Born | Llanelli, Carmarthenshire | 6 February 1999
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Sport country | Wales |
Nickname | Marathon Man [1] |
Tyler Rees (born 6 February 1999 in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire) is a Welsh amateur snooker player. He was Under-18 European Snooker Champion in 2016. [1]
In February 2016, Rees entered the 2016 EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championship as the number 15 seed, he managed to advance to the final where he defeated fellow countryman Jackson Page 5–2 in the final to win the inaugural championship. As a result, Rees was awarded a place in the qualifying rounds for the 2016 World Snooker Championship. [1] He lost 10–0 there to Jimmy Robertson. [2] The following season Rees was awarded a wildcard entry in the 2017 Welsh Open. [3] However he was defeated in the first round 4-1 by Jamie Jones. Rees was again awarded with a place in the qualifying rounds for the World Championship, where once again he was defeated at the first hurdle, losing 10–2 to China's Xiao Guodong.
Tournament | 2013/ 14 | 2015/ 16 | 2016/ 17 | 2017/ 18 | 2018/ 19 | 2019/ 20 | |||
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Ranking [4] [nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | |||
Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
Welsh Open | A | A | LQ | A | A | A | |||
Players Championship [nb 3] | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||
World Championship | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | |||
Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||
Paul Hunter Classic | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | NR |
Performance Table Legend | |||||
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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 |
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Winner | 1. | 2016 | EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championships | Jackson Page | 5–2 |
Runner-up | 1. | 2018 | EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships | Simon Lichtenberg | 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 2020 | Challenge Tour - Event 8 | Lukas Kleckers | 1–3 |
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