Andres Petrov
Andres Petrov | |
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birthday | 15th October 1996 (age 23) |
nationality | Estonia |
Prize money | £ 525 |
Main tour successes | |
World championships | - |
Ranking tournament victories | - |
Minor tournament victories | - |
Andres Petrov (born October 15, 1996 ) is an Estonian snooker player . He was four times Estonian champion (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017).
Career
In June 2012 Petrov moved into the final round of the men's European championship for the first time and was defeated in the round of 64 to Belgian Guy Hendrickx just 3: 4. The following year he reached the round of 32 at the European Championship and the round of 64 at the World Amateur Championship . After reaching the sixteenth finals at the U21 European Championship in 2014 , Petrov was in May 2014 with a 6-1 final victory against Mihkel Rehepapp, Estonian men's champions . In the 2014/15 season he took part for the first time in two tournaments of the Players Tour Championship , a part of the Snooker Main Tour . At the Riga Open 2014 he reached the round of 128, in which he lost 4-0 to Mark Joyce . At the Gdynia Open 2015 , on the other hand, he was eliminated 3: 4 against Lukas Kleckers in qualifying . At the Estonian championship in 2015 he defended his title with a 6-4 win against Alexander Leitmäe .
In June 2015 he made it to the semi-finals of the European Championships and lost 6-3 to Jamie Rhys Clarke . A month later he reached the round of 64 at the Riga Open , in his only PTC tournament participation in the 2015/16 season , after a 4-2 win over Rod Lawler , in which he was eliminated 4-0 against Peter Lines . In February 2016, Petrov reached the quarter-finals of the U21 European Championship and was defeated by eventual tournament winner Josh Boileau . A few days later he was eliminated again in the semi-finals of the men's European Championship , this time against the eventual European champion Jak Jones . In May 2016 he became Estonian champions for the third time in a row with a 6-2 final win against Alexander Leitmäe. At the U21 World Cup in 2016 , he reached the quarter-finals. In March 2017 he reached the semi-finals of the U21 European Championship , which he lost 5-0 to Alexander Ursenbacher from Switzerland . A little later, Petrov made it to the semi-finals of the men's European Championship for the third time in a row. He then moved into the final with a 6: 3 win over Andrew Pagett , in which he was defeated 3: 7 to Chris Totten from Scotland . As a European Championship finalist, he received a starting place for qualifying for the 2017 Professional World Championship , in which he lost his first round match 2:10 to Liam Highfield .
In May 2017, Petrov tried to qualify for the Main Tour through the Q School , but failed in both tournaments in the third round. In the snooker competition of the World Games 2017 he lost 1: 3 in the first round to the later gold medalist Kyren Wilson . At the end of the year he won the Estonian championship for the fourth time, winning the final 6-0 against Alexander Leitmäe.
successes
Final participation
output | year | competition | Final opponent | Result |
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Amateur tournaments | ||||
winner | 2014 | Estonian championship | Mihkel Rehepapp | 6: 1 |
winner | 2015 | Estonian championship | Alexander Leitmäe | 6: 4 |
winner | 2016 | Estonian championship | Alexander Leitmäe | 6: 2 |
Second | 2017 | European Championship | Chris Totten | 3: 7 |
winner | 2017 | Estonian championship | Alexander Leitmäe | 6-0 |
Web links
- Andres Petrov on snooker.org
- Andres Petrov on tournamentservice.net
- Andres Petrov in the snooker Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Athlete Information: Andres Petrov. In: worldgames2017.sportresult.com. World Games 2017 , accessed December 20, 2017 .
- ↑ Profile of Andres Petrov on CueTracker (as of December 20, 2017)
- ↑ 2014 Estonian Amateur Championship. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed March 19, 2017 .
- ↑ 2015 Estonian Amateur Championship. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed March 19, 2017 .
- ↑ 2016 Estonian Amateur Championship. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed March 19, 2017 .
- ^ A b Prize Money Won By Andres Petrov In Season 2017–2018. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed December 20, 2017 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Petrov, Andres |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian snooker player |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1996 |