# 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.

## Performance and rankings timeline

| Tournament | 2014/ 15 | 2015/ 16 | 2016/ 17 | 2019/ 20 | 2022/ 23 | 2023/ 24 | 2024/ 25 |
| Ranking | | | | | | 84 | |
| Ranking tournaments ||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | RR | RR | WD |
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | A |
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | A |
| English Open | Not Held | Not Held | A | A | 1R | LQ | A |
| British Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | A |
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | LQ | A |
| Northern Ireland Open | Not Held | Not Held | A | A | LQ | 2R | A |
| International Championship | A | A | A | A | NH | LQ | A |
| UK Championship | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ |
| Shoot Out | Non-Ranking | Non-Ranking | A | A | 1R | 1R | A |
| Scottish Open | Not Held | Not Held | A | A | LQ | LQ | A |
| German Masters | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | A |
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | A |
| World Open | A | A | A | A | NH | LQ | A |
| World Grand Prix | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Tour Championship | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| World Championship | A | A | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | |
| Former ranking tournaments ||||||||
| Riga Masters | MR | MR | A | 1R | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Not Held | Not Held |
| European Masters | Not Held | Not Held | A | A | LQ | LQ | NH |
| Former non-ranking tournaments ||||||||
| Six-red World Championship | A | A | A | A | RR | Not Held | 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 | 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 4 5 He was an amateur
* ↑ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
* ↑ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2014/2015–2015/2016)
* ↑ The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)

## Career finals
### Amateur finals: 12 (11 titles)

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 2014 | Estonian Amateur Championship | Mihkel Rehepapp | 6–1 |
| Winner | 2. | 2015 | Estonian Amateur Championship (2) | Alexander Leitmäe | 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 2016 | Estonian Amateur Championship (3) | Alexander Leitmäe | 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2017 | EBSA European Snooker Championship | Chris Totten | 3–7 |
| Winner | 4. | 2017 | Estonian Amateur Championship (4) | Alexander Leitmäe | 6–0 |
| Winner | 5. | 2018 | Estonian Amateur Championship (5) | Denis Grabe | 6–3 |
| Winner | 6. | 2019 | Estonian Amateur Championship (6) | Denis Sokolov | 6–0 |
| Winner | 7. | 2020 | Baltic Snooker League - Event 1 | Mark Mägi | 4–1 |
| Winner | 8. | 2020 | Estonian Amateur Championship (7) | Denis Grabe | 6–3 |
| Winner | 9. | 2021 | Estonian Amateur Championship (8) | Mark Mägi | 6–1 |
| Winner | 10. | 2021 | European 6-reds Championship | Paweł Rogoza | 5–0 |
| Winner | 11. | 2022 | EBSA European Snooker Championship | Ben Mertens | 5–3 |