Predator Pro Billiard Series

[NextGen Games]

Just was reading some exciting news in the world of pool.

Looks like fantastic prize money on offer.

Big things are coming
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[skogstokig]

what's in st louis? that's the biggest pot (presumably women, juniors, mixed pairs included, but still)

 

[MattPoland]

This is all I could gather from the Predator website

 

[jbart65]

Already can see we will have some big WPA/Predator and WNT clashes.

The WNT Premier League of Pool runs Feb. 18 to 22, same as the Nevada Mens 10-ball open. Could be a weak PLP field unless prize money is bumped up.

The Rome event is taking place the same week the Florida Open was played in 2025.

The Predator event in San Antonio takes place the same time as the Mosconi. Since the Mosconi only has 10 players, it shouldn't be a big deal. The International will have to work around both events.

The two Predator events in late Sept and early Oct are likely to overrun the Peri Open if it is held again.

The Hanoi Open is likely to start a few days after the Predator Bali event, which I assume is the World 8 Ball tourney.

I suppose it is possible both the Peri and Hanoi could be scheduled for later in the month, but WNT also plans another Philippines Open and the Reyes in October.

Alternatively, the Peri could take place in September the week before the two back-to-back Predator events.

The WPC, UK Open, European Open and US Open appear to have safe dates.

 

[jbart65]

Guess the good news is both Predator and WNT are trying to get their schedules out quicker.

Trying to one-up each other? Perhaps. At some point, though, they need to communicate better.

 

[skogstokig]

coordination scheduling on the geographics is more important than dates at this point. like now we do asia, east coast US, europe, etc