2024 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | 9-ball |
| Location | Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal City Sports Hall, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | June 3–8, 2024 |
| Host(s) | WPA World Nine-ball Championship, Matchroom Pool |
| Participants | 128 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Fedor Gorst (USA) |
| Runner-up | Eklent Kaçi (ALB) |
The 2024 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was an professional nine-ball pool tournament sanctioned by the World Pool 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 final 15–14.[2]
Prize fund
The tournament featured total prize fund of $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
- ^ Pool, Matchroom (June 3, 2024). "THE WORLD POOL CHAMPIONSHIP | EVENT GUIDE". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
- ^ Pool, Matchroom (July 11, 2025). "A FINAL TO REMEMBER: 2024 WORLD POOL CHAMPIONSHIP". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
- ^ "The WPA's 2024 World 9-Ball Championship Begins in Jeddah!". WPA Pool. Retrieved February 5, 2026.