Estonian snooker player
Andres Petrov (born 15 October 1996) is an Estonian former professional snooker player. He is the first professional snooker player from Estonia. Petrov turned professional at the start of the 2022/23 season after winning the EBSA European Snooker Championship.[2]
Early life and education
Petrov was born in Tallinn. His father, Boriss Petrov, is a youth ice hockey coach. Petrov graduated from Tallinn High School of Humanities in 2015 and from Tallinn University, with a degree in youth work in 2018.[3]
Career
Petrov started playing snooker in 2009.[4] In 2017 he reached the final of the EBSA European Snooker Championship for the first time, where he lost 7-3 to Chris Totten, and notably reached the last 64 of the 2019 Riga Masters as an amateur.[5] He turned professional in 2022 after winning the European Snooker Championship with a 5-3 victory over Ben Mertens in the final.[6]
Performance and rankings timeline
- ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
- ^ a b c d e He was an amateur
- ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
- ^ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2014/2015–2015/2016)
- ^ The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)
Career finals
Amateur finals: 12 (11 titles)
References
- ^ Quarrell, Dan (9 November 2022). "'He doesn't need the toilet!' - Gary Wilson fumes at UK Championship and opponent Andres Petrov hits back". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Petrov's European Perfection". WPBSA. 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Petrov, Andres". Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon (ESBL) (in Estonian). 17 June 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Welcome Estonia's First Snooker Pro In 2022". snookerzone.co.uk. 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Andres Petrov". WPBSA. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Andres Petrov European Champion!". ebsa.tv. 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
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