The Alabama Pool Tournament Index
What it costs to play competitive pool in Alabama — computed from 21 live tournament listings at 9 pool halls and bars. Updated November 2026. Free to cite with a link to this page.
Weekly tournaments by night
Key findings
- The median entry fee for a Alabama pool tournament is $15, below the U.S. median of $20 (from the 17 Alabama listings that publish a fee).
- Saturday is Alabama's biggest pool night with 4 weekly tournaments, ahead of Tue (4), Thu (3).
- Florence hosts the most tournaments in the state (5).
- 8-Ball is Alabama's game of choice, 6 events to 9-Ball's 6.
Median entry fee by city
Cities with at least 5 fee-listing tournaments, cheapest first.
| City | Median entry | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| Theodore | $10 | 5 |
Most tournaments by city
| City | Tournaments |
|---|---|
| Florence | 5 |
| Theodore | 5 |
| Birmingham | 4 |
| Haleyville | 2 |
| Hoover | 2 |
| Mobile | 2 |
| Opelika | 1 |
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Methodology
Action Buddy aggregates public tournament listings and venue submissions across Alabama. Each recurring weekly series counts once. Fee statistics use the 17 events that publish an entry fee. Figures regenerate automatically as the dataset refreshes; media are welcome to cite this page (attribution: Action Buddy, https://actionbuddy.app/pool-tournament-index/al/).
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