The cream of the World Nineball Tour crop assemble in Hildesheim, Germany for the prestigious World Pool Masters from April 25-28 as the world’s elite compete for $125,000 in prize money.

Defending champion Ko Pin-Yi and 2023 runner-up Eklent Kaci headline the eight unseeded players, alongside semi-finalist James Aranas, with the Filipino returning as a wildcard for the second successive year.

Top seeds Francisco Sanchez Ruiz and Fedor Gorst will be vying to add the Masters to their title hauls, while 2022 winner Joshua Filler will be hoping to scoop the $40,000 top prize in front of his home audience.

Two-time champions Shane van Boening and David Alcaide, two of the most successful players in Masters history, are also amongst those involved, as are US Open winner Ko Ping-Chung and Hanoi Open winner Jayson Shaw.

Albin Ouschan has been drawn into a section involving Austrian compatriots Max Lechner and Mario He, while Wiktor Zielinski and Aloysius Yapp return for their second appearances and wildcard Duong Quoc Hoang makes his Masters debut.

The first round will be race-to-nine and take place across Thursday and Friday, before the race-to-11 quarter-finals are held on Saturday followed by the semi-finals on Sunday afternoon and the race-to-13 final on Sunday evening.

Coverage will be broadcast via Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland throughout the four days, while DAZN will show the action in the United States and Matchroom Live in Germany amongst others. A full list of broadcasters can be found here.

WORLD POOL MASTERS 2024

Draw Bracket
🇪🇸 Francisco Sanchez Ruiz v James Aranas 🇵🇭
🇪🇸 David Alcaide v Ko Pin-Yi 🇹🇼
🇩🇪 Joshua Filler v Eklent Kaci 🇦🇱
🇹🇼 Ko Ping-Chung v Wiktor Zielinski 🇵🇱
🇺🇸 Shane van Boening v Duong Quoc Hoang 🇻🇳
🇬🇧 Jayson Shaw v Aloysius Yapp 🇸🇬
🇦🇹 Albin Ouschan v Max Lechner 🇦🇹
🇺🇸 Fedor Gorst v Mario He 🇦🇹

Schedule of Play
Thursday April 25 (6pm)
Last 16
Joshua Filler 9-6 Eklent Kaci
Albin Ouschan 9-6 Max Lechner
Jayson Shaw 9-1 Aloysius Yapp

Friday April 26
Afternoon Session (12pm)
Last 16
David Alcaide 4-9 Ko Pin-Yi
Ko Ping-Chung 9-2 Wiktor Zielinski

Evening Session (6pm)
Last 16
Francisco Sanchez Ruiz 9-6 James Aranas
Fedor Gorst 9-3 Mario He
Shane van Boening 9-8 Duong Quoc Hoang

Saturday April 27
Afternoon Session (12pm)
Quarter-Finals
Ko Ping-Chung 4-10 Joshua Filler
Francisco Sanchez Ruiz 1-10 Ko Pin-Yi

Evening Session (6pm)
Quarter-Finals
Fedor Gorst 10-1 Albin Ouschan
Shane van Boening 8-10 Jayson Shaw

Sunday April 28
Afternoon Session (12pm)
Semi-Finals
Joshua Filler 11-8 Ko Pin-Yi
Fedor Gorst 11-7 Jayson Shaw

Evening Session (6pm)
Final
Fedor Gorst 13-12 Joshua Filler

Prize Fund
Champion – $40,000
Runner-up – $20,000
Semi-finalists – $10,500
Quarter-finalists – $6,000
Last 16 – $2,500
Total – $125,000