Simon Lichtenberg
 Paul Hunter Classic 2016 | |
| Born | 15 December 1997 Berlin, Germany |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Germany |
| Professional | 2018–2022 |
| Highest ranking | 72 (August 2021) |
Simon Lichtenberg (born 15 December 1997) is a German former professional snooker player.
Career
[edit]From Berlin, the son of British-German parents, Lichtenberg captained the league team of the Snookerfabrik (snooker factory) in Berlin. He was the German amateur champion in 2016 as he defeated 2014 winner Roman Dietzel in the final, by a 4-2 margin.[1] He then won the EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships in 2018 in Sofia, Bulgaria, registering wins over top seed Brian Ochoiski in the semi-final, and a 6-3 win in the final against Welshman Tyler Rees. In doing so, he became Germany’s first champion in a major international amateur tournament.[2][3] Following this win, he was awarded a two-year card for the professional snooker tour from the 2018–19 season onwards to become the second German on the tour that season after Lukas Kleckers.[4][5][6]
He defeated Ryan Day at the 2020 Welsh Open for a big upset win in February 2020.[7] Despite that, he lost his tour card at the end of the 2020 season after failing to make the top 64 in the world rankings, but he regained it in the first Q School event by beating Kishan Hirani, Stephen Craigie and Dean Young, before defeating Irishman Leo Fernandez 4–1 in the final round.[8] He reached the last-64 of the 2020 English Open in Milton Keynes in October 2020, with a 4-3 win over experienced player Anthony Hamilton.[9] He reached the last-64 of the 2020 UK Championship with a win over Scottish professional Scott Donaldson who was ranked 86 places higher.[10][11] He reached the last-64 of the 2021 Snooker Shoot Out held in Milton Keynes in February 2021, with a win over Rebecca Kenna.[12]
He competed at the IBSF World Championships in October 2024.[13]
Performance and rankings timeline
[edit]| Tournament | 2016/ 17 |
2017/ 18 |
2018/ 19 |
2019/ 20 |
2020/ 21 |
2021/ 22 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[14][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 93 | [nb 4] | 71 | |||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Championship League | Tournament Not Held | RR | RR | ||||||
| British Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | |||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | |||
| English Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | LQ | |||
| UK Championship | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | |||
| Scottish Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ | |||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| Shoot-Out | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | |||
| German Masters | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| European Masters | A | A | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | |||
| Welsh Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | LQ | |||
| Turkish Masters | Tournament Not Held | 1R | |||||||
| Gibraltar Open | LQ | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | WD | |||
| Tour Championship | Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| World Championship | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | 1R | LQ | 2R | NR | Not Held | ||||
| Indian Open | A | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||
| China Open | A | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||
| Riga Masters | A | A | LQ | LQ | Not Held | ||||
| International Championship | A | A | LQ | LQ | Not Held | ||||
| China Championship | NR | A | LQ | LQ | Not Held | ||||
| World Open | A | A | 1R | LQ | Not Held | ||||
| WST Pro Series | Tournament Not Held | RR | NH | ||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Haining Open | A | A | 1R | 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. | |||
Career finals
[edit]Amateur finals: 11 (7 titles)
[edit]| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2015 | German Grand Prix - Event 1 | Lukas Kleckers
|
0–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2016 | German Grand Prix - Event 1 |  Andreas Ploner
|
1–3 |
| Winner | 1. | 2016 | German Grand Prix - Event 3 | Roman Dietzel
|
3–2 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2016 | German Grand Prix - Event 4 |  Roy Stolk
|
1–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 2016 | German Amateur Championship | Roman Dietzel
|
4–2 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2017 | German Grand Prix - Event 2 | Jan Eisenstein
|
1–3 |
| Winner | 3. | 2017 | German Grand Prix - Event 5 |  Omar Alkojah
|
3–1 |
| Winner | 4. | 2017 | German 6-red Championship | Christoph Gawlytta
|
5–1 |
| Winner | 5. | 2018 | EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships |  Tyler Rees
|
6–3 |
| Winner | 6. | 2018 | German Grand Prix - Event 4 | Jörn Hannes-Hühn
|
3–0 |
| Winner | 7. | 2019 | German Grand Prix - Event 4 | Richard Wienold
|
3–1 |
References
[edit]- ^ Caulfield, David (November 27, 2016). "Simon Lichtenberg Wins German National Championship". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ Caulfield, David (February 9, 2018). "Simon Lichtenberg Captures European Under-21 Championship". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ Caulfield, David (February 16, 2018). "Germany's Simon Lichtenberg Given Professional Tour Card". Snookerhq. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ Gaynor, Chris (17 May 2018). "The 17 new World Snooker Tour graduates for 2018/19". blastingnews.com. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "WSF News: Simon Lichtenberg Awarded Tour Card - World Snooker". Worldsnooker.com. 16 February 2018. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Main tour qualification 2018/19". wpbsa.com. WPBSA. 28 March 2018. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Welsh Open Snooker 2020: Draw, schedule, betting odds, results & TV coverage". Sporting Life. 16 Feb 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "SIMON LICHTENBERG RETURNS IMMEDIATELY TO THE MAIN TOUR". Eurosport. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Simon Lichtenberg - Anthony Hamilton". TNTSports. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Higgins sweeps past O'Brien at the UK Championship". RTE. 23 Nov 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "UK Championship: Mark Selby made to work hard to win opener". Sporting Life. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Reanne Evans misses out on chance to make more history". RTE. 5 Feb 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Asjad Iqbal excels IBSF World Snooker Championship". app.com.pk. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
External links
[edit]
- Simon Lichtenberg at the World Snooker Tour (archived)
- Simon Lichtenberg at snooker.org
