Liam Graham (snooker player)
| Born | 12 September 2004 |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Scotland |
| Professional | 2023–present |
| Highest ranking | 85 (December 2024) |
| Current ranking | 86 (as of 16 December 2024) |
| Best ranking finish | Runner-up (2024 Shoot Out) |
Liam Graham (born 12 September 2004)[1] is a Scottish snooker player. He won the EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championship in March 2023. He was also runner-up in the 2024 Shoot Out.
Early life
[edit]Graham first played snooker with his grandfather in Cathcart, Glasgow. He also practised as a youngster with Scottish professional Alan McManus.[2] He also practises with Fraser Patrick, Joel Connolly, Jordan Brown, and Mark Allen.[3]
Career
[edit]As the top Scottish ranked under-21 amateur player he received a wildcard into the Scottish Open in December 2022 where he played Michael Holt, losing narrowly 4-3.[4]
Graham won the 2023 EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships, held in Malta. He beat Ukrainian Iulian Boiko 5–2 in the final. With that win he was awarded a two-year tour card for the World Snooker Tour, starting from the 2023-24 snooker season.[5][6]
2023/24
[edit]Graham made his debut in a professional draw at the 2023 Championship League held at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England from 26 June 2023. In the round-Robin group stage he started with defeats to top-50 ranked Ben Woollaston and Jimmy Robertson but earned a 2-2 draw with the experienced Peter Lines.[7][8] He earned his first professional win on 17 August 2023, at the British Open qualifying in Leicester, with a 4-3 win over Cao Yupeng.[9]
Graham was due to face Ronnie O’Sullivan at the Scottish Open but his opponent pulled out on the morning of the event. Graham, who had many friends and family at the event to watch the match said he found O'Sullivan’s actions “disrespectful”.[10][11]
2024/25
[edit]He defeated Baipat Siripaporn at the 2024 Northern Ireland Open in September 2024, before losing to Yuan Sijun in the next round.[12][13]
In December 2024 he reached the final of the 2024 Snooker Shoot Out with a wins over He Guoqiang, Ali Carter, Noppon Saengkham, Martin O'Donnell and Mark Selby.[14][15] That month, he qualified for the 2025 German Masters with wins over Ma Hailong and Sanderson Lam.[16]
Performance and rankings timeline
[edit]| Tournament | 2018/ 19 |
2021/ 22 |
2022/ 23 |
2023/ 24 |
2024/ 25 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 89 | ||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Championship League | NH | A | A | RR | RR | ||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | LQ | |||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Tournament Not Held | 2R | |||||||
| English Open | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | ||||
| British Open | NH | A | A | 1R | 1R | ||||
| Wuhan Open | Not Held | LQ | LQ | ||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | ||||
| International Championship | A | Not Held | LQ | LQ | |||||
| UK Championship | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||
| Shoot Out | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | F | ||||
| Scottish Open | A | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | ||||
| German Masters | A | A | A | LQ | |||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | LQ | |||||
| World Open | A | Not Held | LQ | LQ | |||||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
| Tour Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
| World Championship | A | A | LQ | LQ | |||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| European Masters | A | A | A | LQ | 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]Ranking finals: 1
[edit]| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2024 | Snooker Shoot Out |  Tom Ford
|
0–1 |
Amateur finals: 4 (3 titles)
[edit]| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2021 | Scottish Under-21 Championship | Aaron Graham
|
4–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 2022 | Scottish Under-21 Championship (2) | Amaan Iqbal
|
5–1 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2022 | Scottish Amateur Championship | Michael Collumb
|
3–7 |
| Winner | 3. | 2023 | EBSA European Under-21 Championship |  Iulian Boiko
|
5–2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Liam Graham". Eurosport. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Graham grateful for McManus tutorship". wst.tv. 1 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ Haigh, Phil (2 July 2023). "Liam Graham finds secret for success in Northern Ireland as he begins professional career". Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Snooker results: Scottish Open draw, schedule, results and how to watch on TV". Sporting Life. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Liam Graham U21 european champion". ebsa.tv. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "GRAHAM WINS TITLE AND TOUR CARD". wst.tv. 18 March 2023. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER 2023". Championship League Snooker. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Woolaston and Xiao win groups". wst.tv. 3 July 2023. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Graham scores first professional win". wst.tv. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Caulfield, David (12 December 2023). "Several top 16 seeds lose on opening day of Scottish Open". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Goulding, Neil (11 December 2023). "Ronnie O'Sullivan hit with astonishing rocket as rising star rips 'disrespectful' icon for ruining his dream". Daily Record. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "BROWN EARNS SPOY IN BELFAST". wst.tv. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "WINNING START FOR WHITE IN BELFAST QUALIFIERS". wst.tv. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "SNOOKER SHOOT OUT 2024: BAI YULU BEATEN BY ZHANG ANDA, DEFENDING CHAMPION MARK ALLEN AND SHAUN MURPHY CRASH OUT". Eurosport. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Graham stuns Carter to reach last 16". wst.tv. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Kowalaski set for Berlin". wst.tv. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
External links
[edit]
- Liam Graham at the World Snooker Tour
- Liam Graham at snooker.org
