Fedor Gorst has won the 47th US Open Pool Championship at Harrah’s Resort, Atlantic City, after defeating five-time US Open champion in a historic finale live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the USA.
Final Result
Fedor Gorst 13–10 Shane Van Boening
Fedor Gorst and Shane Van Boening, who had clashed just a week prior in a gruelling race-to-120 marathon, were fated to meet again in the historic 2024 US Open Championship final. This marked the first all-American US Open final since 1999, with both players on the brink of making history.
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The pressure was palpable as the two Americans stepped into the arena, each acutely aware of the stakes. Van Boening, winning the lag, was first to secure a rack, but Gorst quickly seized upon a dry break in the second rack, running up the score to take an early 3-1 lead.
A missed 2-7 carom by Gorst in the next rack handed Van Boening the chance to close the gap to level the score 3-3. However, another dry break from Van Boening allowed Gorst to regain his two-rack advantage. The momentum swung again when Gorst’s failed safety on the 5-ball brought Van Boening back to the table, allowing him to edge ahead 6-5. Gorst quickly evened the score after Van Boening faltered on the 3-ball in the twelfth rack.
Gorst then pressed his upper-hand, forcing Van Boening into a scratch after a jump shot attempt to escape a tricky hook. Yet, when Gorst missed a bank shot on the 7-ball, Van Boening took full advantage, bringing the score level once more. The back-and-forth continued, with Van Boening haunted by another scratch, allowing Gorst to regain the lead.
The drama escalated as Van Boening pounced on a dry break from Gorst in the sixteenth rack. He attempted to snooker Gorst on the 4-ball, but Gorst, displaying his trademark resilience, executed a brilliant jump shot to foil Van Boening‘s strategy and retain his advantage.
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Close to reaching the hill, Gorst made an uncharacteristic error on the 2-ball, giving Van Boening another lifeline. Van Boening then played a cunning safety on the 5-ball, drawing Gorst into a foul. A tense safety exchange ensued, with Van Boening emerging victorious, only to miss the crucial 6-ball, allowing Gorst to reach the hill.
Just when it seemed Gorst was poised to close out the match, a self-inflicted hook on the 2-ball offered Van Boening a glimmer of hope. He capitalised on this, claiming two racks and narrowing the gap. However, a cursed scratch from Van Boening sealed his fate.
With chalk still on his chin, Gorst returned to the table for one final, decisive run. Determined to atone for his loss in last year’s final, the World Champion flawlessly cleared the table to finally be crowned champion with 13-10 triumph.
Van Boening’s dream of a record-breaking sixth title ended in heartbreak, but history was nonetheless made. Fedor Gorst not only won his first US Open Championship title, he became the first player ever to hold the titles of US Open Champion, World Pool Masters, and World Pool Champion simultaneously.
Next World Nineball Tour Event
The World Nineball Tour heads to the Ox Billiards, in Seattle, USA for the Seattle Nineball Open between September 6-8th.
Next Matchroom Major
The World Nineball Tour descends on the Vietnamese capital for the Mansion Sports Hanoi Open Pool Championship, held between October 8-13th at the Hanoi Indoor Games Gymnasium in partnership with the City of Hanoi and the country’s number one sports agency Vietcontent.
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Gorst 生涯首奪美國公開賽冠軍 一年集齊三大滿貫 世界排名斷層第一
2024 美國公開賽今天凌晨落幕，擁有美國、俄羅斯雙重身份的 Fedor Gorst 在冠亞軍決賽中13-10擊敗 “五冠王” Shane Van Boening，生涯首奪美國公開賽冠軍，成功完成複仇的同時，史無前例的一年之內集齊了世錦賽、大師賽以及美國公開賽三大含金量最高的冠軍，以斷層式的優勢坐穩世界第一寶座，這才叫不折不扣的降維打擊！
本屆賽事沒有黑馬出線，四大世界冠軍組成了四強陣容。首場半決賽， 在開局落後的情況下憑藉一記2-9碰和最後時刻的黃金9，11-6擊敗荷蘭老將 Niels Feijen，率先挺進決賽。另外一邊，SVB 與 Joshua Filler 的壓軸大戲以 Van Boening 的獲勝告終，這一次幸運女神出人意料的站在了 Van Boening 一邊，幫助他首次拉開分差，並將優勢轉化為勝勢，11-7 擊敗Filler。
這樣一來，兩位美國人將包攬這次美國公開賽的冠亞軍，這無疑是為日漸萎靡不振的美國撞球打了一劑強心針。下個賽季美國公開賽獎金增至10萬美金，總獎金來到50萬，兩位主場球星會師決賽，美國球迷們可算是有了一絲盼頭。最終， 在連丟兩個賽點的情況下抓住 SVB 衝球洗袋送上的手中球完成清台，13-10擊敗對手，職業生涯首奪美國公開賽冠軍，SVB 六冠夢碎。