A total prize fund of nearly £60,000 will be paid out across the course of the upcoming Ultimate Pool Grand Slam, and the draws for both big-money events are out now.
New to the Ultimate Pool calendar, the three-day extravaganza between the 18th-20th February consists of two tournaments taking place at the same time at the Players Pool & Snooker Lounge in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The Challenger Grand Slam will feature 128 of this season’s Challenger Series players, whilst the Professional Grand Slam will see those currently on the sport’s top tier.
THE PROFESSIONAL GRAND SLAM
An Ultimate Pool Professional Ranking Event, the winner of the Professional Grand Slam will trouser an impressive £14,000.
The competition features an initial double elimination phase, with 16 qualifying through to the money rounds. From the last 16 onwards, the format changes to straight knockout.
Full details about the Professional Grand Slam here
The top 16 seeds for the event enter the second set of matches, with those unseeded facing each other in the opening round ties. Those in action early on include Professional Cup winner Jordan Shepherd who plays former World Masters winner Josh Kane, and Professional Cup runner-up Tom Cousins who meets Chris Day. Recent Pairs Cup champion Karl Sutton will be looking for Ultimate Pool singles success; his campaign begins with a tie against Dan Eaton-Lees.
The full Professional Grand Slam Draw can be viewed under the Live Scoring tab
For viewers in the UK, the event will receive extensive live television coverage of the main arena table on FreeSports.
However, there will also be access to livestreaming of two further tables, with a Weekend Event Pass payment option available on ultimatepool.tv here.
Non-UK viewers will be able to watch coverage of all three tables through the above livestream channels.
THE CHALLENGER GRAND SLAM
The winner of the Challenger Grand Slam will pocket £8,000.
Like the professional event - the tournament also features an initial double elimination qualifying phase, although 32 players will make it through to the straight knockout rounds.
The semi-finals and final of the event will be shown live on FreeSports, although selected matches may also feature on the livestream channels.
Full details about the Challenger Grand Slam here
The full Professional Grand Slam Draw can be viewed under the Live Scoring tab
