# Aaron Hill (snooker player)

Aaron Hill (born 28 February 2002) is an Irish professional snooker player.

## Career

In March 2020, Hill won the EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships, as a result, he was awarded a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2020–21 and 2021–22.
On 24 September 2020, Hill defeated the World Champion at that time Ronnie O'Sullivan 5–4 in the last 64 of the European Masters.
At the 2022 Northern Ireland Open, Hill defeated ranking world number 2 Judd Trump 4–1 to advance to the last 32.

## Performance and rankings timeline

| Tournament | 2018/ 19 | 2019/ 20 | 2020/ 21 | 2021/ 22 | 2022/ 23 | 2023/ 24 | 2024/ 25 |
| Ranking | | | | 79 | | 73 | 60 |
| Ranking tournaments ||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking | Non-Ranking | RR | RR | 2R | RR | RR |
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | 1R |
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | 2R |
| English Open | A | A | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R |
| British Open | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 1R | LQ | LQ | 1R |
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | QF | 1R |
| Northern Ireland Open | A | A | 1R | LQ | 2R | 3R | LQ |
| International Championship | A | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | LQ | 1R |
| UK Championship | A | A | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ |
| Shoot Out | A | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3R |
| Scottish Open | A | A | 1R | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ |
| German Masters | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | QF |
| Welsh Open | A | A | 2R | LQ | 2R | 2R | LQ |
| World Open | A | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 1R | 2R |
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Tour Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | |
| Former ranking tournaments ||||||||
| WST Pro Series | Not Held | Not Held | WD | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Turkish Masters | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| Gibraltar Open | A | A | 2R | 3R | 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 | A | A | 4R | 1R | 1R | 1R | NH |
| Former non-ranking tournaments ||||||||
| Six-red World Championship | A | A | Not Held | Not Held | LQ | 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 He was an amateur
* ↑ New players don't have a ranking
* ↑ Players qualified through Q School started the season without ranking points

## Career finals
### Amateur finals: 5 (3 titles)

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2018 | World Open Under-16 Snooker Championships | Ben Mertens | 3–4 |
| Winner | 1. | 2019 | EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championships | Dylan Emery | 4–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2019 | Challenge Tour - Event 4 | Ashley Hugill | 1–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 2020 | EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championships (2) | Sean Maddocks | 4–1 |
| Winner | 3. | 2020 | EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships | Hayden Staniland | 5–2 |