World Pool Championship 2024: Schedule, results, TV channel, start time, stream as Nineball stars head to Saudi Arabia

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THE world’s best nineball pool players are in Saudi Arabia for the first time ever battling for the World Pool Championship NOW.

Reigning WPA World Nineball champion Francisco Sanchez Ruiz is looking to secure back-to-back titles, while British star Jayson Shaw will be hot on his tails.

The 2018 winner Joshua Filler will go head-to-head with some of the world's best next week — The 2018 winner Joshua Filler will go head-to-head with some of the world’s best next weekCredit: Rex

And 128 of the world’s top cueists will battle for a share of an historic prize fund.

Find out all the information on the UK Pool Championship below.

When is the World Pool Championship 2024?

The World Pool Championship 2024 will start on Monday, June 3.
It is scheduled to run for six days – concluding on Saturday, June 8.
Matches begin at 1pm local or 11am BST.
It will be held at the Green Halls, Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Ruiz beat Mohammad Soufi in last year’s final in Poland.

How can I watch the World Pool Championship 2024?

Fans can watch the World Pool Championship on TV on Sky Sports Main Event in the UK and Ireland.
NOW TV will also be streaming the entire tournament through any selected tablet or mobile device.
Alternatively, follow our SunSport LIVE blog to follow all the action as it happens.

World Pool Championship schedule and results

Monday, June 3

Francisco Sanchez Ruiz 9-2 Waleed Albalkhi
Ko Pin Yi 9-8 Jeffrey Ignacio
Kyle Amoroto 9-5 Khalid Alghamdi
Jayson Shaw 9-4 Jefrey Roda
Eklent Kaci 9-4 Omar Alshaheen
Johann Chua 9-8 Hamzaa Ali
Dang Jin Hu 8-9 Phuong Nam Pham
David Alcaide 7-9 Abdullah Alshammari
Oliver Szolnoki 9-0 Hussein Mustafa
Konrad Juszczyszyn 9-2 Nguyen Anh Tuan
Alexander Kazakis 9-6 Besar Spahiu
Lee Vann Corteza 9-1 Nawaf Shamardal
Dmitri Jungo 9-5 Riku Romppanen
Skyler Woodward 4-9 Kuo Po Cheng
Aloysius Yapp 9-3 Mubarak Al-Wahaibi
Chris Melling 9-3 Daniel Guttenberger
Carlo Biado 5-9 Marco Teutscher
Naoyuki Oi 8-9 Daniel Maciol
Denis Grabe 9-4 Talal Alblooshi
Dmittris Loukatos 4-9 Ko Ping Han
Thorsten Hohmann 7-9 Kledio Kaci
Tyler Styer 9-5 James Heorgiadis
Jonas Souto Comino 9-6 Wpjciech Szewczyk
Ralf Souget 9-2 Ahmed Al Ahmadi
Roland Garcia 9-7 Nicholas De Leon
Bj Ussery 9-5 Ahmed Zahid
Niels Feijin 8-9 Hunter Lombardo
Mohammad Soufi 7-9 Ajdin Piknjac
Marc Bijsterbosch 9-7 Lo Hum Sum
Darren Appleton 9-2 Georgi Georgiev
Ko Ping Chung 9-4 DJ McGinley
Mickey Krause 9-4 Jeremy Sossei

Tuesday, June 4

Shane van Boening 9-1 Fahad Alharbi
Francesco Candela 9-7 Patric Gonzales
Chang Jung-Lin 9-2 Othman Alzahrani
John Morra 8-9 Albert Manas
Pijus Labutis 9-1 Pia Filler
James Aranas 9-6 Fahad Aldhayan
Billy Thorpe 9-2 Ahmed Al Jabar
Moritz Neuhausen 9-7 Emil-Andre Gangflot
Wiktor Zielinski 9-5 Hussain Maroom
Tobias Bongers 7-9 Jan Van Lierop
Shane Wolford 9-3 Alvin Anggito
Robbie Capito 9-3 Karl Gnadeberg
Aleksa Pecelj 9-8 Sam Henderson
Anton Raga 9-1 Bernie Regalario
Chang Yu Lung 9-4 Khalid Al Otaibi
Albin Ouschan 8-9 Fu Che Wei
Joshua Filler 9-5 Joao Grilo
Hsieh Chia Chen 9-2 Saad Aldress
Wu Kun Lin 4-9 Ali Al Obaidli
Michael Feliciano 9-4 Michael Schneider
Sanjin Pehlivanovic 2-9 Liu Ri Teng
Abdullah Alyousef 5-9 Petri Makkonen
Imran Majid 6-9 Bader Alawadhi
Mario He 9-3 Tim De Ruyter
Max Lechner 9-2 Masato Yoshioka
Alex Pagulayan 4-9 Ameer Ali
Jani Uski 9-5 Nikos Ekonomopoulos
Mieszko Fortunski 3-9 Fitim Haradinaj
Duong Quoc Hoang 8-9 Toh Lian Han
Oscar Dominguez 9-5 Sullivan Clark
Elliott Sanderson 9-8 Luong Duc Thien
Fedor Gorst 3-9 Mustafa Alnar

What is the World Pool Championship prize money 2024?

This year’s crown jewel of the World Nineball Tour will witness a RECORD prize fund of $1MILLION (approx. £850,000) for the first time in its history.

Here is the full breakdown:

Winner: $250,000
Runner-up: $100,000
Semi-finalists: $50,000
Quarter-finalists: $27,000
Last 16: $15,000
Last 32: $7,000
Last 64: $3,500
Losers Qualification: $2,000
Last 128: $1,000

What’s been said?

Matchroom Sport chairman Eddie Hearn said: “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has forged a reputation for growth for sports to grow in a new market to new fans.

“The country has hosted some of the world’s premier sporting events in recent years, welcoming visitors from all over to experience its passion for sport and unique culture.

“The addition of both the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters and World Pool Championship over the next decade further enhances that as it heralds an exciting chapter for Snooker and Nineball pool.

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“We have seen the incredible impact Boxing has had in this region.

“Now, I believe we will see Billiards cement its legacy here too, creating incredible opportunities and competition for the finest players on the planet.”

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