Andres Petrov

Andres Petrov
Born (1996-10-15) 15 October 1996 (age 28)
Tallinn, Estonia
Sport country Estonia
NicknameThe Tallinn Lamborghini[1]
Professional2022–2024
Highest ranking84 (June 2023)
Best ranking finishLast 32 (2023 Northern Ireland Open)

Andres Petrov (born 15 October 1996) is an Estonian former 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]

Early life and education

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

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

Tournament 2014/
15 		2015/
16 		2016/
17 		2019/
20 		2022/
23 		2023/
24 		2024/
25
Ranking[7][nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] 84 [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Non-Ranking Event RR RR WD
Xi'an Grand Prix Tournament Not Held A
Saudi Arabia Masters Tournament Not Held A
English Open Not Held A A 1R LQ A
British Open Tournament Not Held LQ LQ A
Wuhan Open Tournament Not Held LQ A
Northern Ireland Open Not Held A A LQ 2R A
International Championship A A A A NH LQ A
UK Championship A A A A LQ 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
World Open A A A A NH LQ
Players Championship[nb 4] DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
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 Tournament Not Held
WST Classic Tournament Not Held 1R Not Held
European Masters Not Held A A LQ LQ NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship A A A A RR Not Held
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. ^ a b c d e He was an amateur
  3. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
  4. ^ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2014/2015–2015/2016)
  5. ^ The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)

Career finals

Amateur finals: 12 (11 titles)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2014 Estonian Amateur Championship Estonia Mihkel Rehepapp 6–1
Winner 2. 2015 Estonian Amateur Championship (2) Estonia Alexander Leitmäe 6–4
Winner 3. 2016 Estonian Amateur Championship (3) Estonia Alexander Leitmäe 6–2
Runner-up 1. 2017 EBSA European Snooker Championship Scotland Chris Totten 3–7
Winner 4. 2017 Estonian Amateur Championship (4) Estonia Alexander Leitmäe 6–0
Winner 5. 2018 Estonian Amateur Championship (5) Estonia Denis Grabe 6–3
Winner 6. 2019 Estonian Amateur Championship (6) Estonia Denis Sokolov 6–0
Winner 7. 2020 Baltic Snooker League - Event 1 Estonia Mark Mägi 4–1
Winner 8. 2020 Estonian Amateur Championship (7) Estonia Denis Grabe 6–3
Winner 9. 2021 Estonian Amateur Championship (8) Estonia Mark Mägi 6–1
Winner 10. 2021 European 6-reds Championship Poland Paweł Rogoza 5–0
Winner 11. 2022 EBSA European Snooker Championship Belgium Ben Mertens 5–3

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Petrov's European Perfection". WPBSA. 17 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Petrov, Andres". Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon (ESBL) (in Estonian). 17 June 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Welcome Estonia's First Snooker Pro In 2022". snookerzone.co.uk. 20 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Andres Petrov". WPBSA. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Andres Petrov European Champion!". ebsa.tv. 17 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2022.