2024 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

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Tournament information
Sport9-ball
LocationPrince Abdullah Al-Faisal City Sports Hall,
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
DatesJune 3–8, 2024
Host(s)WPA World Nine-ball Championship,
Matchroom Pool
Participants128
Final positions
Champion Fedor Gorst (USA)
Runner-up Eklent Kaçi (ALB)


The 2024 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was an international professional nine-ball pool tournament sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA). The event was held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and featured many of the world's top professional nine-ball players.[1]

The tournament was won by Fedor Gorst, who defeated Eklent Kaçi in the championship match with a score of 15–14 in a closely contested final.[2]

Prize fund

The tournament featured a record-breaking total prize fund of US$1,000,000, one of the largest in professional nine-ball history.[3]

Prize money breakdown

  • Winner: $250,000 (highest ever on the World Nineball Tour)
  • Runner-up: $100,000
  • Semi-finalists (2): $50,000 each
  • Quarter-finalists (4): $27,000 each
  • Last 16 (8): $15,000 each
  • Last 32 (16): $7,000 each
  • Last 64 (32): $3,500 each
  • Qualification round losers (32): $2,000 each
  • 66th–97th place (32): $1,000 each

Additional awards

  • Highest break and run: $2,000

References

  1. ^ Pool, Matchroom (June 3, 2024). "THE WORLD POOL CHAMPIONSHIP | EVENT GUIDE". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  2. ^ Pool, Matchroom (July 11, 2025). "A FINAL TO REMEMBER: 2024 WORLD POOL CHAMPIONSHIP". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  3. ^ "The WPA's 2024 World 9-Ball Championship Begins in Jeddah!|WPA Pool". Retrieved February 5, 2026.
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