Joshua Filler

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Joshua Filler
Personal information
Nickname
The Killer[2]
Born (1997-10-02) 2 October 1997 (age 28)
Bönen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Pool career
CountryFile:Flag of Germany.svg GER
Pool gamesNine-ball, Ten-ball, Eight-ball, Straight Pool
Tournament wins
World ChampionNine-ball (2018), Eight-ball (2024)
Highest rank1[1]

Joshua Filler (born 2 October 1997) is a German professional pool player from Bönen, Germany. In 2018 Filler defeated Carlo Biado 13–10 to win the 2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship. In 2017 he was the youngest player to win the China Open, and in 2018 he also won the 10-ball European Pool Championships. Filler became WPA and Euro Tour world number 1 in 2019, and later he reached the final of the 2019 WPA World Ten-ball Championship before losing 10–7 to Ko Ping-chung.

Filler has also represented Europe in the Mosconi Cup, winning the MVP award at the 2017, 2022 and 2023 events.

Career

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Filler started to play billiards at the age of seven, competing at a national level by 2007 (age 10).[3][4] In 2017, Filler made his debut at the Mosconi Cup, representing Europe. He became the youngest player to do so in history, at 20 years of age.[5][6] The following year, he won the China Open 9-ball tournament,[7][8] and the ten-ball European Pool Championships.[9]

Later, in 2018, Filler won his first world championship. Filler defeated the defending champion Carlo Biado in the final of the 2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship to win the event.[10][11][12] Filler had also won a bronze medal at the European Pool Championships earlier that season.[13][14][15]

In 2019, Filler overcame Wu Jia-qing of China with a 13-10 final victory to win the 2019 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship.[16]

In 2021, Filler alongside his partner Christoph Reintjes captured the World Cup of Pool after taking down Great Britain's tandem of Darren Appleton and Karl Boyes, 11-7, to win the title.[17]

In 2022, Filler claimed the Inaguaral UK Open Pool Championship beating Francisco Sanchez Ruiz in the final 13-7 held at the Copper Box Arena, London.[18] Also in 2022, Filler won the World Pool Masters defeating Lo Ho Sum, 9-6, in the final at the Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar.[19]

In 2023, Joshua Filler, Pia Filler, and Moritz Neuhausen won the WPA World Teams Championship by defeating Team Chinese Taipei in a sudden shootout.[20]

In 2024, he won his second world championship after winning the WPA World Eight-ball Championship, beating Hsu Jui-an of Chinese Taipei. Later on that year, Filler won his 3rd title at the China Nine-ball Open after defeating Japanese Hayato Hijikata 11–6 in the final.

Personal life

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Filler is married to fellow German pool player Pia Filler.

Titles and achievements

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References

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