• Source: Liam Graham (snooker player)

      • Liam Graham (born 12 September 2004) is a Scottish snooker player. He won the EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championship in March 2023. He was also runner-up in the 2024 Shoot Out.


      Early life


      Graham first played snooker with his grandfather in Cathcart, Glasgow. He also practised as a youngster with Scottish professional Alan McManus. He also practises with Fraser Patrick, Joel Connolly, Jordan Brown, and Mark Allen.


      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.
      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.


      = 2023/24

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      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. 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.
      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”.


      = 2024/25

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      He defeated Baipat Siripaporn at the 2024 Northern Ireland Open in September 2024, before losing to Yuan Sijun in the next round. In December 2024 he reached the final of the 2024 Snooker Shoot Out with a wins over He Guoqiang, Ali Carter, Noppon Saengkham, Martin O'Donnell and Mark Selby.


      Performance and rankings timeline




      Career finals




      = Ranking finals: 1

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      = Amateur finals: 4 (3 titles)

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      References




      External links



      Liam Graham at the World Snooker Tour
      Liam Graham at snooker.org

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