Edition 14 · 15 Sept 2026

Mercury Cup
Edition 14.

Mercury Cup is the club's annual billiards final. 14 editions, edition 14 on 15 September 2026, on Carol I 61. Once a year, the best from the Mercury Pool Tour leaderboard meet here, for the title.

15 septembrie 2026 la 18:30
14
Mercury Cup editions
110
ranked players
97
unique tournaments
What Mercury Cup is

The final that closes the season.

Mercury Cup is the one big edition of the year, the final played once a year. Week after week the Mercury Pool Tour runs, with a points ranking. Mercury Cup is the final that crowns it. It is the day the whole club gathers, for the title and for the show. The weekly league

14 editions

Edition 14: 15 September 2026.

Fourteen editions played, and the final moved into the centre with the club, to Carol I 61, 2nd floor. Edition 14 is set for 15 September 2026. The full story of the club

How you get to Mercury Cup

You play for points, you climb the ranking.

A place at the final is earned through the year, in the weekly Mercury Pool Tour tournaments. You play for points, you climb the ranking, and the names at the top reach the season final. Want to get in the running? Start on Tuesday, at the Amateurs. Mercury Pool Tour

Special editions

Teams, formats, challenges.

Alongside the annual final, special editions are played through the year, team formats included: Team Championship and team challenges with names of their own. All played on the competition tables in the room. About the tables

Mercury Cup · all-time ranking

Top 5 players Mercury Cup

14 editions · 110 ranked players · 97 unique tournaments
RankPlayerPoints
01Emanuel Breaban40p
02Robert Preda38p
03Alex Bosoteanu38p
04Iulian Cocoral36p
05Andrei Minca32p

Scoring 3/2/1 on the podium · tie-break: pts → 1st places → 2nd → 3rd → most recent. Data from 89 Facebook posts, Mercury Pool Tour Official.

Full leaderboard →
Mercury Cup · archive & standings

The tournaments stay.
The scores add up.

The last 8 editions (#07-#14): podiums, Amateurs / ProAm standings and the current edition, 15 September 2026, on Carol I 61.

Carol I 61 · Team
#07
2022
Mercury Team Championship, arhivă turnee 2022

Team Championship · Corleone.

Winner
Corleone
Runners-up
Brain Ducks, Se7en
Teams
8
Carol I 61
#08
2023
Mercury Cup ediția #08, arhivă 2023

Six-Pack's first title.

Winner
Six-Pack
Runners-up
Pitesti Team, Brain Ducks
Teams
8
Carol I 61
#09
2024
Mercury Cup ediția #09, arhivă 2024

Pitesti Team. The surprise of the year.

Winner
Pitești Team
Runners-up
Six-Pack, Corleone
Teams
10
Carol I 61 · Single
#10
2024
Mercury Nineball Open, arhivă 2024

Nineball Open, 64-player singles.

Format · 9-Ball singles · 64 players · Archive in progress.

Carol I 61 · Team
#11
2025
Mercury 8-Ball Cup octombrie 2025, Brain Ducks sezon câștigat

Brain Ducks, 240 points.

Winner
Brain Ducks
Runners-up
Se7en, Pitesti
Teams
8
Carol I 61
#12
2025
Mercury 8-Ball Cup octombrie 2025, finală sezon

Mercury 8-Ball Cup · October final.

Format · 8-Ball · season tournament · full archive.

Carol I 61 · February
#13
2026
Mercury 8-Ball Open februarie 2026

Mercury 8-Ball Open · Iulian Cocoral organizer.

Format · 8-Ball Open · February 2026 archive.

Next up · 15 September 2026
#14
2026
Iulian Awards Mercury mai 2026, anticipație ediția #14

The big edition is coming.

Format · Team Championship · 10 teams · Prize fund: 4,300 EUR.

Enter the team
Mercury Cup · Hall of Fame

Champions step into the Cup.

Those who have won here share the same hub with podiums, Amateurs / ProAm standings, and player profiles. Hall of Fame →

FixHome Cup · 2026

Andrei Minca

Winner of the FixHome Cup, a 9-ball tournament hosted at Mercury, with a 1,500 lei prize fund.

9-Ball · 24 May 2026 · Carol I 61

Edition 11 · 2025

Brain Ducks

Mercury Team Championship winners. Final 240 vs Se7en 235 · a 5-point margin on the last rack.

8 teams · 64 players · 2 days · Carol I 61

Edition 10 · 2024

Melkonian Babken

Mercury Nineball Open · 64-player singles. Final 9-1 · a short match, 9-ball off the break on table 4.

64 players · single elimination · Carol I 61

Edition 9 · 2024

Pitești Team

The surprise of the year. They came from outside Bucharest and took the Team Championship at their first attempt.

10 teams · 80 players · a full weekend

Edition 8 · 2023

Six-Pack

Their first title. A tight final against Pitesti, 4-3 in sets.

8 teams · 64 players · July 2023

Edition 7 · 2022

Corleone

The first official Team Championship at Carol I 61. They set the standard for the editions that followed.

8 teams · 64 players · the inaugural team-format event at Carol I 61

Mercury Cup community, winners of an edition
The Mercury Cup community at a tournament edition.
Organiser · Mercury Pool Tour

Iulian Cocoral.

Mercury Cup has one person who keeps the leaderboard and calls players before the tournament. Iulian organises the Mercury Pool Tour and updates the standings after every evening of play.

  • Phone0764 433 222
  • Emailiuliancocoral@gmail.com
  • Contact hoursMon-Fri · 10:00-23:00 · plus tournament evenings
Organiser

Iulian Cocoral

Mercury Pool Tour · 14 editions organised · scoring 3/2/1.

Call · 0764 433 222
Frequently asked questions

Short answers.

The club's annual billiards final: 14 editions played, edition 14 on 15 September 2026. It is where the best on the Mercury Pool Tour leaderboard meet.

On 15 September 2026, on Carol I 61, 2nd floor, Bucharest.

The Mercury Pool Tour is the weekly league with a points ranking. Mercury Cup is the annual final that crowns the season. Mercury Pool Tour

Iulian Cocoral, who also runs the weekly Mercury Pool Tour league.
Get in the running

You play on Tuesday or Friday.
The leaderboard decides who reaches the final.

Sign up for weekly Mercury Pool Tour tournaments: at the bar, on 0745 621 236 or on WhatsApp.

Tournament organiser contact (standings, ProAm, Team): Iulian Cocoral · 0764 433 222.