2024 U.S. Open Pool Championship
The 2024 U.S. Open Pool Championship was the 47th edition of the U.S. Open Pool Championship. Organized by Matchroom Pool as part of the World Nineball Tour (WNT), the tournament took place from August 19 to 24, 2024, at Harrah's Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
American player Fedor Gorst won his maiden U.S. Open title by defeating five-time champion Shane Van Boening 13–10 in an all-American final match. Gorst earned the $50,000 first-place prize out of a total tournament purse of $300,000.
Format
The tournament featured a 256-player open field comprising international professionals and qualifiers. The tournament was executed across two main phases:
- Opening Phase (19–22 August): A double-elimination tournament format was utilized until the field was narrowed down to the final 64 players.
- Knockout Phase (23–24 August): The remaining 64 players competed in a single-elimination knockout bracket.
Matches in the final single-elimination stages were played as a race to 10 racks, with the semi-finals played as a race to 11, and culminating in a race-to-13 championship final.
Tournament summary
Defending champion Ko Ping-chung of Chinese Taipei was eliminated in the round of 64 following a 10–6 defeat to eventual champion Fedor Gorst.
Gorst advanced to the final by scoring victories over Aleksa Pecelj (10–8), Skyler Woodward (10–5), Jefrey Roda (10–5), and Niels Feijen (11–6) in the semi-finals. Van Boening reached his career ninth U.S. Open final after defeating Duong Quoc Hoang (10–6), Jayson Shaw (10–5), Vitaliy Patsura (10–7), and Joshua Filler (11–7) in the semi-finals.
In the final match, Gorst established an early advantage and held off a late comeback attempt by Van Boening to claim a 13–10 victory.
Prize fund
The total prize pool for the event was $300,000, distributed as follows:
Placement |
Prize Money (USD) |
|---|---|
Winner |
$50,000 |
Runner-up |
$25,000 |
Semi-finalists (×2) |
$13,000 |
Quarter-finalists (×4) |
$6,750 |
Last 16 (×8) |
$4,500 |
Last 32 (×16) |
$3,000 |
Last 64 (×32) |
$1,750 |
Total Prize Fund |
$300,000 |
Final stages bracket
The results from the quarter-final stage onwards are shown below: