Dave Hatch Bousquet of Stratford, Conn., defeated Rackless Behavior of Delphos, Ohio, in the finals of the 2026 8-Ball World Championship. The victory earned Dave Hatch Bousquet $30,000 in 1st Place prize money, while Rackless Behavior took home $15,000 as Runners-Up.
Slop Shots of Prairieville, La., and Poison Outlaw of Singapore finished in 3rd Place and received $7,500 in prize money for making it to the final day of competition.
833 teams competed in this year’s 8-Ball World Championship.
Champions: Dave Hatch Bousquet of Stratford, CT
Back Row (L to R): Reynaldo Salgado, Jose Jarquin, Darwin Velis, Ellis Burwell Front Row (L to R): Luz Bonilla, Hector Segovia, Alex Martinez, Luis Granados
Runner-Up: Reckless Behavior of Delphos, OH
Back Row (L to R): Brandon Benfield, Cody Looser, Brad Looser, Craig Looser Front Row (L to R): Diana Gross, Terry Gross, Kelly Looser, Sheila Looser
3rd Place: Poison Outlaw of Singapore
Back Row (L to R): Ryan Chan, Edward Lim, Edx Sim Front Row (L to R): Marc Ling, Benjamin Lee, Ethan Zhan
3rd Place: Slop Shots of Prairieville, LA
Back Row (L to R): Matthew Bellina, Russell Babin, Dale Hernandez Front Row (L to R): Tate Templet, Kathy Hernandez, Shaylee Pfister, Laura Bradley
