FEDOR GORST IS NO.1 ON THE WORLD NINEBALL TOUR

Fedor Gorst has reached the top of the World Nineball Tour rankings after being crowned World Pool Champion at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal City Sports Hall in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Gorst ascended from No. 2 to No. 1 on the World Nineball Tour, bolstered by a record-breaking first prize of $250,000. His total earnings acquired from ranking events now stand at $398,411, the highest amount ever achieved on the World Nineball Tour rankings.

Fedor Gorst stated: “Being both the World Champion and the top-ranked player in the world feels overwhelming. This is a tremendous achievement for me—not only reaching number one again but also becoming the youngest player to win multiple World Pool Champion titles. The sense of accomplishment is incredible, and I hope to maintain my position as number one for a long time.”

Alongside the American champion, Eklent Kaçi has risen to No. 3 on the WNT rankings after finishing as runner-up in the World Pool Championship, earning a prize of $100,000.

Top 10 WNT Rankings

1)        Fedor Gorst (USA) – $398,411

2)        Francisco Sanchez Ruiz (Spain) – $182,428

3)        Eklent Kaçi (Albania) – $166,418

4)        Ko Ping Chung (Chinese Taipei) – $139,278

5)        Jayson Shaw (Great Britain) – $137,182

6)        David Alcaide (Spain) – $111,912

7)        Wiktor Zielinski (Poland) – $105,746

8)        Joshua Filler (Germany) – $104,366

9)        Mario He (Austria) – $92,417

10)      Aloysius Yapp (Singapore) – $91,850

View the full World Nineball Tour rankings, here.

Players will have the opportunity to gain further ranking points at the next signature Matchroom multi-table event, the European Open Championship in Fulda, Germany from August 6-11 at the Hotel Esperanto.