Simon Lichtenberg
Simon Lichtenberg (born 15 December 1997) is a German professional snooker player.
 Paul Hunter Classic 2016 | |
| Born | 15 December 1997 Berlin, Germany |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Germany |
| Professional | 2018– |
| Highest ranking | 93 (June–July 2019) |
| Current ranking | 98 (as of 1 February 2021) |
| Career winnings | £13,850 |
| Highest break | 128: 2021 German Masters (qualifying) |
| Century breaks | 4 |
| Best ranking finish | Last 64 (x9) |
Career
Lichtenberg was the German amateur champion in 2016 and won the EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships in 2018. With this win he was awarded a two-year card for the professional snooker tour from the 2018–19 season onwards.[1][2][3]
He lost his tour card at the end of the 2020 season after failing to make the top 64, but he regained it in the first Q School event by beating Leo Fernandez 4-1 in the final.
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2016/ 17 |
2017/ 18 |
2018/ 19 |
2019/ 20 |
2020/ 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ranking[4][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 93 | [nb 4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Masters | A | A | LQ | LQ | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Tournament Not Held | RR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| German Masters | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoot-Out | A | A | 1R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | LQ | 2R | 1R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WST Pro Series | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Championship | Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | A | A | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | 1R | LQ | 2R | NR | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Open | A | A | LQ | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Open | A | A | LQ | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Riga Masters | A | A | LQ | LQ | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Championship | A | A | LQ | LQ | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Championship | NR | A | LQ | LQ | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Open | A | A | 1R | LQ | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Haining Open | A | A | 1R | A | 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. | |||
| 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 on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
- Players qualified through Q School started the season without ranking points.
Career finals
Amateur finals: 11 (7 titles, 4 runners-up)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2015 | German Grand Prix - Event 1 | Lukas Kleckers |
0–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2016 | German Grand Prix - Event 1 |  Andreas Ploner |
1–3 |
| Winner | 1. | 2016 | German Grand Prix - Event 3 | Roman Dietzel |
3–2 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2016 | German Grand Prix - Event 4 |  Roy Stolk |
1–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 2016 | German Amateur Championship | Roman Dietzel |
4–2 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2017 | German Grand Prix - Event 2 | Jan Eisenstein |
1–3 |
| Winner | 3. | 2017 | German Grand Prix - Event 5 |  Omar Alkojah |
3–1 |
| Winner | 4. | 2017 | German 6-red Championship | Christoph Gawlytta |
5–1 |
| Winner | 5. | 2018 | EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tyler Rees |
6–3 |
| Winner | 6. | 2018 | German Grand Prix - Event 4 | Jörn Hannes-Hühn |
3–0 |
| Winner | 7. | 2019 | German Grand Prix - Event 4 | Richard Wienold |
3–1 |
References
- Gaynor, Chris (17 May 2018). "The 17 new World Snooker Tour graduates for 2018/19". blastingnews.com. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- "WSF News: Simon Lichtenberg Awarded Tour Card - World Snooker". Worldsnooker.com. 16 February 2018. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- "Main tour qualification 2018/19". wpbsa.com. WPBSA. 28 March 2018. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
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