Simon Lichtenberg
 Paul Hunter Classic 2016 | |
| Born | 15 December 1997 Berlin, Germany |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Germany |
| Professional | 2018– |
| Highest ranking | 93 (June–July 2019) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 64 (2018 Gibraltar Open, 2018 World Open, 2018 Paul Hunter Classic, 2020 Welsh Open, 2020 European Masters (2), 2020 English Open, 2020 UK Championship, 2021 German Masters, 2021 Snooker Shoot Out) |
Simon Lichtenberg (born 15 December 1997) is a German professional snooker player.
Career
Lichtenberg was the German amateur champion in 2016 and won the EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships in 2018. With this win he was awarded a two-year card for the professional snooker tour from the 2018–19 season onwards.[1][2][3]
He lost his tour card at the end of the 2020 season after failing to make the top 64, but he regained it in the first Q School event by beating Leo Fernandez 4-1 in the final.
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2016/ 17 |
2017/ 18 |
2018/ 19 |
2019/ 20 |
2020/ 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ranking[4][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 93 | [nb 4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Masters | A | A | LQ | LQ | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Tournament Not Held | RR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| German Masters | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoot-Out | A | A | 1R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | LQ | 2R | 1R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WST Pro Series | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Championship | Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | A | A | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | 1R | LQ | 2R | NR | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Open | A | A | LQ | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Open | A | A | LQ | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Riga Masters | A | A | LQ | LQ | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Championship | A | A | LQ | LQ | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Championship | NR | A | LQ | LQ | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Open | A | A | 1R | LQ | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Haining Open | A | A | 1R | A | 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. | |||
| VF / Variant Format Event | means an event is/was a variant format event. | |||
Career finals
Amateur finals: 11 (7 titles, 4 runners-up)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2015 | German Grand Prix - Event 1 | Lukas Kleckers
|
0–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2016 | German Grand Prix - Event 1 |  Andreas Ploner
|
1–3 |
| Winner | 1. | 2016 | German Grand Prix - Event 3 | Roman Dietzel
|
3–2 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2016 | German Grand Prix - Event 4 |  Roy Stolk
|
1–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 2016 | German Amateur Championship | Roman Dietzel
|
4–2 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2017 | German Grand Prix - Event 2 | Jan Eisenstein
|
1–3 |
| Winner | 3. | 2017 | German Grand Prix - Event 5 |  Omar Alkojah
|
3–1 |
| Winner | 4. | 2017 | German 6-red Championship | Christoph Gawlytta
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5–1 |
| Winner | 5. | 2018 | EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships |  Tyler Rees
|
6–3 |
| Winner | 6. | 2018 | German Grand Prix - Event 4 | Jörn Hannes-Hühn
|
3–0 |
| Winner | 7. | 2019 | German Grand Prix - Event 4 | Richard Wienold
|
3–1 |
References
- ^ Gaynor, Chris (17 May 2018). "The 17 new World Snooker Tour graduates for 2018/19". blastingnews.com. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "WSF News: Simon Lichtenberg Awarded Tour Card - World Snooker". Worldsnooker.com. 16 February 2018. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Main tour qualification 2018/19". wpbsa.com. WPBSA. 28 March 2018. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Simon Lichtenberg.
- Simon Lichtenberg at worldsnooker.com