Connor Benzey
| Born | 13 February 2002[1] |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  England |
| Professional | 2025-present |
Connor Benzey (born 13 February 2002) is an English professional snooker player. He has earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour starting with the 2025–26 snooker season.
Career
[edit]From Southampton, he played as a youngster at Chandlers Ford Snooker Club.[2] He won the European U17 title in Malta in 2019. He finished second in the 2020 EPSB Under-21 Premier Development Tour and reached the last 16 of the World Snooker Federation Open in Malta.[3][4] He beat Fraser Patrick to reach the last-64 at the 2020 English Open in Milton Keynes in October 2020, before being beaten by John Higgins.[5][6]
A top-up player competing as an amateur at the 2024 Championship League in Leicester in June 2024, Benzey performed with credit going unbeaten in his round-robin group that included a draw with former world champion Mark Williams, as well as wins against Northern Ireland's Fergal Quinn and professional David Grace.[7] He was defeated by Mark Joyce in the quarterfinals of the Q Tour Global Play-Offs in Antalya in March 2025.[8] He entered Q School in May 2025, reaching the final round of event two with a win against former professional John Astley, where he faced Rodion Judin of Latvia. A 4-2 win earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour, starting with the 2025–26 snooker season.[9][10]
Performance and rankings timeline
[edit]| Tournament | 2019/ 20 |
2020/ 21 |
2024/ 25 |
2025/ 26 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | |||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Championship League | NR | A | RR | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Not Held | A | |||||||
| Wuhan Open | Not Held | A | |||||||
| English Open | A | 2R | A | ||||||
| British Open | Not Held | A | |||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Not Held | A | |||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | A | A | A | ||||||
| International Championship | A | NH | A | ||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | ||||||
| Shoot Out | A | 2R | A | ||||||
| Scottish Open | A | A | A | ||||||
| German Masters | A | A | A | ||||||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | ||||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||
| World Open | A | NH | A | ||||||
| Tour Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||
| World Championship | A | LQ | A | ||||||
| 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]Amateur finals: 2 (2 titles)
[edit]| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2022 | EPSB Open Series - Crucible - Event 1 | Hamim Hussain
|
3–0 |
| Winner | 2. | 2024 | EPSB Open Series - Frames - Event 2 | Marcos Dayao
|
3–2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Conor Benzey". Eurosport. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ Rees-Julian, George (1 June 2025). "Connor Benzey secures first pro tour card via Q School". Daily Echo. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Conner Benzey European U17 Champion". websfsnooker.com. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "CUE & A WITH CONNOR BENZEY". epsb. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ Dunkley, Tim (20 October 2020). "£3,000 jackpot for English Open wildcard Benzey". cuestars. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "BENZEY TO FACE CARRINGTON AT SHOOT OUT". epsb. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "MARK WILLIAMS MAKES STRONG START TO NEW SNOOKER SEASON AT CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE". Eurosport. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "TWELVE REMAIN AFTER OPENING DAY OF Q TOUR GLOBAL PLAY-OFFS". wst.tv. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "BURNS BLITZ EARNS FINAL ROUND SLOT". wst.tv. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "GRACE, BURNS, BENZEY AND QUINN SECURE TOUR CARDS AT Q SCHOOL". wst.tv. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.