Francisco Sanchez Ruiz

Leagues Played
Gibraltar Open 2019 2
Links
Wikipedia

Results

Gibraltar Open 2019 03/16 18:25 10 Ken Doherty v Francisco Sanchez Ruiz 4-2
Gibraltar Open 2019 03/16 11:30 9 Martin O'Donnell v Francisco Sanchez Ruiz 3-4

Francisco Sánchez Ruíz (born December 29, 1991, in Murcia, Spain) is a Spanish professional pool player, nicknamed "The Ferrari" and by his initials "FSR". He won both the 2022 WPA World Eight-ball Championship and the 2023 WPA World Nine-ball Championship.

History

Ruiz won the World Nine-ball Junior Championship in 2010, defeating Jesse Engel 11–6 in the final.

In 2016, Ruiz won the 2016 European Pool Championship in nine-ball defeating Joshua Filler in the final, 9–3. He also reached the final of the eight-ball event, but lost 7–8 to Vitaly Pazura.

Ruiz was the runner-up at the 2017 Austrian Open, defeated in the final 9-2 by Mario He.

In 2022, Ruiz alongside David Alcaide won the World Cup of Pool, defeating Aloysius Yapp and Toh Lian Han of Singapore 11–6 the final. He then won the U.S. Open Nine-ball Championship defeating Max Lechner in the final 13–10. Ruiz won his first world title at the 2022 WPA World Eight-ball Championship after defeating Wiktor Zieliński 10–6 in the final at the Puerto Rico Convention Center, San Juan. Ruiz was named Billiard Digest Player of the year in 2022.

In 2023, Ruiz won his second world title at the World Nine-ball Championship after defeating Mohammad Soufi 13–10 in the final held in Kielce, Poland.