Kishan Hirani

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Kishan Hirani
Kishan Hirani PHC 2014-1.jpg
Born (1992-06-02) 2 June 1992 (age 33)
Sport countryFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Professional2015-2020
Highest ranking 84 (September 2019)
Best ranking finishLast 32 (x1)

Kishan H. Hirani (born 2 June 1992) is a Welsh retired professional snooker player. [1]

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Career

Hirani qualified for his first professional tournament in the 2017 Paul Hunter Classic, winning three matches. He played Chris Wakelin in the first round, but lost 0–4. [1] Having won the third event of the 2018 Q School, he won a two-year tour card for the 2018–19 and 2019–20 snooker seasons, defeating Simon Bedford 4–2. [1]

2018/19 season

In the 2018 Paul Hunter Classic, Hirani qualified for the second round, defeating Jamie Clarke 4–3 in the first round, before losing to Craig Steadman in the second round 0–4. Hirani played in the first round of the 2018 UK Championship, but lost 62 to Neil Robertson.

In the summer of 2018, Hirani stated that he intended playing in as many tournaments as possible during his two-year tour card, but that he was seeking a waistcoat sponsor to enable him to do so [2]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2015/
16
2016/
17
2017/
18
2018/
19
2019/
20
Ranking [3] [nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] 88
Ranking tournaments
Riga Masters MRAALQLQ
International Championship AAALQLQ
China Championship NHNRALQ 1R
English Open NHAA 1R 1R
World Open NHAALQLQ
Northern Ireland Open NHAA 2R 1R
UK Championship AAA 1R 1R
Scottish Open NHAA 1R 2R
European Masters NHAALQLQ
German Masters AAALQ 1R
World Grand Prix DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
Welsh Open AAA 1R 1R
Shoot-Out NRAA 2R 1R
Players Championship DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
Gibraltar Open MRAA 1R 1R
Tour Championship Not HeldDNQDNQ
World Championship LQAALQLQ
Former ranking tournaments
Paul Hunter Classic MRLQ 1R 2R NR
Indian Open NHAALQNH
China Open AAA 1R NH
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 He was an amateur.
  3. New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.

Career finals

Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Winner1.2016Snookerbacker Classic - Qualifier 11 - Gloucester Flag of England.svg Jamie Bodle4–0

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ãrdalen, Hermund. "Kishan Hirani - Players - snooker.org". snooker.org (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. "- YouTube". YouTube .
  3. "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.