PBS St Louis 2026 (Men’s World 8 Ball Championship, Mixed Doubles, Women’s Open, Bank Pool), 1-8 April, Half Million Prize Fund

[spartan]

Ok, Let’s Go.
Predator PBS St Louis fiesta of 4 events kicks off tomorrow with their inaugural Bank Pool event followed by World 8 Ball Championship, Mixed Doubles and Women’s Open. Big names, strong fields.
EVENTS
Bank Pool Master Showdown 1-2 April ($50K Prize Fund/Champion $15K)
https://probilliardseries.com/event/2026-saint-louis/bank-pool-master-showdown/
Match Schedule https://probilliardseries.com/event/2026-saint-louis/bank-pool-master-showdown/matches/
Brackets https://cuescore.com/tournament/flowchart/?id=79284910

Men’s World 8 Ball Championship 2-8 April ($300K Prize Fund/World Champion $90K)
https://probilliardseries.com/event/2026-saint-louis/8-ball-world-championship/

Mixed Doubles 3-7 April ($100K Prize Fund/Champions $40K)
https://probilliardseries.com/event/2026-saint-louis/mixed-doubles-open/

St Louis Women’s Open 3-8 April ($90K Prize Fund /Champion $27K)
https://probilliardseries.com/event/2026-saint-louis/womens-open/

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[spartan]

Big prize $$
Stronger quality field, little dead money
Free Live Stream
More choices for viewers-multi format, multi discipline. Something competitive to watch even from Day 1.

Yes, PBS is delivering in first 4 months of this year while Matchroom WNT is going down down down.
Any significant WNT event this year? No, not recent “so called major” European Open which had probably worst field in WNT history -tonnes of dead money.
Folks are getting wary and weary of WNT “politics”, interference and manipulation. Such as WNT high handedness in penalizing those who do not ”bend the knee” (eg. Filler omission from MC, SVB snub from RC), MC player captains don’t work for it get free roll paid double , pick their buddy over more deserving players

 

[Cuebuddy]

Thanks for the info.
Politics aside, it looks like another week of me not getting much done around the house and property.

 

[AtLarge]

While I dislike the schedule -- 7 days to complete a 96-player men's event, with match times split among 4 different events -- it may be a good way to get fans to watch multiple events.

 

[sjm]

Looks like one hell of an event in St Louis. Good luck to all these fine players.

 

[kling&allen]

The Fillers could win all 4.

 

[lfigueroa]

I was playing 1pocket in my home room just a bit ago and out of the corner of my eye I see my opponent freeze up against the wall.

I shoot my shot, turn around and find SVB has started hitting balls on the table next to us. Now to me, after so many tournaments, no big deal. To my European friend it's a whole nuther story and he plows his next shot straight into the rail, unscrews, and says, "I'm done. Can't play with a champion shooting next to me."

Lou Figueroa

 

[sjm]

Eyeballing the field for the World 8ball, I'd say it is very deep. Not much dead money here. The women's event field is also loaded.

 

[SA96]

Not super excited about this.

I find 8 ball at the pro-level very boring to watch.

Will be interesting to see how Bergman gets on.

 

[jasonlaus]

Not super excited about this.

I find 8 ball at the pro-level very boring to watch.

Will be interesting to see how Bergman gets on.

I just heard of a new option - its called don't watch

 

[garczar]

Need to go over to The Hill and eat some killer Italian chow. I really like Anthonino's on Macklin.

 

[GideonF]

Not super excited about this.

I find 8 ball at the pro-level very boring to watch.

Will be interesting to see how Bergman gets on.

I remember Mark or Ozzy from CSI saying many years ago that their most popular pro events in terms of viewership was 8b (and I believe it wasn’t close). That doesn’t mean you or anyone else has to like it, but clearly many people do.

 

[skogstokig]

Will be interesting to see how Bergman gets on.

yea, that will be interesting. the gaffy rack (and break from the side tactic that follows) may suit him well.

ruslan is another one in the outside lane to watch out for. brilliant pattern player.

 

[benjaminwah]

I was just down there! If anyone has spare time I can't recommend the City Museum enough. It's absolutely bonkers. Lots of amazing architecture from past buildings that were torn down integrated into the new concepts. Visionary stuff.

 

[lfigueroa]

Go to: Pappy's for some amazing barbecue; Lorenzo's on The Hill for some good Northern Italian; hit Sasha's (two locations) for a pleasant foodie/wine experience; Mai Lee for some Vietnamese; or Brasserie down the street from me for French.

Other than that you're on your own.

Lou Figueroa
you're welcome

 

[OverTheNut]

It's totally free to go and watch in person. No need for tickets.
Venue address is:
Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch, 315 Chestnut St, St. Louis, MO 63102

 

[kingwang]

yea, that will be interesting. the gaffy rack (and break from the side tactic that follows) may suit him well.

ruslan is another one in the outside lane to watch out for. brilliant pattern player.

Ruslan Chinakhov had a rough run at the Matchroom ranking event a couple days ago though. Lost to Emil Gangfløt and then a local pro, Mhet Vergara (~720 Fargo).

 

[datnodude]

I have enjoyed the predator events to start the year. Another question is how are they able to pay out so much?

 

[The Old Jaybird]

Need to go over to The Hill and eat some killer Italian chow. I really like Anthonino's on Macklin.

I went to college 25 miles east of St. Louis, in Illinois, and miss the Hill, toasted ravs and the other great Italian fare.

 

[decent dennis]

Go to: Pappy's for some amazing barbecue; Lorenzo's on The Hill for some good Northern Italian; hit Sasha's (two locations) for a pleasant foodie/wine experience; Mai Lee for some Vietnamese; or Brasserie down the street from me for French.

Other than that you're on your own.

Lou Figueroa
you're welcome

Imo’s!!