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Aaron Hill
Born (2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 (age 22)
Cork, County Cork
Sport country Ireland
NicknameThe Breeze[1]
Professional2020–present
Highest ranking80 (August 2021)
Current ranking 62 (as of 13 October 2024)
Best ranking finishLast 16 (x1)

Aaron Hill (born 28 February 2002) is an Irish professional snooker player.[3]

Career

In March 2020, Hill won the EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships, as a result, he was awarded a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2020–21 and 2021–22.[4]

On 24 September 2020, Hill defeated current World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 5–4 in the last 64 of the European Masters.[5][6]

At the 2022 Northern Ireland Open, Hill defeated ranking world number 2 Judd Trump 4-1 to advance to the last 32.[7]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2018/
19
2019/
20
2020/
21
2021/
22
2022/
23
Ranking[8][nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] 79 [nb 4]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Non-Ranking RR RR 2R
European Masters A A 4R 1R 1R
British Open Tournament Not Held 1R LQ
Northern Ireland Open A A 1R LQ 2R
UK Championship A A 1R 1R
Scottish Open A A 1R LQ
English Open A A 1R LQ
World Grand Prix DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Shoot Out A 3R 1R 3R
German Masters A A LQ LQ
Welsh Open A A 2R LQ
Players Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Turkish Masters Tournament Not Held 1R
Tour Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship LQ LQ LQ LQ
Former ranking tournaments
WST Pro Series Not Held WD Not Held
Gibraltar Open A A 2R 3R 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 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. ^ a b He was an amateur
  3. ^ New players don't have a ranking
  4. ^ Players qualified through Q School started the season without ranking points

Career finals

Amateur finals: 5 (3 titles)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score Ref.
Runner-up 1. 2018 World Open Under-16 Snooker Championships Belgium Ben Mertens 3–4 [9]
Winner 1. 2019 EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championships Wales Dylan Emery 4–3 [10]
Runner-up 2. 2019 Challenge Tour - Event 4 England Ashley Hugill 1–3 [11]
Winner 2. 2020 EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championships England Sean Maddocks 4–1 [12]
Winner 3. 2020 EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships England Hayden Staniland 5–2 [13]

References

  1. ^ "Aaron Hill". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Aaron Hill: 'It wasn't a once-off to beat Ronnie'". Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Aaron Hill". snooker.org. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. ^ "SNOOKER CONTINUES TO LEAD SPORT'S RETURN WITH TOUR STRUCTURE PLANS". World Snooker Tour. 8 June 2020. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  5. ^ "'Speechless' - Ronnie O'Sullivan shocked by Cork teenager Aaron Hill at European Masters". RTE Sport. 25 September 2020. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Cork teen stuns six-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan at European Masters". The 42. 25 September 2020. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  7. ^ Branigan, Peter (18 October 2022). "Hill shocks Trump at Northern Ireland Open". RTE.ie. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  9. ^ "IBSF world under 16 championships". Snooker Scene. November 2018. p. 36.
  10. ^ "European Snooker Championships U18 - Eilat / Israel 2019". EBSA. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Hugill Best In Bruges". World Snooker Tour. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 20 October 2019. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  12. ^ "European Snooker Championships U18 - Albufeira / Portugal 2020". EBSA. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  13. ^ "European Snooker Championships U21 - Albufeira / Portugal 2020". EBSA. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2022.