World Pool Championship 2025 LIVE RESULTS: Latest updates from record-breaking $1m spectacular in Saudi Arabia
All eyes will be on Fedor Gorst to see whether he can retain his title after a dramatic triumph over Eklent Kaci last year.
And this year there is a record-breaking prize pot of $1million (£850,000) with a staggering $250,000 awaits the champion.
Follow ALL of the latest updates below...
2 minutes ago By Nyle Smith
Prize money
This year's crown jewel of the World Nineball Tour will witness a record prize fund of $1MILLION (£850,000).
And a staggering $250,000 (£185,000) awaits the champion.
All eyes will be on Fedor Gorst to see whether he can retain his title after a dramatic triumph over Eklent Kaci in 2024.
Or will fans witness the rise of a new World Champion?
5 minutes ago By Nyle Smith
Welcome to the World Pool Championship 2025
The world's best cueists will once again battle it out for the crown jewel of the Nineball Tour as the World Pool Championship returns for 2025!
Fedor Gorst held off a sensational Eklent Kaci fightback to win last year's incredible final 15-14.
The Ghost seemed as if he was set to run away with the win after securing an early 3-0 lead, but a combo of misplaced shots and mistakes saw the match go into the final rack with a 13-13 score.
However, an accidental scratch dashed Kaci's hopes of becoming world champion, which led to Gorst methodically clearing the table to earn his second title.
It also meant that Gorst etched his name in history as the youngest ever to win multiple World Pool Championship titles.
A win this year would put him level with Earl Strickland on three titles for the most ever.
But the Russian-born American resident will have to compete with a field looking better than ever.
Gorst's biggest rivals, such as 2024 finalist Eklent Kaci, Spanish sensation Francisco Sanchez Ruiz, Singaporean star Aloysius Yapp, American idol Shane van Boening and Scottish superstar Jayson Shaw, will all be among the 128 players in action.
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