Andres Petrov

Andres Petrov (born 15 October 1996) is an Estonian former professional snooker player. He is the first professional snooker player from Estonia. Petrov turned professional at the start of the 2022/23 season after winning the EBSA European Snooker Championship.

Early life and education Petrov was born in Tallinn. His father, Boriss Petrov, is a youth ice hockey coach. Petrov graduated from Tallinn High School of Humanities in 2015 and from Tallinn University, with a degree in youth work in 2018.

Career Petrov started playing snooker in 2009. In 2017 he reached the final of the EBSA European Snooker Championship for the first time, where he lost 7–3 to Chris Totten, and notably reached the last 64 of the 2019 Riga Masters as an amateur. He turned professional in 2022 after winning the European Snooker Championship with a 5–3 victory over Ben Mertens in the final.

In 2023, Petrov defeated twice-defending and home champion Mark Allen 43 in the last 64 at the 2023 Northern Ireland Open.

Performance and rankings timeline Performance Table LegendLQ 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-finalsSF lost in the semi-finalsF lost in the finalW won the tournamentDNQ did not qualify for the tournamentA did not participate in the tournamentWD 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: 12 (11 titles) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 2014 Estonian Amateur Championship Mihkel Rehepapp 6–1Winner 2. 2015 Estonian Amateur Championship (2) Alexander Leitmäe 6–4Winner 3. 2016 Estonian Amateur Championship (3) Alexander Leitmäe 6–2Runner-up 1. 2017 EBSA European Snooker Championship Chris Totten 3–7Winner 4. 2017 Estonian Amateur Championship (4) Alexander Leitmäe 6–0Winner 5. 2018 Estonian Amateur Championship (5) Denis Grabe 6–3Winner 6. 2019 Estonian Amateur Championship (6) Denis Sokolov 6–0Winner 7. 2020 Baltic Snooker League - Event 1 Mark Mägi 4–1Winner 8. 2020 Estonian Amateur Championship (7) Denis Grabe 6–3Winner 9. 2021 Estonian Amateur Championship (8) Mark Mägi 6–1Winner 10. 2021 European 6-reds Championship Paweł Rogoza 5–0Winner 11. 2022 EBSA European Snooker Championship Ben Mertens 5–3