Fedor Gorst

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Fedor Gorst
Born (2000-05-31) 31 May 2000 (age 24)
World Champion
Nine-ball (2019, 2024)
Website [1]

Fedor Alekseyevich Gorst (

pool
player. He has become a US resident, and now represents the United States in international events like the Mosconi Cup.

Career

In December 2018, Gorst reached 8th in the

European Pool Championship in 2017,[1] before winning the 2018 Treviso Open on the Euro Tour.[2] Gorst is also a Junior 9-ball world champion, winning the 2017 WPA World Nine-ball Junior Championship in the boys (Under 19) event.[3]

Gorst won the 2019 WPA World Nine-ball Championship, defeating Chang Jung-lin in the final 13–11.[4]

In 2023, Gorst made it to the final of the U.S. Open Nine-ball Championship, but he was defeated 13–6 by Chinese Taipei's Ko Ping Chung.[5]

In 2024, Gorst won his first major Matchroom title, defeating Joshua Filler in the final of the World Pool Masters 13‍–‍12.[6] Gorst said: "It feels unbelievable! Both of us had crazy rolls in this match. I thought it was over for me but somehow it turned around for me," and, "hats off to Matchroom, this is an unbelievable tournament to win."[citation needed] Later the same year, Gorst made it to the final of the 2024 WPA World Nine-ball Championship.[7] and went on to win 15-14 against Eklent Kaçi, winning his second major Matchroom title and becoming at 24 years old the youngest player to win the event more than once, following his previous victory in 2019.[citation needed]

Titles and achievements

  • 2024 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
  • 2024 Rally in Shenandoah Valley Nine-ball Open
  • 2024 World Pool Masters
  • 2024 Bayou State Classic One ball One Pocket
  • 2024 Derby City Classic One Pocket
  • 2024 Mini Derb Open One Pocket
  • 2024 Turning Stone Classic Nine-ball
  • 2023 Peri Nine-ball Open
  • 2023 Turning Stone Classic Nine-ball
  • 2023 CSI U.S. Open 8-Ball Championship
  • 2023 CSI U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship
  • 2023 Skinny Bob's One Pocket Classic
  • 2023 Skinny Bob's Nine-ball Classic
  • 2023 Derby City Classic Master of the Table
  • 2023 Derby City Classic Nine-ball
  • 2023 Derby City Classic Bank Pool
  • 2023 Mini Derb Open Ten-ball
  • 2023 Mini Derb Open Nine-ball
  • 2023 Mini Derb Open One Pocket
  • 2022 Pro Billiard Series Ohio Open
  • 2022 River City Open Ten-ball Championship
  • 2022 Brendan Crockett Memorial
  • 2022 Racks on the Rocks One Pocket
  • 2022 Racks on the Rocks Ten-ball
  • 2022 International Open Bigfoot Ten-ball Challenge
  • 2022 Pro Billiard Series Arizona Open[8]
  • 2022 CSI U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship
  • 2022 Hannah Choi Memorial Ten-ball
  • 2022 Junior Norris Memorial Shoot Out All Round Player
  • 2022 Junior Norris Memorial Shoot Out Nine Ball
  • 2022 Junior Norris Memorial Shoot Out Ten Ball
  • 2022 Midwest Bar Table Classic
  • 2022 Midwest Open Ten-ball Championship
  • 2022 Midwest Ten-ball Invitational
  • 2022 Derby City Classic Master of the Table
  • 2022 Derby City Classic Bank Pool
  • 2022 Derby City Classic One Pocket
  • 2021 Pro Billiard Series Arizona Open
  • 2021 Rack N Grill Nine-ball Shootout
  • 2021 Midwest Ten-ball Invitational
  • 2021 Russian Pool Championship Ten-ball
  • 2021 Russian Pool Championship Eight-ball
  • 2021
    European Pool Championship
    14.1
  • 2020 Mosconi Cup
  • 2020 Russian Pool Championship Ten-ball
  • 2020 Russian Pool Championship Nine-ball
  • 2020 Russian Pool Championship Eight-ball
  • 2020 Athens Nine-ball Open
  • 2019 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
  • 2019 Russian Pool Championship Ten-ball
  • 2019 Russian Pool Championship Nine-ball
  • 2019 Mezz Bucharest Open
  • 2019
    European Pool Championship
    Nine-ball
  • 2018 Russian Pool Championship Ten-ball
  • 2018 Euro Tour Treviso Open
  • 2017 Russian Pool Championship 14.1
  • 2017 WPA World Nine-ball Junior championship

References

  1. ^ "New European 8-Ball Champions are Tkach, Gorst and Pehlivanovic". azbilliards.com. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Fedor Gorst goes all the way". azbilliards.com. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018. Dynamic Billard Treviso Open 2018
  3. ^ "Triple gold for team Europe". azbilliards.com. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Knockout". esnooker.pl. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  5. ^ Pool, Matchroom (2023-10-01). "KO PING CHUNG WINS THE 46TH US OPEN POOL CHAMPIONSHIP". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  6. ^ Pool, Matchroom (2024-04-28). "FEDOR GORST WINS 2024 WORLD POOL MASTERS". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  7. ^ Pool, Matchroom (2024-06-06). "Eklent Kaçi and Fedor Gorst to contest 2024 World Pool Championship". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  8. ^ "9741 - Arizona Open 2022".

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