Joshua Filler


Joshua Filler is a German professional pool player from Bönen, Germany. In 2018 Filler defeated Carlo Biado 13–10 to win the 2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship. In 2017 he was the youngest player to win the China Open, and in 2018 he also won the 10-ball European Pool Championships. Filler became WPA and Euro Tour world number 1 in 2019, and later he reached the final of the 2019 WPA World Ten-ball Championship before losing 10–7 to Ko Ping-chung.
Filler has also represented Europe in the Mosconi Cup, winning the MVP award at the 2017, 2022 and 2023 events.

Career

Filler started to play billiards at the age of seven, competing at a national level by 2007. In 2017, Filler made his debut at the Mosconi Cup, representing Europe. He became the youngest player to do so in history, at 20 years of age. The following year, he won the China Open 9-ball tournament, and the ten-ball European Pool Championships.
Later, in 2018, Filler won his first world championship. Filler defeated the defending champion Carlo Biado in the final of the 2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship to win the event. Filler had also won a bronze medal at the European Pool Championships earlier that season.
In 2019, Filler overcame Wu Jia-qing of China with a 13–10 final victory to win the 2019 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship.
In 2021, Filler alongside his partner Christoph Reintjes captured the World Cup of Pool after taking down Great Britain's tandem of Darren Appleton and Karl Boyes, 11–7, to win the title.
In 2022, Filler claimed the Inaugural UK Open Pool Championship beating Francisco Sanchez Ruiz in the final 13-7 held at the Copper Box Arena, London. Also in 2022, Filler won the World Pool Masters defeating Lo Ho Sum, 9–6, in the final at the Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar.
In 2023, Joshua Filler, Pia Filler, and Moritz Neuhausen won the WPA World Teams Championship by defeating Team Chinese Taipei in a sudden shootout.
In 2024, he won his second world championship after winning the WPA World Eight-ball Championship, beating Hsu Jui-an of Chinese Taipei. Later on that year, Filler won his 3rd title at the China Nine-ball Open after defeating Japanese Hayato Hijikata 11–6 in the final.
Filler is one of many players negatively impacted by the Professional pool governance dispute.

Personal life

Filler is married to fellow German pool player Pia Filler.

Titles and achievements