World Nineball Tour
Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal City Sports Hall
Al Istad Ar Riyadi
Mada'en Al-Fahd
Jeddah
22415
Saudi Arabia
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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.
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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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