The Minnesota Pool Tournament Index
What it costs to play competitive pool in Minnesota — computed from 27 live tournament listings at 14 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 Minnesota pool tournament is $50, above the U.S. median of $20 (from the 16 Minnesota listings that publish a fee).
- Saturday is Minnesota's biggest pool night with 3 weekly tournaments, ahead of Sun (3), Wed (3).
- Burnsville hosts the most tournaments in the state (7).
- 8-Ball is Minnesota's game of choice, 16 events to 9-Ball's 7.
- 4 of 27 listings (15%) post a Fargo cap — handicap-protected events for amateur players.
Median entry fee by city
Cities with at least 5 fee-listing tournaments, cheapest first.
| City | Median entry | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| Coon Rapids | $120 | 5 |
Most tournaments by city
| City | Tournaments |
|---|---|
| Burnsville | 7 |
| Brainerd | 5 |
| Coon Rapids | 5 |
| Fridley | 2 |
| Little Canada | 2 |
| Moorhead | 2 |
| Mahnomen | 1 |
| Pine City | 1 |
| Wadena | 1 |
| Walker | 1 |
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Methodology
Action Buddy aggregates public tournament listings and venue submissions across Minnesota. Each recurring weekly series counts once. Fee statistics use the 16 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/mn/).
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