Staff Writer
The Carling Black Label National Pool Tournament returned to the scene this year in June after a long absence, brought about by the Covid -19 pandemic.
After two months of play, the day is finally upon us, where new players will be crowned the Male and Female Carling Black Label National Pool Champions for 2022.
The road to the national final kicked off on 11 June 2022 and boasted a series of regional finals which have led to this weekend on Saturday 23 July 2022, at the Reserve Bank Sports Club in Mabelreign Harare where the finals will be held.
“We have seen this Carling Black Label property growing in popularity as the sport resonates and is a passion point of many of our consumers. This year they have rallied behind the brand they love to drive an amazing participation rate which is 58% above the prior tournament.”
A total of 1,927 champions made up of 1,760 men and 167 women, competed in the regional games which were held in 24 outlets across ten different regions, and from there, 64 males and 32 females have qualified to play in the Carling Black Label National Pool Tournament finals.
The defending male champion Tendai “Inspector” Mubaiwa and the ladies defending champion, Simangele Flatta Moyo will be defending their titles as finalists battle it out for a pool table and ZW$700 000.00 each.
“The Carling Black Label Pool tournament has been running under the sponsorship of Delta Beverages for over 10 years in conjunction with the Zimbabwe Pool Association (ZIPA) and we seek to keep the property alive as it gives us opportunities to engage our consumers and reward all champions for their daily effort, the true essence of our beer Carling Black Label, Champions Deserve Champion Beer!”
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