The Arizona Pool Tournament Index
What it costs to play competitive pool in Arizona — computed from 93 live tournament listings at 40 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 Arizona pool tournament is $10, below the U.S. median of $20 (from the 51 Arizona listings that publish a fee).
- Tucson is the cheapest place to play in Arizona (median $5); Cave Creek is the most expensive at $25.
- Sunday is Arizona's biggest pool night with 18 weekly tournaments, ahead of Sat (12), Thu (12).
- Phoenix hosts the most tournaments in the state (21).
- 8-Ball is Arizona's game of choice, 35 events to 9-Ball's 22.
- 6 of 93 listings (6%) post a Fargo cap — handicap-protected events for amateur players.
- Arizona venues add $255 per week of guaranteed added money across the weekly tournaments that publish it.
Median entry fee by city
Cities with at least 5 fee-listing tournaments, cheapest first.
| City | Median entry | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| Tucson | $5 | 7 |
| Glendale | $10 | 5 |
| Mesa | $20 | 15 |
| Cave Creek | $25 | 5 |
Most tournaments by city
| City | Tournaments |
|---|---|
| Phoenix | 21 |
| Mesa | 18 |
| Glendale | 15 |
| Cave Creek | 9 |
| Tucson | 7 |
| Show Low | 6 |
| Prescott Valley | 5 |
| Coolidge | 2 |
| Tombstone | 2 |
| Eloy | 1 |
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Methodology
Action Buddy aggregates public tournament listings and venue submissions across Arizona. Each recurring weekly series counts once. Fee statistics use the 51 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/az/).
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