The only "Roll the Ball" World Championship took place in August 2022 and was won by Adam Raeford 2-1 in the final against Martin Musgrave. It was a best of 5 game final but remarkably 2 games ended up as draws.

Roll the Ball Game and Rankings Explained

Rules of the exciting and addictive game of Roll the Ball

  • Each game you play costs £1 for 10 balls (ping pong balls)
  • The Roll the Ball table is set on a downward slope and you stand at the top end and roll each ball down to the scoring end.
  • The scoring end of the table has 9 numbered chutes from 1 to 9 (randomly placed, not in order)
  • We then add your totals together. For example if all 10 balls go down the chute numbered 5, then that's a total of 50 points.
  • If you achieve one of the best 3 scores of the day, you get one of the 3 prizes on offer.
  • The winner gets the choice of the 3 prizes, the runner-up will get the choice of the other 2 prizes and 3rd place gets the last one.

Ranking tournaments

During the year there are a total of 8 ranking tournaments, where a score in the top 20 of the day gets you some ranking points.

Ranking points are earned thus:-

                                                          The winner receives...................................30 ranking points plus a prize

                                                    The runner-up receives...................................25 ranking points plus a prize

                                                             3rd place receives...................................21 ranking points plus a prize

                                                             4th place receives...................................18 ranking points

                                                             5th place receives...................................16 ranking points

                                                             6th place receives...................................15 ranking points

                                                             7th place receives...................................14 ranking points

                                                             8th place receives...................................13 ranking points

                                                             9th place receives...................................12 ranking points

                                                           10th place receives...................................11 ranking points

                                                           11th place receives...................................10 ranking points

                                                           12th place receives...................................9 ranking points

                                                           13th place receives...................................8 ranking points

                                                           14th place receives...................................7 ranking points

                                                           15th place receives...................................6 ranking points

                                                           16th place receives...................................5 ranking points

                                                           17th place receives...................................4 ranking points

                                                           18th place receives...................................3 ranking points

                                                           19th place receives...................................2 ranking points

                                                           20th place receives...................................1 ranking point

Just to update you on the new initiative, the "Player of the Year", when just one years rankings will be used to see who the winner is after Eastwood Christmas Lights. The triumphant "Roll the Baller" will win a plaque and a bottle of Cava or children's alternative prize depending on who wins. There's just 2 events to go and they are the Autumn Fayre at Greasley Sports & Community Centre on Sunday 25th October and the afore mentioned Eastwood Lights, where you'll find us outside Lawrence Veterinary Centre on Nottingham Road, Eastwood NG16 3GG. 

CURRENT "PLAYER OF THE YEAR RANKINGS

1 Courtney Henshaw..........................................................................................90

2 Nicola Barsby.....................................................................................................44

3 Peter Lord............................................................................................................40

4= Vicki Jones.......................................................................................................30

4= Sandra Hart.....................................................................................................30

4= Bradley Robinson..........................................................................................30

4= Phil Davenport...............................................................................................30

8 Robey Waterall..................................................................................................26

9= Dexter DC.........................................................................................................25

9= Eliza Murray.....................................................................................................25

9= Ruth Smith.......................................................................................................25

9= Anya Gregory..................................................................................................25

9= Howard Jones.................................................................................................25

9= Kade Hall..........................................................................................................25

15 Phil Gregory.....................................................................................................24

16 Cheryl Henshaw.............................................................................................23

17= Martha Newton...........................................................................................21

17= Mikey Barlow................................................................................................21

17= Mya Phillis.....................................................................................................21

20 Lilly-May Hopcroft-Beecham....................................................................20

21 Vicky Sloman...................................................................................................19

22= Hazel Charlesworth....................................................................................18

22= Martin Latham.............................................................................................18

24 Glenda McRae.................................................................................................16

25= Christine Watts............................................................................................15

25= Elliott Murray................................................................................................15

25= Trevor Bryan..................................................................................................15

28= Jack Tideswell...............................................................................................14

28= Wayne Durham............................................................................................14

28= Maggie Kettle...............................................................................................14

31= Sam Ashcroft................................................................................................13

31= Will Henshaw...............................................................................................13

33 Elsie Davies.......................................................................................................11

34= Coral Boswell..................................................................................................9

35= Maisie Durham..............................................................................................9

35= Erin Ashcroft...................................................................................................9

35= Chloe Davenport...........................................................................................9

38= Richie Watters................................................................................................8

38= Nancy Gilbert.................................................................................................8

40= Alex Rowe........................................................................................................7

40= Noah Logan....................................................................................................7

40= James Chambers...........................................................................................7

43= Steve Thomas.................................................................................................6

43= David Lee.........................................................................................................6

43= Katie Ashcroft.................................................................................................6

46= Jack Cooper.....................................................................................................5

46= Andy Stevenson.............................................................................................5

48= Karen Thomas................................................................................................4

48= Elsie Goring.....................................................................................................4

50= Paul Naylor......................................................................................................3

50= Mia Jones.........................................................................................................3

50= Louise Goring.................................................................................................3

53= Alison Davidson.............................................................................................2

53= Karl B..................................................................................................................2

53= Ann Green........................................................................................................2

RANKING EVENT ALL TIME RECORDS

Only 7 players have been in the rankings for the full 5 years and these are Leanne Stenson, Phil Gregory, Courtney, Cheryl and Will Henshaw, Woody aka David Wood and Mia Jones. There's been 32 different ranking event winners with only 2 winning more than one. They are Courtney Henshaw and John Humphreys who have won 3 each. There have only been 5 different number ones and they are:-

Leanne Stenson for 30 days

Phil Gregory for 908 days consecutively (record)

Courtney Henshaw for 766 days and 4 on different times (record)

Ann Green 56 days and

John Humphreys, twice at number one for 61 days in total.

Everyone is welcome, it's a cracking game and only £1 for 10 balls.

Don't miss our next ranking event which is our Autumn Fayre at Greasley Sports & Community Centre Dovecote Road, Newthorpe NG16 3QN on Sunday 25th October 10am until 3pm.

CURRENT OFFICIAL RANKINGS

1 (1) Courtney Henshaw.................................................................................236

2 (2) John Humphreys.....................................................................................189

3 (4) Nicola Barsby............................................................................................182

4 (3) Cheryl Henshaw.......................................................................................175

5 (5) Phil Gregory..............................................................................................115

6 (7) Coral Boswell............................................................................................109

7 (6) Anya Gregory.............................................................................................88

8 ( Ruth Smith...................................................................................................65

9 (9) Stuart Goring...............................................................................................61

10 (10) Maisie Durham......................................................................................55

11 (12) Peter Lord................................................................................................50

12 (13) Martin Blagg...........................................................................................50

13 (14) Will Henshaw..........................................................................................45

14 (15) Robbie Manners....................................................................................45

15 (16) Toby Goring............................................................................................43

16 (17) Harley Cook............................................................................................41

17 (18) Tella Durham..........................................................................................41

18 (19) Lola Bolton..............................................................................................40

19 (20) Paul Smith-Pepper...............................................................................38

20 (21) Megan Newton.....................................................................................37

21 (22) Wayne Durham.....................................................................................35

22 (23) Pete Smith...............................................................................................35

23 (46) Eliza Murray............................................................................................34

24 (24) Ollie Stocker...........................................................................................34

25 (25) Woody......................................................................................................34

26 (-) Vicki Jones..................................................................................................30

26 (-) Sandra Hart................................................................................................30

27 (27) Bradley Robinson..................................................................................30

28 (28) Phil Davenport.......................................................................................30

29 (29) Lilly-May Hopcroft-Beecham...........................................................30

30 (30) Donna Cooper.......................................................................................30

31 (31) Jessica Byrne...........................................................................................30

32 (23) Pete Smith...............................................................................................30

33 (32) Louise Goring.........................................................................................29

34 (33) Julie Day...................................................................................................29

35 (11) Andy Stevenson....................................................................................28

36 (34) Robey Waterall......................................................................................26

37 (-) Dexter DC...................................................................................................25

38 (35) Howard Jones........................................................................................25

39 (36) Kade Hall..................................................................................................25

40 (37) Jack Cooper............................................................................................24

41 (38) John Walker............................................................................................24

42 (41) Hazel Charlesworth.............................................................................22

43 (42) Reuben Cooper.....................................................................................22

44 (-) Martha Newton........................................................................................21

45 (42) Elliott Murray..........................................................................................21

46 (43) Mikey Barlow..........................................................................................21

47 (44) Mya Phillis...............................................................................................21

48 (45) Gez Addictive.........................................................................................21

49 (47) Vicky Sloman..........................................................................................19

50 (48) Lilian Locke..............................................................................................18

51 (49) Martin Latham.......................................................................................18

52 (50) Jill Castledine..........................................................................................18

53 (51) Torren Corah...........................................................................................18

54 (52) Katie Smith..............................................................................................18

55 (53) Theo Cooper...........................................................................................18

56 (-) Glenda McRae...........................................................................................16

57 (54) Paul Dalton..............................................................................................16

58 (55) Courtney Watkins.................................................................................16

59 (56) Arthur Bates............................................................................................16

60 (57) Stanley Reeve.........................................................................................16

61 (59) Tandy.........................................................................................................16

62 (80) Christine Watts......................................................................................15

63 (60) Rhian Cullen............................................................................................15

64 (61) Trevor Bryan............................................................................................15

65 (62) Matlida Gilbert.......................................................................................15

66 (63) Robert Locke..........................................................................................15

67 (64) Stacey Gregory......................................................................................15

68 (-) Jack Tideswell............................................................................................14

69 (66) Maggie Kettle.........................................................................................14

70 (67) Elaine Dalton..........................................................................................14

71 (68) Balazs Vari................................................................................................14

72 (69) Elsie Goring.............................................................................................14

73 (70) Julia Filus..................................................................................................14

74 (71) Niall Ruddy..............................................................................................14

75 (72) Zak Baker.................................................................................................14

76 (-) Sam Ashcroft.............................................................................................13

77 (73) Maddie Rostance..................................................................................13

78 (74) Dominic Blagg.......................................................................................13

79 (75) Abbie Stocker.........................................................................................13

80 (76) Kieran Clifford........................................................................................13

81 (77) Rio Herring..............................................................................................13

82 (78) William Newton.....................................................................................13

83 (79) Jessica Ruddy.........................................................................................13

84 (81) Elsie Murray............................................................................................12

85 (82) Nat Rocca................................................................................................12

86 (83) Elsie Davies..............................................................................................11

87 (84) Finley Lowe.............................................................................................11

88 (85) Amy Ozenbrook....................................................................................11

89 (86) Charlotte Jones......................................................................................11

90 (87) Leo Perks..................................................................................................11

91 (89) Tom Bates................................................................................................10

92 (90) Leo Bolton...............................................................................................10

93 (91) Nick Jones...............................................................................................10

94 (92) Noah Roberts.........................................................................................10

95 (94) Olivia Thorpe............................................................................................9

96 (95) Erin Ashcroft..............................................................................................9

97 (96) Chloe Davenport.....................................................................................9

98 (97) Richard Woolley......................................................................................9

99 (98) Olive Spurling...........................................................................................9

100 (99) Matthew Bullock...................................................................................9

101 (100) Oliver Johnson.....................................................................................9

102 (101) Flynn Usher...........................................................................................9

103 (102) Chris Stocker........................................................................................9

104 (104) Richie Watters......................................................................................8

105 (105) Phoebe Cook.......................................................................................8

106 (106) Nancy Gilbert.......................................................................................8

107 (107) Blake Armes..........................................................................................8

108 (108) Evie Stocker..........................................................................................8

109 (109) Brian Peel...............................................................................................8

110 (-) Alex Rowe...................................................................................................7

111 (93) Mia Jones.................................................................................................7

112 (111) Noah Logan..........................................................................................7

113 (112) Hazel Ward...........................................................................................7

114 (113) James Chambers................................................................................7

115 (114) Leanne Stenson...................................................................................7

116 (115) Tom Stimson........................................................................................7

117 (116) Pete Guiler............................................................................................7

118 (-) Steve Thomas............................................................................................6

119 (117) David Lee...............................................................................................6

120 (118) Katie Ashcroft......................................................................................6

121 (119) Pat Drabble...........................................................................................6

122 (120) Summer Inger.....................................................................................6

123 (121) Farolta Vari............................................................................................5

124 (122) Wayne Barsby......................................................................................5

125 (123) Alfie Driver............................................................................................5

126 (124) Ellie Stimson.........................................................................................5

125 (137) Noah Taylor..........................................................................................5

126 (-) Karen Thomas...........................................................................................4

127 (126) Ann Green.............................................................................................4

128 (127) Arthur Hyslop......................................................................................4

129 (128) Zoe Connor..........................................................................................4

130 (129) Ryder Herring......................................................................................4

131 (131) Paul Naylor...........................................................................................3

132 (132) Olivia Wheatley...................................................................................3

133 (133) Connor Pickering................................................................................3

134 (134) Miley Stenson......................................................................................3

135 (-) Alison Davidson........................................................................................2

136 (136) Karl B.......................................................................................................2

137 (137) Hannah Stimson.................................................................................2

138 (138) Henry Hatch.........................................................................................2

139 (139) Pete Iremonger...................................................................................1

140 (140) Verna Poppy.........................................................................................1

141 (141) Harrison Mace.....................................................................................1

Join the Fun and Compete!

Think you have what it takes to top the rankings? Come to our next event and see if you can claim the top spot!

Our next ranking event is our Autumn Fayre  on Sunday 25th October 2026 at Greasley Sports & Community Centre 10.00am - 3pm.

There are players in the rankings from the ages of 2 to 82. It's so easy and lots of fun.

Challenge your friends and family to see who's number 1 in your group. See you at our next event.

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