Ultimate Pool USA Grand Finals 2026: Schedule and Payouts
League teams from across the country are chasing a $112,000 top prize at Harrah's Cherokee Casino & Resort — here is the week, day by day.
- Discipline
- 8-ball
- Dates
- Nov 2, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026
- Venue
- Harrah's Cherokee Casino & Resort, Cherokee, NC
The biggest week on the Ultimate Pool USA calendar is under way. The 2026 National Grand Finals opened Monday, November 2 at Harrah's Cherokee Casino & Resort in Cherokee, North Carolina. League play runs through Saturday, November 7, and the open events stretch the festival to Sunday, November 8.
League teams and singles players who qualified through franchise Grand Finals Qualifiers are competing all week, headlined by the 8-Ball Teams event and its $112,000 first prize — billed by the league as the biggest top prize in pool league history.
The week at a glance
| Day | Events on the tables |
|---|---|
| Mon Nov 2 | League Showdown · 8-Ball Teams begin · National Women's Shootout on the TV Table · National Singles Stage One |
| Tue Nov 3 | 8-Ball Teams · National Singles · 10-Ball Teams begin · National Shootout day one · Mixed Pairs · Pairs |
| Wed Nov 4 | 8-Ball Teams · National Singles · 10-Ball Teams · National Shootout concludes · Mixed Pairs · Pairs |
| Thu Nov 5 | 8-Ball Teams · National Singles · 10-Ball Teams · Mixed Pairs · Pairs · 10-Ball Showdown · National Open begins |
| Fri Nov 6 | 8-Ball Teams · National Singles conclude · 10-Ball Teams conclude · Mixed Pairs and Pairs conclude · National Open · Women's Open begins |
| Sat Nov 7 | 8-Ball Teams conclude · National Open · Women's Open · Junior Open begins |
| Sun Nov 8 | National Open, Women's Open and Junior Open conclude |
The money
Ultimate Pool USA published the payout ladder on August 25. The headline number is $112,000 to the 8-Ball Teams champion, from a $282,000 purse that now pays all the way to the Last 32 — the ladder was extended for 2026.
| Finish | 8-Ball Teams | 10-Ball Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | $112,000 | $35,000 |
| Runner-up | $50,000 | $15,000 |
| Semi-finalists | $20,000 | $8,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | $10,000 | $3,000 |
| Last 16 | $3,000 | $1,500 |
| Last 32 | $1,000 | — |
The 8-Ball purse totals $282,000 paid through the Last 32; the 10-Ball purse totals $90,000 paid through the Last 16.
The open events
Every open event sold out before the week began. Fields and top prizes as published by Ultimate Pool USA:
- National Open (Nov 5–8) — a 512-player field and $20,000 to the winner.
- National Women's Open (Nov 6–8) — 128 players, $5,000 to the winner.
- Junior Open (Nov 7–8) — a 32-player field.
- National Pairs and National Mixed Pairs (Nov 3–6) — 64 pairs in each, $5,000 to the winners. Both are races to 6 with partners alternating shots; Mixed Pairs teams are one man and one woman.
How to watch
- YouTube: @UltimatePoolUSA carries feature tables through the week.
- TV Table: the National Women's Shootout (Nov 2) and the National Shootout (Nov 3–4) are being played on a streamed TV table carried on Facebook and YouTube.
- Live brackets: every event is scored on DigitalPool, with brackets updating in real time.
When are the 2026 Ultimate Pool USA Grand Finals?
The league events run November 2–7, 2026 at Harrah's Cherokee Casino & Resort in Cherokee, NC, with the open events continuing through November 8.
What is the first prize at the Grand Finals?
The 8-Ball Teams champion wins $112,000 — billed as the biggest top prize in pool league history — out of a $282,000 purse paid down to the Last 32. The 10-Ball Teams champion wins $35,000.
How can I watch the Ultimate Pool USA Grand Finals?
Feature matches stream on the Ultimate Pool USA YouTube channel, the invitational shootouts are on a TV table carried on Facebook and YouTube, and live brackets for every event are on DigitalPool.
