Liam Pullen

Liam Pullen
Born (2005-07-11) 11 July 2005 (age 19)
Sport country England
Professional2023–present
Highest ranking82 (July 2024)
Current ranking 90 (as of 16 December 2024)
Best ranking finishLast 16 (2024 Shoot Out)

Liam Pullen (born 11 July 2005)[1] is an English snooker player from Yorkshire. In April 2023 he became the England under-18 snooker champion. He has earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour starting with 2023–24 snooker season.

Career

From York, Pullen made his debut at Q School in 2021 as a fifteen year-old and his performances included a win over former professional James Cahill.[2] In July 2022 he made his first maximum break, while practising in Leeds.[3]

Pullen reached the final the WSF Junior Snooker Championship held in Sydney, Australia in February 2023, with a highest break of 143.[4] In the final he lost to his compatriot Stan Moody.[5][6] In March 2023, he reached the final of 2023 EBSA European Snooker Championships in Malta where he was defeated by Hungarian Bulcsú Révész.[7]

In April 2023 Pullen won the English under-18 title defeating Oliver Sykes 4-2 in the final.[8] In April 2023 Pullen also won through to face Leeds’ Daniel Womersley in the final of the Yorkshire Snooker Championship, held at the Northern Snooker Centre.[9] That month he also retained his Yorkshire under-19 title he first won in 2022.[10]

Pullen came back from a 3-0 deficit to defeat Craig Steadman 4-3, playing as a seventeen year-old at the 2023 Q School.[11] His performances led him to earning a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour starting with 2023–24 snooker season.[12]

2023/24 season

Pullen made his professional debut in the draw for the 2023 Championship League held at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England from 26 June 2023. In his opening match he was defeated by world number 31 Chris Wakelin. In the round-robin phase he drew with Oliver Lines, and recorded his first professional win, over Ukraine's Anton Kazakov.[13] Pullen recorded the biggest win of his career when he defeated former world champion Graeme Dott in qualifying for the 2023 International Championship in September 2023.[14] He followed up that win by defeating Noppon Saengkham in a decider at the event in Tianjin to reach the last-32 of a ranking event for the first time.[15] He also reached the last-32 of the 2023 Snooker Shoot Out in December 2023.[16] Later that month, he qualified for the 2024 German Masters with a win over former world champion Stuart Bingham.[17] He qualified for the 2024 Welsh Open with a 4-0 win over Rebecca Kenna.[18] In the first round of qualifying for the 2024 World Snooker Championship he defeated Anton Kazakov 10-3.[19]

2024/25 season

He was on the receiving end of a maximum break against Chinese opponent Fan Zhengyi at the English Open in September 2024.[20] In December 2024 he reached the last-16 of the 2024 Snooker Shoot Out with a victory over former world champion Neil Robertson.[21]

Personal life

From Yorkshire, he practises at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds.[22] Pullen practises with local pros such as; Peter Lines and Oliver Lines with whom he also goes running.[23]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2022/
23 		2023/
24 		2024/
25
Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 3] 81
Ranking tournaments
Championship League A RR RR
Xi'an Grand Prix Not Held LQ
Saudi Arabia Masters Not Held 2R
English Open A 1R LQ
British Open A LQ LQ
Wuhan Open NH LQ LQ
Northern Ireland Open A LQ LQ
International Championship NH 2R LQ
UK Championship A LQ LQ
Shoot Out A 3R 4R
Scottish Open A LQ LQ
German Masters A 1R LQ
Welsh Open A 1R
World Open NH LQ LQ
World Grand Prix DNQ DNQ
Players Championship DNQ DNQ
Tour Championship DNQ DNQ
World Championship LQ LQ
Former ranking tournaments
European Masters A LQ 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.
  1. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. ^ He was an amateur
  3. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking

Career finals

Amateur finals: 6 (1 title)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2019 English Under-14 Championship England Stan Moody 4–5
Runner-up 2. 2019 English Under-16 Championship England Paul Deaville 3–6
Runner-up 3. 2022 EPSB Open Series - Cueball - Event 2 England Hayden Staniland 2–3
Runner-up 4. 2023 WSF Junior Open England Stan Moody 1–5
Runner-up 5. 2023 EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championships Hungary Bulcsú Révész 3–4
Winner 1. 2023 English Under-18 Championship England Oliver Sykes 4–2

References

  1. ^ "Liam Pullen". worldsnookerdata.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Potential rookies chase tour dream". wst.tv. 6 June 2021. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  3. ^ Coates, Tom (22 July 2022). "Teenage snooker star targeting titles after scoring his first maximum break in Leeds". Yorkshire Evening Post. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Pullen Makes 143 and Sets Up Moody Final". wpbsa. 2 February 2023. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  5. ^ "STAN MOODY EARNS SNOOKER TOUR CARD AT 16 YEARS OLD FOR NEXT TWO SEASONS AFTER WINNING WSF JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". Eurosport.
  6. ^ "Stan Moody wins WSF Junior Championship". snookerhq.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  7. ^ Barroso, Antonio (21 March 2023). "Bulcsú Révész is the new U18 european champion". ebsa.tv. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Pullen Powers to English Under-18 Glory". epsb.co.uk. 16 April 2023. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Liam Pullen and Dan Womersley reach Snooker Championship Final". ybsa.co.uk. 30 April 2023. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Liam Pullen retains U19 Title". ybsa.co.uk. 22 April 2023. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Pullen clinched final day spot". wst.tv. 30 May 2023. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Alexander Ursenbacher, Andrew Higginson, Andrew Pagett and Liam Pullen clinch your cards". wst.tv. 31 May 2023. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  13. ^ "O'Donnell and Wakelin reach second phase". wst.tv. 27 June 2023. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  14. ^ Caulfield, David (21 September 2023). "Teenager Liam Pullen beats former world champion in snooker qualifiers". Snooker HQ. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  15. ^ Caulfield, David (6 November 2023). "Mark Davis "feels brilliant" after beating Luca Brecel". SnookerHQ. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  16. ^ "YOUNG GUNS FIRE IN SWANSEA". WST. 8 December 2023. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  17. ^ "GERMAN MASTERS SNOOKER: JIMMY WHITE, GARY WILSON AND STUART BINGHAM LOSE QUALIFIERS, ZHANG ANDA AND MATTHEW STEVENS WIN". Eurosport. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  18. ^ "DAY SURVIVES DORGHAM TEST". wst.tv. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  19. ^ "CRUCIBLE QUALIFYING DAY THREE: PULLEN POWERS PAST KAZAKOV". wst. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  20. ^ "Fan scores first career maximum at English Open". BBC Sport. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  21. ^ https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/snooker-shoot-out-live-bai-yulu-up-against-zhang-anda-neil-robertson-mark-allen-also-in-early-round-two-action_sto20060778/story.shtml
  22. ^ Hercock, Richard (16 November 2024). "York teenager Liam Pullen cueing up for dream return to the Barbican in Victorian Plumbing UK Championship". Yorkshire Post.
  23. ^ "PULLENS SYDNEY HEARTBREAK INSPIRED Q SCHOOL SUCCEES". wst.tv. 13 June 2023. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

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