Introducing the 8 Ball Smash Showdown, our BIGGEST tournament with the BEST rewards available! Keep scrolling for a full rundown of this modern twist on your classic pool game.
The Showdown Rundown
Showdown Tournaments run every 2 weeks, beginning on Monday and ending on Sunday, and consist of 3 multi-day rounds.
Individual qualifying rounds happen Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. This means that each day, you'll have a separate chance to qualify for the next round. In order to advance, you must complete ALL stages of the round before the day is done. You only need to qualify ONCE to move on to the Semi Finals, but feel free to practice all 3 days!
There will be 7 stages in each qualifying round. The exact same 7 stages will be seen again in both the Semi and Final rounds, so we'd recommend taking advantage of those extra days to practice, even if you've already qualified! Qualifying rounds will have a mix of two game styles: Blocker Balls—gray blocker balls mixed in with colored target balls—and Standard Pool—run the table out in any order.
Finish in the Top 10 to advance to the Semi Finals! For each day of this round, you'll have 20 replays available.
The semi-final round takes place across Thursday and Friday, which means you'll have 48 hours to lock in your score for the round. This way, everybody can play at their own pace!
This round will consist of the same 7 stages seen in the initial qualifying rounds, along with 8 additional stages! You'll also see the same two game styles as in the qualifying rounds (Blocker Balls and Standard Pool), but with a twist that includes ONE Dead Pocket, which will be marked RED, that you'll need to avoid. A 2-stroke penalty will be added to your score if you pocket a target ball in this "dead pocket".
Finish in the Top 25 to advance to the Finals. You'll have 20 replays available for this round.
The final round is played over Saturday and Sunday. Just like the Semi-Finals, you'll have 48 hours to complete all stages and lock in your score for this round.
This round will consist of the SAME 15 racks as seen in the Semi-Final round. You'll once again see the same game styles as before, this time with the addition of TWO Dead Pockets—these pockets will be marked RED, and a 2-stroke penalty will be added to your score if you pocket a target ball in either one.
ALL finishers will receive rewards! You'll have 20 replays available for this round.
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