German snooker player
Lukas Kleckers (born 18 May 1996 in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German former professional snooker player.
Career
Kleckers first drew attention in 2013 when, at the age of 17, he captured the highest ranking and most prestigious amateur event in Germany by defeating Roman Dietzel 4–2 in the final of the German Amateur Championship. In the next few years he twice played in the qualifying rounds for the World Championship, losing 10–6 to Noppon Saengkham in 2015 and 10–7 to Rory McLeod in 2016.[2] At the 2015 Riga Open he won a match in a European Tour event for the first time by beating Anthony Hamilton 4–0, before losing 4–0 to Stephen Maguire.[3]
Kleckers came through the 2017 Q School by winning six matches including victories over former professionals Adrian Rosa and Martin O'Donnell to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons.[4]
Performance and rankings timeline
- ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
- ^ a b c d He was an amateur
- ^ New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking
- ^ Players qualified through Challenge Tour began the season without ranking points
- ^ Players qualified through Q School began the season without ranking points
- ^ The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)
Career finals
Pro-am finals: 2 (1 title)
Amateur finals: 15 (11 titles)
References
- ^ "James Cahill loses to Lukas Kleckers at snooker Q School as Liu Hongyu continues heavy-scoring streak". Eurosport. 19 May 2022. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Lukas Kleckers 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Lukas Kleckers 2015/2016". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Kleckers Books Tour Sport". World Snooker. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ "Lukas Kleckers is a German snooker champion". derwesten.de. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
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