Premier League Pool is back with a bang and promises to be an exciting tournament for pool fans across the globe. The event will run from March 6-13 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, UK, and will feature a field of 16 wild card players competing for a $100,000 prize fund. The tournament guarantees each player at least $2,500, adding to the excitement of the event.
Premier League Pool Lineup
The tournament features a star-studded lineup of players from at least 12 nations, adding to the diversity of the field. Newly crowned world champion and Nineball World No.1 Francisco Sanchez Ruiz will lead the field, along with defending champion Albin Ouschan of Austria and current Nineball World No. 2 Shane Van Boening.
The field also features veteran USA legend Earl Strickland, who will return to the UK for the first time since being ruled out of the 2021 Mosconi Cup. This marks his first appearance in an invitational Matchroom event since the 2018 World Pool Masters.
Fans can also look forward to seeing some of the sport’s most exciting names, such as Alex Pagulayan, SVB Junior Open champion Khalid Alghamdi, two-time Mosconi Cup MVP Jayson Shaw, World Pool Championship semi-finalist Wu Kun Lin, Poland’s World Top 20 Konrad Juszczyszyn, and South Korea’s female star Seo Seoa.
Premier League Pool Format
The tournament will feature an exhilarating league format where all 16 players face each other once across the first five days of play. After day five, the League Table eliminates the bottom six, and the remaining ten players compete against each other again on days six and seven before eliminating four more players.
The remaining six players play each other once more on day eight before the top four players contend the playoffs. All group matches race to 5, alternate break, and a win will give a player a point on the league table. If there is a tie between players, the system will determine the table based on Rack Difference, followed by Racks Won, and then Head-to-Head record.
Where to Watch
Fans can watch the tournament on two tables live globally. Table 1 will be available on broadcasters worldwide, including DAZN in the USA and Spain, Viaplay in the UK, Scandinavia, Baltics, Netherlands, and Poland, and SportKlub in the Balkan region, as well as on Matchroom.Live. Meanwhile, Table 2 will be available to fans through Matchroom.Live worldwide and the Matchroom Pool YouTube channel.
Conclusion
The return of Premier League Pool promises to be an exciting tournament for pool fans across the globe. This tournament promises to be a thrilling event with a star-studded field of players from at least 12 nations and a $100,000 prize fund. Fans can tune in and witness some of the world’s best players battle it out in the exhilarating league format that Premier League Pool is known for.