{"id":9535,"date":"2026-10-01T08:56:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poolhall.tv\/NEWS\/?p=9535"},"modified":"2026-10-01T08:56:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:56:56","slug":"2026-world-artistic-pool-world-freestyle-artistic-pool-championship-from-philadelphia-pa-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poolhall.tv\/NEWS\/2026\/10\/01\/2026-world-artistic-pool-world-freestyle-artistic-pool-championship-from-philadelphia-pa-day-1\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 World Artistic Pool &#038; World Freestyle Artistic Pool Championship from Philadelphia ,PA | Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Billiard Sports Network<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2026 World Artistic Pool &amp; World Freestyle Artistic Pool Championship from Philadelphia ,PA | Day 1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oEn9NuE1x30?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfc6 THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE COMING TO PHILADELPHIA! \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<\/p>\n<p>The world\u2019s top artistic pool players descend on Bluegrass Billiards in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for four days of world-class competition, incredible shot-making, and TWO World Championship titles!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcc5 October 1\u20134, 2026<br \/>\n\ud83d\udccd Bluegrass Billiards \u2013 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA<\/p>\n<p>Two prestigious titles will be decided:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfc6 2026 WPA Artistic Pool World Champion<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfc6 2026 WPA Freestyle Artistic Pool World Champion \u2013 the inaugural championship!<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s field features 23 players representing 9 countries, bringing together some of the best artistic pool talent from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Among them is Florian \u201cVenom\u201d Kohler, who enters Philadelphia looking to capture his third consecutive World Championship title.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 World Championships will showcase both the precision and creativity that make artistic pool one of the most unique disciplines in cue sports. From technically demanding championship shots to the creativity of freestyle competition, the best in the world will put their skills on display with a world title on the line.<\/p>\n<p>EVENT SPONSORS<\/p>\n<p>A special thank you to the organizations supporting the 2026 World Championships:<\/p>\n<p>CPBA \u2022 Moori \u2022 Universal \u2022 Dynaspheres \u2022 Dr. Cue Promotions \u2022 Bluegrass Billiards<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf2 FOLLOW THE CHAMPIONSHIP<\/p>\n<p>Follow WPA \u2013 Artistic Pool Division on Facebook for tournament news, results, schedules, player information, and updates throughout the event.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf10 Visit WPA-APD.org for complete tournament information.<\/p>\n<p>October 1\u20134, 2026. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Two World Championships. One incredible week of artistic pool.<\/p>\n<p>#ArtisticPool #WPA #WorldChampionship #Pool #Billiards #Philadelphia #FreestylePool #TrickShots #WPAArtisticPool #CueSports<\/p>\n<p>ALL POOL&#8230; ALL THE TIME.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Like the stream<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc49 Subscribe to the channel<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc49 Turn on notifications<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc49 Join the live chat and support the next generation of champions<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 FOLLOW &amp; SUPPORT<br \/>\nFootage shot with Avkan Cameras, BSN thanks Avkans for their support! https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/stores\/AVKANS\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Special Shoutout to our stream sponsors for this event!<br \/>\nBlack Blade Carbon: www.blackbladecarbon.com<br \/>\nThe League Room, Parkersburg, West Virginia: https:\/\/www.theleagueroom.com\/<\/p>\n<p>SUPPORT THE SHOW USING THESE LINKS<br \/>\nJS Cue Sale &#8211; https:\/\/jscuesales.com<br \/>\nClassic Billiards: https:\/\/www.theclassicbilliards.com\/e&#8230;<br \/>\nCuetec Cues: https:\/\/www.cuetec.com\/<br \/>\nKamui Tips: https:\/\/www.kamuitips.com\/<br \/>\nGame On Sportswear: https:\/\/www.bfccgameon.com\/#\/<\/p>\n<p>Music from artlist.io License # 2026 &#8211; 2026 License number O02bow<br \/>\n#billiardstournament #pooltournament #billiards #pool #bsn #wnt #matchroom<br \/>\n#worldchampionship #insidespin #BSNisEverywhere<br \/>\n\u00a92026 Billiard Sports Network.<br \/>\nBSN will copyright strike any unauthorized reproductions of our broadcasts.<br \/>\nContact billiardsportnetwork@gmail.com for licensing agreements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billiard Sports Network \ud83c\udfc6 THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE COMING TO PHILADELPHIA! \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 The world\u2019s top artistic pool players descend on Bluegrass Billiards in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for four days of world-class competition, incredible shot-making, and TWO World Championship titles! \ud83d\udcc5 October 1\u20134, 2026 \ud83d\udccd Bluegrass Billiards \u2013 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Two [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ub_ctt_via":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24,7,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artistic","category-live-stream","category-tournaments"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/poolhall.tv\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-10-01_8-37-37-wap.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Kenny Ash","author_link":"https:\/\/poolhall.tv\/NEWS\/author\/kash\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/poolhall.tv\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-10-01_8-37-37-wap.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/poolhall.tv\/NEWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/poolhall.tv\/NEWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/poolhall.tv\/NEWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poolhall.tv\/NEWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poolhall.tv\/NEWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9535"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/poolhall.tv\/NEWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9537,"href":"https:\/\/poolhall.tv\/NEWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9535\/revisions\/9537"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poolhall.tv\/NEWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/poolhall.tv\/NEWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poolhall.tv\/NEWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poolhall.tv\/NEWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}