Mateusz Baranowski

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Mateusz Baranowski
Born (1997-07-17) 17 July 1997 (age 28)[1]
Sport country Poland
Professional2025–present
Highest ranking125 (July 2025)
Current ranking 127 (as of 29 September 2025)
Best ranking finishLast 32 (2025 Xi'an Grand Prix)

Mateusz Baranowski (born 17 July 1997) is a Polish professional snooker player. He earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour from the 2025-26 snooker season.

Career

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He is from Zielona Góra. He is a multiple-time Polish national champion having won the title in 2017, 2018 2022 and 2025, and also reached the semifinal in 2015, 2020, and 2023.[2][3]

He reached the final of the WSF Championship on 31 January 2025, where he was defeated by Brian Cini of Malta.[4] For this performance, he was awarded a place into the qualifying rounds for the 2025 World Snooker Championship.[5] In the first round, he recorded a 10-2 win over Iranian professional Amir Sarkhosh.[6] He was then beaten by a 10-2 scoreline in the next round against Ishpreet Singh Chadha.[7]

He competed at Q School in May 2025, where he reaches the final round with a 4-3 win over Phil O'Kane before facing Patrick Whelen.[8] He won 4-2 against Whelan and earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour, starting from the 2025-26 snooker season.[9][10]

2025-26 season

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He made his professional debut in June 2025 in the qualifying round for the Wuhan Open with a 5-2 defeat to experienced pro Tom Ford.[11] He was drawn in the round-robin stage of the 2025 Championship League against Lei Peifan, Long Zehuang and English amateur Ryan Davies, recording a win over Davies.[12][13] He defeated Wang Yuchen 4-3 in the first qualifying round of the 2025 Northern Ireland Open, recovering from 3-0 down.[14]

Personal life

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He formerly worked as a barman in his local snooker hall. He has coached the Polish Junior Snooker Team, which included a 14-year-old Michal Szubarczyk.[6]

Performance and rankings timeline

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Tournament 2011/
12 		2013/
14 		2014/
15 		2015/
16 		2016/
17 		2017/
18 		2018/
19 		2024/
25 		2025/
26
Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Non-Ranking Event A RR
Saudi Arabia Masters Tournament Not Held A 1R
Wuhan Open Tournament Not Held A LQ
English Open Tournament Not Held A A A A LQ
British Open Tournament Not Held A LQ
Xi'an Grand Prix Tournament Not Held A 2R
Northern Ireland Open Tournament Not Held A A A A LQ
International Championship NH A A A A A A A LQ
UK Championship A A A A A A A A
Shoot Out Non-Ranking A A A A A
Scottish Open Tournament Not Held A A A A
German Masters A A A A A A A A
World Grand Prix Not Held NR DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Players Championship[nb 4] DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Welsh Open A A A A A A A A
World Open A A Not Held A A A A
Tour Championship Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ
World Championship A A A LQ A A A LQ
Former ranking tournaments
Paul Hunter Classic Minor-Ranking Event LQ LQ Not Held
Former non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship NH A A A RR A A Not Held
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.
  1. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h He was an amateur
  3. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
  4. ^ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2011/2012, 2013/2014–2015/2016)

Career finals

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Pro-am finals: 1

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2019 Independence Day Cup England Craig Steadman 0–4

Amateur finals: 9 (5 titles)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2015 Polish Amateur Championship Poland Adam Stefanow 2–7
Winner 1. 2016[15] EBSA European 6-Reds Championship Germany Lukas Kleckers 4–3
Winner 2. 2017 Polish Amateur Championship Poland Kacper Filipiak 6–5
Winner 3. 2018 Polish Amateur Championship (2) Poland Kacper Filipiak 6–4
Runner-up 2. 2020 Polish Amateur Championship (2) Poland Antoni Kowalski 4–6
Winner 4. 2022 Polish Amateur Championship (3) Poland Konrad Juszczyszyn 5–1
Runner-up 3. 2023 Polish Amateur Championship (3) Poland Antoni Kowalski 2–5
Runner-up 4. 2024 Polish Amateur Championship (4) Poland Antoni Kowalski 1–5
Winner 5. 2025 Polish Amateur Championship (4) Poland Daniel Holoyda 5–2

Team finals: 3 (2 titles)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Team/Partner Opponent(s) in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2019[16] European Team Snooker Championships  Poland 1
Tomasz Skalski 		 Malta
Duncan Bezzina
Tony Drago 		2–4
Winner 1. 2022[17] European Team Snooker Championships  Poland 1
Antoni Kowalski 		 Belgium 1
Julien Leclercq
Kevin Hanssens 		5–3
Winner 2. 2023[18] European Team Snooker Championships (2)  Poland 1
Antoni Kowalski 		 Israel
Shachar Ruberg
Eden Sharav 		5–4

References

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  1. ^ "Mateusz Baranowski". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  2. ^ "BARANOWSKI CLAIMS POLISH SNOOKER TITLE TRIPLE". wpbsa.com. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  3. ^ "KOWALSKI IS CHAMPION IN POLAND". wpbsa. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  4. ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (31 January 2025). "Brian Cini reaches quarter-finals of World Amateur Snooker Championships". Times of Malta. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  5. ^ "2025 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRANTS CONFIRMED". WST.tv. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  6. ^ a b "MISSION IMPOSSIBLE UNDERWAY FOR KOWALSKI". wst.tv. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  7. ^ "THIS IS MY LAST TOURNAMENT – PERRY". wst.tv. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  8. ^ "URSENBACHER ON VERGE OF TOUR RETURN". wst.tv. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  9. ^ "PULLEN, URSENBACHER, BROWN AND BARANOWSKI SECURE TOUR CARDS". wst.tv. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  10. ^ Kane, Desmond (26 May 2025). "Alexander Ursenbacher and Liam Pullen reclaim spots on main World Snooker circuit with Q School success". TNT Sports. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  11. ^ Caulfield, David (25 June 2025). "Full list of results at the 2025 Wuhan Open qualifiers". Snookerhq. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  12. ^ "CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER 2025". championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  13. ^ Caulfield, David (10 July 2025). "Former champion David Gilbert qualifies for last 32". Snookerhq. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  14. ^ "QUINN WINS DERBY TO BOOST BELFAST HOPES". wst.tv. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  15. ^ "EBSA 6 reds Snooker Championships 6R - Vilnius / Lithuania 2016". esnooker.pl.
  16. ^ "European Team Snooker Championships Men - Belgrade / Serbia 2019". esnooker.pl.
  17. ^ "European Team Snooker Championships Men - Shengjin / Albania 2022". esnooker.pl.
  18. ^ "European Team Snooker Championships Men - Albena / Bulgaria 2023". esnooker.pl.
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