Key takeaways
- Germany’s Joshua Filler won the 2026 Bali Open (Aramith Men’s Open) on the Predator Pro Billiard Series on October 5, 2026.
- Filler beat surprise finalist Mi Le in straight sets, winning the second set 4-0 with two break-and-runs.
- The 10-ball event ran September 28 to October 5 at the Bali International Convention Centre in Indonesia with a 128-player draw.
- Filler earned $42,000 from a $150,000 prize fund; the runner-up received $20,000.
Who won the 2026 Bali Open pool tournament?
Joshua Filler is the 2026 Bali Open winner. The German star beat Mi Le in straight sets in the final on October 5 at the Bali International Convention Centre in Indonesia and collected $42,000, the top check from a $150,000 purse. The event, billed as the Aramith Men’s Open on the Predator Pro Billiard Series, was played at 10-ball.
The final turned on a single miss. According to Absolute Pool’s report on the final, Mi had ball in hand with a chance to close out the opening set but missed an easy eight ball. Filler took that set, then won the second 4-0 with two break-and-runs. The same report says it was Filler’s third Pro Billiard Series open title in four events and that he dropped only three sets all week.
Mi was the story of the week before the final. He reached the title match without a loss, beating Poland’s Wiktor Zielinski and Daniel Maciol along the way, then edged Hong Kong’s Robbie Capito 2-1 in the semifinals after surviving a shootout in which he missed the first ball.
How did Filler reach the Bali Open final?
Filler’s path was not smooth early. In the double-elimination stage he needed comebacks to get past Indonesia’s Albert Januarta and Spain’s David Alcaide. In the round of 32 he beat Jonas Magpantay, then needed all three sets to get by France’s Fabio Rizzi.
From there he did not drop a set. He beat former world champion Carlo Biado in the quarterfinals and then swept Francisco Sánchez Ruiz, who won the 2026 US Open Pool Championship last month, 2-0 in the semifinals.
The format rewards fast starts. Matches were best of three sets, each a race to four, with a shootout deciding any third set tied 3-3. The draw was double elimination until 32 players remained, then single elimination to the title.
How did American and Canadian players do in Bali?
No North American made a deep run. Standings on CueScore list Canada’s Alex Pagulayan as the best finisher from the continent, tied for ninth with a 5-2 match record. Skyler Woodward went 2-2 and finished tied for 49th, the same spot as Fedor Gorst, while Shane Van Boening went 1-2 and finished tied for 65th.
For fans in the US, the Pro Billiard Series calendar now turns toward home soil, with the PBS All Stars in Jacksonville, Florida, December 15-20. Bali Open matches streamed on the Billiard TV website and the Pro Billiard TV YouTube channel, the same outlets US viewers can use to follow the series.
From the workshop
Short races and sets change what a player needs from a cue. In a race to four, one loose break or one missed eight ball can decide a set, as it did in this final. Players who win these formats tend to have equipment that gives the same hit every time: a consistent tip, a shaft they trust on soft speed, and a balance point that does not change how they stroke when the pressure rises.
For league and tournament players in the US and Canada who are trying shorter set formats or shootouts in local events, the lesson is the same. Settle on a setup you can repeat, then practice the break and the first shot after it. If you want a cue built around your own weight, balance and shaft preferences, you can build your own Muraki cue.
Quick answers
Who won the 2026 Bali Open pool tournament?
Joshua Filler of Germany won the 2026 Bali Open, a Predator Pro Billiard Series 10-ball event, beating Mi Le in straight sets in the final on October 5, 2026.
How much did Joshua Filler win at the 2026 Bali Open?
Filler earned $42,000 for winning the 2026 Bali Open, which had a $150,000 total prize fund, while the runner-up received $20,000.
When and where was the 2026 Bali Open held?
The 2026 Bali Open ran from September 28 to October 5, 2026, at the Bali International Convention Centre in Bali, Indonesia.
How can I watch Pro Billiard Series events in the US?
Pro Billiard Series matches from Bali were streamed on the Billiard TV website and on the Pro Billiard TV YouTube channel, which viewers in the US can access online.
Sources
- Filler sweeps aside surprise finalist Mi for Bali Open gold in Indonesia (Absolute Pool, 2026-10-05)
- Bali Open 2026: Draw, live scores, format, prize fund and how to watch (Absolute Pool, 2026-09-27)
- Bali 2026: Three championship stories head into the final day (WPA, 2026-10-05)
- The Killer Gets It Done In Bali (AZBilliards, 2026-10-05)
- 2026 Aramith Men's Open (CueScore, 2026-10-05)
Written by the Muraki workshop team in our own words from the reports above. Results and figures are as reported by those sources at the time of publishing. Spot something wrong? Tell us and we will correct it.
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