Mateusz Baranowski

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Mateusz Baranowski
Born (1997-07-17) 17 July 1997 (age 28) [1]
Sport countryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Professional2025–present
Highest ranking 125 (July 2025)
Current ranking 125 (as of 24 July 2025)

Mateusz Baranowski (born 17 July 1997) is a Polish professional snooker player. He earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour from the 2025-26 snooker season.

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Career

He is from Zielona Góra. He is a multiple-time Polish national champion having won the title in 2017, 2018 2022 and 2025, and also reached the semifinal in 2015, 2020, and 2023. [2] [3]

He reached the final of the WSF Championship on 31 January 2025, where he was defeated by Brian Cini of Malta. [4] For this performance, he was awarded a place into the qualifying rounds for the 2025 World Snooker Championship. [5] In the first round, he recorded a 10-2 win over Iranian professional Amir Sarkhosh. [6] He was then beaten by a 10-2 scoreline in the next round against Ishpreet Singh Chadha. [7]

He competed at Q School in May 2025, where he reaches the final round with a 4-3 win over Phil O'Kane before facing Patrick Whelen. [8] He won 4-2 against Whelan and earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour, starting from the 2025-26 snooker season. [9] [10]

2025-26 season

He made his professional debut in June 2025 in the qualifying round for the Wuhan Open with a 5-2 defeat to experienced pro Tom Ford. [11] He was drawn in the round-robin stage of the 2025 Championship League against Lei Peifan, Long Zehuang and English amateur Ryan Davies, recording a win over Davies. [12] [13]

Personal life

He formerly worked as a barman in his local snooker hall. He has coached the Polish Junior Snooker Team, which included a 14-year-old Michal Szubarczyk. [6]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2011/
12
2013/
14
2014/
15
2015/
16
2016/
17
2017/
18
2018/
19
2024/
25
2025/
26
Ranking [nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Non-Ranking EventA RR
Saudi Arabia Masters Tournament Not HeldA 1R
Wuhan Open Tournament Not HeldALQ
English Open Tournament Not HeldAAAA
British Open Tournament Not HeldALQ
Xi'an Grand Prix Tournament Not HeldA
Northern Ireland Open Tournament Not HeldAAAA
International Championship NHAAAAAAA
UK Championship AAAAAAAA
Shoot Out Non-RankingAAAAA
Scottish Open Tournament Not HeldAAAA
German Masters AAAAAAAA
World Grand Prix Not HeldNRDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
Players Championship [nb 4] DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
Welsh Open AAAAAAAA
World Open AANot HeldAAAA
Tour Championship Tournament Not HeldDNQDNQ
World Championship AAALQAAALQ
Former ranking tournaments
Paul Hunter Classic Minor-Ranking EventLQLQNot Held
Former non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship NHAAA RR AANot Held
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 5 6 7 8 He was an amateur
  3. New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
  4. The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2011/2012, 2013/2014–2015/2016)

Career finals

Pro-am finals: 1

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Runner-up1.2019Independence Day Cup Flag of England.svg Craig Steadman 0–4

Amateur finals: 9 (5 titles)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Runner-up1.2015 Polish Amateur Championship Flag of Poland.svg Adam Stefanow 2–7
Winner1.2016 [14] EBSA European 6-Reds Championship Flag of Germany.svg Lukas Kleckers 4–3
Winner2.2017 Polish Amateur Championship Flag of Poland.svg Kacper Filipiak 6–5
Winner3.2018 Polish Amateur Championship (2) Flag of Poland.svg Kacper Filipiak 6–4
Runner-up2.2020 Polish Amateur Championship (2) Flag of Poland.svg Antoni Kowalski 4–6
Winner4.2022 Polish Amateur Championship (3) Flag of Poland.svg Konrad Juszczyszyn 5–1
Runner-up3.2023 Polish Amateur Championship (3) Flag of Poland.svg Antoni Kowalski 2–5
Runner-up4.2024 Polish Amateur Championship (4) Flag of Poland.svg Antoni Kowalski 1–5
Winner5.2025 Polish Amateur Championship (4) Flag of Poland.svg Daniel Holoyda 5–2

Team finals: 3 (2 titles)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipTeam/PartnerOpponent(s) in the finalScore
Runner-up1.2019 [15] European Team Snooker ChampionshipsFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 1
Tomasz Skalski
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Duncan Bezzina
Tony Drago
2–4
Winner1.2022 [16] European Team Snooker ChampionshipsFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 1
Antoni Kowalski
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1
Julien Leclercq
Kevin Hanssens
5–3
Winner2.2023 [17] European Team Snooker Championships (2)Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1
Antoni Kowalski
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Shachar Ruberg
Eden Sharav
5–4

References

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  2. "BARANOWSKI CLAIMS POLISH SNOOKER TITLE TRIPLE". wpbsa.com. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  3. "KOWALSKI IS CHAMPION IN POLAND". wpbsa. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  4. Camilleri, Valhmor (31 January 2025). "Brian Cini reaches quarter-finals of World Amateur Snooker Championships". Times of Malta. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  5. "2025 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRANTS CONFIRMED". WST.tv. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  6. 1 2 "MISSION IMPOSSIBLE UNDERWAY FOR KOWALSKI". wst.tv. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  7. "THIS IS MY LAST TOURNAMENT – PERRY". wst.tv. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  8. "URSENBACHER ON VERGE OF TOUR RETURN". wst.tv. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  9. "PULLEN, URSENBACHER, BROWN AND BARANOWSKI SECURE TOUR CARDS". wst.tv. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  10. Kane, Desmond (26 May 2025). "Alexander Ursenbacher and Liam Pullen reclaim spots on main World Snooker circuit with Q School success". TNT Sports. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  11. Caulfield, David (25 June 2025). "Full list of results at the 2025 Wuhan Open qualifiers". Snookerhq. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  12. "CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER 2025". championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  13. Caulfield, David (10 July 2025). "Former champion David Gilbert qualifies for last 32". Snookerhq. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  14. "EBSA 6 reds Snooker Championships 6R - Vilnius / Lithuania 2016". esnooker.pl.
  15. "European Team Snooker Championships Men - Belgrade / Serbia 2019". esnooker.pl.
  16. "European Team Snooker Championships Men - Shengjin / Albania 2022". esnooker.pl.
  17. "European Team Snooker Championships Men - Albena / Bulgaria 2023". esnooker.pl.