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Zachary Richardson is an English snooker player. He became English amateur champion in 2025.

Career

From Southwick, West Sussex, Richardson reached the last-16 of the Paul Hunter Classic in 2016.^[1]

In April 2025, he won the English Amateur Snooker Championship for the first time with a win over defending champion Steven Hallworth 5-2 in the semi-finals and a 6-2 victory in the final against Antony Parsons.^[2]^[3]

He was drawn in the round-robin stage of the 2025 Championship League, a ranking tournament in Leicester in June 2025, against Liu Wenwei, Jackson Page and Jordan Brown, and went unbeaten, earning 2-2 draws with all three professionals.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Amateur snooker title is biggest yet for Southwick ace Richardson". Sussex Express. 17 April 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
^ "ZACHARY RICHARDSON WINS ENGLISH AMATEUR SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP". epsb.co.uk. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
^ Day, Michael (6 April 2025). "Zachary Richardson wins 2025 English Amateur Snooker Championship and adds name to illustrious roll of honour". Totally Snookered. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
^ "CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER 2025". championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
^ Caulfield, David. "Thepchaiya Un-Nooh reaches last 32 in Leicester". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 16 July 2025.

[1] "Amateur snooker title is biggest yet for Southwick ace Richardson". Sussex Express. 17 April 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.

[2] "ZACHARY RICHARDSON WINS ENGLISH AMATEUR SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP". epsb.co.uk. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.

[3] Day, Michael (6 April 2025). "Zachary Richardson wins 2025 English Amateur Snooker Championship and adds name to illustrious roll of honour". Totally Snookered. Retrieved 28 June 2025.

[4] "CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER 2025". championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2025.

[5] Caulfield, David. "Thepchaiya Un-Nooh reaches last 32 in Leicester". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 16 July 2025.

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