U19 & U17 10-Ball World Championships
Results
Recap
Published July 10, 2026
Spain played host to the Pro Billiard Series U19 & U17 10-Ball World Championships, and when the final balls dropped, three champions had emerged to claim titles that will follow them into their professional careers. Germany's Felix Vogel took the U19 crown, Poland's Jakub Chrobot claimed the U17 title, and Wang Ming-Ling secured the Girls championship — three distinct storylines converging on the same stage.
For Vogel, the victory adds another world-level title to a résumé that has been building steadily. According to his Wikipedia profile, the Leverkusen native — known on tour as "The Birdman" — turned professional in 2024 and won the Junior World Championship of Nine-ball in Saudi Arabia that same year. A 10-Ball world title at U19 now sits alongside that nine-ball crown, confirming his standing as one of the most decorated junior players in the current global pool landscape. He began playing the game at age eight and earned his first European youth title at fourteen, per the same source.
The runner-up finish in the U19 bracket went to Japan's Aoi Kanazawa, who pushed Vogel in what was clearly a competitive final at the top of the draw. In the U17 event, Jakub Chrobot of Poland defeated Maks Benko to take the title, a result that will draw attention given Poland's strong recent history in junior 10-ball competition — the WPA's world champions list shows multiple Polish players earning podium finishes in junior divisions over recent cycles.
The Girls final produced its own compelling finish, with Wang Ming-Ling defeating Canada's Savannah Easton to claim the championship. Taiwan has been a consistent force in the girls' junior division at the world level, and Wang's title continues that tradition. Easton's runner-up result, meanwhile, marks a strong international performance for the Canadian contingent.
The WPA, in its year-end review, highlighted the junior world championships as a central pillar of 2025's competitive calendar, pointing to events like this one in Spain as evidence of the sport's growing global reach. With three titles decided across age groups and genders on a single stage, the tournament format delivered clarity and finality — three players left Spain as world champions, and the next generation of professional pool has a clearer picture of who is leading the pack.
Sources: WPA Pool – 2025 Year in Review, WPA Pool – World Champions, Wikipedia – Felix Vogel
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