Gorst moved up a planned trip to the US – and effectively never left. He moved to southern Indiana with his then-girlfriend, Kristina Tkach, who is the top-ranked female pool-player, where they lived ...

Fedor Gorst competes in the 2025 US Open Pool Championship. - Pete Marovich/American Reportage for CNN After struggling to keep up with Europe for more than a decade, Team USA’s pool team acquired an ...

After struggling to keep up with Europe for more than a decade, Team USA’s pool team acquired an unlikely star: Russian world champion Fedor Gorst. Gorst, 25, is the No. 1 ranked pool player in the ...

FOR a moment there, Filipino cue artist Carlo Biado looked like he was going to find himself on the short end of Russian-American champ Fedor Gorst’s fightback. Trailing early at 0-2 in the race to 15 ...

By Jeremy Herb, CNN Atlantic City, New Jersey (CNN) — After struggling to keep up with Europe for more than a decade, Team USA’s pool team acquired an unlikely star: Russian world champion Fedor Gorst ...

MANILA, Philippines — Carlo Biado made history as the first Filipino cue artist to seize two world 9-ball titles after conquering the World Pool Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia last week. The ...