Pros who switched cue sponsors

Retailer pages and old profiles often list a pro's previous cue. Here are the switches we can prove with dated sources: an announcement, a dated profile or a news report for the old sponsor, and a current page for the new one.

When	Player	From	To	Confidence
Feb 11, 2025	Tyler Styer	Cuetec	Meucci	high
2024	Margarita Fefilova-Styer	Mezz	Viking	medium
Dec 5, 2023	Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz	Predator	Cuetec	high
Nov 13, 2023	Fedor Gorst	Cuetec	Triple 60 / Viking (Qco)	medium
Between April 2021 and October 2026 (exact date not published)	Kelly Fisher	Fury	Predator	medium

The evidence

Tyler Styer: Cuetec → Meucci. Joined Cuetec's pro team in March 2019; Meucci announced his signing on Feb 11, 2025.
Tyler Styer Joins Cuetec Team of Professional Players and Brand Ambassadors (Mar 8, 2019) · Tyler Styer Joins Team Meucci (Feb 11, 2025)
Margarita Fefilova-Styer: Mezz → Viking. Mezz announced her in March 2017. Her Viking profile says she started playing Viking cues in 2024; the exact switch date is not published.
Mezz news – Margaret Fefilova joined the Mezz family (Mar 8, 2017) · Viking Cue – Margaret Fefilova Styer (What is in Her Bag?)
Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz: Predator → Cuetec. Cuetec announced him on Dec 5, 2023; Kiutip (Dec 9, 2023) reports he ended his Predator partnership.
Kiutip – Francisco Sanchez Ruiz, n°1 WNT, quitte Predator pour Cuetec (also reports Gorst leaving Cuetec) (Dec 9, 2023) · WNT #1 Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz Joins Team Cuetec (Dec 5, 2023)
Fedor Gorst: Cuetec → Triple 60 / Viking (Qco). Qco announced the long-term partnership on Nov 13, 2023. Kiutip (Dec 9, 2023) reports Gorst had announced he was leaving Cuetec shortly before.
Kiutip – Francisco Sanchez Ruiz, n°1 WNT, quitte Predator pour Cuetec (also reports Gorst leaving Cuetec) (Dec 9, 2023) · Qco/Triple 60/Viking and Fedor Gorst announce long-term partnership (Nov 2023) · Fedor Gorst Official Store – My sponsors
Kelly Fisher: Fury → Predator. Billiards Digest (April 2021) lists a Fury playing cue with an EX-2 11.75 mm shaft and a Fury Apache break cue. She is now on Predator's pro team.
Billiards Digest (Apr 2021) – pros' equipment: Kelly Fisher plays a Fury with an EX-2 11.75 mm shaft (Apr 2021) · Kelly Fisher – Predator Pro Player · Predator Pro Team

Recent dated signings

New sponsorships where we have a dated announcement. Where the previous sponsor isn't documented with a dated source, we don't list one.

When	Player	Joined	Source
Nov 21, 2025	Chezka Centeno	Cuetec Pro Team	Cuetec – Chezka Centeno joins the Cuetec Pro Team
Oct 12, 2025	Ko Ping-Chung	Geez Tech (break and jump cues)	Billiards Days – Ko brothers sign with Geez Tech (TANK / AERIS)
Oct 12, 2025	Ko Pin-Yi	Geez Tech (break and jump cues)	Billiards Days – Ko brothers sign with Geez Tech (TANK / AERIS)
Aug 9, 2025	Kun-Lin Wu	Geez Tech (break and jump cues)	Billiards Days – Wu Kun-Lin signs with Geez Tech (TANK / AERIS)
Oct 2024	Aloysius Yapp	Universal Cues	The Straits Times – Aloysius Yapp (sponsor Universal Cues since Oct 2024)
Dec 7, 2023	Savannah Easton	Lucasi / Pure X (Brunswick Billiards Group)	Brunswick Billiards – sponsored players Oscar Dominguez and Savannah Easton
Nov 15, 2023	Jonas Souto Comino	McDermott (exclusive cue sponsorship)	McDermott signs Jonás Souto to exclusive cue sponsorship
Feb 27, 2023	Chia-Hua Chen	Kamui (tips)	Billiards Days – Chen Chia-Hua (Amber Chen) becomes a KAMUI player
Oct 10, 2022	Skyler Woodward	Cuetec	Two-Time Mosconi Cup MVP, Skyler Woodward Joins the Cuetec Team
Aug 2022	Ko Pin-Yi	Zen Custom Cue	Zen Custom Cue – Mr Ko Pin-Yi gain the top of Asia
Apr 23, 2021	Pijus Labutis	Mezz	Mezz news – Pijus Labutis joined the Mezz family

What doesn't count

Undated player profiles, retailer blog posts and forum threads. If the only evidence for an old sponsor is undated, we leave the switch off this page even when it's widely repeated. See how we source specs. Last updated Oct 17, 2026.