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Aloysius Yapp is the world's top-ranked nineball player and the defending US Open champion. The Singaporean claimed three Matchroom Majors during a dominant 2025 season to become the first player from his country to reach World No.1.
Renowned for his fearless shot-making and fluid cue action, Yapp tops the world standings and carries Team Asia's hopes into the Reyes Cup in Manila.
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Carlo "Black Tiger" Biado is the reigning World Champion and one of the Philippines' most decorated players. The 2021 US Open champion added the World Pool Championship crown in Jeddah to cement his place among the modern greats.
Famous for ice-cool finishing under pressure, Biado sits second in the rankings and spearheads Team Asia's title defence at the Reyes Cup on home soil.
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Francisco Sanchez Ruiz is a two-time US Open champion, adding the 2026 crown to his 2022 triumph with a hill-hill final win over Robbie Capito. He is only the tenth player in the event's 49-year history to lift the Barry Behrman Trophy twice.
The World No.3 leads the Mosconi Cup European qualification race and heads to Manila with Team Rest of the World for the Reyes Cup.
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Fedor Gorst is the 2024 US Open champion and one of the most consistent performers on the world tour, reaching the quarterfinals in Frisco for a fourth consecutive year.
The World No.4 combines precision break-building with one of the toughest safety games on tour — and underlined it by sweeping Wu Kun-Lin 11-3 to lift the China Open in September.
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Joshua Filler is the 2019 US Open champion and a two-time UK Open winner. One of the youngest Major champions in the sport's history, the German has also spent time at the top of the world rankings.
Seven years on from his Frisco triumph, the World No.5 remains one of the most dangerous front-runners in nineball when he finds his rhythm.
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Moritz Neuhausen leads Germany's new generation, breaking into the world's top six on the back of consistent deep runs through the tour's ranking events.
The World No.6 has become a fixture in the latter stages of tour events and is one of the fastest risers in the top ten.
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Johann Chua is one of the most reliable performers from the Philippines' deep talent pool, stringing together strong ranking-event results to climb into the world's top ten.
The World No.7 brings creativity around the table and a proven record in big-match situations.
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Kledio Kaçi spearheads Albania's rise in world nineball alongside his brother Eklent, reaching a career-high inside the world's top ten.
The World No.8 is one of the tour's most dangerous outsiders on his day, capable of beating anyone in the draw.
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Pijus Labutis is Lithuania's leading player and one of the youngest members of the world's top ten.
The World No.9 has climbed steadily through the standings with consistent performances across the tour's ranking events.
| Player | Round reached | Eliminated by | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Sanchez Ruiz | Champion | def. Robbie Capito (F) | 13–12 |
| Fedor Gorst | Quarter-finals | Robbie Capito | 8–10 |
| Joshua Filler | Quarter-finals | Francisco Sanchez Ruiz | 9–10 |
| Kledio Kaci | Last 32 | Felix Vogel | 8–10 |
| Aloysius Yapp | Last 64 | David Alcaide | 7–10 |
| Carlo Biado | Last 64 | Ralf Souquet | 8–10 |
| Moritz Neuhausen | Last 64 | Hsieh Chia-Chen | 9–10 |
| Pijus Labutis | Last 64 | Michael Feliciano | 7–10 |
| Johann Chua | Did not reach the single-elimination stage | ||
