Finnish Snooker Championship

The Finnish Snooker Championship is a national competition to determine the Finnish champion in snooker billiards .

history

The first recorded edition in 1990 won Jyri Virtanen , two years later he lost 5-0 to Robin Hull . In 1994 Esa Kaikumaa won the Finnish Snooker Championship for the first time, a year later Risto Värynen defeated Ari Ratinen 5-3 . A year later, Värynen also defended the title for the first time, this time Kimmo Lang defeated 5: 3. In 1998 Jyri Virtanen was able to make his second title win perfectly. A year later, Esa Kaikumaa also won the title for the second time. The next competition was from Ville Pasanenwon, who defended his title a year later. In 2003 he won the title for the third time, a year later Kimmo Lang won the title for the first time. In 2005 two former title winners dueled each other in the final, Robin Hull defeated Risto Värynen.

In 2011, Hull won his third title. A year later, Kimmo Lang was able to win for the second time, he managed a 4-2 victory over Kim Laaksonen. A year later, Lang was in the final again, but this time he had to admit defeat to Robin Hull. A new edition took place a year later, again Hull won. In 2015, Lang lost for the third time in a row, this time 4-3 against Olli-Pekka Virho . In 2016 there were two newcomers to the final, Pessi Lyyra defeated Esa Oikarinen 4: 3. In 2017 Patrik Tiihonen won the competition for the first time by beating Olli-Pekka Virho 4-0. In 2018 Robin Hull celebrated his sixth title win in the sixth final, defeating Antti Tolvanen 4-1. The following year Jani Kananen won his first title against Antti Tolvanen.

Title holder

Note: All information is provided without guarantee and is not complete; a relevant source is not currently available (as of May 2019).

year	winner	finalist	Result
1990	Jyri Virtanen	not known
1991	not known
1992	Robin Hull	Jyri Virtanen	5-0
1993	not known
1994	Esa Kaikumaa	not known
1995	Risto Värynen	Ari Ratinen	5: 3
1996	Risto Värynen	Kimmo Lang	5: 3
1997	not known
1998	Jyri Virtanen	Markku Hamalainen	not known
1999	Esa Kaikumaa	not known
2000	Ville Pasanen
2001	Ville Pasanen	Markku Hamalainen	4: 2
2002	not known	Kimmo Lang	not known
2003	Ville Pasanen	Jyri Virtanen
2004	Kimmo Lang	Markku Hamalainen	5: 4
2005	Robin Hull	Risto Värynen	5: 4
2006	not known
2007	Jyri Virtanen	Markku Hamalainen	5: 3
2008	not known
2009	Robin Hull	Kimmo Lang	4-0
2010	not known
2011	Robin Hull	Antti Mannila	4-0
2012	Kimmo Lang	Kim Laaksonen	4: 2
2013	Robin Hull	Kimmo Lang	5-0
2014	Robin Hull	Kimmo Lang	5: 4
2015	Olli-Pekka Virho	Kimmo Lang	4: 3
2016	Pessi Lyyra	Esa Oikarinen	4: 3
2017	Patrik Tiihonen	Olli-Pekka Virho	4-0
2018	Robin Hull	Antti Tolvanen	4: 1
2019	Jani Kananen	Antti Tolvanen	4: 2

Ranking list

space	player			Final participation
1	Robin Hull	7th	0	7th
2	Jyri Virtanen	3	2	5
3	Ville Pasanen	3	0	3
4th	Kimmo Lang	2	6th	8th
5	Risto Värynen	2	1	3
6th	Esa Kaikumaa	2	0	2
7th	Olli-Pekka Virho	1	1	2
8th	Pessi Lyyra	1	0	1
	Patrik Tiihonen	1	0	1
	Jani Kananen	1	0	1
11	Markku Hamalainen	0	4th	4th
12	Antti Tolvanen	0	2	2
13	Ari Ratinen	0	1	1
	Antti Mannila	0	1	1
	Kim Laaksonen	0	1	1
	Esa Oikarinen	0	1	1

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Euro Player Profile - Jyri Virtanen (Finland). (No longer available online.) Global Snooker Center, 2004, archived from the original on March 19, 2016 ; accessed on September 25, 2018 (English).  
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Ron Florax: Winner Finishes By Robin Hull In All Non-professional 9 Events. (No longer available online.) Cuetracker.net, archived from the original on September 25, 2018 ; accessed on September 25, 2018 (English).  
3. ↑ ^{a b} Euro Player Profile - Esa Kaikumaa (Finland). (No longer available online.) Global Snooker Center, 2004, archived from the original on Aug. 11, 2004 ; accessed on September 25, 2018 (English).  
4. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Ron Florax: Finnish Amateur Championship. Cuetracker.net, accessed on September 25, 2018 .  
5. ↑ ^{a b c} Euro Player Profile - Markku Hamalainen (Finland). (No longer available online.) Global Snooker Center, 2004, archived from the original on November 9, 2005 ; accessed on September 25, 2018 (English).  
6. ↑ ^{a b} Euro Player Profile - Ville Pasanen (Finland). (No longer available online.) Global Snooker Center, 2004, archived from the original on March 19, 2006 ; accessed on September 25, 2018 (English).  
7. ↑ ^{a b} Euro Player Profile - Kimmo Lang (Finland). (No longer available online.) Global Snooker Center, 2004, archived from the original on March 19, 2006 ; accessed on September 25, 2018 (English).  
8. ↑ Jani Kananen Snookerin Suomenmestari 2019. Suomen Biljardiliitto, May 27, 2019, accessed on May 27, 2019 (Finnish).