Liam Graham
Born (2004-09-12) 12 September 2004
Sport country Scotland
Professional2023–present
Highest ranking116 (December 2023)
Current ranking 116 (as of 18 December 2023)
Best ranking finishLast 32 (2023 Scottish Open)

Liam Graham (born 12 September 2004)[1] is a Scottish snooker player. He won the EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships in March 2023.

Early life

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

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

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]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2018/
19		 2021/
22		 2022/
23		 2023/
24
Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League NH A A RR
European Masters A A A LQ
British Open NH A A 1R
English Open A A A LQ
Wuhan Open Tournament Not Held LQ
Northern Ireland Open A A A LQ
International Championship A Not Held LQ
UK Championship A A LQ LQ
Shoot Out 1R 1R 1R 1R
Scottish Open A LQ LQ 2R
World Grand Prix DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
German Masters A A A LQ
Welsh Open A A A
Players Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Open A Not Held
Tour Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship A A LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship A NH 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 Heldmeans an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. ↑ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. 1 2 3 He was an amateur
  3. ↑ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking

Career finals

Amateur finals: 4 (3 titles)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2021 Scottish Under-21 Championship Scotland Aaron Graham 4–2
Winner 2. 2022 Scottish Under-21 Championship (2) Scotland Amaan Iqbal 5–1
Runner-up 1. 2022 Scottish Amateur Championship Scotland Michael Collumb 3–7
Winner 3. 2023 EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships Ukraine Iulian Boiko 5–2

References

  1. ↑ "Liam Graham". Eurosport. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Graham grateful for McManus tutorship". wst.tv. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  3. ↑ Haigh, Phil (2 July 2023). "Liam Graham finds secret for success in Northern Ireland as he begins professional career". Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Snooker results: Scottish Open draw, schedule, results and how to watch on TV". Sporting Life. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Liam Graham U21 european champion". ebsa.tv. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "GRAHAM WINS TITLE AND TOUR CARD". wst.tv. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER 2023". Championship League Snooker. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Woolaston and Xiao win groups". wst.tv. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Graham scores first professional win". wst.tv. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  10. ↑ Caulfield, David (12 December 2023). "Several top 16 seeds lose on opening day of Scottish Open". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  11. ↑ 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.
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