BREAKTHROUGH WINS FOR LABUTIS AND KAÇI | WNT RANKING

Pijus Labutis and Kledio Kaçi have both etched their names onto the 2025 World Nineball Tour winners’ list, each capturing their maiden WNT Ranking titles in consecutive events across Europe.

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Labutis struck first in Tallinn, Estonia, with a composed performance at the Mezz Hill-Hill Estonia Open—defeating home favourite Casper Matikainen 11-7 in the final. The Lithuanian has long looked poised for a breakthrough, following semi-final runs at the 2024 UK Open and the 2025 European Open in March. Now up to No.13 in the WNT Rankings, he’s eyeing a place in the top 10 for the first time in his career. His first title comes as no surprise and could well be the first of many for the 27-year-old.

Hot on his heels, 19-year-old Kledio Kaçi delivered his own breakthrough moment at the Bucharest Mezz Open, edging past reigning European Open champion Joshua Filler in a nail-biting hill-hill thriller. The Albanian’s win marks a defining moment in a rapidly rising career, having already impressed with an eighth-place finish on his Premier League Pool debut earlier this year and a solid Last 32 finish at the UK Open in May.

With both Labutis and Kaçi now officially among the tour’s title-winners, attention shifts to Asia for the next leg of the World Nineball Tour. The Universal x CPBA 99 Open at 99 Billiards Club in Hanoi kicks off the July slate of events, before the Crown Jewel of Nineball, the World Pool Championship, takes centre stage from July 21–26.

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