The Ohio Pool Tournament Index
What it costs to play competitive pool in Ohio — computed from 88 live tournament listings at 52 pool halls and bars. Updated September 2026. Free to cite with a link to this page.
Weekly tournaments by night
Key findings
- The median entry fee for a Ohio pool tournament is $15, below the U.S. median of $20 (from the 60 Ohio listings that publish a fee).
- Hilliard is the cheapest place to play in Ohio (median $15); Mansfield is the most expensive at $20.
- Friday is Ohio's biggest pool night with 17 weekly tournaments, ahead of Sat (16), Wed (10).
- Hilliard hosts the most tournaments in the state (11).
- 8-Ball is Ohio's game of choice, 47 events to Mix's 14.
- 1 of 88 listings (1%) post a Fargo cap — handicap-protected events for amateur players.
- Ohio venues add $500 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.
Most tournaments by city
| City | Tournaments |
|---|---|
| Hilliard | 11 |
| Mansfield | 11 |
| Canton | 5 |
| Gallipolis | 5 |
| Belle Center | 3 |
| Chillicothe | 3 |
| Dayton | 3 |
| Gahanna | 3 |
| Parma Heights | 3 |
| Youngstown | 3 |
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Methodology
Action Buddy aggregates public tournament listings and venue submissions across Ohio. Each recurring weekly series counts once. Fee statistics use the 60 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/oh/).
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