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FEDOR GORST IS CHAMPION OF THE WORLD
Fedor Gorst was crowned the 2024 World Pool Champion after defeating Eklent Kaçi at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal City Sports Hall in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, oin partnership with the Saudi Arabian Billiard & Snooker Federation (SABSF) and the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Sport.
RESULT
Fedor Gorst vs Eklent Kaçi 15-14
Gorst capitalised on winning the lag, securing an early 3-0 lead against Eklent Kaçi. However, Kaçi fought back in the fourth rack, escaping Gorst’s tight safety on the 2-ball. Undeterred, Gorst quickly reclaimed control, surviving a safety from Kaçi on the 2-ball in the next rack to extend his lead to 5-1.
Despite Kaçi claiming a few racks, Gorst showcased his prowess with a series of spectacular shots. A high-flying jump shot on the 2-ball in rack 8, followed by another jump shot on the 3-ball in rack 13, brought the score to 8-4.
Kaçi mounted a spirited comeback, winning two consecutive racks, but a costly error in rack 15 saw him park the 9-ball next to the pocket. Seizing the opportunity, Gorst executed a brilliant carom shot off the 3-ball to sink the 9-ball, pushing the score to 9-6.
The battle intensified as the players exchanged racks, reaching rack 19. Kaçi’s repeated mistake of parking the 4-ball gave Gorst yet another opening to clear the table. Determined, Kaçi took advantage of a dry break from Gorst to clean up the rack. However, a scratch on Kaçi’s break allowed Gorst to keep his lead and execute two break-and-runs, extending his lead to 13-9.
A misstep from Gorst on the 1-ball during his break gave Kaçi another chance to steal victory, allowing him to charge through the racks. The composed Albanian thrilled the audience with the shot of the tournament—a two-rail kick to a 2-9 combo—levelling the score at 13-13. Maintaining his momentum, Kaçi reached the hill first by clearing yet another rack, but a dry break handed Gorst the opportunity he needed to tie the score at hill-hill.
The final rack saw a nail-biting exchange of safety shots from the two young finalists, but an accidental scratch dashed Kaçi’s hopes of becoming World Champion. With ball in hand, Gorst methodically cleared the table one last time, to earn his second World Pool Championship title.
This victory not only crowns Fedor Gorst as the top player on the World Nineball Tour but also etches his name in history as the youngest ever to win multiple World Pool Championship titles.
NEXT WORLD NINEBALL TOUR EVENT
Knight Shot Dubai Open will take place at the Jayson Shaw’s Billiard Lounge, Dubai, UAE from June 12-15 with a prize fund of $25,000.
NEXT MATCHROOM EVENT
The next signature Matchroom multi-table open event will be the European Open Championship in Fulda, Germany. The tournament takes place from August 6-1 at the Hotel Esperanto.
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THE 2004 WORLD POOL CHAMPIONSHIP
JEDDAH - SAUDI ARABIA
THE LAST 64
Francisco Sánchez Ruiz 7 : 11 Mickey Krause
Oliver Szolnoki 8 : 11 Billy Thorpe
Lee Vann Corteza 11 : 7 James Aranas
Kuo Po Cheng 7 : 11 Dang Jin Hu
Aloysius Yapp 5 : 11 Mohammad Soufi
Marco Teutscher 10 : 11 Bader Alawadhi
Denis Grabe 8 : 11 Max Lechner
Ko Ping Han 5 : 11 Johann Chua
Jayson Shaw 11 : 3 Mustafa Alnar
Kledio Kaci 6 : 11 David Alcaide
Jonás Souto Comino 10 : 11 Jeffrey Ignacio
Ko Pin Yi 9 : 11 Patric Gonzales
Eklent Kaci 11 : 2 Sanjin Pehlivanovic
BJ Ussery 11 : 10 Alex Pagulayan
Marc Bijsterbosch 11 : 9 Konrad Juszczyszyn
Ko Ping Chung 11 : 4 Bernie Regalario
Shane Van Boening 11 : 9 Wu Kun Lin
Albert Manas 1 : 11 Alexander Kazakis
Pijus Labutis 11 : 5 Francesco Candela
Moritz Neuhausen 2 : 11 Wojciech Szewczyk
Wiktor Zielinski 11 : 4 Ajdin Piknjac
Robbie Capito 10 : 11 Ralf Souquet
Aleksa Pecelj 10 : 11 Naoyuki Oi
Fu Che Wei 6 : 11 Joao Grilo
Joshua Filler 11 : 9 Fitim Haradinaj
Ali Al Obaidli 2 : 11 Oscar Dominguez
Liu Ri Teng 3 : 11 Anton Raga
Mario He 11 : 9 Hunter Lombardo
Ameer Ali 9 : 11 Fedor Gorst
Jani Uski 9 : 11 Chang Yu Lung
Toh Lian Han 4 : 11 Chris Melling
Elliott Sanderson 11 : 5 Roland Garcia
THE 2004 WORLD POOL CHAMPIONSHIP
JEDDAH - SAUDI ARABIA
THE LAST 32
Mickey Krause 11 : 6 Billy Thorpe
Lee Vann Corteza 8 : 11 Dang Jin Hu
Mohammad Soufi 11 : 7 Bader Alawadhi
Max Lechner 10 : Johann Chua
Jayson Shaw 8 : 11 David Alcaide
Jeffrey Ignacio 11 : 7 Patric Gonzales
Eklent Kaci 11 : 4 BJ Ussery
Marc Bijsterbosch 11 : 4 Ko Ping Chung
Shane Van Boening 11 : 7 Alexander Kazakis
Pijus Labutis 8 : 11 Wojciech Szewczyk
Wiktor Zielinski 11 : 6 Ralf Souquet
Naoyuki Oi 4 : 11 Joao Grilo
Joshua Filler 11 : 1 Oscar Dominguez
Anton Raga 11 : 10 Mario He
Fedor Gorst 11 : 10 Chang Yu Lung
Chris Melling 11 : 10 Elliott Sanderson
THE 2004 WORLD POOL CHAMPIONSHIP
JEDDAH - SAUDI ARABIA
THE LAST 16
Mickey Krause 6 : 11 Dang Jin Hu
Mohammad Soufi 8 : 11 Johann Chua
David Alcaide 4 : 11 Jeffrey Ignacio
Eklent Kaci 11 : 3 Marc Bijsterbosch
Shane Van Boening 7 : 11 Wojciech Szewczyk
Wiktor Zielinski 11 : 3 Joao Grilo
Joshua Filler 7 : 11 Anton Raga
Fedor Gorst 11 : 9 Chris Melling
THE 2004 WORLD POOL CHAMPIONSHIP
JEDDAH - SAUDI ARABIA
THE QUARTER-FINALS
Dang Jin Hu 3 : 11 Johann Chua
Jeffrey Ignaciao 7 : 11 Eklent Kaci
Wojciech Szewczyk 11 : 5 Wiktor Zielinski
Anton Raga 4 : 11 Fedor Gorst
THE 2004 WORLD POOL CHAMPIONSHIP
JEDDAH - SAUDI ARABIA
THE SEMI-FINALS
Johann Chua 6 : 11 Eklent Kaci
Wojciech Szewczyk 8 : 11 Fedor Gorst
THE 2004 WORLD POOL CHAMPIONSHIP
JEDDAH - SAUDI ARABIA
THE FINAL
Eklent Kaci 14 : 15 Fedor Gorst
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