Andres Petrov (born 15 October 1996) is an Estonian 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]
| Born | 15 October 1996 Tallinn, Estonia |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Estonia |
| Nickname | The Tallinn Lamborghini[1] |
| Professional | 2022–present |
| Highest ranking | 84 (June 2023) |
| Current ranking | 106 (as of 7 May 2024) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 32 (2023 Northern Ireland Open) |
Early life and education edit
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 edit
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 edit
| Tournament | 2014/ 15 |
2015/ 16 |
2016/ 17 |
2019/ 20 |
2022/ 23 |
2023/ 24 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[7][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 84 | |||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | RR | RR | ||||||
| European Masters | Not Held | A | A | LQ | LQ | ||||
| British Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | ||||||
| English Open | Not Held | A | A | 1R | LQ | ||||
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | |||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Not Held | A | A | LQ | 2R | ||||
| International Championship | A | A | A | A | NH | LQ | |||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | |||
| Shoot Out | Non-Ranking | A | A | 1R | 1R | ||||
| Scottish Open | Not Held | A | A | LQ | LQ | ||||
| World Grand Prix | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| German Masters | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | |||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | |||
| Players Championship[nb 4] | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| World Open | A | A | A | A | NH | LQ | |||
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
| World Championship | A | A | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | |||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Riga Masters[nb 5] | Minor-Ranking | A | 1R | Not Held | |||||
| WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | 1R | NH | ||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Six-red World Championship | A | A | A | A | RR | NH | |||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
| SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
| DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
| NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. | |||
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. | |||
| R / Ranking Event | means an event is/was a ranking event. | |||
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. | |||
Career finals edit
Amateur finals: 12 (11 titles) edit
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2014 | Estonian Amateur Championship | Mihkel Rehepapp
|
6–1 |
| Winner | 2. | 2015 | Estonian Amateur Championship (2) | Alexander Leitmäe
|
6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 2016 | Estonian Amateur Championship (3) | Alexander Leitmäe
|
6–2 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2017 | EBSA European Snooker Championship |  Chris Totten
|
3–7 |
| Winner | 4. | 2017 | Estonian Amateur Championship (4) | Alexander Leitmäe
|
6–0 |
| Winner | 5. | 2018 | Estonian Amateur Championship (5) | Denis Grabe
|
6–3 |
| Winner | 6. | 2019 | Estonian Amateur Championship (6) | Denis Sokolov
|
6–0 |
| Winner | 7. | 2020 | Baltic Snooker League - Event 1 | Mark Mägi
|
4–1 |
| Winner | 8. | 2020 | Estonian Amateur Championship (7) | Denis Grabe
|
6–3 |
| Winner | 9. | 2021 | Estonian Amateur Championship (8) | Mark Mägi
|
6–1 |
| Winner | 10. | 2021 | European 6-reds Championship |  Paweł Rogoza
|
5–0 |
| Winner | 11. | 2022 | EBSA European Snooker Championship |  Ben Mertens
|
5–3 |
References edit
- ^ 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.
