Antoni Kowalski
| Born | 9 February 2004 Zielona Góra |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Poland |
| Professional | 2024–present |
| Highest ranking | 99 (July 2024) |
| Current ranking | 103 (as of 28 October 2024) |
Antoni Kowalski (born 9 February 2004) is a Polish professional snooker player. He has earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour from the 2024–25 snooker season. [1]
Early life
[edit]Kowalski is from Zielona Góra in Poland.[2]
Career
[edit]In 2019, he won the World Open Under-16 Snooker Championships, defeating Hungarian Bulcsú Révész 4–2 in the final.[3][4] He became the first Polish player to win the title.[5]
In 2022, Kowalski was runner up to Liam Davies in the Under-18 and Under-21 categories at the IBSF World Snooker Championship.[6]
In January 2023, Kowalski defeated Mateusz Baranowski 5-2 in the final of the Polish Championship in Lublin. It was his second Polish national championship, having also won the title in 2021.[7]
2023-24 season
[edit]In November 2023, Kowalski secured the biggest title of his career as he defeated Rory McLeod 5-3 in the final to win the Landywood Q Tour title.[8]
In January 2024, he defeated Baronowski in the final of the Polish national championship again, for his third national title.[9] In March 2024, he reached the final of the EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships where he lost to Liam Davies.[10]
2024-25 season
[edit]He entered Q School in May 2024 and in the second event he progressed to the latter stages with wins over Jed Mann, and former professional James Cahill.[11] In the final round he faced Englishman Simon Blackwell and triumphed 4-1 to earn an assured two-year card on the World Snooker Tour.[12][13]
He began his pro career at the 2024 Championship League in Leicester in June 2024 with his results including a 2-2 draw with World Championship finalist Jak Jones in his round robin group.[14] He reached the third round of the 2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters with a 4-0 win over He Guoqiang.[15] He defeated Hammad Miah at the 2024 Northern Ireland Open in September 2024.[16]
Performance and rankings timeline
[edit]| Tournament | 2013/ 14 |
2014/ 15 |
2015/ 16 |
2017/ 18 |
2018/ 19 |
2019/ 20 |
2020/ 21 |
2024/ 25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | |
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | A | RR | ||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | LQ | |||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Tournament Not Held | 3R | |||||||
| English Open | Not Held | A | A | A | A | LQ | |||
| British Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | |||||||
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | |||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Not Held | A | A | A | A | LQ | |||
| International Championship | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | LQ | |
| UK Championship | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | ||
| Shoot Out | Non-Ranking | A | A | A | A | ||||
| Scottish Open | Not Held | A | A | A | A | ||||
| German Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | ||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | ||
| World Open | A | Not Held | A | A | A | NH | |||
| World Grand Prix | NH | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||
| Players Championship[nb 4] | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
| World Championship | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | ||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | Minor-Ranking | LQ | LQ | NR | Not Held | ||||
| European Masters | Not Held | A | A | A | 2R | 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. | |||
Career finals
[edit]Pro-am finals: 1
[edit]| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2024 | Belgian Open |  Joe O'Connor
|
2–4 |
Amateur finals: 8 (5 titles)
[edit]| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2019 | World Open Under-16 Snooker Championships |  Bulcsú Révész
|
4–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 2020 | Polish Amateur Championship | Mateusz Baranowski
|
6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2022 | IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship |  Liam Davies
|
3–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2022 | IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship | Liam Davies
|
1–5 |
| Winner | 3. | 2023 | Polish Amateur Championship (2) | Mateusz Baranowski
|
5–2 |
| Winner | 4. | 2023 | Q Tour – Event 4 |  Rory McLeod
|
5–3 |
| Winner | 5. | 2024 | Polish Amateur Championship (3) | Mateusz Baranowski
|
5–1 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2024 | EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships | Liam Davies
|
3–5 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Antoni Kowalski". Eurosport. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Czykier, Mariusz (11 November 2023). "A GREAT SUCCESS FOR THE POLISH TEENAGER. A BIG STEP TOWARDS PROMOTION TO THE WORLD ELITE". Eurosport. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "A rising star from Hungary: Bulcsú Révész". World Snooker Tour. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Pathak, Vivek (24 August 2019). "Antoni Kowalski – Champion World Under-16 Boys Snooker". IBSF. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Borek, David (26 August 2019). "Snooker. A great success for the Pole. Antoni Kowalski is the under-16 world champion". Sportowefakty.pl. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Liam creates history with the Hat-Trick of titles". ibsf.info. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Antek Kowalski returns to the throne. A snooker player from Zielona Góra is the Polish champion". Zielonagora.Wyborcza. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "CHAMPION KOWALSKI CLAIMS LANDYWOOD Q TOUR TITLE". WPBSA. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Kalisz, Sara (18 January 2024). "He won the Polish championship while working as... a courier". Sport.tvp.pl. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "DAVIES WINS EUROPEAN UNDER-21 TITLE". wst.tv. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "ADAM ABBAS, 11, SUFFERS DEFEAT TO SEAN O'SULLIVAN IN ROUND THREE OF Q SCHOOL EVENT 2 TO END FAIRYTALE RUN". Eurosport. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "KOWALSKI BEATS CAHILL IN THRILLER". wst.tv. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "AJAIB, KOWALSKI, MANN AND TOTTEN RUN Q SCHOOL GAUNTLET". Wpbsa. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "MCGUIGAN MAKES FAST START TO PRO CAREER". wst.tv. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "SAUDI ARABIA SNOOKER MASTERS: DAY TWO EVENING". wst.tv. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "WINNING START FOR WHITE IN BELFAST QUALIFIERS". wst.tv. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.