João Grilo takes 9th place in the 9-Ball World Championship
After the 2024 9-ball World Championship, João Grilo, national pool champion 2023/2024, achieved an honorable 9th place for Portugal in the 9-ball World Championship that took place in the city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.
In this 2024 edition, 100 athletes were present per ranking and 28 wildcards were awarded.
João Grilo, after losing the first game against Joshua Filler by 5-9, did not give up and achieved an incredible 9th place with the following partials:
Initial round: João Grilo 5-9 Filler
Losers 1: ✅Joao Grilo 9-2 Aldress
Losers Qualification: ✅João Grilo 9-6 Alshammari
Last 64: ✅João Grilo 11-6 Che Wei
Last 32: ✅João Grilo 11-4 Hi
Last 16: ❌João Grilo 3-11 Zielinski
With this result, history was once again written in the national pool with regard to international events.
« Strange feelings and emotions at the moment, and still hot, very happy with my entire journey throughout this which was the biggest, best and most important tournament I have played in my entire life, but disappointed with what I was not able to do at the most important moment. Without a doubt my best result ever since I started playing and, grateful to know that all the work and dedication are bearing fruit. », wrote the Portuguese player on his Facebook account, still on Friday.
We congratulate João on this incredible result, and we are sure that with more appearances in this type of competition and also with the right training, more results like these will appear more frequently.
Congratulations João Grilo 👏👏👏