Tyler Rees
| Born | 6 February 1999 Llanelli, Carmarthenshire |
|---|---|
| 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]
Career[edit]
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[edit]
| Tournament | 2013/ 14 |
2015/ 16 |
2016/ 17 |
2017/ 18 |
2018/ 19 |
2019/ 20 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||
Career finals[edit]
Amateur finals: 3 (1 title)[edit]
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Marathon Man Rees King Of Europe". European Billiards and Snooker Association – Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ Newstead, Simon (12 April 2016). "Davis beaten in World Championship qualifying". Bexhill Observer. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "Meet the teenagers rocking Welsh snooker". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
