The 2021 Ultimate Pool Professional Series features 34 of the world’s elite 8-ball pool players vying for a total prize fund of £144,000.

Consisting of eight knockout events played between August to December, stars competing on the circuit include current six-time world champion Michael Hill and two-time Mosconi Cup MVP Chris Melling.

Pool fans across the globe can watch live action of the Series via an exclusive livestream platform on ultimatepoolgroup.com which will cover three tables.

Main table is only available to UK viewers after 7 days, watch live on FreeSports.

2021 Pro Series Season Pass

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Current Professional Series Rankings (after events 3 and 4) can be [viewed here](https://www.ultimatepoolgroup.com/article/updated-ultimate-pool-professional-series-rankings---after-events-3-and-4)

Results from the Professional Series can be found on [CueScore](https://cuescore.com/ultimatepoolgroup/tournaments)


- **Number of Players**: 34 players
- **Format**: Straight knockout
- **Duration**: Eight events held across four weekends between August to December 2021
- **Total Prize Fund**: £144,000
- **Coverage**: Selected matches live on FreeSports TV
- [**Meet our Ultimate Pool Professional Players**](/players)
- [**Ultimate Pool Professional Series - Official Press Release**](https://www.ultimatepoolgroup.com/article/ultimate-pool-to-host-professional-series)
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The premier division of Ultimate Pool’s Open Circuit, the Professional Series features 34 of the world’s best players competing across four weekends for a total prize fund of £144,000.   The inaugural UPG Professional Series will take place in 2021 with extensive live television coverage on FreeSports TV.   For updates and announcements about the 2021 Ultimate Pool Professional Series, please visit our [news page](/news).

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2021 Ultimate Pool Pro Series

The premier division of Ultimate Pool’s Open Circuit, the Professional Series features 34 of the world’s best players competing across four weekends for a total prize fund of £144,000.

- Number of Players: 128 amateurs
- Format: Straight knockout
- Duration: Eight events held across four weekends between August to November 2021
- Total Prize Fund: £91,200 (subject to 128 entries)
- Coverage: Selected matches live on FreeSports TV
- [Press Release and Further Information](/article/ultimate-pool-announce-challenger-series-concept/)

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The Challenger Series is the second tier of the Ultimate Pool Group’s open circuit.   

Capped at 128 entries, the eight-event series is open to all amateur players across the globe and in 2021 features a prize fund of over £90,000. The semi-finals and final of certain events will be broadcast live on FreeSports TV.   

At the end of each Challenger Series season, the top four ranked players will earn automatic promotion onto the following season’s Professional Series. Those ranked between 5th-8th will go into the playoffs.   

For further information, please contact us via Messenger on our Facebook page [here](https://www.facebook.com/ultimatepoolgroup) or email us on info@ultimatepoolgroup.com 
Deadline for entries into the opening Challenger Series events is the end of Sunday 25th July.

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Ultimate Pool Challenger Series

- **Number of Players:** 16
- **Format:** Straight knockout
- **Duration:** Two-day event
- **First Prize:** £5,000
- **Coverage:** Live throughout on FreeSports TV
- **Current Champion:** TBD (inaugural edition expected to take place in December 2021)

The Champion of Champions Shootout is part of the Ultimate Pool Group’s portfolio of major invitational events that are shown live on FreeSports TV.   

Contested at the end of the year, this unique 16-player tournament brings together event winners from that season’s Professional Series and Challenger Series.   

Further details about the inaugural Champion of Champions Shootout will be released soon.

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Champion of Champions Shootout

The Champion of Champions Shootout is part of the Ultimate Pool Group’s portfolio of major invitational events that are shown live on FreeSports TV. 
Contested at the end of the year, this unique 16-player tournament brings together event winners from that season’s Professional Series and Challenger Series.

The Ultimate Pool Pairs Cup is a live televised pairs event consisting of a scotch doubles and singles format.

Limited to 64 ‘teams’, the tournament has a £20,000 additional prize fund for the inaugural edition and will be played on Monday nights starting from September 2021.

The unique event is open to all, with no restrictions on the pairings that are assembled together.

Main table is only available to UK viewers after 7 days, watch live on FreeSports.

2021 Pairs Cup Season Pass

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- **Number of Players:** 64 teams of 2 (128 players in total)
- **Format:** Groups
- **Duration:** Across 21 weeks
- **First Prize:** To be announced (£20,000 added)
- **Coverage:** Live throughout on FreeSports TV
- **Current Champion:** TBD (Inaugural edition taking place from September 2021)
- **[Press Release and Further Information](https://ultimatepoolgroup.com/ultimate-pool-to-host-big-money-tv-doubles-event/)**

The Ultimate Pool Pairs Cup is a live televised pairs event consisting of a scotch doubles and singles format.   

Limited to 64 ‘teams’, the tournament has a £20,000 additional prize fund for the inaugural edition and will be played on Monday nights starting from September 2021.   

The unique event is open to all, with no restrictions on the pairings that are assembled together.

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Ultimate Pool Pairs Cup

- **Number of Players**: 32
- **Format**: Groups followed by straight knockout
- **Duration**: Across 11 weeks
- **First Prize**: £10,000
- **Coverage**: Live throughout on FreeSports TV
- **Current Champion**: Chris Melling (2021)
- **Draw and Results here**
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The Vinny.co.uk Champions League Pool features 32 of the world’s top English 8-Ball Pool players competing over 11 weeks of live action on FreeSports TV for a top prize of £10,000.   Split into three phases, this unique, fast-paced event begins with eight round-robin groups of four – a group taking to the stage each week. The cueists that finish top of these groups qualify for the last eight.   The second phase of the competition sees the eight remaining contestants divided into two round-robin groups of four. The top two from these groups advance to Finals Night.   All matches throughout phases one and two are races to four frames but with a 20-minute match-clock. Should a player not reach the target when the time expires, the result at the end of the 20 minutes stands with two points awarded for a win and one point each for a draw. Players are under pressure and have to think quick, though, as they are also on a separate 20-second shot-clock and are only allowed one extension per match.   Finals Night is made up of two knockout semi-finals and then the final with all matches the best of two sets (first to four frames or whoever is winning at 20 minutes – same 20-second shot-clock applies).   Golden Break, Golden Duck and 6-Reds Shootout concepts are applied throughout the event.   The 2020/21 Vinny Champions League Pool was the Ultimate Pool Group’s first televised competition. Chris Melling defeated fellow all-time great Michael Hill in the final to claim the inaugural title. For reports on the action, visit our news page here.

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Vinny Champions League Pool

- **Number of Players:** 64
- **Format:** Straight knockout
- **Duration:** Across 21 weeks
- **First Prize:** £10,000
- **Coverage:** Live throughout on FreeSports TV
- **Current Champion:** TBD (Inaugural edition taking place between March to August 2021)
- [**Draw and Results here**](https://ultimatepoolgroup.com/apply-mortgages-ultimate-pool-masters-draw-and-results/)
  
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Carrying a prize fund of £20,000, the Apply Mortgages Ultimate Pool Masters is a 64-player knockout tournament held across 21 weeks and broadcast live on FreeSports TV.   

Each week features four players from a section (sometimes referred to as a group) of the draw. There are two ‘semi-finals’ and a subsequent ‘final’ every night with the winner progressing to the next phase of the competition.
- Phase One – 16 weeks of last 64 and last 32 matches
- Phase Two – 4 weeks of last 16 and quarter-final matches
- Phase Three – Finals Night: semi-final and final

All matches in all rounds are races to eight frames but are played to a 50-minute match-clock. Should a player not reach the target when the time expires, the result at the end of the 50 minutes stands. If scores are tied, a 6-Red Shootout will determine the winner.   

Within every match there is also a separate shot-clock. During the opening 40 minutes of a match, players have 45 seconds to take their shots but this is reduced to 15 seconds a shot during the closing 10 minutes of a match. Each player is permitted one extension per frame – this will allow them an additional 15 seconds for that particular shot. Golden Break and Golden Duck rules apply.   

The inaugural Apply Mortgages Ultimate Pool Masters is taking place across the spring and summer months of 2021.   

For the latest reports and announcements from this year’s event, visit our [news page here](/news).