Josh Boileau
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Born | (1995-07-02) 2 July 1995 (age 29) Newbridge, County Kildare |
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Sport country | ![]() |
Professional | 2016–2018 |
Highest ranking | 88 (June 2017)[1] |
Best ranking finish | Last 32 (x2) |
Josh Boileau (born 2 July 1995 in Newbridge, County Kildare) is an Irish former professional snooker player. He is the 2016 Under-21 European Snooker Champion.
Career
In 2014, Boileau entered the EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships in Bucharest where he reached the final, before he lost 6–1 Oliver Lines. Two years following his disappointment in Bucharest, Boileau once again made it to the final where he defeated Brandon Sargeant 6–1 to win the 2016 EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championship, and as a result, he was given a two-year card on the professional World Snooker Tour for the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons.[2][3] His first win at the venue stage of a ranking event was at the Northern Ireland Open when he edged past Mike Dunn 4–3. Boileau then saw off Hamza Akbar 4–2, before losing 4–1 to Kurt Maflin. He overcame Hammad Miah 4–1 at the Welsh Open to set up a second round meeting with Shaun Murphy, who Boileau said inspired him to start playing snooker after he watched him win the World Championship in 2005. Boileau beat the world number six 4–2, but then lost 4–0 to Robert Milkins.[4][5]
Performance and rankings timeline
Tournament | 2013/ 14 | 2014/ 15 | 2015/ 16 | 2016/ 17 | 2017/ 18 | ||||||||||||||
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Ranking[6][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 87 | ||||||||||||||
Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Riga Masters[nb 4] | NH | Minor-Rank. | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||
China Championship | Tournament Not Held | NR | LQ | ||||||||||||||||
Paul Hunter Classic | Minor-Ranking Event | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||
Indian Open | A | A | NH | A | 1R | ||||||||||||||
World Open | LQ | Not Held | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||
European Masters | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||
English Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||
International Championship | A | A | A | A | LQ | ||||||||||||||
Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||
Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | 3R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||
UK Championship | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||
Scottish Open | NH | Not Held | 1R | 1R | |||||||||||||||
German Masters | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||
Shoot-Out | Variant Format Event | 1R | 2R | ||||||||||||||||
World Grand Prix | NH | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||
Welsh Open | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | ||||||||||||||
Gibraltar Open | Not Held | MR | 1R | WD | |||||||||||||||
Players Championship[nb 5] | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||
China Open | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||
World Championship | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||
Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Australian Goldfields Open | LQ | A | A | Not Held |
Performance Table Legend | |||||
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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
Amateur finals: 4 (1 title)
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 2014 | European Under-21 Snooker Championship | ![]() | 1–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 2014 | World Under-21 Snooker Championship | ![]() | 3–8 |
Winner | 1. | 2016 | European Under-21 Snooker Championship | ![]() | 6–1 |
Runner-up | 3. | 2019 | Irish Amateur Championship | ![]() | 3–7 |
References
- ^ "WORLD RANKINGS After 2017 Kaspersky Riga Masters". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "IMPERIAL BOILEAU GETS U21 CROWN FOR IRELAND". ebsa.tv. 13 February 2016. Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ "Ireland's Josh Boileau takes European Under-21 title and turns professional". RTÉ Sport. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ "Boileau delighted with 'special' win over Shaun Murphy at Welsh Open". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Josh Boileau 2016/2017". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
External links
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- Josh Boileau at the World Snooker Tour (archived)
- Josh Boileau at snooker.org