# Kishan Hirani

Kishan H. Hirani (born 2 June 1992) is a Welsh retired professional snooker player.

## Career

Hirani qualified for his first professional tournament in the 2017 Paul Hunter Classic, winning three matches. He played Chris Wakelin in the first round, but lost 0–4. Having won the third event of the 2018 Q School, he won a two-year tour card for the 2018–19 and 2019–20 snooker seasons, defeating Simon Bedford 4–2.

### 2018/19 season

In the 2018 Paul Hunter Classic, Hirani qualified for the second round, defeating Jamie Clarke 4–3 in the first round, before losing to Craig Steadman in the second round 0–4. Hirani played in the first round of the 2018 UK Championship, but lost 6–2 to Neil Robertson.
In the summer of 2018, Hirani stated that he intended playing in as many tournaments as possible during his two-year tour card, but that he was seeking a waistcoat sponsor to enable him to do so

## Performance and rankings timeline

| Tournament | 2015/ 16 | 2016/ 17 | 2017/ 18 | 2018/ 19 | 2019/ 20 |
| Ranking | | | | | 88 |
| Ranking tournaments ||||||
| Riga Masters | MR | A | A | LQ | LQ |
| International Championship | A | A | A | LQ | LQ |
| China Championship | NH | NR | A | LQ | 1R |
| English Open | NH | A | A | 1R | 1R |
| World Open | NH | A | A | LQ | LQ |
| Northern Ireland Open | NH | A | A | 2R | 1R |
| UK Championship | A | A | A | 1R | 1R |
| Scottish Open | NH | A | A | 1R | 2R |
| European Masters | NH | A | A | LQ | LQ |
| German Masters | A | A | A | LQ | 1R |
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R |
| Shoot-Out | NR | A | A | 2R | 1R |
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Gibraltar Open | MR | A | A | 1R | 1R |
| Tour Championship | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | DNQ | DNQ |
| World Championship | LQ | A | A | LQ | LQ |
| Former ranking tournaments ||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | MR | LQ | 1R | 2R | NR |
| Indian Open | NH | A | A | LQ | NH |
| China Open | A | A | A | 1R | NH |
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 | NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. |
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. |
| R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | means an event is/was a ranking event. |
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. |
* ↑ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
* 1 2 3 He was an amateur.
* ↑ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.

## Career finals
### Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 2016 | Snookerbacker Classic - Qualifier 11 - Gloucester | Jamie Bodle | 4–0 |