| Born | 15 October 1996 Tallinn, Estonia |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Estonia |
| Nickname | The Tallinn Lamborghini [1] |
| Professional | 2022–2024 |
| Highest ranking | 84 (June 2023) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 32 (2023 Northern Ireland Open) |
Andres Petrov (born 15 October 1996) is an Estonian former professional snooker player. He is the first professional snooker player from Estonia. Petrov turned professional at the start of the 2022/23 season after winning the EBSA European Snooker Championship. [2]
Petrov was born in Tallinn. His father, Boriss Petrov, is a youth ice hockey coach. Petrov graduated from Tallinn High School of Humanities in 2015 and from Tallinn University, with a degree in youth work in 2018. [3]
Petrov started playing snooker in 2009. [4] In 2017 he reached the final of the EBSA European Snooker Championship for the first time, where he lost 7-3 to Chris Totten, and notably reached the last 64 of the 2019 Riga Masters as an amateur. [5] He turned professional in 2022 after winning the European Snooker Championship with a 5-3 victory over Ben Mertens in the final. [6]
| Tournament | 2014/ 15 | 2015/ 16 | 2016/ 17 | 2019/ 20 | 2022/ 23 | 2023/ 24 | 2024/ 25 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking [7] [nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 84 | [nb 2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | RR | RR | WD | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Tournament Not Held | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| English Open | Not Held | A | A | 1R | LQ | A | ||||||||||||||||||
| British Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Not Held | A | A | LQ | 2R | A | ||||||||||||||||||
| International Championship | A | A | A | A | NH | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||
| Shoot Out | Non-Ranking | A | A | 1R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open | Not Held | A | A | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| German Masters | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| World Open | A | A | A | A | NH | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship [nb 4] | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | A | A | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Riga Masters [nb 5] | Minor-Ranking | A | 1R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||
| European Masters | Not Held | A | A | LQ | LQ | NH | ||||||||||||||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Six-red World Championship | A | A | A | A | RR | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2014 | Estonian Amateur Championship | Mihkel Rehepapp | 6–1 |
| Winner | 2. | 2015 | Estonian Amateur Championship (2) | Alexander Leitmäe | 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 2016 | Estonian Amateur Championship (3) | Alexander Leitmäe | 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2017 | EBSA European Snooker Championship |  Chris Totten | 3–7 |
| Winner | 4. | 2017 | Estonian Amateur Championship (4) | Alexander Leitmäe | 6–0 |
| Winner | 5. | 2018 | Estonian Amateur Championship (5) | Denis Grabe | 6–3 |
| Winner | 6. | 2019 | Estonian Amateur Championship (6) | Denis Sokolov | 6–0 |
| Winner | 7. | 2020 | Baltic Snooker League - Event 1 | Mark Mägi | 4–1 |
| Winner | 8. | 2020 | Estonian Amateur Championship (7) | Denis Grabe | 6–3 |
| Winner | 9. | 2021 | Estonian Amateur Championship (8) | Mark Mägi | 6–1 |
| Winner | 10. | 2021 | European 6-reds Championship |  Paweł Rogoza | 5–0 |
| Winner | 11. | 2022 | EBSA European Snooker Championship |  Ben Mertens | 5–3 |
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