 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.
From Berlin, the son of British-German parents, Lichtenberg captained the league team of the Snookerfabrik (snooker factory) in Berlin. He was the German amateur champion in 2016 as he defeated 2014 winner Roman Dietzel in the final, by a 4-2 margin. [1] He then won the EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships in 2018 in Sofia, Bulgaria, registering wins over top seed Brian Ochoiski in the semi-final, and a 6-3 win in the final against Welshman Tyler Rees. In doing so, he became Germany’s first champion in a major international amateur tournament. [2] [3] Following this win, he was awarded a two-year card for the professional snooker tour from the 2018–19 season onwards to become the second German on the tour that season after Lukas Kleckers. [4] [5] [6]
He defeated Ryan Day at the 2020 Welsh Open for a big upset win in February 2020. [7] Despite that, he lost his tour card at the end of the 2020 season after failing to make the top 64 in the world rankings, but he regained it in the first Q School event by beating Kishan Hirani, Stephen Craigie and Dean Young, before defeating Irishman Leo Fernandez 4–1 in the final round. [8] He reached the last-64 of the 2020 English Open in Milton Keynes in October 2020, with a 4-3 win over experienced player Anthony Hamilton. [9] He reached the last-64 of the 2020 UK Championship with a win over Scottish professional Scott Donaldson who was ranked 86 places higher. [10] [11] He reached the last-64 of the 2021 Snooker Shoot Out held in Milton Keynes in February 2021, with a win over Rebecca Kenna. [12]
He competed at the IBSF World Championships in October 2024. [13]
| 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 |
