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Michał Szubarczyk
Born (2011-01-12) 12 January 2011 (age 14)
Lublin, Poland
Sport country Poland
Professional2025–present
Highest rankingTBC

Michał Szubarczyk (born 12 January 2011) is a Polish professional snooker player. In 2025, at the age of 14 years-old, he won a nomination for a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour starting from the 2025–26 snooker season.

Early and personal life

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He is from Lublin, Poland.[1] His mother works in a bank, and father, Kamil, ran his own business before moving to part-time work to support his son as snooker coach and manager. Father and son had watched the sport on television together and Michal developed an interest so they started playing snooker together at a local club, when he was six years old. He also likes playing football and chess. He scored his first snooker maximum break in practise at the age of 12.[2][3][4] He uses home education instead of traditional school education to reconcile his student duties and snooker training.[5]

Career

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At the age of 12 years-old, he won the Polish national championships at under-18 and under-21 level.[6] In January 2024, he reached the quarter-final of the senior Polish snooker championships, aged 13 years-old.[7] He became the Polish champion at six-red snooker, and became the Polish U-16 pool champion and the Polish junior champion at Snooker Shoot Out.[8]

In August 2024, he won the IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship at the age of 13 years-old, defeating German Alexander Widau in the final in Bengaluru, India. He became the youngest ever winner of the tournament.[9] He had lost in the under-17 semi-final earlier in the same week.[10][11]

In March 2025, he won both the under-16 and EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championship titles.[12][13] Later that month, he reached the final of the EBSA European Snooker Championship with a win over former professional Harvey Chandler. In the final he lost to former professional Liam Highfield. With these results he won a nomination for the World Snooker Tour for the 2025–26 snooker season. Should he accept the nomination, he will become the youngest ever professional snooker player.[14][15][16] He was awarded a place into the qualifying rounds for the 2025 World Snooker Championship where he lost in the first round 10-8 to Dean Young.[17][18]

Performance and rankings timeline

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Tournament 2024/
25
Ranking[19][nb 1] [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
World Championship 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.
  1. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. ^ He was an amateur

Career finals

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Amateur finals: 4 (3 titles)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2024 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship Germany Alexander Widau 5–1
Winner 2. 2025 EBSA European Under-16 Snooker Championship Poland Krzysztof Czapnik 4–2
Winner 3. 2025 EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championship England Ethan Llewellyn 4–1
Runner-up 1. 2025 EBSA European Snooker Championship England Liam Highfield 0–5

References

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  1. ^ "Michał Szubarczyk z Lublina mistrzem świata w snookerze. Ma 13 lat!" [Michał Szubarczyk from Lublin is the world snooker champion. He is 13 years old!]. Radio Lublin (in Polish). 1 September 2024. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  2. ^ Kalisz, Sara (24 December 2024). "Michał Szubarczyk talentem na miarę Ronniego O'Sullivana? W snookerze pokonuje wyjadaczy, a ma... 13 lat" [Michał Szubarczyk a talent on par with Ronnie O'Sullivan? He beats seasoned players in snooker, and he's... 13 years old]. TVP Sport (in Polish). Archived from the original on 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  3. ^ Wojdat, Kamil (8 March 2025). "Michał Szubarczyk, snookerowy talent z Lublina, wyrusza na mistrzostwa Europy walczyć o medale. Dołączy do grona zawodowców?" [Michał Szubarczyk, snooker talent from Lublin, is heading to the European Championships to fight for medals. Will he join the ranks of professionals?]. Sportowy24 (in Polish). Archived from the original on 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Od szlabanu na telewizję po mistrzostwo świata w snookerze! Jak zaczynał Michał Szubarczyk?" [From TV Ban to World Snooker Championship! How did Michał Szubarczyk start?]. Radio Lublin (in Polish). 3 September 2024. Archived from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  5. ^ Wojdat, Kamil (22 March 2025). "World Snooker Tour. 14-letni Michał Szubarczyk z Lublina najmłodszym w historii zawodnikiem, który zagra w prestiżowym cyklu" [World Snooker Tour. 14-year-old Michał Szubarczyk from Lublin is the youngest player in history to play in the prestigious series]. Kurier Lubelski (in Polish). Archived from the original on 24 March 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Remember the name. 14-year-old Pole is making a splash". Sportowefakty.wp.pl. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Kolejny sukces 13-latka z Lublina. Michał Szubarczyk ćwierćfinalistą mistrzostw Polski". Kurierlubelski.pl. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Thirteen-year-old Pole becomes youngest ever world under-21 snooker champion". TVP World. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  9. ^ "Thirteen-year-old Pole becomes youngest ever world under-21 snooker champion". TVP World. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  10. ^ "IBSF World U-21 snooker championship: Poland's Szubarczyk becomes youngest champion". Sportstar.TheHindu.com. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  11. ^ "World Junior Snooker Championships: Richter to face Szubarczyk in final". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  12. ^ "Double winning European Champion Michal Szubarczyk can go double handed with Two Little Monster Cues". ebsa.tv. 19 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  13. ^ "Two European Titles in a row for Poland's Michal Szubarczyk". ebsa.tv. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  14. ^ "The Pole is 14 years old and has just won a European Championship medal! And he is fighting for even more". przegladsportowy. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  15. ^ "MICHAŁ SZUBARCZYK NOMINATED FOR WORLD SNOOKER TOUR CARD". wpbsa. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  16. ^ "History-making 14-year-old in line to join Ronnie O'Sullivan on World Snooker Tour". 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  17. ^ "2025 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRANTS CONFIRMED". WST.tv. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  18. ^ Brotherton, Alex (8 April 2025). "Szubarczyk, 14, beaten in World Championship qualifiers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  19. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
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