Michał Szubarczyk

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Michał Szubarczyk
Born (2011-01-12) 12 January 2011 (age 14)
Lublin, Poland
Sport country Poland
Professional2025–present
Highest ranking99 (December 2025)
Current ranking 99 (as of 8 December 2025)
Best ranking finishLast 64 (x2)

Michał Szubarczyk (born 12 January 2011) is a Polish professional snooker player. In 2025, at the age of 14, he won the IBSF World Snooker Championship and also won a nomination for a two-year tour card on the World Snooker Tour, starting from the 2025–26 snooker season.

Early and personal life

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Szubarczyk is from Lublin, Poland.[1] His mother works in a bank and his father Kamil ran his own business before moving to part-time work to support his son as a snooker coach and manager. Szubarczyk and his father had watched the sport on television together and Szubarczyk developed an interest, so they started playing snooker together at a local club when he was six years old. Szubarczyk's first coach, from age 6 to 12, was European Billiards and Snooker Association assistant head coach Mateusz Nowak, who also coached his father. Szubarczyk scored his first snooker maximum break in practice at the age of 12. He also likes playing football and chess.[2][3][4] He uses home education instead of traditional school education to reconcile his student duties and snooker training.[5]

Career

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At the age of 12, he won the Polish national championships at under-18 and under-21 level.[6] In January 2024, he reached the quarter-final of the senior Polish snooker championships, aged 13.[7] He became the Polish champion at six-red snooker, and became the Polish under-16 pool champion and the Polish junior champion at Snooker Shoot Out.[8]

In August 2024, he won the IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship, defeating German Alexander Widau in the final in Bengaluru, India. He became the youngest ever winner of the tournament.[8][9] He had lost in the under-17 semi-final earlier in the same week.[9][10]

In March 2025, he won both the under-16 and EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championship titles.[11] Later that month, he reached the final of the EBSA European Snooker Championship with a win over Harvey Chandler, losing in the final to former professional Liam Highfield. With Highfield having already regained professional status for the following season through a different qualification route, Szubarczyk received the nomination to the World Snooker Tour for the 2025‍–‍26 and 2026‍–‍27 seasons, becoming the youngest ever professional player.[12][13][14] He was awarded a place into the qualifying rounds for the 2025 World Snooker Championship where he lost in the first round 10-8 to Dean Young.[15][16]

2025–26 season

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In June 2025, he was drawn to make his professional debut in the first round of qualifying for the 2025 Wuhan Open against former world champion Shaun Murphy, losing 5-0.[17][18] That month, he had a narrow defeat in the qualifying round at the 2025 British Open in a deciding frame against Umut Dikme of Germany.[19] He was drawn in the round-robin stage of the 2025 Championship League against Fan Zhengyi, Xu Si and Liam Highfield, finishing bottom of the group but earning a 2-2 draw against Fan.[20][21] He recorded his first wins as a professional against Ryan Davies and Bulcsu Revesz as he reached the third round of the 2025 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters before losing to English former world champion Stuart Bingham.[22][23]

He reached the last-64 at the 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix with a win in a deciding frame 5-4 against world number 43 Martin O'Donnell, despite being pegged back from 4-1 up. He was then drawn against Thailand's Noppon Saengkham.[24] He recorded a 6-4 win over Ishpreet Singh Chadha in qualifying at the 2025 International Championship.[25]

In November 2025, he became the second youngest winner of the IBSF World Snooker Championship, after Yan Bingtao in 2014.[26] That month, he defeated Jimmy White 6-2 in the first round of qualifying at the 2025 UK Championship.[27] In the next round he was defeated by Noppon Saengkham, but made his first century break on tour, a 106 in frame five in a 6-3 defeat.[28]

Performance and rankings timeline

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Tournament 2024/
25 		2025/
26
Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 3]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League A RR
Saudi Arabia Masters A 3R
Wuhan Open A LQ
English Open A LQ
British Open A LQ
Xi'an Grand Prix A 1R
Northern Ireland Open A LQ
International Championship A 1R
UK Championship A LQ
Shoot Out A
Scottish Open A
German Masters A
World Grand Prix DNQ
Players Championship DNQ
Welsh Open A
World Open A
Tour Championship DNQ
World Championship LQ
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. ^ He was an amateur
  3. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking

Career finals

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Amateur finals: 5 (4 titles)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2024 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship Germany Alexander Widau 5–1
Winner 2. 2025 EBSA European Under-16 Snooker Championship Poland Krzysztof Czapnik 4–2
Winner 3. 2025 EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championship England Ethan Llewellyn 4–1
Runner-up 1. 2025 EBSA European Snooker Championship England Liam Highfield 0–5
Winner 4. 2025 IBSF World Snooker Championship Qatar Ali Alobaidli 5–2

References

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  1. ^ "Michał Szubarczyk z Lublina mistrzem świata w snookerze. Ma 13 lat!" [Michał Szubarczyk from Lublin is the world snooker champion. He is 13 years old!]. Radio Lublin (in Polish). 1 September 2024. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024.
  2. ^ Kalisz, Sara (24 December 2024). "Michał Szubarczyk talentem na miarę Ronniego O'Sullivana? W snookerze pokonuje wyjadaczy, a ma... 13 lat" [Michał Szubarczyk a talent on par with Ronnie O'Sullivan? He beats seasoned players in snooker, and he's... 13 years old]. TVP Sport (in Polish). Archived from the original on 21 March 2025.
  3. ^ Wojdat, Kamil (8 March 2025). "Michał Szubarczyk, snookerowy talent z Lublina, wyrusza na mistrzostwa Europy walczyć o medale. Dołączy do grona zawodowców?" [Michał Szubarczyk, snooker talent from Lublin, is heading to the European Championships to fight for medals. Will he join the ranks of professionals?]. Sportowy24 (in Polish). Archived from the original on 21 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Od szlabanu na telewizję po mistrzostwo świata w snookerze! Jak zaczynał Michał Szubarczyk?" [From TV Ban to World Snooker Championship! How did Michał Szubarczyk start?]. Radio Lublin (in Polish). 3 September 2024. Archived from the original on 3 September 2024.
  5. ^ Wojdat, Kamil (22 March 2025). "World Snooker Tour. 14-letni Michał Szubarczyk z Lublina najmłodszym w historii zawodnikiem, który zagra w prestiżowym cyklu" [World Snooker Tour. 14-year-old Michał Szubarczyk from Lublin is the youngest player in history to play in the prestigious series]. Kurier Lubelski (in Polish). Archived from the original on 24 March 2025.
  6. ^ Witczyk, Łukasz (21 March 2025). "Zapamiętajcie nazwisko. 14-letni Polak robi furorę" [Remember the name. A 14-year-old Pole is causing a stir.]. WP SportoweFakty (in Polish). Archived from the original on 22 March 2025.
  7. ^ Wojdat, Kamil (16 January 2024). "Kolejny sukces 13-latka z Lublina. Michał Szubarczyk ćwierćfinalistą mistrzostw Polski" [Another success for the 13-year-old from Lublin. Michał Szubarczyk is a quarterfinalist in the Polish Championships.]. Kurier Lubelski (in Polish). Archived from the original on 17 January 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Thirteen-year-old Pole becomes youngest ever world under-21 snooker champion". TVP World. 31 August 2024. Archived from the original on 31 August 2024.
  9. ^ a b Achal, Ashwin (31 August 2024). "IBSF World U-21 snooker championship: Poland's Szubarczyk becomes youngest champion". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 1 September 2024.
  10. ^ Thyagarajan, Roshan (26 August 2024). "World Junior Snooker Championships: Richter to face Szubarczyk in final". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 21 March 2025.
  11. ^ Kiely, Derek (14 March 2025). "Two European Titles in a row for Poland's Michal Szubarczyk". EBSA. Archived from the original on 14 March 2025.
  12. ^ "Michał Szubarczyk Nominated for World Snooker Tour Card". WPBSA. 22 March 2025. Archived from the original on 22 March 2025.
  13. ^ Podolski, Grzegorz (21 March 2025). "Polak ma 14 lat i właśnie zdobył medal ME! A walczy o jeszcze więcej" [The Pole is 14 years old and has just won a European Championship medal! And he is fighting for even more]. Onet.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 21 March 2025.
  14. ^ Conrad, Alex (22 March 2025). "History-making 14-year-old in line to join Ronnie O'Sullivan on World Snooker Tour". Talksport. Archived from the original on 22 March 2025.
  15. ^ "2025 World Championship Entrants Confirmed". World Snooker Tour. 22 March 2025. Archived from the original on 22 March 2025.
  16. ^ Brotherton, Alex (8 April 2025). "Szubarczyk, 14, beaten in World Championship qualifiers". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 8 April 2025.
  17. ^ Kane, Desmond (23 June 2025). "Wuhan Open 2025: Luca Brecel fails to show up for first event of season as Mark Williams, John Higgins and Reanne Evans enjoy winning starts". tntsport. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  18. ^ "Murphy and Robertson enjoy whitewash victories". wst.tv. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  19. ^ "DIKME DENIES SZUBARCZYK FIRST WIN". wst.tv. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  20. ^ Caulfield, David (18 July 2025). "Fan Zhengyi compiles snooker season's first 147 break". Snookerhq. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  21. ^ "CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER 2025". championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  22. ^ "SAUDI ARABIA SNOOKER MASTERS DAY TWO: WONDERKID WINS AGAIN". wst.tv. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  23. ^ "SAUDI ARABIA SNOOKER MASTERS DAY THREE: VAFAEI BACK ON TRACK". wst.tv. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  24. ^ "Fourteen-year-old Michal Szubarczyk qualifies for Xi'an Grand Prix". Totally Snookered. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  25. ^ Kane, Desmond (2 October 2025). "Mann on a mission". wst.tv. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  26. ^ "Snooker wonderkid on top of world ahead of historic Jimmy White clash at UK Championship after being tipped to emulate Ronnie O'Sullivan success". TNT Sport. 14 November 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
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  28. ^ "Zizins stuns Carter to reach judgement day". wst.tv. 25 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
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