Iulian Boiko

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Iulian Boiko
Born (2005-09-22) 22 September 2005 (age 16)
Kyiv, Ukraine
Sport country Ukraine
Professional2020–present
Highest ranking95 (August 2021)
Current ranking 105 (as of 20 December 2021)
Best ranking finishLast 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
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
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.
  1. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. ^ a b c He was an amateur.
  3. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.

Career finals[]

Amateur finals: 2 (1 title)[]

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2020 WSF Open England Ashley Hugill 3–5
Winner 1. 2020 European 6-Reds Championship Wales 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[]

  1. ^ "Iulian Boiko". snooker.org. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Match Result | World Snooker Live Scores". livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  3. ^ "SNOOKER CONTINUES TO LEAD SPORT'S RETURN WITH TOUR STRUCTURE PLANS". World Snooker Tour. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Iulian Boiko". World Snooker.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "15-year-old Iulian Boiko beats veteran for first pro win at Gibraltar Open". Metro. 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  8. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Iulian Boiko | WSF l World Snooker Federation". www.worldsnookerfederation.org. Retrieved 2021-03-04.

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