Draft:Kayden Brierley

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Kayden Brierley
Sport country England
Professional2024-

Kayden Brierley is an English snooker player.[1]

Early and personal life

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From Swinton, Greater Manchester, he attended Moorside High School, Swinton. He was part of the North West Junior Snooker Academy from the age of seven years-old in 2009.[2] The academy was founded by the brother of former World Snooker Championship winner John Spencer and run by his nephew Dave Spencer at Swinton Pool Hall, where Brierley also later worked.[3]

Career

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He scored his first 147 at the age of 14 years-old.[4] As a youngster he was the English U17s National Champion four times and was selected to play for England at U16 and U21 international tournaments.[5]

In May 2024, he reached the final round of the European Q School in Leicester by beating Florian Nuessle but was defeated by Artemijs Žižins.[6][7]

He made his ranking event debut at the 2024 Championship League in Leicester in June 2024, where he was drawn in the same group as Ronnie O'Sullivan, He Guoqiang, and Mitchell Mann, earning a draw against Mann.[8] He competed at the Snooker Shoot-Out in December 2024. He entered Q school in May 2025, where he recorded a win over Lewis Ullah before facing James Cahill in the quarterfinal before bowing out in the penultimate round against Ian Burns.[9][10] After his performances at Q School he was ranked eighteenth in the 2025 Q School Order of Merit.[11]

Entered as a top-up player, he was drawn in the round-robin stage of the 2025 Championship League against Si Jiahui, Farakh Ajaib and Artemijs Zizins.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Kayden Brierley". Snookerscores.net. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Winners Unveiled". Manchester Evening News. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  3. ^ Gregory, Luke (29 April 2021). ""Virgo, Spencer, Higgins; they all used to play here" – Stars of snooker's past once graced Salford tables". Salford Now. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  4. ^ Rodgers, Tom (7 September 2022). "Kayden, 14, goes snooker loopy to hit 147 maximum". Salfordonline. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  5. ^ Teagle, Jacob (16 December 2021). ""I try and practise before or after work, which is a struggle but you have to treat it more like a job" – Salford snooker sensation pockets another honour". Salford Now. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  6. ^ "EMERY CLOSES IN ON IMMEDIATE RETURN". wst.tv. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  7. ^ "PINHEY ENDS Q SCHOOL HEARTACHE TO TURN PROFESSIONAL". wst.tv. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  8. ^ "WHEN DO RONNIE O'SULLIVAN, KYREN WILSON AND SHAUN MURPHY RETURN AS CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE KICKS OFF NEW SNOOKER SEASON?". Eurosport. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  9. ^ "CARTY CRUISES TO ROUND FOUR". wst.tv. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  10. ^ "BURNS BLITZ EARNS FINAL ROUND SLOT". wst.tv. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  11. ^ "2025 Q School Order of Merit". wst.tv. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  12. ^ "CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER 2025". championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2025.