The 2025 World Pool Championship will be broadcast live around the world from 21–26 July, with over 50 hours of coverage available through leading global broadcasters including Sky Sports, SSC, Viaplay, and WNT TV.
Returning to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, this year’s event will take place at the Green Halls in Jeddah, as 128 of the world’s top cueists compete for one of the sport’s most prestigious titles.
Across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, coverage will be available via SSC, while in the UK and Ireland, the event will be shown live on Sky Sports. Viaplay will broadcast the action across Scandinavia, the Netherlands, Iceland, and Poland, with Huya streaming live coverage in China and Onesports delivering the event to fans in the Philippines.
Posted By admin on Monday, July 21 2025 @ 15:13:16 UTC (401 reads)
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The 2025 World Pool Championship Press Conference
EVERYTHING YOU MISSED AT THE 2025 WORLD POOL CHAMPIONSHIP PRESS CONFERENCE
The 2025 World Pool Championship is officially underway following a pre-tournament press conference held Monday evening at the spectacular Green Halls in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – the venue that will host six days of elite nineball action from July 21–26.
With 233 matches scheduled and over 40 nationalities represented in the player field, the championship stands as the most global and competitive edition to date, bringing together the best players on the planet in pursuit of the sport’s most prestigious titles.
The press conference welcomed media and fans inside the World Pool Championship arena for the first time, offering a glimpse of what’s to come. Emily Frazer, CEO of Matchroom Multi Sport, hosted the event and was joined by key figures including the President of the Saudi Billiard & Snooker Federation, Mr Nayef Aljawini, along with a star-studded player panel featuring defending World Champion and World Number One Fedor Gorst, World Number Four Johann Chua, Saudi Arabia’s own Khaled Alghamdi, and 2022 World Champion Shane Van Boening.
Emily Frazer stated: “It’s brilliant to be back in Jeddah, working alongside the Saudi Billiard & Snooker Federation and the Ministry of Sport. We’ve built the arena, and I still get goosebumps seeing it — watching the players arrive and practise, knowing the scale of what’s about to unfold.
With over 40 nations represented and the very best players on the planet competing, this week promises world-class drama from start to finish.”
Posted By admin on Monday, July 21 2025 @ 08:40:36 UTC (222 reads)
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Gorst Begins Glorious Title Defence As Draw Confirmed
GORST BEGINS GLORIOUS TITLE DEFENCE AS DRAW CONFIRMED FOR 2025 WORLD POOL CHAMPIONSHIP IN SAUDI ARABIA
The draw has been confirmed for the 2025 World Pool Championship – the sport’s most prestigious title – taking place from 21–26 July at the Green Halls in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, returning for its second consecutive year in the Kingdom.
The crown jewel of the World Nineball Tour calendar will feature a 128-player field made up of the world’s elite professionals, competing for a $1,000,000 prize fund – with the champion set to take home $250,000.
Selected First Round Matches
Fedor Gorst (USA) v Sam Henderson (USA)
Shane Van Boening (USA) v Luong Duc Thien (VIE)
Francisco Sanchez Ruiz (ESP) v Hamza Al Awaidi (KSA)
Jayson Shaw (GBR) v Khaled Al-Otaibi (KSA)
AJ Manas (PHI) v Alexis Ferrer (PHI)
David Alcaide (ESP) v Marvin Asis (PHI)
Joshua Filler (GER) v Kuo Po Cheng (TPE)
Albin Ouschan (AUT) v Emil Gangflot (NOR)
John Morra (CAN) v Khalid Alghamdi (KSA)
Ko Pin Yi (TPE) v Bader Alawadhi (KUW)
Eklent Kaçi (ALB) v Imran Majid (GBR)
All eyes will be on Fedor Gorst, who returns as defending World Champion following a dominant 2024 campaign that included titles at not only World Pool Championships but the US Open and World Pool Masters. The world number one begins his defence in an all-American showdown with rising talent Sam Henderson.
Posted By admin on Monday, July 21 2025 @ 08:39:07 UTC (158 reads)
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128 Players Confirmed To Battle At The 2025 World Pool Championship
128 PLAYERS CONFIRMED TO BATTLE AT THE 2025 WORLD POOL CHAMPIONSHIP
Over 40 countries represented in pool’s most glorious event
The full 128-player field is now confirmed for the 2025 World Pool Championship, with a truly global line-up set to compete for pool’s most coveted prize from 21–26 July at the Green Halls in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
In partnership with the Saudi Arabian Billiard & Snooker Federation and the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Sport, the World Nineball Tour’s flagship event returns to the Kingdom for the second consecutive year.
This year’s edition will once again feature a truly global field, as players from over 40 different countries descend on Jeddah. From world champions to rising talents and seasoned legends, the diversity of this field reinforces the World Pool Championship’s standing as the most glorious event on the international pool calendar.
Reigning World Champion Fedor Gorst (USA) leads the 2025 draw, joined by former champions Francisco Sanchez Ruiz (Spain), Shane Van Boening (USA), and Carlo Biado (Philippines). Also returning are crowd favourites such as Joshua Filler (Germany), Ko Pin Yi (Chinese Taipei), Jayson Shaw (Great Britain), and Johann Chua (Philippines) – each seeking to add their name to the sport’s most exclusive roll of honour.
Posted By admin on Monday, July 21 2025 @ 08:38:18 UTC (322 reads)
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Fedor Gorst: Return Of The King
FEDOR GORST: RETURN OF THE KING
Few players have surged through the sport’s modern era with the same blend of dominance, discipline, and versatility as Fedor Gorst.
Still only 24, Gorst has already carved out a legacy that includes the sport’s most prestigious titles and a reputation for fearless, clinical performances under pressure. As he returns to the glorious stage in the Kingdom to defend his crown, Gorst finds himself not only as the man to beat, but as a benchmark for excellence in today’s game.
Returning to the World Pool Championship, now as defending champion, Fedor Gorst’s mindset is a mixture of quiet confidence and grounded focus. “It honestly feels great to come back,” he says, “It’s the biggest tournament of the year. I haven’t played much this year due to a little injury, but now I’m back at it—practising hard, spending as much time on the table as I can. The next few weeks are all about getting myself back to my best form.”
Posted By admin on Monday, July 21 2025 @ 08:37:53 UTC (135 reads)
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Rising Stars Ready As Saudi Junior Championship Returns
RISING STARS READY AS SAUDI JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP RETURNS WITH 2025 WORLD POOL CHAMPIONSHIP
The World Nineball Tour is thrilled to confirm the return of the Saudi Junior Championship, set to take place from 22–25 July 2025 at Green Halls, Jeddah, once again alongside the glorious World Pool Championship.
Now in its second year, the Saudi Junior Championship will welcome a full field of 16 rising stars aged 17 and under to compete for a $20,000 prize fund, with the winner set to receive $5,000. The tournament will follow the same format as its inaugural edition — beginning with a double elimination stage before transitioning to a knockout format for the final eight.
The event returns after a hugely successful debut in 2024, which saw Germany’s Felix Vogel crowned the inaugural champion. Vogel’s breakout win in Jeddah kickstarted a remarkable rise, going on to win the JS Junior Open in the UK this past May and earning a place not only on the Tour but in the 2025 World Pool Championship — marking his debut in the sport’s most prestigious event.
Posted By admin on Monday, July 21 2025 @ 08:37:18 UTC (178 reads)
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No Grip No Gain
No Grip No Gain
A billiard cloth is like a tyre on a car. It gives the grip and precision for your ball to go exactly in the direction you want to.
In cue sports like Snooker, English and Chinese pool, players need extra grip to master the game.
To talk about it, we interviewed Gareth Potts, multiple Chinese and English 8-ball World Champion.
In this second of 6 episodes, Gareth Potts shows how Strachan cloths enable you to achieve advanced shots in Chinese pool.
The grip of the cloth “The grip of the cloth is what all of the players talk about and what they think about. When you're playing Eightball in particular, you're always trying to play little clever cannons, little clever nudges, you're developing balls. This is a huge part of the game. You play this on every single frame that you play. When we talk about grip of the cloth, we talk about the cue ball gripping the nap of the cloth. It grips the nap on the cloth, which all of a sudden grabs the spin of the cue ball and then ultimately sends it in the direction that you're trying to send it in.”
Posted By admin on Saturday, July 19 2025 @ 14:35:13 UTC (146 reads)
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Draw Confirmed For 2025 Florida Open Pool Championship
GORST, VAN BOENING AND STRICKLAND HEADLINE FLORIDA PREMIERE – DRAW CONFIRMED FOR 2025 FLORIDA OPEN POOL CHAMPIONSHIP
The draw has been confirmed for the 2025 Florida Open Pool Championship – the newest Matchroom Major on the World Nineball Tour – taking place from 5–10 August at the stunning Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida.
The brand-new event will be staged at the same venue that hosted last year’s sold-out Mosconi Cup and features a 256-player field, including the world’s top-ranked professionals. Players will battle it out for a share of the $200,000 prize fund, with the champion set to take home $40,000.
Selected First Round Matches
Fedor Gorst (USA) v Franklin Hernandez (USA)
Shane Van Boening (USA) v Juan Carlos Exposito (ESP)
Aloysius Yapp (SGP) v Brian Brekke (USA)
Francisco Sanchez Ruiz (ESP) v Daniel Ramirez (USA)
Skyler Woodward (USA) v Michael Dunn (USA)
Johann Chua (PHI) v Rick Miller (USA)
Jayson Shaw (GBR) v Eliseo Omar Marin Pinto (PAN)
Eklent Kaçi (ALB) v Bobby Garza (USA)
Carlo Biado (PHI) v Sam Henderson (USA)
Naoyuki Oi (JPN) v Andri Januarta (IDN)
AJ Manas (PHI) v Lance Schofield (USA)
Earl Strickland (USA) v Andy Goldstein (GBR)
The full draw is available at WNT Live Scores, where fans can follow live rack-by-rack scoring throughout the tournament.
Posted By admin on Saturday, July 19 2025 @ 14:26:00 UTC (250 reads)
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It’s Spitzky’s Title In Dramatic Finale
Predator Euro Tour Series
2025 Kamui Slovenian Open
IT’S SPITZKY’S TITLE IN DRAMATIC FINALE
12th July 2025
MARCO SPITZKY IS the KAMUI SLOVENIAN OPEN champion as he defeated Mario He 10-9 in a thrilling climax as he came from 9-5 down to grab victory at the death. Mario had enough chances to win and was bitterly disappointed with his display as he squandered the opportunity to take down his seventh Predator Euro Tour title.
Spitzky who came into the event ranked No.10, is something of a part-time player, working by day with children at a kindergarten, but he showed nerves of steel to hang in there and take advantage of Mario’s errors.
Hailing from Hamburg, Germany, Spitzky’s previous best was a semi-final spot in Austria last year. This time out he got off to the worst possible start in the competition as he was relegated to the losers side at the hands of Ralf Souquet. However, he battled through, and went on to beat Mariusz Sniegocki in the last eight before defeating recent Predator Austrian Open winner, Mieszko Fortunski 10-9 to make his way to the final.
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