8-Ball Pool.
Somewhere in your city, someone just potted the black to clinch a 3-2 win. They climbed past you in the rankings.
Not a bracket on a whiteboard. A whole production.
The 8-ball scene
Every pot.
Every foul.
Every frame.
Every pot. Every foul. Every frame.
Real numbers from real matches. Every shot is captured — the stats below are live.
14
Ranked players
66
Frames tracked
856
Pots recorded
66
Fouls
Avg frame 5m 44s
Fastest frame 1m 05s
Per player, per tournament
Pot success rate
Every pot and miss. Your percentage tells the truth about your game.
Break performance
Do you capitalise or waste the advantage? The numbers know.
Colour preference
Win rate on yellows vs reds. Knows which colour suits your game — even if you don't.
Run length
Longest consecutive pots, average run length. Clearances and break-and-runs counted separately.
Foul discipline
Foul rate per frame, fouls on the black, wrong-ball pots. The numbers you'd rather not see.
Frame timing
Average frame duration, fastest frame, time between shots. Are you quick or do you make them wait?
Awards
Iron player. Most clinical. Giant killer. Entertainer. Cleanest player. Eleven awards after every tournament.
Your profile
A rating.
A profile.
A reputation.
A rating. A profile. A reputation.
Every match adjusts every player's rating. Beat someone higher, yours jumps. Lose to someone lower, it drops. After a few tournaments, the rankings are sharp — and everyone checks them.
Rating, pot success rate, best run, match history, awards — every player gets a profile that tells them exactly where they stand. That's why they come back. Not because you asked. Because their ranking depends on it.
One match at one venue ripples across every player who's ever picked up a cue.
Where it's happening
Started in Rochester.
Not in Columbus yet.
Started in Rochester. Not in Columbus yet.
What the night looks like
Any venue.
Their arena.
Any venue. Their arena.
The TV lights up. Names fly across the screen, matchups lock into place. Someone cheers, someone groans. The night just started and it already feels like something.
Every frame updates live — on the screen, on every phone. The bracket moves. Commentary writes itself. Who choked under pressure. Who cleared from nowhere. Who potted the black off three cushions and pretended it was deliberate.
Then it ends. Rankings update. Awards drop. Players screenshot their stats and send them round the group chat at midnight.
You played pool with your mates. It turned into an event.
How you compete
Knockout for drama.
League for everyone.
Knockout for drama. League for everyone.
Best of 3 early rounds, best of 5 for the final. Winner breaks or alternate. 4 players or 32. The format fits the night — not the other way around.
Lose once, you're out. The bracket goes up on the screen, matchups lock in, the whole room follows. Any number of players.
Everyone plays everyone. Run it weekly — same night, standings building, rivalries forming. Single round or home and away. Rankings adjust after every match.
Groups first — everyone gets games. Then the top players go into a knockout bracket. The seedings are earned, not random.
FAQ
Common questions.
How does the break work in an 8-ball pool tournament?
You choose when you create the event on Leagology: alternate break (players take turns) or winner breaks (win the frame, keep the break). It applies to every match automatically.
What does race to 3 mean?
First to win 3 frames takes the match. On Leagology, you set the race per round — race to 3 early, race to 5 for semis, race to 7 for the final. The system handles the escalation.
Can I run a pool league?
That's what league format is built for. Set it up on Leagology, drop the link in the group chat. Fixtures generate, standings update after every match, rankings adjust in the background. No spreadsheets, no arguments about who's played who.
How do the rankings work?
Every match on Leagology adjusts your rating against every other player on the network. Beat someone rated higher, yours jumps. Lose to someone lower, it drops. Players get a profile with their rating, pot success rate, colour preference, and match history.
How long does a 16-player pool knockout take?
About 3–4 hours on one table with race to 3. Two tables? Halve it. Shorter race? Faster still. Most pub tournaments wrap up in one evening.
How many players do I need?
As few as 4. Leagology handles any number — 4, 12, 17, 32. The draw adapts each round. No need for exact brackets. League works with any size — the more players, the longer the season.
Is it free to run a pool tournament?
Knockout and league are completely free on Leagology. No card needed. Swiss, group stages, and premium features like scheduling and check-in are on the Starter plan at £15/month.
What stats does Leagology track for pool?
Shot by shot. Pot success rate, break performance, colour preference (yellows vs reds), run lengths, clearances, foul discipline, frame timing. Every player gets a profile with their full stat breakdown. No other tournament system tracks this.
What match settings can I customise?
Race per round (best of 3, 5, 7), break rules (alternate or winner breaks), escalation for later rounds, and format (knockout, league, Swiss, group stages). Leagology comes with sensible defaults — adjust what you want, leave the rest.
You've been saying you're the best for years. Time to prove it.
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