PREMIER LEAGUE POOL MOVES TO MILTON KEYNES

The upcoming inaugural Premier League Pool will now take place from Monday, 14 February to Monday, 21 February at Stadium MK, Milton Keynes live on networks worldwide with 16 of the world’s best competing for a share of the $100,000 prize fund.

16 players will compete in a league format with an increased prize fund of $100,000 guaranteeing each player $2,500 and the winner taking home $20,000. It will be a non-ranking event broadcast worldwide across two tables.

The format will see the top 12 players on the Matchroom Nineball World Rankings plus 4 wild cards invited.

Premier League Pool Format

• All 16 players face each other once across the first five days of play
• After day five, the bottom 6 in the League Table are eliminated
• The remaining 10 players face each other again across days six and seven before 4 more players are eliminated
• The remaining 6 play each other once more on day eight before the top four contend the playoffs
• All group matches race to 5, alternate break
• A win will give a player a point on the league table
• After points, the table will be determined by Rack Difference then Racks Won followed by Head-to-Head record if nothing can split players.

Prize Money – Total $100,000

Winner $20,000

Runner-Up $12,500

Play-off Semi Finalists (x2) $8,000

5th $7,000

6th $6,250

7th $5,250

8th $5,000

9th $4,750

10th $4,500

11th $3,750

12th $3,500

13th $3,250

14th $3,000

15th $2,750

16th $2,500