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Vladislav Gradinari (born 2008) is a snooker player from Moldova. In 2023 he became the youngest person to ever win a televised snooker match.
Early life[edit]
Gradinari started playing pool when he was six years-old before moving on to snooker. His mother Natalia is a qualified snooker referee. He competed in the World Under-16 Snooker Championship at eight years-old, and reached the quarter-finals of the Moldova Amateur Championship at ten years-old. They moved to Leeds in England in 2021, and he won the English under-16 Championship in 2022, only dropping one frame in the tournament.[1][2]
Career[edit]
In January 2023, Gradinari became the youngest person to ever win a televised snooker match when he defeated Ng On Yee at the 2023 Snooker Shoot Out.[3][4] He then reached the last-32 with a win over Victor Sarkis.[5]
In March 2024, he became the 2024 European Under 16 Champion with a 4-1 win over Riley Powell.[6] In the first round of qualifying for the 2024 World Snooker Championship he lost to Allan Taylor 10-6.[7]
In April 2024, he won the English under-16 title in Walsall.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Alderman, Elgan (26 January 2023). "Vladislav Gradinari, 14, makes snooker history – then Riley Powell, 49 days older, wins too". The Times. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ Mehta, Amar (27 January 2023). "Teenage snooker sensation, Vladislav Gradinari, talks beating pros and moving to Leeds from Moldova". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ Walker-Roberts, James (26 January 2023). "RILEY POWELL, 14, SHOCKS KYREN WILSON IN ANOTHER SNOOKER SHOOT OUT UPSET AFTER VLADISLAV GRADINARI WIN". Eurosport.
- ^ Mehtar, Amar (26 January 2023). "Riley Powell becomes second 14-year-old to win at Snooker Shoot Out after Vladislav Gradinari becomes youngest player to win a TV snooker match". Sky Sports. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Snooker Shoot Out: Vladislav Gradinari, 14, into last 32 after beating Victor Sarkis". BBC Sport. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ Kiely, Derek (13 March 2024). "Vladislav Gradinari is the 2024 European Under 16 Champion". ebsa.tv. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP: FERGAL O'BRIEN BRINGS CURTAIN DOWN ON 33-YEAR CAREER AFTER DEFEAT IN CRUCIBLE QUALIFIER". Eurosport. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "GLORY FOR GRADINARI AT ENGLISH UNDER-16 CHAMPIONSHIP". epsb.co.uk. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.