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TOP 100 WORLD NINEBALL TOUR PROS CONFIRMED FOR THE WORLD POOL CHAMPIONSHIP PhilBoxing.com Sat, 25 May 2024 The World Nineball Tour are delighted to confirm the top 100 ranked players qualified to play in the crown jewel of WNT, the World Pool Championship in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia live on Sky Sports in the UK andIreland. The thrilling final of the 2024 UK Open Pool Championship cemented the top 100 WNT ranked professionals gearing up for the World Pool Championship in the Green Halls, Jeddah between 3-8 June, in partnership with the Saudi Arabian Billiard & Snooker Federation (SABSF) and the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Sport. Francisco Sanchez Ruiz maintains his status as No.1 on the rankings, and is joined by other stars including Shane Van Boening, Fedor Gorst, and Albin Ouschan in a pursuit to claim another World Pool Championship title next month. Ruiz said: "I am so happy to retain my No.1ranking, especially as we head into this year’s World Pool Championship in Saudi Arabia next month. My goal is not only to maintain my top position on the World Nineball Tour but also to defend my World Pool Championship title. I am determined to showcase my best game and emerge victorious once again on the world stage." The landmark event will see a field of 128 elite cueists battling it out in a double-elimination format for the record-breaking prize fund of $1,000,000, and a top prize of $250,000 – both the highest ever on the World Nineball Tour. In addition to the top 100, the remaining 28 players will be made up of wildcard entries, 13 of whom will represent the host nation, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Full details of the players representing Saudi Arabia and neighboring countries will be announced soon. Matchroom Multi Sport CEO Emily Frazer said: “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has hosted the world’s premier sporting spectacles of late and we are thrilled to be staging the prestigious World Pool Championships in Jeddah. Now the world’s top 100 are all signed up, this tournament truly will live up to the hype. The fans are in for a real treat and you will not want to miss it. “We are hugely grateful to both the Saudi Arabian Billiard& Snooker Federation and the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Sport for their incredible vision and invaluable support in making this elite event a reality.” The top 100 World Nineball Tour players: 1. Francisco Sánchez Ruiz - Spain 2. Fedor Gorst - USA 3. Shane Van Boening - USA 4. Ko Ping Chung - Chinese Taipei 5. Jayson Shaw - Great Britain 6. Albin Ouschan - Austria 7. Joshua Filler - Germany 8. David Alcaide - Spain 9. Aloysius Yapp - Singapore 10. Mario He - Austria 11. Wiktor Zielinski - Poland 12. Ko Pin Yi - Chinese Taipei 13. Eklent Kaci - Albania 14. Moritz Neuhausen - Germany 15. Max Lechner - Austria 16. Skyler Woodward - USA 17. Alex Kazakis - Greece 18. Mieszko Fortuński - Poland 19. Pijus Labutis - Lithuania 20. Niels Feijen - Netherlands 21. Jonas Souto - Spain 22. Robbie Capito - Hong Kong China 23. Sanjin Pehlivanovic - Bosnia and Herzegovina 24. Carlo Biado - Philippines 25. Naoyuki Oi - Japan 26. Michael Feliciano - Philippines 27. Aleksa Pecelj - Serbia 28. Tyler Styer - USA 29. Mohammad Soufi - Syria 30. John Morra - Canada 31. Duong Quoc Hoang - Vietnam 32. Konrad Juszczyszyn - Poland 33. Olivér Szolnoki - Hungary 34. Oscar Dominguez - USA 35. Chang Jung Lin - Chinese Taipei 36. Marc Bijsterbosch - Netherlands 37. Thorsten Hohmann - Germany 38. Anton Raga - Philippines 39. Wu Kun Lin - Chinese Taipei 40. Denis Grabe - Estonia 41. Dang Jin Hu - China 42. Abdullah Alyousef - Kuwait 43. Shane Wolford - USA 44. Ralf Souquet - Germany 45. Billy Jr Ussery - USA 46. James Aranas - Philippines 47. Jani Uski - Finland 48. Lee Vann Corteza - Philippines 49. Dimitri Jungo - Switzerland 50. Alex Pagulayan - Canada 51. Billy Thorpe - USA 52. Mickey Krause - Denmark 53. Roland Garcia - Philippines 54. Tobias Bongers - Germany 55. Imran Majid - Great Britain 56. Chris Melling - Great Britain 57. Dimitris Loukatos - Greece 58. Hsieh Chia Chen - Chinese Taipei 59. Chang Yu Lung - Chinese Taipei 60. Johann Chua - Philippines 61. Darren Appleton - Great Britain 62. Francesco Candela - Italy 63. Elliott Sanderson - Great Britain 64. Kyle Amoroto - Philippines 65. Besar Spahiu - Albania 66. Liu Ri Teng - Chinese Taipei 67. Emil André Gangfløt - Norway 68. Jeremy Sossei - USA 69. Jan van Lierop - Netherlands 70. Marco Teutscher - Netherlands 71. Omar alshaheen - Kuwait 72. João Grilo - Portugal 73. Mustafa Alnar - Northern Cyprus 74. Lo Ho Sum - Hong Kong China 75. Hunter Lombardo - USA 76. Sullivan Clark - New Zealand 77. Nguyen Anh Tuan - Vietnam 78. Georgi Georgiev - Bulgarian 79. Bernie Regalario - Philippines 80. Michael Schneider - Switzerland 81. Patric Gonzales - Philippines 82. Fitim Haradinaj - Kosovo 83. Jeffrey Ignacio - Philippines 84. Tim De Ruyter - Netherlands 85. ΝIkos Ekonomopoulos - Greece 86. Ajdin Piknjac - Bosnia and Herzegovina 87. Toh Lian Han - Singapore 88. Daniel Guttenberger - Austria 89. Jefrey Roda - Philippines 90. Karl Gnadeberg - Estonia 91. Masato Yoshioka - Japan 92. Fu Che Wei - Chinese Taipei 93. Riku Romppanen - Finland 94. Albert Manas - Philippines 95. Pham Phuong Nam - Vietnam 96. Kledio Kaci - Albania 97. Luong Duc Thien - Vietnam 98. Nicholas De Leon - USA 99. Kuo Po Cheng - Chinese Taipei 100. Ko Ping Han - Chinese Taipei  |
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