NINEBALL stars are battling to be crowned champion of the US Open Pool Championship – and the prize money that comes with it isn’t too shabby either.
Defending champion Ko Ping-Chung will be determined to reclaim his title after beating Fedor Gorst in a mouthwatering 2023 final.
And Ping-Chung is well aware that a mega reward is up for grabs should he pull it off – similar to the $50,000 that he took home for winning last year’s final.
But WNT #1 Fedor Gorst, Spanish sensation Francisco Sanchez Ruiz and German giant Joshua Filler has other ideas.
Furthermore, wildcards Barry Hearn OBE and talkSport legend Andy Goldstein will be hoping that they can throw a spanner in the works by snatching some of the prize money.
Find out how much is up for grabs in Atlantic City.
The total prize pot for this year’s US Open Pool Championship will be the same amount from 2023.
And the winner has been promised the same share as what Ko Ping-Chung took home last year.
Here is the full breakdown of this year’s prize money:
The US Open Pool Championship 2024 is scheduled to start on Monday, August 19 before concluding on Saturday, August 24.
Match times will be confirmed as the tournament progresses but they are expected to get underway at around 2pm BST / 9am ET with play ending at approximately 2am BST / 9pm ET.
Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City, United States will host this iconic tournament for a fourth successive time and it can host around 1300 spectators.
The nineball tournament is a race to nine frames until the last 16 where it then becomes the first to 11.
There will be dozens of tables in action at a time as 256 players will be competing for the 2024 crown, however, it is a double-elimination competition which means that a defeat is not necessarily the end.
Loser rounds have been brought into play and they will be a race to eight.
