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.
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 →
How to sign up
Four steps. Tuesday 18:30.
No CV, no prior ranking required. Pay the entry, show up at the table, play. You pick the rest up as you go.
Edition 13 · final
01
Check the date.
Edition 14 is on 15 September 2026. First round at 18:30. Sign up at the bar, on 0745 621 236, or on WhatsApp.
02
Pick your format.
Three formats under the same Mercury Cup umbrella. Choose based on your style and who you are coming with.
Nineball OpenTeam ChallengeTeam Championship
03
Pay the entry fee.
Cash at the bar or transfer in advance. The entry fee is announced by the organiser for each edition. Winners take cash prizes and a Mercury Card upgrade.
04
Show up Tuesday at 18:30.
Carol I 61, 2nd floor (above Mega Image). Bring your own cue or use one from the rack. The 8-ball is ours.
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 →
110 ranked players·Tuesday and Friday 18:30·97 tournaments·14 editions·Real champions·Your teams·
110 ranked players·Tuesday and Friday 18:30·97 tournaments·14 editions·Real champions·Your teams·
110 ranked players·Tuesday and Friday 18:30·97 tournaments·14 editions·Real champions·Your teams·
110 ranked players·Tuesday and Friday 18:30·97 tournaments·14 editions·Real champions·Your teams·
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
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.
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.