Lukas Kleckers

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Lukas Kleckers
Lukas Kleckers PHC 2017-2.jpg
Paul Hunter Classic 2017
Born (1996-05-18) 18 May 1996 (age 25)
Essen, North Rhine
Sport country Germany
NicknameThe Ruhr-Potter
Professional2017–2019, 2020–present
Highest ranking76 (August 2021)
Current ranking 83 (as of 20 December 2021)
Best ranking finishLast 16 (x1)

Lukas Kleckers (born 18 May 1996 in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German professional snooker player.

Career[]

Kleckers first drew attention in 2013 when, at the age of 17, he captured the highest ranking and most prestigious amateur event in Germany by defeating Roman Dietzel 4–2 in the final of the German Amateur Championship. In the next few years he twice played in the qualifying rounds for the World Championship, losing 10–6 to Noppon Saengkham in 2015 and 10–7 to Rory McLeod in 2016.[1] At the 2015 Riga Open he won a match in a European Tour event for the first time by beating Anthony Hamilton 4–0, before losing 4–0 to Stephen Maguire.[2]

In May 2017, Kleckers came through Q-School by winning six matches including victories over former professionals Adrian Rosa and Martin O'Donnell to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons.[3]

Performance and rankings timeline[]

Tournament 2014/
15 		2015/
16 		2016/
17 		2017/
18 		2018/
19 		2019/
20 		2020/
21 		2021/
22
Ranking[4][nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] 96 [nb 2] [nb 3] 80
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Non-Ranking Event RR RR
British Open Tournament Not Held 4R
Northern Ireland Open Not Held A 1R 1R A 3R LQ
English Open Not Held A 1R 2R A 1R LQ
UK Championship A A A 1R 1R A 1R 1R
Scottish Open Not Held A 1R 1R A 1R LQ
World Grand Prix NR DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Shoot-Out Non-Ranking A 1R 3R 1R 1R
German Masters A A A LQ LQ LQ LQ
Players Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
European Masters Not Held A LQ LQ LQ 2R LQ
Welsh Open A A A 1R 3R A 1R
Tournament Not Held
Gibraltar Open NH MR A 1R 1R A 1R
Tour Championship Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship LQ LQ A LQ LQ LQ LQ
Variant format tournaments
Six-red World Championship A A 1R A A A Not Held
Former ranking tournaments
Shanghai Masters A A A LQ Non-Ranking Not Held
Paul Hunter Classic Minor-Ranking WD 1R 2R NR Not Held
Indian Open A NH A LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
China Open A A A LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
Riga Masters[nb 4] Minor-Ranking A 2R 2R 2R Not Held
International Championship A A A LQ LQ A Not Held
China Championship Not Held NR LQ LQ A Not Held
World Open Not Held A LQ LQ A Not Held
WST Pro Series Tournament Not Held RR NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Haining Open Minor-Ranking A A 2R A 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 He was an amateur.
  3. ^ a b New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
  4. ^ The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)

Career finals[]

Pro-am finals: 1 (1 title)[]

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2018 3 Kings Open Austria 5–1

Amateur finals: 15 (11 titles)[]

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2011 German Grand Prix - Final New Zealand 2–3
Winner 1. 2013 German Grand Prix - Event 3 Germany 4–2
Winner 2. 2013 German Championship Germany 4–2[5]
Winner 3. 2014 German Grand Prix - Event 1 Germany 4–3
Winner 4. 2014 German Grand Prix - Event 3 Germany 3–1
Runner-up 2. 2014 German Grand Prix - Event 6 Germany 2–4
Winner 5. 2015 German Grand Prix - Event 1 Germany Simon Lichtenberg 4–0
Runner-up 3. 2015 German Grand Prix - Event 2 Denmark 1–3
Winner 6. 2016 German Grand Prix - Event 2 Austria 3–2
Runner-up 4. 2016 European 6-Reds Championship Poland 3–4
Winner 7. 2016 German 6-red Championship Germany 4–0
Winner 8. 2019 German 6-red Championship Germany 4–2
Winner 9. 2019 German Grand Prix - Event 1 France 3–1
Winner 10. 2019 German Championship Germany 4–0
Winner 11. 2020 Challenge Tour – Event 8 Wales Tyler Rees 3–1

References[]

  1. ^ "Lukas Kleckers 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Lukas Kleckers 2015/2016". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Kleckers Books Tour Sport". World Snooker. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  5. ^ "Lukas Kleckers is a German snooker champion". derwesten.de. Retrieved 28 October 2013.

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