World Pool Championship 2025 LIVE RESULT: Carlo Biado WINS title and SHOCKS world No 1 Fedor Gorst
Fedor Gorst was unable to claim a record-equalling third world title, after winning a dramatic triumph over Eklent Kaci last year.
The spoils went instead to Carlo Biado, who won the tournament, beating Gorst 15-13 in the final.
Biado wins his share of a record-breaking prize pot of $1million (£850,000) taking home a staggering $250,000.
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21st Jul 2025, 18:24 By Alex Smith
Henderson leads
What an incredible start by the young man. Zero signs of nerves on the main table against the champion, who looks a little startled.
Fedor Gorst 0-2 Sam Henderson
Oliver Szolnoki 1-0 Felix Vogel
Shane van Boening 0-2 Luong Duc Thien
Tyler Styer 1-1 Lo Ho Sum
Daniel Maciol 2-0 Seo Seoa
Duong Quoc Hoang 2-0 Jj Faul
Francesco Candela 1-0 Marlon Caneda
Ralf Souquet 1-1 Hsu Jui An
Denis Grabe 2-0 Rogelio Sotero
Wojciech Szewczyk 1-1 Fu Che Wei
Marc Bijsterbosch 3-0 Mohannad Alghumayz
Oscar Dominguez 2-0 Stefan Kasper
21st Jul 2025, 18:01 By Alex Smith
Gorst vs Henderson
Jeremy Jones previews Fedor Gorst vs Sam Henderson.
The current champion's rival has been described as "young, talented and a rising star".
But Jones believes Gorst will come through, saying: "Fedor let's it comes to him, he does not get too high and low. That is why he wins tournaments."
21st Jul 2025, 17:39 By Alex Smith
First performance of the night...
Quite the opening ceremony.
We have already heard the Saudi Arabian national anthem and now we have dancers prancing around with a cue in hand.
21st Jul 2025, 17:23 By Alex Smith
How it works
There are 16 tables of play in the first couple of rounds with the field narrowing the later into the week it goes.
The competition is also a double elimination, meaning a loss in the early rounds is NOT an automatic exit from the tournament.
Players must lose twice in Stage 1 to be totally out of the competition.
An early round win means a player moves into the winners' bracket and a loss puts them into the losers' bracket.
The two brackets then combine in Stage 2 with players getting closer to the final.
Stage 1
July 21 - Round 1, race to 9 racks - from 7pm BST
July 22 - Round 1, race to 9 racks - from 11am BST
TBC - Round 2 (Winners), race to 9 racks
TBC - Round 2 (Losers), race to 9 racks
21st Jul 2025, 17:02 By Alex Smith
Coming up...
The action from Jeddah begins with these matches - headlined by world No.1 Fedor Gorst.
Fedor Gorst vs Sam Henderson
Oliver Szolnoki vs Felix Vogel
Shane van Boening vs Luong Duc Thien
Tyler Styer vs Lo Ho Sum
Daniel Maciol vs Seo Seoa
Duong Quoc Hoang vs Jj Faul
Francesco Candela vs Marlon Caneda
Ralf Souquet vs Hsu Jui An
Denis Grabe vs Rogelio Sotero
Wojciech Szewczyk vs Fu Che Wei
Marc Bijsterbosch vs Mohannad Alghumayz
Oscar Dominguez vs Stefan Kasper
21st Jul 2025, 16:45 By Nyle Smith
Travel chaos
Director of Matchroom Sport Emily Frazer is keenly aware of the financial challenges many players face.
Frazer said: 'Not everyone can afford to travel or enter every event. Some grind it out locally, collecting ranking points wherever they can.
'We're working to create more opportunities for players worldwide to get noticed. The goal is to build more household names in pool, just like you see in Formula 1 or darts.'
21st Jul 2025, 16:37 By Nyle Smith
Top ten confirmed pros
There has been a whopping 128 confirmed players at this year's World Pool Championship.
But here are the top 10:
Fedor Gorst – USA
Aloysius Yapp – Singapore
Francisco Sanchez Ruiz – Spain
Joshua Filler – Germany
Johann Chua – The Philippines
Eklent Kaçi – Albania
Ko Ping Chung – Chinese Taipei
Jayson Shaw – Great Britain
David Alcaide – Spain
Mickey Krause – Denmark
21st Jul 2025, 16:27 By Nyle Smith
He needs to be Fed
Fedor Gorst will be desperate to retain his title from last year's thrilling win.
The victory also meant that Gorst wrote his name in history as the youngest ever to win multiple titles and could now equal the all-time record with Earl Strickland.
Can anybody stop him?
By Nyle Smith
The huge return
Director of Matchroom Sport Emily Frazer is proud to return to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for this incredible spectacle.
Emily Frazer said: 'We are proud to return to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the second year of this landmark partnership.
"These events continue to set new benchmarks – not only in terms of prize money, but also in prestige and global impact.
"Last year featured world-class hospitality and an exceptional set-up for the players, raising the bar for professionalism and player experience. It's about more than competition; it's about legacy, opportunity, and inspiring the next generation of players.'
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