Fedor Gorst

Fedor Alekseyevich Gorst is a Russian American professional pool player. He has become a US resident, and now represents the United States in international events such as Mosconi Cup.

Career

In December 2018, Gorst reached 8th in the World Pool-Billiard Association world rankings. Gorst won the U19 8-Ball European Pool Championship in 2017, before winning the 2018 Treviso Open on the Euro Tour. Gorst is also a Junior 9-ball world champion, winning the 2017 WPA World Nine-ball Junior Championship in the boys event.
Gorst won the 2019 WPA World Nine-ball Championship, defeating Chang Jung-lin in the final 13–11.
In 2023, Gorst made it to the final of the U.S. Open Nine-ball Championship, but he was defeated 13–6 by Taiwan's Ko Ping Chung.
In 2024, Gorst won his first major Matchroom title, defeating Joshua Filler in the final of the World Pool Masters 1312. Later the same year, Gorst made it to the final of the 2024 WPA World Nine-ball Championship and went on to win 15–14 against Eklent Kaçi, winning his second major Matchroom title and becoming at 24 years old the youngest player to win the event more than once, following his previous victory in 2019. Additionally, Fedor would go on to win the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship in August of that same year, beating Shane Van Boening 13–10 in the final. In doing so, he became the first player to win the WPA World Nine-ball Championship, U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship and the World Pool Masters title in the same year.
In 2025, Gorst advanced to his second WPA World Nine-ball Championship final in a row but proceeded to lose 15–13 to Carlo Biado.

Titles and achievements

2026 Derby City Classic Bigfoot Ten-ball Challenge
2025 Battle of the Bull One Pocket
2025 Derby City Classic Master of the Table
2025 Derby City Classic One Pocket
2025 Derby City Classic Bank Pool
2024 Billiards Digest Player of the Year
2024 Buffalos Pro-Am Classic Nine-ball
2024 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship
2024 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
2024 World Pool Masters
2024 Rally in Shenandoah Valley Nine-ball Open
2024 Bayou State Classic One ball One Pocket
2024 Derby City Classic One Pocket
2024 Mini Derb Open One Pocket
2024 Turning Stone Classic
2023 Peri Nine-ball Open
2023 Turning Stone Classic
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 Nine-ball Classic
2023 Derby City Classic Master of the Table
2023 Derby City Classic Nine-ball
2023 Derby City Classic Bank Pool
2023 Mini Derb Open Ten-ball
2023 Mini Derb Open Nine-ball
2023 Mini Derb Open One Pocket
2022 Predator Ohio Open 10-Ball
2022 River City Open Ten-ball Championship
2022 Brendan Crockett Memorial
2022 Racks on the Rocks One Pocket
2022 Racks on the Rocks Ten-ball
2022 International Bigfoot Ten-ball Challenge
2022 Predator Arizona Open 10-Ball
2022 CSI U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship
2022 Hannah Choi Memorial Ten-ball
2022 Junior Norris Memorial Shoot Out All Round Player
2022 Junior Norris Memorial Shoot Out Nine Ball
2022 Junior Norris Memorial Shoot Out Ten Ball
2022 Midwest Bar Table Classic
2022 Midwest Open Ten-ball Championship
2022 Midwest Ten-ball Invitational
2022 Derby City Classic Master of the Table
2022 Derby City Classic Bank Pool
2022 Derby City Classic One Pocket
2021 Predator Arizona Open 10-Ball
2021 Rack N Grill Nine-ball Shootout
2021 Midwest Ten-ball Invitational
2021 Russian Pool Championship Ten-ball
2021 Russian Pool Championship Eight-ball
2021 European Pool Championship 14.1
2020 Mosconi Cup
2020 Russian Pool Championship Ten-ball
2020 Russian Pool Championship Nine-ball
2020 Russian Pool Championship Eight-ball
2020 Athens Nine-ball Open
2019 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
2019 Russian Pool Championship Ten-ball
2019 Russian Pool Championship Nine-ball
2019 Mezz Bucharest Open
2019 European Pool Championship Nine-ball
2018 Russian Pool Championship Ten-ball
2018 Euro Tour Treviso Open
2017 Russian Pool Championship 14.1
2017 WPA World Nine-ball Junior championship