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Malta Blackball Federation
Sports Federation · Website & API Automation

A new digital home for Blackball in Malta.

LabMedia designed and built a modern federation website for scores, fixtures, rankings, clubs and national-team news — alongside an API-connected lighting flow for the federation’s pool venue.

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Match-centred experience
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Core content areas
API
Connected lighting flow
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Federation platform
The challenge

One sport. Too many disconnected touchpoints.

Players, clubs and supporters need fast access to what is happening now and what comes next. The federation needed a clearer digital home for competition information, while the pool venue needed a simpler way to connect everyday lighting operations to a digital workflow.

The solution

A federation platform that works on and off the table.

We created a bold sports website that brings live scores, fixtures, rankings, competitions, clubs and federation stories into one experience. Behind it, an API-connected flow supports control of the pool-area lighting without adding another disconnected process.

The digital platform

Everything the Blackball community needs, in one place.

The new structure puts live competition at the centre while giving every part of the federation room to grow.

Live scores

A dedicated scoreboard experience gives supporters one clear place to follow matches in progress.

Fixtures & results

Upcoming matches and completed results are organised around the federation’s competitions and calendar.

Rankings

Player standings across men, women, youth and masters categories make competitive progress easy to follow.

Clubs & national team

Club discovery and national-team coverage connect the local game with Malta’s international representation.

News & competitions

A flexible publishing structure brings tournaments, federation news and competition stories together.

Connected venue flow

An API integration links the digital workflow to the pool-area lighting process for easier day-to-day control.

API-connected venue workflow

A lighter way to manage the pool area.

The project goes beyond the public website. LabMedia created an API-connected flow for the lighting in the federation’s pool area, turning a physical venue task into a more direct digital process.

The integration creates a bridge between the federation’s digital tools and the venue itself — reducing friction for the people running matches and creating a foundation for future connected operations.

Competition blackball table under focused venue lighting
Malta Blackball national team competing internationally
How we built it

From federation structure to connected experience.

  1. 01

    Map the federation

    We organised the audience journey around what players and supporters need most: scores, fixtures, rankings, clubs and news.

  2. 02

    Design the experience

    We turned the federation’s black, white and red identity into a bold, mobile-first sports experience.

  3. 03

    Build the platform

    We created reusable sections for competitions, match information, news, clubs and national-team content.

  4. 04

    Connect the API

    We built the integration layer behind the pool-area lighting flow, connecting digital actions to venue operations.

  5. 05

    Prepare for launch

    The system was tested across screen sizes and structured so the federation can grow its digital coverage over time.

The outcome

A stronger platform for the sport’s next chapter.

A clear public home

Players and supporters can find the federation’s essential competition information through one coherent experience.

Built for live sport

The design gives scores, fixtures and rankings the urgency and hierarchy expected from a modern sports platform.

More efficient operations

The API-connected lighting flow removes unnecessary steps from a recurring pool-area task.

Ready to evolve

The website and integration create a foundation the federation can extend as its content, competitions and venue operations grow.

What LabMedia delivered
Website StrategyUX & UI DesignWeb DevelopmentAPI IntegrationWorkflow AutomationMobile Optimisation
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