EBSA U21 European Snooker Championship 2020

U21 European Championship 2020
Attendees:	92
Venue:	Salgados Palace Hotel, Albufeira , Portugal
Opening:	March 10, 2020
Endgame:	March 14, 2020
Winner:	Aaron Hill
Finalist:	Hayden Staniland
Highest Break:	114 ( Noel Landers)
← 2019

The EBSA U21 European Snooker Championship 2020 was a junior snooker tournament organized by the European Billiards and Snooker Association together with the Federação Portuguesa de Bilhar (FPB) . It took place from February 10-14 , 2020 at the Salgados Palace Hotel in Albufeira , Portugal . It was the 10th edition of the European Championship in the U21 age group.

Aaron Hill , who had just become European U18 champion just before , also won the title in the older age group. The 19-year-old Irishman beat England's Hayden Staniland 5-2 in the final. As in the previous year, the tournament winner Hill qualified for two seasons of the professional snooker tour .

Group stage

92 players from 27 countries registered for the tournament. They were divided into 19 groups, 16 groups with 5 and 3 with 4 players each. In the groups everyone played against everyone for the placements. The top three in each group qualified for the final round.

Final round

The final round was played in knockout mode . 57 players had qualified through the group stage, so 7 players got a bye in the first round and moved directly into round 2.

First round best of 7 frames

Second round best of 7 frames

Round of 16 best of 7 frames

Quarterfinals Best of 7 Frames

Semi-final best of 7 frames

Final best of 9 frames

1

Julian Boyko

-

(Bye)

1

Julian Boyko

4th

32

Attila Horváth

0

33

Tyler Rees

2

32

Attila Horváth

4th

1

Julian Boyko

3

16

Harry Gosney

4th

17th

Niel Vincent

4th

48

José María Cortés

0

17th

Niel Vincent

1

16

Harry Gosney

4th

49

Liam Graham

2

16

Harry Gosney

4th

16

Harry Gosney

3

24

Hayden Staniland

4th

9

Luis cousin

4th

56

Nils Ritenius Manjer

0

9

Luis cousin

3

24

Hayden Staniland

4th

41

Artūrs Ķeņģis

2

24

Hayden Staniland

4th

24

Hayden Staniland

4th

25th

Jenson Kendrick

1

25th

Jenson Kendrick

4th

40

Noel Landers

0

25th

Jenson Kendrick

4th

8th

Fergal Quinn

3

57

Uladsislau Ramanouski

1

8th

Fergal Quinn

4th

24

Hayden Staniland

4th

29

Brian Ochoiski

3

5

Dylan Emery

-

(Bye)

5

Dylan Emery

4th

37

Umut Dikme

2

37

Umut Dikme

4th

28

Alfie Davies

3

5

Dylan Emery

4th

44

Ivan Kakowski

2

21st

Bulcsú Révész

1

44

Ivan Kakowski

4th

44

Ivan Kakowski

4th

12

Anton Kazakov

1

53

Michał Kotiuk

2

12

Anton Kazakov

4th

5

Dylan Emery

3

29

Brian Ochoiski

4th

13

Antoni Kowalski

4th

52

Bradley Tyson

2

13

Antoni Kowalski

4th

45

Kledio KaÇi

0

45

Kledio KaÇi

4th

20th

Andrei Karasov

2

13

Antoni Kowalski

2

29

Brian Ochoiski

4th

29

Brian Ochoiski

4th

36

Daniel Sciborski

1

29

Brian Ochoiski

4th

4th

Sean Maddocks

1

4th

Sean Maddocks

-

(Bye)

24

Hayden Staniland

2

6th

Aaron Hill

5

3

Kobe Vanoppen

-

(Bye)

3

Kobe Vanoppen

4th

30th

Maxim Ene

1

35

Mario Bodlos

1

30th

Maxim Ene

4th

3

Kobe Vanoppen

2

14th

Mark Lloyd

4th

19th

Connor Benzey

4th

46

Isaac Borg

1

19th

Connor Benzey

0

14th

Mark Lloyd

4th

51

Tuure Lappalainen

2

14th

Mark Lloyd

4th

14th

Mark Lloyd

0

6th

Aaron Hill

4th

11

Ross Bulman

4th

54

Mark Gleeson

2

11

Ross Bulman

4th

22nd

Nicolas Mortreux

1

43

Yorrit Hoes

1

22nd

Nicolas Mortreux

4th

11

Ross Bulman

1

6th

Aaron Hill

4th

27

Kiryl Marholin

0

38

Patrik Tiihonen

4th

38

Patrik Tiihonen

2

6th

Aaron Hill

4th

6th

Aaron Hill

-

(Bye)

6th

Aaron Hill

4th

10

Ben Mertens

1

7th

Dean Young

-

(Bye)

7th

Dean Young

3

26th

Julien Leclercq

4th

39

Rhys Morgans

1

26th

Julien Leclercq

4th

26th

Julien Leclercq

3

10

Ben Mertens

4th

23

Eelis Lappalainen

4th

42

Toni Savonen

2

23

Eelis Lappalainen

1

10

Ben Mertens

4th

55

Madalin Gal

1

10

Ben Mertens

4th

10

Ben Mertens

4th

2

Daniel Holoyda

0

15th

Florian Nuessle

4th

50

Ryan McGuirk

0

15th

Florian Nuessle

2

18th

Robbie McGuigan

4th

47

Liam Davies

1

18th

Robbie McGuigan

4th

18th

Robbie McGuigan

2

2

Daniel Holoyda

4th

31

Jack Harris

4th

34

Christopher Clifford

0

31

Jack Harris

2

2

Daniel Holoyda

4th

2

Daniel Holoyda

-

(Bye)

final

Final: Best of 9 Frames Referee: Sara Kwiecińska Salgados Palace Hotel,  Albufeira , Portugal , March 14, 2020
Hayden Staniland	2: 5	Aaron Hill
6: 76 (59), 28: 74 (69), 46: 70 , 0: 104 (76), 68 : 47, 71 : 32 (53), 25: 73
53	Highest break	76
-	Century breaks	-
1	50+ breaks	3

Century breaks

148 breaks of 50 or more points were scored during the tournament. Six players even managed to achieve a three-digit score:

Noel Landers	114
Julian Boyko	107
Dylan Emery	107
Ben Mertens	102
Patrik Tiihonen	101
Florian Nuessle	100

swell

1. ↑ 2020 European Snooker Championships. Snooker Zone, 2020, accessed June 15, 2020 . 
2. ↑ European Snooker Championships U21 - Albufeira / Portugal 2020. EBSA , March 14, 2020, accessed on June 15, 2020 . 
3. ↑ 2020 European Championships - Under 21. CueTracker, March 14, 2020, accessed June 15, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Match report final (European Snooker Championships U21 - Albufeira / Portugal 2020). EBSA , March 14, 2020, accessed June 15, 2020 . 
5. ↑ European Snooker Championships U21 - Albufeira / Portugal 2020 - all breaks. EBSA , March 14, 2020, accessed June 15, 2020 . 

Web links

• European Snooker Championship U21 → Portugal - Albufeira 2020 (Results)
• Snooker: EBSA - Albufeira / Portugal 2020 - YouTube video channel