Joshua Filler (born 2 October 1997) is a German professional

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player from

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. In 2018 Filler defeated

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13–10 to win the 2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship. In 2017 he was the youngest player to win the China Open, and in 2018 he also won the

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. Filler became WPA and

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world number 1 in 2019, and later he reached the final of the 2019 WPA World Ten-ball Championship before losing 10–7 to Ko Ping-chung. Filler has also represented Europe in the

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, winning the MVP award at the

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events.

Career

Filler started to play billiards at the age of seven, competing at a national level by 2007 (age 10). In 2017, Filler made his debut at the

, representing Europe. He became the youngest player to do so in history, at 20 years of age. The following year, he won the China Open 9-ball tournament, and the ten-ball

. Later, in 2018, Filler won his first world championship. Filler defeated the defending champion

in the final of the 2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship to win the event. Filler had also won a bronze medal at the

earlier that season. In 2019, Filler overcame Wu Jia-qing of China with a 13-10 final victory to win the 2019 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship. In 2021, Filler alongside his partner Christoph Reintjes captured the

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after taking down Great Britain's tandem of

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and Karl Boyes, 11-7, to win the title. In 2022, Filler claimed the Inaguaral UK Open Pool Championship beating

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in the final 13-7 held at the Copper Box Arena, London. Also in 2022, Filler won the

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defeating Lo Ho Sum, 9-6, in the final at the Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar. In 2023, Joshua Filler, Pia Filler, and Moritz Neuhausen won the WPA World Teams Championship by defeating Team Chinese Taipei in a sudden shootout.

Personal life

Filler is married to fellow German pool player Pia Filler.

Titles and achievements

References

External links

Joshua Filler on AZBilliards.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Filler, Joshua 1997 births Living people German pool players People from Unna (district) Sportspeople from Arnsberg (region) World champions in pool WPA World Nine-ball Champions 21st-century German people World Games gold medalists for Germany World Games medalists in cue sports Medalists at the 2022 World Games