Eklent Kaçi

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Eklent Kaçi
Born (1999-01-29) 29 January 1999 (age 22)
Laç, Albania
Sport country Albania
Professional2014
Best finish2017 WPA World Nine-ball Championship (Semi-finalist)
Ranking info
Current WPA ranking 14 (as of 7 February 2019[needs update])
Current Euro Tour ranking (as of 16 Dec 2019[needs update])
Highest WPA ranking1[1]

Eklent Kaçi (born January 29, 1999)[a] is an Albanian pool and snooker player. Kaçi reached the semi-finals of the 2017 WPA World Nine-ball Championship, and finished third. Kaçi has also reached world number one in 9-ball pool.[1]

Career[]

Kaçi started playing pool at the age of eight.[2] He has won the Albanian Snooker championships in addition to national pool championships, even though he never played snooker prior to his Federation asking him to join the event.[citation needed] Kaçi made his first European championship in 2013, for ten-ball, qualifying for the main knockout, and being eliminated in the round of 64.[3] In 2017, Kaçi made the semi-finals of the 2017 WPA World Nine-ball Championship, losing 11–6 to Roland Garcia.[4]

The following year, at 18 years of age, Kaçi won the Aramith Masters,[5] and became world number one later that year.[6] At the 2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship, Kaçi (as world number 1), lost to 17-year-old Robbie Capito 11–10 in the last 32.[7] Kaçi won two events on the Euro Tour, reaching Euro Tour number one in 2018. He won the 2018 Treviso Open, and the following season the 2019 Austria Open.

Championships[]

References[]

  1. ^ Also known as Klenti Kaci
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ranking - WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Archived from the original on December 16, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Klenti Kaci". worldpoolseries.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Eklent Kaçi, argjend dhe bronz në Europian". panorama.com.al (in Albanian). Archived from the original on May 23, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  4. ^ "FOUR LEFT TO GO FOR WORLD 9-BALL CROWN ON THURSDAY – WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Archived from the original on April 23, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Klenti Has Plenty To Celebrate – World Pool Series". worldpoolseries.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  6. ^ "Catch Me If You Can! – World Pool Series". worldpoolseries.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  7. ^ "17 Year Old Hong Kong Native Capito Stuns Kaci To Reach Final 16". azbilliards.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  8. ^ "2018 American 14.1 Straight Pool Championship Final". Facebook. Highrockstore.com. Retrieved December 27, 2018.

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