Robbie McGuigan
Born (2004-07-07) 7 July 2004
County Antrim
Sport country Northern Ireland
Best ranking finishR64

Robbie McGuigan (born 7 July 2004) is a snooker player from Northern Ireland. In 2023, he became a three-time Northern Ireland Amateur champion, whilst still a teenager.

Early life

From County Antrim, McGuigan attended Antrim Grammar School. He hit his first 147 break at thirteen years-old.[1]

Career

In 2019 McGuigan made his debut at a ranking event when he was given a wildcard aged fifteen years-old to the 2019 Northern Ireland Open.[2] He lost to his countryman Patrick Wallace.[3] The following year he lost in the final of the Northern Ireland Amateur snooker final, on a deciding frame, 10–9 to Declan Lavery.[4]

In 2021, McGuigan became the youngest ever Northern Ireland Amateur snooker champion when he defeated Rab McCullough, 10–4 in the final. At 17 years and eleven months he was two and-a-half months younger than the previous youngest winner Mark Allen had been.[5]

2021-22

In March 2022, still aged seventeen, he defended his Northern Ireland title, again beating McCullough in the final, but by a 10–6 margin.[6] In that same month, March 2022 he won the final event of the WPBSA Q Tour season with a 5–3 victory over Scotland's Michael Collumb at the event held at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, coming back from 3-0 down.[7]

2022-23

In October 2022, he defeated compatriot Joel Connelly 4–0 in the preliminary round of the 2022 Northern Ireland Open before losing in the final round of qualifying.[8]

In May 2023, he won the Northern Ireland Amateur Championship title for a third consecutive year, defeating Raymond Fry 10–8 in the final.[9]

2023-24

McGuigan won the first two amateur tournaments of the 2023–24 season held in Northern Ireland.[10] Awarded a wildcard to the 2023 Northern Ireland Open in October 2023,[11] he defeated Muhammad Asif to qualify for the main stages of the event in Belfast.[12] In the next round, McGuigan faced experienced campaigner Anthony McGill, McGuigan led 3–1 in the best of seven frame match and McGill required three snookers on the colours to stay in the match, before mounting a comeback to win the frame on a re-spotted black and went on to defeat McGuigan 4–3.[13]

Given a wildcard to the 2023 UK Championship as the reigning Northern Ireland champion,[14] he beat veteran Irishman Fergal O'Brien 6–2 in the first qualifying round, before losing by the same score in the following round to Dylan Emery.[15]

Personal life

The son of Kyla McGuigan, he is a supporter of Manchester United.[16] His sister Harleigh was born in July 2017. His stepfather was snooker player Mark Allen until 2020.[17]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2019/
20		 2020/
21		 2021/
22		 2022/
23		 2023/
24
Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League NR A RR RR A
Northern Ireland Open LQ A A LQ 2R
UK Championship A A A LQ LQ
Shoot Out 1R 1R 1R 2R A
World Grand Prix DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Players Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Tour Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship A LQ LQ A
Former ranking tournaments
WST Pro Series NH RR Tournament Not Held
WST Classic Tournament Not Held 1R NH
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 now a ranking event
  1. ↑ Shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 He was an amateur

Career finals

Amateur finals: 8 (4 titles)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2019 Challenge Tour – Event 3 Wales Andrew Pagett 0–3
Runner-up 2. 2020 Northern Ireland Amateur Championship Northern Ireland Declan Lavery 9–10
Runner-up 3. 2020 Northern Ireland Under-21 Championship Northern Ireland Fergal Quinn 4–5
Winner 1. 2021 Northern Ireland Amateur Championship Northern Ireland Rab McCullagh 10–4
Winner 2. 2022 Northern Ireland Under-21 Championship Northern Ireland Jamie Gardiner 5–2
Winner 3. 2022 Northern Ireland Amateur Championship (2) Northern Ireland Rab McCullagh 10–6
Winner 4. 2022 Q Tour – Event 4 Scotland Michael Collumb 5–3
Runner-up 4. 2023 Northern Ireland Under-21 Championship (2) Northern Ireland Joel Connolly 2–5

References

  1. ↑ Glynn, Niall (18 April 2018). "Snooker star Allen hails stepson Robbie McGuigan's 147". BBC News NI. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Teenagers McGuigan and Bulman handed places in Northern Ireland Open". wst.tv. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Northern Ireland Open: Mark Selby beats Xu Si 4-2 in first round". BBC Sport. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Lavery Retains Northern Irish Title". World Snooker Federation. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  5. ↑ Gould, James (11 July 2021). "17-year-old Robbie McGuigan becomes youngest ever Northern Ireland Amatuer snooker champion". Belfast Live. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "McGuigan Defends Northern Irish Title". wpbsa.com. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Comeback King McGuigan claims Q Tour title". wpbsa.com. March 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  8. ↑ McGoran, Martin (5 September 2023). "Top teenage amateurs handed wild cards for snooker's Northern Ireland Open in October". Irish News. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "17-year-old Robbie McGuigan becomes youngest ever Northern Ireland Amatuer snooker champion". wpbsa.com. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  10. ↑ McGoran, Martin (23 September 2023). "Robbie McGuigan wins first senior ranking event of the NIBSA season". Irish News. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "McGuigan and Connelly awarded Belfast wildcards". wst.tv. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  12. ↑ Wright, Andrew (23 October 2023). "ROBBIE MCGUIGAN BREAK HALTED BY BIZARRE REFEREE GAFFE AT NORTHERN IRELAND OPEN". Eurosport. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  13. ↑ McGoran, Martin (24 October 2023). "Robbie McGuigan edged out by Anthony McGill at the Northern Ireland Open". Irish News. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  14. ↑ "WPBSA QUALIFIERS ANNOUNCED FOR MRQ UK CHAMPIONSHIP". wst.tv. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.~
  15. ↑ Caulfield, David (18 November 2023). "UK Championship qualifiers: 2023 draw, schedule, results, how to watch". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  16. ↑ Robson, Stewart (April 2018). "Watch: Mark Allen's stepson Robbie McGuigan becomes UK's youngest player to chalk up 147 break". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  17. ↑ Goulding, Neil (28 May 2020). "Mark Allen reveals divorce heartache as he prepares for return". Belfast Live. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
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