Tyler Rees

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Tyler Rees
Born (1999-02-06) 6 February 1999 (age 25)
Llanelli, Carmarthenshire
Sport countryFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
NicknameMarathon 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]

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Career

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.

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2013/
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2015/
16
2016/
17
2017/
18
2018/
19
2019/
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Ranking [4] [nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Welsh Open AALQAAA
Players Championship [nb 3] DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
World Championship ALQLQLQALQ
Former ranking tournaments
Paul Hunter Classic AAALQLQNR
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 He was an amateur.
  3. The event was called the Players Championship Grand Final (2013/2014–2015/2016)

Career finals

Amateur finals: 3 (1 title)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Winner1.2016 EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championships Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jackson Page 5–2
Runner-up1.2018 EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships Flag of Germany.svg Simon Lichtenberg 3–6
Runner-up2. 2020 Challenge Tour - Event 8 Flag of Germany.svg Lukas Kleckers 1–3

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