The 2024 World Pool Championship final in Jeddah was more than just a match — it was an epic showcase of heart, resilience, and world-class shotmaking that pushed the limits of the modern game. Fedor Gorst and Eklent Kaçi came into the iconic Green Halls knowing only one would walk away with history. For Gorst, it was a chance to cement his place as a generational great with a second world title. For Kaçi, it was the opportunity to claim his first world crown after years of knocking at the door. The result? A hill-hill classic that will go down […]

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You think pool is hard, with all that has to be learned about shot selection, approach, stance, stroke, and cue-ball control? Try doing it in a wheelchair. Everything that the standing-up, walk-around-the-table guys and gals have to learn pretty much goes out the window. Competitors in a wheelchair have to learn everything from a literal and figurative different angle. “Like anybody else, really,” said Shane Tyree, Billiard Congress of America’s CEO, “they have to adapt.” “Their fundamentals are different,” he added. “They have to adapt to sitting, the angle of their stick and their elbows not being as straight as […]

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