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Artemijs Žižins

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Artemijs Žižins
Born (2006-06-02) 2 June 2006 (age 18)
Sport country Latvia
Professional2024 – present

Artemijs Žižins (born 2 June 2006) is a Latvian professional snooker player. He has earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour starting with the 2024–25 snooker season.[1] He is the first ever professional player from Latvia.

Career[edit]

In 2022 he became European U16 champion defeating Liam Davies in the semi final and Moldovan Vladislav Gradinari in the final.[2]

In June 2023, shortly after turning 17 years-old, Žižins defeated five-time champion Rodion Judin 5-2 to claim his first Latvian National Snooker Championship.[3]

In March 2024, he reached the semi-finals of the EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championship where he was defeated by eventual champion Bulcsú Révész of Hungary.[4]

2024/25[edit]

In May 2024, he entered European Q School and recorded victories over former professional Iulian Boiko of Ukraine, and a 4-2 win over veteran professional Mark Joyce. In the final round he beat Kayden Brierley to win a two-year assured place on the World Snooker Tour starting from the 2024-25 snooker season.[5][6][7] In June 2024, he made his precessional debut at the 2024 Championship League in Leicester, losing 3-0 to former world champion John Higgins.[8]

Performance and rankings timeline[edit]

Tournament 2024/
25
Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League RR
Xi'an Grand Prix
Saudi Arabia Masters
English Open
British Open
Wuhan Open
Northern Ireland Open
International Championship
UK Championship
Shoot Out
Scottish Open
German Masters
Welsh Open
World Open
World Grand Prix
Players Championship
Tour Championship
World Championship
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. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Artemijs Žižins". snookerscores.net. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  2. ^ Barroso, Antonio (14 June 2022). "Artemis Zizins U16 european champion!". ebsa.tv. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  3. ^ "YOUNGSTER ŽIŽINS WINS LATVIAN SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP". wpbsa. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Snooker: Bulcsú Révész defended his U18 European championship title". utanpotlassport.hu. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  5. ^ "LATVIAN TEENAGER ARTEMIJS ZIZINS SECURES WORLD SNOOKER TOUR CARD WITH Q SCHOOL GLORY AS ALLAN TAYLOR BOOKS RETURN TICKET". Eurosport. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  6. ^ "EMERY CLOSES IN ON IMMEDIATE RETURN". wst.tv. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  7. ^ "PINHEY ENDS Q SCHOOL HEARTACHE TO TURN PROFESSIONAL". wst.tv. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  8. ^ "JOHN HIGGINS SUFFERS EARLY EXIT AT CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER, GARY WILSON REACHES LAST 32". Eurosport. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.