Pandas did it again! National Blackball Federation National Championship for Seniors, U/23 and Women was held from 3 – 7 February. Mpumalanga sent a team in each respective category. In the U/23 category, local Panda player Aden Joseph won the South African title in Blackball for the 8th time. Mpumalanga U/23 finished in 4th position. With 14 provincial teams competing at the U/23 Championships Aden Joseph from Panda’s ensured that Panda’s made it 2 Single titles in 3 Events at this year’s National Championships. Two players have been selected for the SA team: Aden Joseph NR 2 and Peter Nwaila NR 7.
Congratulations to them as this will be the first time Peter Nwaila earns SA Colours in Blackball. In the senior’s category, we battled this time around and no stand out awards. Can’t walk away with all the titles. In the woman’s event: Nicola Rossouw, originally from Eastern Cape has joined Pandas in 2019 and since then has become an ambassador for Pandas on the Drug awareness campaign. She has also won the South African title for the 8th time. This making Pandas the most successful club by taking 3 of the 5 single titles in South Africa. From 10 – 15 February the Men and Masters will battle it out at the National Blackball Championships.
