Fedor Alekseyevich Gorst (; born May 31, 2000, in

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) is a

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professional

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

Career

In December 2018, Gorst reached 8th in the

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(WPA) world rankings. Gorst won the U19

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in 2017, before winning the

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on the

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. Gorst is also a Junior 9-ball world champion, winning the 2017 WPA World Nine-ball Junior Championship in the boys (Under 19) event. Gorst won the 2019 WPA World Nine-ball Championship, defeating Chang Jung-lin in the final 13–11. In 2023, Gorst made it to the final of the U.S. Open Nine-ball Championship, but he was defeated 13–6 by Taiwan’s Ko Ping Chung. In 2024, Gorst won his first major Matchroom title, defeating Joshua Filler in the final of the

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1312. Later the same year, Gorst made it to the final of the 2024

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and went on to win 15-14 against

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, 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. Additionally, Fedor would go on to win the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship in August of that same year, beating

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13-10 in the final. In doing so, he became the first player to win the

, U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship and the

title in the same year.

Titles and achievements

References

External links

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