz who won the Novices' tournament yesterday with an impressive combination of skill and endurance.

Full results are now up.

Posted by Tim Henshaw on September 22nd 2009 at 22:27

And so the 2008/2009 season comes to an end. Many congratulations to Robinson I for winning Division 1. Well done to Selwyn I, Queens' I and Peterhouse III for winning promotion from Divisions 2A/2B, and to Pembroke 2, CU Women 1, Emma 2 and Selwyn 2, Trinity Hall 1, Pembroke 3 from Divisions 3A and 3B respectively.

Comiserations go to Magdalene 1, Catz 1, Peterhouse 2 (Division 1); to Fitz 2, King's 2, St John's 2 (Division 2A) and to Sidney 1, Trinity 4 and Emma 1 (Division 2B) for not quite securing safety and being relegated.

Please note, where teams from the same college have crossed, (e.g. Peterhouse 2 relegated and Peterhouse 3 promoted), the teams will be renamed to follow the league pecking order.

Posted by Tim Henshaw on September 22nd 2009 at 22:17

2009 Finals day was great success for all involved. Congratulations to Queens' for winning cuppers, and to Trinity II and Queens' II for playing more games than others in the plate.

Congratulations also go to Peterhouse III for winning the Division 2A/2B playoff 5-4 in a closely fought match and securing promotion to Division 1

Posted by Rob Hogan on June 18th 2009 at 16:56

Our AGM will be held tomorrow (Friday 19th) at the Castle pub on Castle Hill from 1pm. All welcome

Posted by Rob Hogan on March 14th 2009 at 23:03

Uni B finish with an 8-4 win over Jenny Wren A to top Division 3 at the end of the 08/09 CAPL winter season.

Uni A also end on a high note, recovering from relegation fears by winning three of their last four matches to finish a respectable 6th in the Premier division.

Posted by Rob Hogan on March 9th 2009 at 14:37

Congratulations to Alistair Argo on winning the prestigous CU Masters yesterday as a wildcard entrant. Full results are now up here. Well played Ali!

Posted by Rob Hogan on November 24th 2008 at 15:36

Draws have been done for the cuppers and plate competitions. See who you're up against here

Posted by Rob Hogan on October 13th 2008 at 21:57

Congratulations to Relja Arandjelovic on winning the 2008 Novices' tournament.

Posted by Rob Hogan on March 10th 2008 at 14:00

Cambridge stage an epic comeback to beat Oxford on their own turf, and win Varsity for a record third consecutive year.

Final scores 47-43, full write up here

Posted by Alex Pavlaki on October 18th 2007 at 01:27

The deadline for entering new teams has passed. No more entries will be accepted.

Posted by Alex Pavlaki on October 16th 2007 at 19:09

All the captains that I am currently aware of have until WEDNESDAY 24th OCTOBER to
confirm they have read the league rules after which they will be fined points proportional to the number of days they have gone without doing so after the 24th.

Captains that are appointed later on to teams currently without a captain will have a deadline for this imposed starting from when I hear from them.

Posted by Alex Pavlaki on October 5th 2007 at 11:32

Entries are being taken for the new season.
Deadline for team registration is Wednesday 17th October.

To enter a team please send the captain's name and email address to cupcls@googlemail.com.

League fees are £20 per team and cheques made payable to 'Cambridge University Pool Club' should be sent to Matt Cullen at Fitzwilliam College.

Deadline for paying league fees is Wednesday 24th October at which point teams that haven't paid will be removed from the league.

Posted by Alex Pavlaki on October 5th 2007 at 11:32

There are major changes and additions to the League Rules this year and all captains are required to read them. The league rules can be found at: http://www.srcf.ucam.org/cupc/college/leaguerules.php

Captains will be asked to send a confirmation email that they have read and understood the league rules prior to the season starting. Please note that this is a requisite of entering a team this year and is not optional.