The Tennessee Pool Tournament Index
What it costs to play competitive pool in Tennessee — computed from 52 live tournament listings at 35 pool halls and bars. Updated September 2026. Free to cite with a link to this page.
$20
median entry fee
52
tournaments tracked
35
venues
Saturday
biggest pool night
40%
free or unlisted entry
1
Fargo-capped events
Weekly tournaments by night
Key findings
- The median entry fee for a Tennessee pool tournament is $20, level with the U.S. median of $20 (from the 31 Tennessee listings that publish a fee).
- Saturday is Tennessee's biggest pool night with 12 weekly tournaments, ahead of Fri (6), Mon (5).
- Memphis hosts the most tournaments in the state (6).
- 9-Ball is Tennessee's game of choice, 26 events to 8-Ball's 15.
- 1 of 52 listings (2%) post a Fargo cap — handicap-protected events for amateur players.
- Tennessee venues add $6,250 per week of guaranteed added money across the weekly tournaments that publish it.
Most tournaments by city
| City | Tournaments |
|---|---|
| Memphis | 6 |
| Nashville | 5 |
| Madison | 4 |
| Bristol | 3 |
| Chattanooga | 3 |
| Clarksville | 3 |
| Cookeville | 3 |
| Maryville | 3 |
| Gallatin | 2 |
| Humboldt | 2 |
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Methodology
Action Buddy aggregates public tournament listings and venue submissions across Tennessee. Each recurring weekly series counts once. Fee statistics use the 31 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/tn/).
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