Top players for Texas 10 Ball Open

Pleased to see Gorst win here.

After six days of perfect play at Derby City, he had already won the 10ball and had yet to lose a match in any other discipline. Then, however, it didn't go so well. After being eliminated by Lunda in the one pocket, he was the victim of a Filler TPA 1.000 match in 9ball and then lost the bank pool final to Justin Hall in a squeaker. I had a chat with him shortly after the Derby City bank pool final, and could see that, while he was disappointed, his resolve had not weakened. He rebounded impressively at the Texas Open, winning at both 10ball and one pocket. I couldn't be happier for him and wish him continued success.

The 2026 pool year is bound to fascinate us. In 2025, Yapp knocked Fedor and Josh off the top of pool's mountain, rightly named Billiards Digest Player of the Year. Based on what we've seen at Derby City and the Texas Open, both Fedor and Josh seem to have designs on supplanting Yapp at the top of the heap. We are just three weeks away from the onset of the Matchroom major season, which begins in Bosnia at the European Open on March 10. I can't wait!
 
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