 Paul Hunter Classic 2017 | |
| Born | 18 May 1996 Essen, North Rhine |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Germany |
| Nickname | The Ruhr-potter [1] |
| Professional | 2017–2019, 2020–2024 |
| Highest ranking | 76 (August 2021) |
| Best ranking finish | Quarter-finals (2023 WST Classic) |
Lukas Kleckers (born 18 May 1996 in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German former professional snooker player.
Kleckers first drew attention in 2013 when, at the age of 17, he captured the highest ranking and most prestigious amateur event in Germany by defeating Roman Dietzel 4–2 in the final of the German Amateur Championship. In the next few years he twice played in the qualifying rounds for the World Championship, losing 10–6 to Noppon Saengkham in 2015 and 10–7 to Rory McLeod in 2016. [2] At the 2015 Riga Open he won a match in a European Tour event for the first time by beating Anthony Hamilton 4–0, before losing 4–0 to Stephen Maguire. [3]
Kleckers came through the 2017 Q School by winning six matches including victories over former professionals Adrian Rosa and Martin O'Donnell to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons. [4]
| Tournament | 2014/ 15 | 2015/ 16 | 2016/ 17 | 2017/ 18 | 2018/ 19 | 2019/ 20 | 2020/ 21 | 2021/ 22 | 2022/ 23 | 2023/ 24 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking [5] [nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 96 | [nb 2] | [nb 4] | 80 | [nb 5] | 77 | |||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | RR | RR | RR | RR | ||||||||||||||
| European Masters | Not Held | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | 1R | LQ | ||||||||||
| British Open | Tournament Not Held | 4R | 1R | LQ | |||||||||||||||
| English Open | Not Held | A | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | LQ | LQ | 1R | ||||||||||
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | |||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Not Held | A | 1R | 1R | A | 3R | LQ | LQ | 1R | ||||||||||
| International Championship | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | Tournament Not Held | LQ | |||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | |||||||||
| Shoot Out | Non-Ranking | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | ||||||||||
| Scottish Open | Not Held | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | LQ | LQ | 1R | ||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||
| German Masters | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | A | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | |||||||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||
| World Open | Not Held | A | LQ | LQ | A | Tournament Not Held | 1R | ||||||||||||
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | LQ | Non-Ranking | Tournament Not Held | NR | ||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | Minor-Ranking | WD | 1R | 2R | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||
| Indian Open | A | NH | A | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||
| China Open | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||
| Riga Masters [nb 6] | Minor-Ranking | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||
| China Championship | Not Held | NR | LQ | LQ | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||
| WST Pro Series | Tournament Not Held | RR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkish Masters | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | NH | MR | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | Not Held | ||||||||||
| WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | QF | NH | ||||||||||||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Haining Open | MR | A | A | 2R | A | NH | A | Not Held | |||||||||||
| Six-red World Championship | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | Not Held | LQ | 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. | |||
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2018 | 3 Kings Open |  Andreas Ploner | 5–1 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2023 | Vienna Snooker Open | Florian Nüßle | 0–5 |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2011 | German Grand Prix - Final |  Chris Mcbreen | 2–3 |
| Winner | 1. | 2013 | German Grand Prix - Event 3 | Roman Dietzel | 4–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 2013 | German Championship | Roman Dietzel | 4–2 [6] |
| Winner | 3. | 2014 | German Grand Prix - Event 1 | Sascha Lippe | 4–3 |
| Winner | 4. | 2014 | German Grand Prix - Event 3 | Jan Eisenstein | 3–1 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2014 | German Grand Prix - Event 6 | Roman Dietzel | 2–4 |
| Winner | 5. | 2015 | German Grand Prix - Event 1 | Simon Lichtenberg | 4–0 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2015 | German Grand Prix - Event 2 |  Rune Kampe | 1–3 |
| Winner | 6. | 2016 | German Grand Prix - Event 2 | Andreas Ploner | 3–2 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2016 | European 6-Reds Championship |  Mateusz Baranowski | 3–4 |
| Winner | 7. | 2016 | German 6-red Championship | Robin Otto | 4–0 |
| Winner | 8. | 2019 | German 6-red Championship | Sascha Breuer | 4–2 |
| Winner | 9. | 2019 | German Grand Prix - Event 1 |  Brian Ochoiski | 3–1 |
| Winner | 10. | 2019 | German Championship | Robin Otto | 4–0 |
| Winner | 11. | 2020 | Challenge Tour – Event 8 |  Tyler Rees | 3–1 |
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