The 2025 Ultimate Pool Pro Series will feature eight events at four double-header long weekends throughout the year. All 64 professional players are eligible to enter these events.

Dates

All Pro Series events in 2025 will take place at either the Premier Suite, Bolton Wanderers FC, Bolton or the Robin Park Leisure Centre, Wigan.

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 & 2 | April 4-6 - Robin Park Leisure Centre, Wigan
Events 3 & 4 | May 23-25 - Premier Suite, Bolton Wanderers FC, Bolton
Events 5 & 6 | July 11-13 - Premier Suite, Bolton Wanderers FC, Bolton
Events 7 & 8 | September 19-21 - Robin Park Leisure Centre, Wigan

Prize Money

The 2025 Ultimate Pool Professional Series has a total prize fund of £233,600. The prize money breakdown for each event is as follows:

Winner: £10,000
Runner-Up: £4,000
Semi-Finalist: £2,000
Quarter-Finalist: £1,000
Last 16: £500
Last 32: £200

Ranking Points Distribution

For each 2025 Professional Series event:

Winner: 6,000
Runner-Up: 3,000
Semi-Finalist: 2,000
Quarter-Finalist: 1,500
Last 16: 1,000
Last 32: 750
Last 64: 500

INFORMATION FOR PLAYERS

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 64 player professional series. Throughout 2025, Ultimate Pool is set to pay out approximately over £840,000 in prizes (subject to fully paid fields). New additions for 2025 series weekends include a revamped Challenger Series, and brand new Team Series, Senior Series and NXT GEN Series.

SCHEDULE

In a change to previous years, the 2025 Ultimate Pool Pro Series Events will commence on Friday and conclude on Sunday. Al matches will have an allocated start time. A comprehensive match schedule will be published a minimum of two weeks prior t o each Series event.

PRO SERIES FORMAT

Pro Series for 2025 will be single elimination for both events. There will be 64 players competing in each event. The top 32 ranked players – following the end of the 2024 season – will all be seeded into the round of 64. The remaining players will randomly drawn into their positions in the Last 64 round. All matches are a races to eight frames, although all main arena matches will be played with a match-clock. The Golden Break and Golden Duck rules are not in operation during this year’s Series.

(Subject to Change)

OTHER EVENTS

There will also be multiple events throughout the season that have been scheduled into 2025, as the Players Championship, European and British Opens, the Pro Cup and the Masters continue - these events are likely to be spread around the UK. Meanwhile, Monday Nights will once again continue with the Champions League, Pairs Cup and Mixed Pairs on TNT Sports and Worldwide.

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 AND STREAMING

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

WRISTBAND FEE

For the 2025 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 18s 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 Pool 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 FEES

Payment 1: £490 (Deposit): Due 31st October 2024
Payment 2: £750: Due 28th February 2025
Payment 3: £750: Due 30th April 2025
Payment 4: £750: Due 20th June 2025
Final Payment: £750: Due 31st August 2025

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. Al 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