Fedor Alekseyevich Gorst (russian: Фёдор Алексеевич Горст; born May 31, 2000, in

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) is a Russian-born American professional

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player.

Career

In December 2018, Gorst reached 8th in the

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(WPA) world rankings. Gorst won the U19

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in 2017, before winning the

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on the

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. Gorst is also a Junior 9-ball world champion, winning the 2017 WPA World Nine-ball Junior Championship in the boys (Under 19) event. Gorst won the 2019 WPA World Nine-ball Championship, defeating

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in the final 13–11.

Titles and achievements

* 2024 Turning Stone Classic 9-Ball * 2023 Peri 9-Ball Open * 2023 Turning Stone Classic 9-Ball * 2023 CSI U.S. Open 8-Ball Championship * 2023 CSI U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship * 2023 Skinny Bob's One Pocket Classic * 2023 Skinny Bob's 9-Ball Classic * 2023

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Master of the Table * 2023

9-Ball * 2023

Bank Pool * 2023 Mini Derb Open 10-Ball * 2023 Mini Derb Open 9-Ball * 2023 Mini Derb Open One Pocket * 2022 Pro Billiard Series Ohio Open * 2022 River City Open 10-Ball Championship * 2022 Brendan Crockett Memorial * 2022 Racks on the Rocks One Pocket * 2022 Racks on the Rocks 10-Ball * 2022 International Open Bigfoot 10-Ball Challenge * 2022 Pro Billiard Series Arizona Open * 2022 CSI U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship * 2022 Hannah Choi Memorial 10-Ball * 2022 Midwest Bar Table Classic * 2022 Midwest Open 10-Ball Championship * 2022 Midwest 10-Ball Invitational * 2022

Master of the Table * 2022

Bank Pool * 2022

One Pocket * 2021 Pro Billiard Series Arizona Open * 2021 Rack N Grill 9-Ball Shootout * 2021 Midwest 10-Ball Invitational * 2021 Russian Pool Championship 10-Ball * 2021 Russian Pool Championship 8-Ball * 2021

14.1 * 2020

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* 2020 Russian Pool Championship 10-Ball * 2020 Russian Pool Championship 9-Ball * 2020 Russian Pool Championship 8-Ball * 2020 Athens 9-Ball Open * 2019

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* 2019 Russian Pool Championship 10-Ball * 2019 Russian Pool Championship 9-Ball * 2019 Mezz Bucharest Open * 2019

9-Ball * 2018 Russian Pool Championship 10-Ball * 2018

Treviso Open * 2017 Russian Pool Championship 14.1 * 2017 WPA World Nine-ball Junior championship

References

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Russian pool players Place of birth missing (living people) 2000 births Living people WPA World Nine-ball Champions {{cue-sports-stub