Antoni Kowalski
| Born | 9 February 2004 Zielona Góra |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Poland |
| Professional | 2024 – |
Antoni Kowalski (born 9 February 2004) is a Polish snooker player. He has earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour from the 2024–25 snooker season. [1]
Early life[edit]
Kowalski is from Zielona Góra in Poland.[2]
Career[edit]
In 2019, he won the World Open Under-16 Snooker Championships, defeating Hungarian Bulcsú Révész 4–2 in the final.[3][4] He became the first Polish player to win the title.[5]
In 2022, Kowalski was runner up to Liam Davies in the Under-18 and Under-21 categories at the IBSF World Snooker Championship.[6]
In January 2023, Kowalski defeated Mateusz Baranowski 5-2 in the final of the Polish Championship in Lublin. It was his second Polish national championship, having also won the title in 2021.[7]
2023-24 season[edit]
In November 2023, Kowalski secured the biggest title of his career as he defeated Rory McLeod 5-3 in the final to win the Landywood Q Tour title.[8]
In January 2024, he defeated Baronowski in the final of the Polish national championship again, for his third national title.[9] In March 2024, he reached the final of the EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships where he lost to Liam Davies.[10]
2024-25 Season
He entered Q School in May 2024 and in the second event he progressed to the latter stages with wins over Jed Mann, and former professional James Cahill.[11] In the final round he faced Englishman Simon Blackwell and triumphed 4-1 to earn an assured two-year card on the World Snooker Tour.[12][13]
References[edit]
- ^ "Antoni Kowalski". Eurosport. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Czykier, Mariusz (11 November 2023). "A GREAT SUCCESS FOR THE POLISH TEENAGER. A BIG STEP TOWARDS PROMOTION TO THE WORLD ELITE". Eurosport. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "A rising star from Hungary: Bulcsú Révész". World Snooker Tour. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Pathak, Vivek (24 August 2019). "Antoni Kowalski – Champion World Under-16 Boys Snooker". IBSF. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Borek, David (26 August 2019). "Snooker. A great success for the Pole. Antoni Kowalski is the under-16 world champion". Sportowefakty.pl. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Liam creates history with the Hat-Trick of titles". ibsf.info. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Antek Kowalski returns to the throne. A snooker player from Zielona Góra is the Polish champion". Zielonagora.Wyborcza. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "CHAMPION KOWALSKI CLAIMS LANDYWOOD Q TOUR TITLE". WPBSA. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Kalisz, Sara (18 January 2024). "He won the Polish championship while working as... a courier". Sport.tvp.pl. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "DAVIES WINS EUROPEAN UNDER-21 TITLE". wst.tv. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "ADAM ABBAS, 11, SUFFERS DEFEAT TO SEAN O'SULLIVAN IN ROUND THREE OF Q SCHOOL EVENT 2 TO END FAIRYTALE RUN". Eurosport. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "KOWALSKI BEATS CAHILL IN THRILLER". wst.tv. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "AJAIB, KOWALSKI, MANN AND TOTTEN RUN Q SCHOOL GAUNTLET". Wpbsa. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.