Draft:Antoni Kowalski

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Antoni Kowalski (born 9 February 2004) is a Polish snooker player.[1]

Early life

Kowalski is from Zielona Góra in Poland.[2]

Career

In 2019, he won the World Open Under-16 Snooker Championships, defeating Hungarian Bulcsú Révész 4–2 in the final.[3][4] He became the first Polish player to win the title.[5]

In 2022, Kowalski was runner up to Liam Davies in the Under-18 and Under-21 categories at the IBSF World Snooker Championship.[6]

In 2023, Kowalski defeated Mateusz Baranowski 5-2 in the final of the Polish Championship in Lublin. It was his second Polish national championship, having also won the title in 2021.[7]

In November 2023, Kowalski secured the biggest title of his career as he defeated Rory McLeod 5-3 in the final to win the Landywood Q Tour title.[8]

In January 2024, he defeated Baronowski in the final of the Polish national championship again, for his third national title.[9]

In March 2024, he reached the final of the EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships where he lost to Liam Davies.

He entered Q School in May 2024.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Antoni Kowalski". Eurosport. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  2. ^ Czykier, Mariusz (11 November 2023). "A GREAT SUCCESS FOR THE POLISH TEENAGER. A BIG STEP TOWARDS PROMOTION TO THE WORLD ELITE". Eurosport. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  3. ^ "A rising star from Hungary: Bulcsú Révész". World Snooker Tour. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  4. ^ Pathak, Vivek (24 August 2019). "Antoni Kowalski – Champion World Under-16 Boys Snooker". IBSF. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  5. ^ Borek, David (August 26, 2019). "Snooker. A great success for the Pole. Antoni Kowalski is the under-16 world champion". Sportowefakty.pl. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Liam creates history with the Hat-Trick of titles". ibsf.info. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Antek Kowalski returns to the throne. A snooker player from Zielona Góra is the Polish champion". Zielonagora.Wyborcza. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  8. ^ "CHAMPION KOWALSKI CLAIMS LANDYWOOD Q TOUR TITLE". WPBSA. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  9. ^ Kalisz, Sara (18 January 2024). "He won the Polish championship while working as... a courier". Sport.tvp.pl. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  10. ^ https://www.wst.tv/matches/8d8f9a76-3262-434b-8e2f-44b4169ae331?tab=1