Harvey Chandler

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Harvey Chandler
Harvey Chandler PHC 2017-2.jpg
Chandler at the 2017 Paul Hunter Classic
Born (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 30)
Northamptonshire, England
Sport countryFlag of England.svg  England
Professional2018–2020
Highest ranking 82 (October 2019)
Best ranking finishLast 16 (2018 Paul Hunter Classic)

Harvey Chandler (born 19 April 1995) is an English professional snooker player from Northamptonshire. [1]

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Early and personal life

He is from Raunds in North Northamptonshire. [2] He started playing snooker at the age of 13 years-old. [3] His father would snooker clubs with him. Chandler was coached as a teenager in Northampton by Malcolm Yax. He is 6’ 4 and a keen football fan, and supports Manchester United. He played as a goalkeeper in the youth teams at Rushden and Diamonds and Walsall before quitting at the age of 15 years-old to focus on snooker despite being offered a new contract. He has a brother who played rugby for Kettering. [4]

Career

In August 2017, he came through three rounds of qualifying to play the main draw at the 2017 Paul Hunter Classic. He defeated Li Yuan to reach the round of 64. [5]

In February 2018, Chandler won the EBSA European Snooker Championship in Bulgaria with a 7–2 victory over Jordan Brown. With this win, Chandler was granted a tour card for the 2018–19 professional snooker season. [6] [7] [8]

In June 2020, he secured a place in the Group Winners’ phase of the Championship League by topping his round-robin group with a 2-2 with Joe Perry, and then beating Mark King 3-1 to set up a decisive final match with Sam Baird in which he also won 3-1. [9]

In October 2022, he defeated Stan Moody, Jamie Curtis-Barrett and Josh Thomond on his way to the final of the WPBSA Q Tour event in Mons, Belgium before being edged out in the final by Farakh Ajaib. [10]

In June 2023, he was defeated by compatriot Wayne Brown 5-3 in the final of the 2023 EBSA European 6-Red Snooker Championship, held in Bulgaria. [11]

In June 2024, he earned credible 2-2 draws as a top-up player in the 2024 Championship League against Joe O'Connor and Aaron Hill. [12] In September 2024, he reached the final of the second event of the 2024/25 WPBSA Q Tour Europe in Sofia, Bulgaria, losing 4-3 in the final to Dylan Emery. [13] In March 2025, he reached the semi-final of the EBSA European Snooker Championship where he lost to young Polish player Michał Szubarczyk. [14] [15] [16]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2012/
13
2017/
18
2018/
19
2019/
20
2022/
23
2024/
25
Ranking [17] [nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] 87 [nb 2] [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Non-Ranking Event RR RR
English Open NHA 1R 1R AA
Northern Ireland Open NHA 1R 3R AA
International Championship AALQLQNHA
UK Championship AA 1R 1R ALQ
Shoot Out NRA 1R 1R A
Scottish Open MRA 1R 1R A
German Masters AALQLQA
Welsh Open AA 1R 1R A
World Open AA 2R 1R NH
World Grand Prix NHDNQDNQDNQDNQ
Players Championship DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
Tour Championship Not HeldDNQDNQDNQ
World Championship ALQLQLQA
Non-ranking tournaments
Championship League AAA 2R A
Former ranking tournaments
Paul Hunter Classic MR 2R 4R NRNot Held
Indian Open NHALQNot Held
China Open AALQNot Held
Riga Masters NHALQWDNot Held
China Championship NHALQ 1R Not Held
Gibraltar Open NHLQ 1R 3R Not Held
European Masters NHALQLQANH
Performance Table Legend
LQlost in the qualifying draw#Rlost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QFlost in the quarter-finals
SFlost in the semi-finalsFlost in the finalWwon the tournament
DNQdid not qualify for the tournamentAdid not participate in the tournamentWDwithdrew from the tournament
NH / Not Heldmeans an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. 1 2 3 4 He was an amateur
  3. New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking

Career finals

Pro-am finals: 1

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Runner-up1.2018 Pink Ribbon Flag of England.svg Andrew Norman 2–4

Amateur finals: 3 (1 title)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Winner1.2018 EBSA European Snooker Championship Ulster Banner.svg Jordan Brown 7–2
Runner-up1.2022 Q Tour – Event 3 Flag of Pakistan.svg Farakh Ajaib 3–5
Winner1.2023 Italian Snooker Masters Flag of England.svg Sean Maddocks 4–2
Runner-up1.2024 Q Tour – Event 2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dylan Emery 3–4

References

  1. "Harvey hopes to be the next Northamptonshire star in snooker's big league". Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018 via www.northantstelegraph.co.uk.
  2. "A dream come true for snooker star Harvey as he joins professional ranks" via www.northantstelegraph.co.uk.
  3. "Harvey Chandler, 123 in the World". Webs of Snooker. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  4. "Keep your eyes on Harvey Chandler". 10 August 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  5. "Harvey Chandler, 123 in the World". 27 September 2017. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  6. "Harvey Chandler Conquers Europe - SnookerHQ". 16 February 2018.
  7. "Harvey Chandler 2018 European Men's Champion - European Billiards & Snooker Association". 16 February 2018.
  8. "Main Tour Qualification 2018/19". 29 March 2018.
  9. Dunham, Jon (4 June 2020). "Unbeaten Harvey makes progress but Kyren misses out in decider". Northants Telegraph. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  10. "AJAIB OVER THE MOON AT Q TOUR". wpbsa. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  11. "EUROPEAN 6-RED GOLD FOR BROWN". wpbsa.com. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  12. "O'Connor tops Hill". wst.tv. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  13. "Sofia so good for Emery". wst.tv. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  14. "The Pole is 14 years old and has just won a European Championship medal! And he is fighting for even more". przegladsportowy. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  15. "MICHAŁ SZUBARCZYK NOMINATED FOR WORLD SNOOKER TOUR CARD". wpbsa. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  16. "History-making 14-year-old in line to join Ronnie O'Sullivan on World Snooker Tour". 22 March 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  17. "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.