INFORMATION FOR PLAYERS

Dates

There are four weekend stops, with two Pro Series events taking place at each one. Events will run from Fridays to Sundays. The dates are:

Events 1 | April 3-5 - Robin Park Leisure Centre, Wigan
Events 2 | July 3-5 - Premier Suite, Bolton Wanderers FC, Bolton
Events 3 | Aug 13-16 - Loughborough University, Loughborough
Events 4 | Dec 11-13 - Robin Park Leisure Centre, Wigan

ABOUT ULTIMATE POOL

The Ultimate Pool Group organises and promotes professional 8-ball pool events featuring the world’s top players. Founded in 2020 when the QK Sports Entertainment and Orange Media Group brands merged forces, the Ultimate Pool Group harbours an exciting vision for the sport’s future, with an emphasis on supplying quality, entertainment and increased levels of professionalism, exposure and prize money.

Ultimate Pool hosts a portfolio of live televised tournaments including several major invitationals and a structured two-tier floor circuit that consists of an open amateur series and an elite 96 player professional series. Throughout 2025, Ultimate Pool is set to pay out approximately over £880,000 in prizes (subject to a fully paid fields).

SCHEDULE

Ultimate Pool Series Events will commence on Friday and conclude on Sunday. All matches will have an allocated start time: A comprehensive match schedule will be published a minimum of two weeks prior to each Series event.

SENIORS FORMAT

64 Players will begin the event where you will be split into 16 Groups of 4 playing in a round robin format. Each group match will be 8 frames (1 point per frame). Top 2 from each group will go through to the knockout stage of the Main Event and the bottom 2 from each group will go through to the Plate Event. The groups will be decided by Points and then Head to Head. The races for the Plate event will reduce to 4. Main Event KO stage will remain the same at 5.

DRESS CODE

All players will receive an official series shirt, which must be worn during your matches. No jeans or trainers allowed. Trousers and shoes to be worn whilst playing in all events. Any player who doesn’t wear the official Ultimate Pool Shirt will be fined £45.00 and a new shirt will be ordered for them.

TV & STREAMING

Our events will either be televised and/or livestreamed on ultimatepool.tv, Facebook and YouTube and TikTok. For further details please visit ultimatepoolgroup.com.

WRISTBAND FEE

For the 2026 season, we will be using a wristband system for each series event. If you are participating in the events, the charge will be £50.00 per weekend. If you are planning on bringing your partner, friend etc., weekend passes are available for £20.00. Under 16s go free, but must be accompanied by a fee-paying adult.

HOW TO ENTER

Please contact the Tournament Director via email: TD@ultimatepoolgroup.com and provide your full name and a contact telephone number. By entering the Ultimate Pool Series you agree to abide by the rules set out by the organisers of the Ultimate Series, accept they are subject to change and that decisions made by The Tournament Director will be final.

BY PAYING YOUR DEPOSIT YOU ARE DEEMED TO HAVE READ AND AGREED TO THESE RULES.

ENTRY FEE

Senior Series Entry Fee: £250.00 for the Series. £70.00 for Single Entry

£125 – Deposit (Due by 30th November 2025)
£125 – Payment 2 (Due by 27th February 2026)

PRIZE MONEY Subject to Entries

**Gold Series

Winner: £500
Runner-Up: £250
Semi-Finalist: £150
Quarter-Finalist: £100
Last 16: £75
Last 32: £50

**Plate Event

Winner: £200
Runner-Up: £125
Semi-Finalist: £75
Quarter-Finalist: £50

OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION

Ultimate Pool are pleased to annouce our partnership with Hotel Planner. You can use the following link to book nearby accommodation with reduced rates via our official accommodations partner Hotel Planner https://ultimatepool.hotelplanner.com/

Entry includes series shirt & Annual Ultimate Pool app subscription. DEPOSITS AND ALL ENTRY FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. If your application is not successful, your deposit will be returned as soon as possible.

The organisers reserve the right to remove and replace any entrant who fails to make the payment deadline as set out above. All players must pay all the entry fees, even if they do not attend all the Events. The organisers reserve the right to decline any unsuitable new applicants.

By applying to join the Ultimate Pool Series, you have read and agreed to the Ultimate Pool Players Terms and Conditions which can be found at https://www.ultimatepoolgroup.com/tournaments/terms-and-conditions