Top player of Matchroom’s World Nineball Tour, this Scottish professional pool player partners with Iwan Simonis and Aramith.

Born in Glasgow in 1988 and son of a professional pool player, Jayson Shaw attended his father’s tournaments from an early age. He started playing for the Scotland’s juniors and quickly knew he wanted to become a professional player. After winning the junior and youth pool championships, his passion for pool began to take most of his time and his path to becoming a professional player was inevitable.

Jayson Shaw starts playing in the US early in his career and also participates to international tournaments. 2016 is a turning point with major wins in 9-ball including the Kuwait Open and the Matchroom’s Mosconi Cup for the first time. The following year, he wins the US Open and the Mosconi Cup once again, which he won 8 times so far, including 3 times as MVP. He won the International 9-ball Open in 2019 and 2022.

Regarding his other main achievements, he won 9 times the 9-ball Turning Stone Classic and 3 times the 10-ball Derby City Classic. In October 2023, Jayson won the inaugural Matchroom’s Hanoi Open Pool Championship in an incredible manner.

In January 2025, Jayson broke once again the official World record high run in 14.1 straight pool with 832 consecutive balls.

Last update: 10/2026