Bulcsú Révész
| Sport country |  Hungary |
|---|---|
| Professional | 2024–present |
Bulcsú Révész is a Hungarian snooker player. In February 2024 he won the WSF World Junior Championship, and with it earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour starting with 2024–25 snooker season.
Career
In 2019, competing as a twelve year-old, Révész made the last 16 of the EBSA European 6 Reds competition. He then reached the Quarter Finals of the EBSA European Snooker Open, where he lost out to the eventual winner Kristján Helgason from Iceland.[1] That year, he was runner-up at the U16 European Championship and the U16 World Championship, and finished third at the U21 World Championship.[2]
2022/23 season
In August 2022, he was defeated by Liam Davies in the World Open Under-16 Snooker Championships.[3]
In March 2023, he became European under-18 snooker champion, defeating Liam Pullen in the final of the 2023 EBSA European Snooker Championships in Malta.[4]
2023/24 season
In November 2023, Révész lost 6-3 against professional Hammad Miah in the qualifiers of the 2023 UK Championship. However, during the match he hit a total clearance 140 break which marked his highest break in an international competition.[5][6] He was on the receiving end of a sizeable break when he faced former World Champion Shaun Murphy at the 2023 Snooker Shoot Out and Murphy scored the first 147 maximum break in the competition's history.[7]
At the WSF Junior Snooker Championship held in Albania in February 2024, Révész defeated China's Gong Chenzhi 5-3 in the final. With this win he was awarded a two-year place on the World Snooker Tour from the 2024–25 snooker season. [8][9] In doing so, he becomes the first professional Hungarian snooker player.[10]
References
- ^ "Bulcsú Révész the 12 year old Hungarian Prospect that caught the attention of everyone in Belgrade". ebsa.tv. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ Varga, Mate (14 October 2022). "A RISING STAR FROM HUNGARY: BULCSÚ RÉVÉSZ". wst.tv. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Liam creates history with the Hat-Trick of titles". ibsf.info. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ Barroso, Antonio (21 March 2023). "Bulcsú Révész is the new U18 european champion". ebsa.tv. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "RÉVÉSZ BULCSÚ PUSHED A SENSATIONAL BREAK OF 140". Eurosport. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ Buzás, Gábor (20 November 2023). "BULCSÚ RÉVÉSZ SOMETIMES WON THE UK QUALIFIER WITH A WONDERFUL GAME". Eurosport. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Murphy hits first 147 in Shoot-Out history". BBC Sport. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "HUNGARY FOR SUCCESS! REVESZ WINS JUNIOR TITLE". wst.tv. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ Caulfield, David (2 February 2024). "Hungarian teenager Bulcsú Révész wins tour card". SnookerHQ. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "SNOOKER: A HISTORIC SUCCESS, BULCSÚ RÉVÉSZ WON THE JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AND THUS BECAME A PROFESSIONAL!". Nemzetisport. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.