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US Pool Championship 2025
256 players will gather in Atlantic City to contest the 2025 9-ball US Pool Open between the 18th and 23rd August 2025
The winner will take home a cool $100,000 with the runner-up receiving $50,00. The total prize fund has been increased for 2025 to $500,000
Previous US Open Champions that may be taking part :
Fedor Gorst (defending champion)
Shane Van Boening
Francisco Sanchez Ruiz
Earl Strickland
Carlos Biado
Joshua Filler
Jayson Shaw
Darren Appleton
The full draw and results can be accessed via the World Nine Ball website
US Open 2024: Result
Russian born American Fedor Gorst beat the five-time previous US Pool champion Shane Van Boening 13 racks to 10 to take his first US Open.
As Gorst is now a US resident he represents the United States and, as such, this was the first all American US Pool Open Final since 1999.
Gorst made the final last year only to lose out 13-6 to Ko Ping Chung.
The two players had played an epic $100,000 first to 120 racks in ten-ball the week before with SVB running out a 120-116 winner but Gorst had the upper hand in the match that meant the most, The US Pool Championship
Last Eight Results:
Final - Best of 25 racks
Fedor Gorst v Shane Van Boening 13-10
Semi-Finals - Best of 21 racks
Fedor Gorst v Niels Feijen 11-6
Shane Van Boening v Joshua Filler 11-7
Quarter-Finals - Best of 19 racks
Fedor Gorst v Jeffrey Roda 10-5
Niels Feijen v Ko Pin Yi 10-5
Shane Van Boening v Vitaliy Patsura 10-7
Joshua Filler v David Alcaide 10-3
US Open Pool Championship: Format
The US Open Pool Championship is a 9-ball event played in a double-elimination format up until the round of last sixteen where the event reverts to single elimination.
This means the first time you lose you then enter the loser's bracket where all non-winners play off to attempt to qualify for the last sixteen.
The first two rounds are played over a race to nine racks. Round three onwards are played over a race to eleven eleven racks until the final which is a race to thirteen racks.
The event can be watched in the UK on Sky Sports.
US Open Pool Championship 2023 Result
Two hundred and fifty six players took their places at Harrah's Resort in Atlantic City in September to contest the forty-sixth renewal of the US Open Pool Championship.
Ko Ping-Chung from Taiwan took his first US Pool Championship title defeating USA's Fedor Gorst 13-6 in the Final.
The 2023 event was a high-quality affair with multiple former champions taking part. Among the former champions lining up again this year are:
- Carlo Biado (2021)
- Joshua Filler (2019)
- Jason Shaw (2017)
- Shane Van Boening (2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016)
- Darren Appleton (2010, 2011)
- Mika Immonen (2008, 2009)
- Alex Pagulayan (2005)
- Ralf Souquet (2002)
Previous US Open Pool Championship winners
Below is a table outlining the last ten winners and runners up of the US Pool Championship:
| Year | Winner | Runner Up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Fedor Gorst (USA) | Shane Van Boening | 13-10 |
| 2023 | Ko Ping-chung (Taiwan) | Fedor Gorst (Russia) | 13-6 |
| 2022 | Francisco Sanchez Ruiz (Spain) | Max Lechner (Austria) | 13-10 |
| 2021 | Carlo Biado (Phillipines) | Aloysisu Yapp (Singapore) | 13-8 |
| 2019 | Joshua Filler (Germany) | Wu Jia-qing (China) | 13-10 |
| 2017 | Jayson Shaw (Scotland) | Eklent Kaci (Albania) | 13-4 |
| 2016 | Shane Van Boening (USA) | Chang Jung-lin (Chinese Taipei) | 13-9 |
| 2015 | Kevin Cheng (Chinese Taipei) | Karl Boyes (England) | 13-6 |
| 2014 | Shane Van Boening (USA) | Dennis Orcollo (Phillipines) | 13-10 |
| 2013 | Shane Van Boening (USA) | Lee Van Corteza (Phillipines) | 13-10 |
Event not played in 2020 due to COVID-19 Pandemic and 2018 due to venue relocation.
US Pool Championship: Multiple Winners
The following players have all won the US Pool Championship more than once:
| Player and number of championships | Country | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Earl Strickland (5) | USA | 1984, 1987, 1993, 1997, 2000 |
| Shane Van Boening (5) | USA | 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 |
| Mike Sigel (3) | USA | 1976, 1980, 1983 |
| David Howard (2) | USA | 1982, 1986 |
| Nick Varner (2) | USA | 1989, 1990 |
| Mikka Immonen (2) | Finland | 2008, 2009 |
| Allen Hopkins (2) | USA | 1978, 1981 |
| Buddy Hall (2) | USA | 1981, 1988 |
| Darren Appleton (2) | England | 2010, 2011 |
US Open Pool Championship winners by country
Players from nine different countries have won the US Open Pool Championship:
| Country | Number of wins |
|---|---|
| USA | 33 |
| Phillipines | 2 |
| Germany | 2 |
| England | 2 |
| Finland | 2 |
| Canada | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 |
| Scotland | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
| Taiwan | 1 |
The table above makes for pleasant reading for the USA but their dominance is coming under question with only one finalist in the last seven renewals coming from America.
