| Alias | The Golden Eagle |
| Country | Albania |
| Hometown | Lac |
| Age | 27 |
| Height | 6ft 4in |
| Highest Rank | 6 |
| Majors Won | 0 |
| Invitationals Won | 0 |
| Ranking Events Won | 0 |
| Prize Money | $71,335 |
Kaçi has solidified his status as a top pool player by finishing as the runner-up at the 2024 World Pool Championship, moving him up the World Nineball Tour rankings. His run in Jeddah meant the Albanian would make history as the first-ever European to qualify for the inaugural Reyes Cup.
This year, Kaçi returned to the winner’s circle by capturing the 2025 McDermott Open title. He first made his mark on the World Nineball Tour in 2023, defeating Joshua Filler in London to claim the UK Open Pool Championship.
Known for his tactical skill and composure, Kaçi demonstrated these qualities in a closely contested final against Fedor Gorst this year. Kaçi has also soared to great heights in the world of pool, with victories in the WPA World Ten-ball Championship in 2021 and 2023.
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The World Pool Masters is one of nineball’s longest-running invitational tournaments. First staged in Plymouth, England in 1993, it has been won by players including Francisco Bustamante, Shane Van Boening and Joshua Filler, giving each new field a place to pursue among the sport’s established champions.
The event’s recent editions have used a straight-knockout format, placing immediate pressure on a select field: one defeat ends a player’s challenge. The 2027 tournament brings together 20 players at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei City from 12–14 January, following the Chinese Taipei Open at the same venue.
For the first time, the Masters will feature a two-table arena, with matches from both tables available live on WNT TV. The move to Chinese Taipei opens a new chapter for a competition with more than three decades of history.
