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Jarod Penny and Rudd split the leading prizes at a Southeastern Billiard Tour stop in Knoxville. Peyton's Place hosted 47 players for the August 15–16 nineball tournament, the second event in the new regional series, with $1,000 added.
The women's Italian Open began as the men's competition completed its second day at the BHR Best Western Hotel. The tenball programme also produced a family matchup, with Roman and Alessio Hybler meeting during the men's event.
BJ Ussery won The Pool Series Stop 14 after recovering from a first-stage loss. He qualified for the knockout stage and remained unbeaten from there. Dot's Cue Club hosted the August 15 event, which drew 23 players and added $1,000.
The Longoni Italian Open began in Treviso as the fourth Predator Euro Tour event of 2026. The men's tenball competition attracted 199 entrants, using races to seven in the double-elimination phase before longer races in the knockout stage.
Taom was announced as the official chalk partner for the 2026 US Open Pool Championship. The agreement represented its first partnership with the World Nineball Tour, bringing the equipment brand into the Frisco tournament's championship-week arrangements.
Kevin Bryant defeated Andy Gay twice in the final phase to win a rating-limited tournament at Rack & Grill III. The event was part of a multi-competition weekend in Aiken, South Carolina that also included the Rack Race and one-pocket play.
Denis Grabe defeated Aleksa Pecelj 13–5 to win the first Arizona Open and his first Matchroom major. The Estonian emerged from a 128-player straight-knockout field at Quechan Casino Resort in Yuma to lift the event's inaugural trophy.
Ksawery Marcinkowski won the seventh EEBC Junior Championship in Debica. He defeated Adam Palczynski 5–1 in the nineball final, completing an event that brought young competitors from across Europe together for the junior title.
Aloysius Yapp was eliminated on the second day of the Arizona Open. Shane Van Boening advanced to the last 16 as several leading players departed the inaugural tournament in Yuma, where the straight-knockout format left no route back after a defeat.
The World Pool Association issued a statement opposing cash prizes in competitions exclusively for under-19 athletes. The announcement framed its position around education, player welfare and long-term participation, and encouraged continental federations and members to support those objectives.
Shane Van Boening began his Arizona Open campaign with a match in which his opponent failed to win a rack. The opening-day report also described early exits for other prominent players as the inaugural 128-player tournament began in Yuma.
Willie Rubin and Cristian Lopez represented Village Cue Club at the Florida Open after winning paid tournament entries through a local June competition. The club's report follows the transition from a home-room qualifier into a professional World Nineball Tour field.