The 2025 LiveSB.io US Open Pool Championship – one of Matchroom’s most prestigious Majors on the World Nineball Tour – returns to Atlantic City, promising six days of unmissable action.

Aloysius Yapp etched his name into history, claiming the inaugural Florida Open Pool Championship title after a gripping victory over Shane Van Boening at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando.

Five-time US Open champion Shane Van Boening is one step closer to a sixth US major title, booking his place in the semi-finals of the 2025 LiveSB.io Florida Open Pool Championship alongside Mickey Krause, Aloysius Yapp, and Chang Yu Lung.

Two of the tournament’s biggest names — World No.1 Fedor Gorst and newly crowned World Champion Carlo Biado — were sent home on a dramatic day four of the 2025 LiveSB.io Florida Open Pool Championship, as the Last 16 line-up was finalised in Orlando.

Fedor Gorst kept his title hopes alive on day three of the 2025 LiveSB.io Florida Open Pool Championship, fighting his way through the Losers’ Bracket to join Shane Van Boening, Jayson Shaw, Francisco Sanchez Ruiz, and rising junior star Albert Januarta in the Last 64.

World No.1 Fedor Gorst suffered a surprise setback on day two of the 2025 LiveSB.io Florida Open Pool Championship, falling to Venezuela’s Jesus Atencio, while Johann Chua, Aloysius Yapp, and Duong Quoc Hoang all booked their places in the Last 64.

The stage is set for the 2025 LiveSB.io US Open Pool Championship, with fourteen former champions confirmed in the draw and ready to battle for the sport's most historic title. Leading the elite field is defending champion Fedor Gorst, who returns determined to retain his crown against a stacked line-up of past winners and hungry challengers.

The World Nineball Tour is proud to announce LiveSB.io as the title sponsor of two major events on its global calendar: the inaugural LiveSB.io Florida Open Pool Championship and the LiveSB.io US Open Pool Championship, as part of a landmark two-year partnership.

World No.1 Fedor Gorst began his campaign at the 2025 LiveSB.io Florida Open Pool Championship in style, joining a stacked field featuring reigning world champion Carlo Biado, five-time US Open champions Earl Strickland and Shane Van Boening, all aiming to etch their names into the history books of this brand-new title.