Jonás Souto
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | "The Island Boy"[1][2] |
| Born | 8 December 2001 Pontevedra, Spain |
| Pool career | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Pool games | Nine-ball |
| Tournament wins | |
| Current rank | 14th[3] |
Jonás Souto (born 8 December 2001) is a Spanish professional pool player.
Biography
Souto was born in Pontevedra on 8 December 2001. His family moved to Ibiza when he was 1.[4] He is nicknamed "The Island Boy".[1][2]
He won the 2019 WPA World Nine-ball Junior Championship at the under-19 level,[5] defeating Sanjin Pehlivanović in the final.[6]
At the 2024 FSR Nineball Open, Souto defeated Ralf Souquet in the quarter-finals, before losing to Francisco Sánchez Ruiz, who went on to win the title.[7][1] Souto won the 2024 Mexico Open. At the 2024 WPA World Nine-ball Championship, he reached the last-32 round.[1] Souto reached the final of the 2025 UK Open Pool Championship, but lost 1–13 to Aloysius Yapp.[8][9][10] At the 2026 edition, he defeated Yapp in the quarter-finals, but he was eliminated by Wojciech Szewczyk in the semi-finals.[8]
As of July 2026, Souto was ranked 14th in the World Nineball Tour world rankings.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Jonás Souto". World Nineball Tour. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- 1 2 López, Juan (25 March 2026). "Jonás Souto, billarista de Ibiza y campeón de Europa: «Siempre me ha encantado representar a la isla por todo el mundo y es un honor»". Diario de Ibiza (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Rankings". World Nineball Tour. Archived from the original on 15 July 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ Sánchez Venzalá, T. (23 February 2020). "Jonás Souto: «El sueño americano se convirtió en pesadilla»". Periódico de Ibiza y Formentera (in Spanish). Ibiza. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ M.N. (11 December 2024). "Estás jugando mal al billar: un jugador profesional te explica la regla que ya no existe". El Confidencial. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ Murilla, Paco (23 November 2019). "El ibicenco Souto, campeón del mundo de billar". Diario de Ibiza (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ Sánchez Venzalá, T. (1 April 2025). "Jonás Souto, bronce en un 'grande' del circuito mundial". Periódico de Ibiza y Formentera (in Spanish). Ibiza. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- 1 2 López, Juan (31 May 2026). "Jonás Souto, billarista de Ibiza, vuelve a brillar en el UK Open con un increíble tercer puesto". Diario de Ibiza (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ "Aloysius Yapp Crowned 2025 UK Open Champion in Ruthless Final Performance". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ Watson, Sonia (22 December 2025). "UK Open Pool event switches to Essex". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2026.