The 2021 Predator Championship League Pool was the first edition of the nine-ball pool tournament Championship League Pool. The competition was organised and held by Matchroom Pool and took place at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England 22–29 March 2021. The tournament was announced to be the first of six major events during 2021.
Format Nineteen players took part in the tournament. Seven groups plus one winners' group were played over the course of one day each. The first group consisted of seven players who played each other in a race-to-five match, receiving one point for each win. The top four players of a day played the semi-finals and the final with the winner progressing to the winners' group. The player finishing seventh in the group was eliminated from the competition. The remaining five players progressed to next day's group where they were joined by two new players. The format of the second group was the same as the first group with players moving into the third group and so on. In the seventh group only the winner progressed to the winners' group with all other players being eliminated. The same format applied for the winners' group to determine the champion of the tournament.
The group standings were determined by the following order:
Most points Most racks won Fewest racks lost Head to head result
The tournament took place over eight days throughout March 2021. One group was played on each day from March 22 to March 29.
Prize money
The total prize money was $85,950. + Groups 1-7 Place Prize money Winner $4,000 Runner-up $2,000 Semi-finalists (x2) $1,250 5th $900 6th $700 7th $0
+ Winners' group Place Prize money Winner $5,000 Runner-up $2,500 Semi-finalists (x2) $2,000 5th $1,500 6th $1,250 7th $1,000
Group stage
Group 1 - March 22 Player 1 6 5 1 28 20 5 2 6 4 2 27 20 4 3 6 3 3 26 24 3 4 6 3 3 23 22 3 5 6 3 3 22 23 3 6 6 2 4 22 28 2 7 6 1 5 17 28 1
Group 2 - March 23 Player 1 6 5 1 27 13 5 2 6 4 2 27 15 4 3 6 4 2 23 21 4 4 6 3 3 20 33 3 5 6 3 3 19 23 3 6 6 2 4 18 25 2 7 6 0 6 15 30 0
Group 3 - March 24 Player 1 6 6 0 30 15 6 2 6 4 2 25 19 4 3 6 3 3 26 20 3 4 6 3 3 22 26 3 5 6 2 4 20 25 2 6 6 2 4 15 26 2 7 6 1 5 17 25 1
Group 4 - March 25 Player 1 6 5 1 27 13 5 2 6 5 1 26 16 5 3 6 4 2 23 14 4 4 6 3 3 19 19 3 5 6 2 4 16 26 2 6 6 2 4 14 24 2 7 6 0 6 16 30 0
Group 5 - March 26
Player 1 6 5 1 27 15 5 2 6 5 1 27 20 5 3 6 3 3 23 19 3 4 6 3 3 23 25 3 5 6 2 4 22 25 2 6 6 2 4 20 25 2 7 6 0 6 16 29 0
Group 6 - March 27 Player 1 6 4 2 25 13 4 2 6 4 2 25 15 4 3 6 4 2 25 24 4 4 6 3 3 22 26 3 5 6 3 3 20 20 3 6 6 2 4 21 26 2 7 6 1 5 14 28 1
Group 7 - March 28 Player 1 6 5 1 29 18 5 2 6 4 2 25 18 4 3 6 4 2 25 22 4 4 6 3 3 25 26 3 5 6 2 4 22 26 2 6 6 2 4 17 26 2 7 6 1 5 21 28 1
Winners' Group - March 29 Player 1 6 5 1 28 15 5 2 6 4 2 22 24 4 3 6 3 3 25 25 3 4 6 3 3 24 21 3 5 6 3 3 24 25 3 6 6 2 4 17 24 2 7 6 1 5 21 27 1
By winning the Winner's group final, Albin Ouschan became the inaugural champion of the Championship League Pool. and also topped the prize money ranking by earning a total of $16,200
Broadcasting All groups of the tournament were available worldwide via the following broadcasters:
CountryChannel United Kingdom Ireland Freesports (Table 1)Matchroom Sport (Table 2) United States Canada Brazil Germany Austria Switzerland Spain Italy Japan DAZN Rest of the World Matchroom Sport
References
External links
Matchroom Sport - Championship League Pool sixpockets.de - Die Predator Championship League Pool steht an! (in German)