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The first Arizona Open draw featured Shane Van Boening following his victory in Florida. The new major was scheduled for August 13–16 at Quechan Casino Resort in Yuma, adding another stop to the World Nineball Tour's American summer programme.
Jordan Shepherd won the 2026 International Heyball Open. An event account published by AZBilliards covers the competition from the perspective of participant Jason Lynch, whose usual focus is artistic pool but whose competitive experience extends across other cue-sport disciplines.
Maks Benko and Waratthanun Sukritthanes won the men's and women's titles at the European Heyball Open in Kielce. The Grand Hotel event attracted 102 players, comprising 64 men and 38 women from an international field.
Nathan Childress won Carolina Billiards Circuit Stop 7 in Raleigh after negotiating the one-loss bracket. The result gave him an outright tournament victory following a near miss at the previous stop, where Micky Krause had stood in his way.
Shane Van Boening defeated Alexander Kazakis 13–5 to win the 2026 Florida Open. Returning to the final at Caribe Royale for the second consecutive year, he converted the opportunity into a first championship at the Orlando event.
A billiards practice feature makes the case for regular, focused sessions rather than occasional long visits to a pool room. It discusses building confidence and improving cue-ball control through sustained work, presenting consistency as an important part of player development.
Shane Van Boening returned to the Florida Open semi-finals alongside Jesus Atencio, Eklent Kaci and Alexander Kazakis. The four players emerged from the Orlando tournament's late rounds with the Palm Tree Trophy still at stake.
Aloysius Yapp and Carlo Biado exited the Florida Open on its fourth day. Shane Van Boening advanced to the last 16, keeping his title bid alive at Caribe Royale as the field lost both its defending champion and the reigning world champion.
Predator and the World Pool Association announced an agreement extending their partnership through 2036. The announcement followed the Pro Billiard Series events in Rome, where Margarita Fefilova Styer had won the women's world tenball title.
Carlo Biado delivered a win without conceding a rack as the Florida Open completed its last-64 lineup. Aloysius Yapp also progressed, keeping his title defence alive during the early stages of the tournament in Orlando.
Kelly Cibart won West Coast Women's Tour Stop 4 without losing a match. Buffalo Billiards in Petaluma hosted 38 players on August 1. Cibart's run included four consecutive contests decided in the final rack.
Margarita Fefilova Styer defeated Chezka Centeno to become the women's world tenball champion in Rome. After Centeno recovered from two sets down, Fefilova Styer won the deciding set 4–0 at the Rome Cavalieri Hotel.