Iulian Boiko
Born | Kyiv, Ukraine | 22 September 2005
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Sport country | Ukraine |
Professional | 2020–present |
Highest ranking | 95 (August 2021) |
Current ranking | 105 (as of 20 December 2021) |
Best ranking finish | Last 64 (2021 Gibraltar Open, 2021 Scottish Open) |
Iulian Boiko (born 22 September 2005 in Kyiv, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian professional snooker player.[1]
Career[]
In May 2019, Boiko registered his first official century break in a 4–3 defeat against Billy Joe Castle in the Q School 2019 - Event 2.[2]
In January 2020, Boiko finished as runner-up in the WSF Open, as a result, he was awarded a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2020–21 and 2021–22.[3] As a 14 years old, he became the youngest ever professional player.[4] In March 2020, Boiko defeated Darren Morgan, a former professional player, by 5–3 in the final to become the EBSA European 6-Reds champion for the first time.[5] Later in 2020, he participated at the qualifying stages of the World Championship, the youngest player to do so,[4] but he was eliminated by Thor Chuan Leong in the first qualifying round, losing 6–3.[6]
On 4 March 2021, Boiko won his first professional match in Gibraltar Open against Fergal O'Brien, winning 4–3.[7]
Performance and rankings timeline[]
Tournament | 2017/ 18 |
2018/ 19 |
2019/ 20 |
2020/ 21 |
2021/ 22 | ||||
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Ranking[8][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 90 | ||||
Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | RR | RR | ||||||
British Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | |||||||
Northern Ireland Open | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | ||||
English Open | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | ||||
UK Championship | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | ||||
Scottish Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | ||||
World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
Shoot-Out | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | ||||
German Masters | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||
Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
European Masters | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | ||||
Welsh Open | A | A | A | 1R | |||||
Tournament Not Held | |||||||||
Gibraltar Open | LQ | LQ | A | 2R | |||||
Tour Championship | NH | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
World Championship | A | A | LQ | LQ | |||||
Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||
Paul Hunter Classic | A | 1R | NR | Not Held | |||||
WST Pro Series | Tournament Not Held | RR | NH | ||||||
Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||
Paul Hunter Classic | Ranking Event | 1R | Not Held |
Performance Table Legend | |||||
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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. | |||
VF / Variant Format Event | means an event is/was a variant format event. |
Career finals[]
Amateur finals: 2 (1 title)[]
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 2020 | WSF Open | Ashley Hugill | 3–5 |
Winner | 1. | 2020 | European 6-Reds Championship | Darren Morgan | 5–3 |
Personal life[]
Boiko is the son of Serhii Boiko, who is responsible for creating and overseeing the Ukrainian Snooker Federation.[9]
References[]
- ^ "Iulian Boiko". snooker.org. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "Match Result | World Snooker Live Scores". livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ "SNOOKER CONTINUES TO LEAD SPORT'S RETURN WITH TOUR STRUCTURE PLANS". World Snooker Tour. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Iulian Boiko". World Snooker.
- ^ Administrator (2020-03-16). "Iulian Boiko is the new 6 Reds European Snooker Champion". European Billiards & Snooker Association (in British English). Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ "Thor ends 14-year-old Iulian Boiko's dream of qualifying for World Championship". uk.sports.yahoo.com (in British English). Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ "15-year-old Iulian Boiko beats veteran for first pro win at Gibraltar Open". Metro. 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Iulian Boiko | WSF l World Snooker Federation". www.worldsnookerfederation.org. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
External links[]
- "Official player profile of Iulian Boiko". wst.tv. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. "Players" section.
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Ukrainian snooker players