Aaron Hill (snooker player)
Aaron Hill (born 28 February 2002) is an Irish professional snooker player.[2]
| Born | 28 February 2002 Cork City, County Cork |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Ireland |
| Nickname | De Breeze[1] |
| Professional | 2020– |
| Highest ranking | 105 |
| Current ranking | 111 (as of 8 February 2021) |
| Highest break | 101: 2020 World Championship (qualifying) 2020 UK Championship |
| Century breaks | 3 |
| Best ranking finish | Last 16 (2020 European Masters (2)) |
Career
In March 2020, Hill won the EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships, as a result, he was awarded a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2020–21 and 2021–22.[3]
On 24 September 2020, Hill defeated current World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-4 in the last 64 of the European Masters.[4][5]
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2018/ 19 |
2019/ 20 |
2020/ 21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[6][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] |
| Ranking tournaments | |||
| European Masters | A | A | 4R |
| English Open | A | A | 1R |
| Championship League | Non-Rank. | RR | |
| Northern Ireland Open | A | A | 1R |
| UK Championship | A | A | 1R |
| Scottish Open | A | A | 1R |
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| German Masters | A | A | LQ |
| Shoot-Out | A | 3R | 1R |
| Welsh Open | A | A | |
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | |
| Gibraltar Open | A | A | |
| WST Pro Series | Not Held | WD | |
| Tour Championship | DNQ | DNQ | |
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | |
| 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. | |||
- It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
- He was an amateur.
- New players don't have a ranking.
Career finals
Amateur finals: 5 (3 titles, 2 runners-up)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2018 | World Open Under-16 Snooker Championships | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ben Mertens |
3–4 |
| Winner | 1. | 2019 | EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championships | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Dylan Emery |
4–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2019 | Challenge Tour - Event 4 |  Ashley Hugill |
1–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 2020 | EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championships | Sean Maddocks |
4–1 |
| Winner | 3. | 2020 | EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships | Hayden Staniland |
5–2 |
References
- "Aaron Hill: 'It wasn't a once-off to beat Ronnie'". Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- "Aaron Hill". snooker.org. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- "SNOOKER CONTINUES TO LEAD SPORT'S RETURN WITH TOUR STRUCTURE PLANS". World Snooker Tour. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- "'Speechless' - Ronnie O'Sullivan shocked by Cork teenager Aaron Hill at European Masters". RTE Sport. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- "Cork teen stuns six-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan at European Masters". The 42. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
External links
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