 Paul Hunter Classic 2016 | |
| Born | 15 December 1997 Berlin, Germany |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Germany |
| Professional | 2018–2022 |
| Highest ranking | 72 (August 2021) |
Simon Lichtenberg (born 15 December 1997) is a German former professional snooker player.
| Paul Hunter Classic 2016 | |
| Born | 15 December 1997 Berlin, Germany |
|---|---|
| Sport country | Germany |
| Professional | 2018–2022 |
| Highest ranking | 72 (August 2021) |
Simon Lichtenberg (born 15 December 1997) is a German former professional snooker player.
Lichtenberg was the German amateur champion in 2016 and won the EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships in 2018. With this win he was awarded a two-year card for the professional snooker tour from the 2018–19 season onwards. [1] [2] [3]
He lost his tour card at the end of the 2020 season after failing to make the top 64, but he regained it in the first Q School event by beating Leo Fernandez 4–1 in the final.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2015 | German Grand Prix - Event 1 | Lukas Kleckers | 0–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2016 | German Grand Prix - Event 1 |  Andreas Ploner | 1–3 |
| Winner | 1. | 2016 | German Grand Prix - Event 3 | Roman Dietzel | 3–2 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2016 | German Grand Prix - Event 4 |  Roy Stolk | 1–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 2016 | German Amateur Championship | Roman Dietzel | 4–2 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2017 | German Grand Prix - Event 2 | Jan Eisenstein | 1–3 |
| Winner | 3. | 2017 | German Grand Prix - Event 5 |  Omar Alkojah | 3–1 |
| Winner | 4. | 2017 | German 6-red Championship | Christoph Gawlytta | 5–1 |
| Winner | 5. | 2018 | EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships |  Tyler Rees | 6–3 |
| Winner | 6. | 2018 | German Grand Prix - Event 4 | Jörn Hannes-Hühn | 3–0 |
| Winner | 7. | 2019 | German Grand Prix - Event 4 | Richard Wienold | 3–1 |
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