# Antoni Kowalski

Antoni Kowalski (born 9 February 2004) is a Polish professional snooker player. He has earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour from the 2024–25 snooker season.

## Early life

Kowalski is from Zielona Góra in Poland.

## Career

In 2019, he won the World Open Under-16 Snooker Championships, defeating Hungarian Bulcsú Révész 4–2 in the final. He became the first Polish player to win the title.
In 2022, Kowalski was runner up to Liam Davies in the Under-18 and Under-21 categories at the IBSF World Snooker Championship.
In January 2023, Kowalski defeated Mateusz Baranowski 5-2 in the final of the Polish Championship in Lublin. It was his second Polish national championship, having also won the title in 2021.

### 2023-24 season

In November 2023, Kowalski secured the biggest title of his career as he defeated Rory McLeod 5-3 in the final to win the Landywood Q Tour title.
In January 2024, he defeated Baranowski in the final of the Polish national championship again, for his third national title. In March 2024, he reached the final of the EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships where he lost to Liam Davies.

### 2024-25 season

He entered Q School in May 2024 and in the second event he progressed to the latter stages with wins over Jed Mann, and former professional James Cahill. In the final round he faced Englishman Simon Blackwell and triumphed 4-1 to earn an assured two-year card on the World Snooker Tour.
He began his pro career at the 2024 Championship League in Leicester in June 2024 with his results including a 2-2 draw with World Championship finalist Jak Jones in his round robin group. He reached the third round of the 2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters with a 4-0 win over He Guoqiang. He defeated Hammad Miah at the 2024 Northern Ireland Open in September 2024. In December 2024, he reached the last-16 of the 2024 Snooker Shoot Out. That month, he reached the last-64 of the 2025 German Masters with a 5-0 win over Martin O'Donnell, and the last-64 of the 2025 World Open.

## Performance and rankings timeline

| Tournament | 2013/ 14 | 2014/ 15 | 2015/ 16 | 2017/ 18 | 2018/ 19 | 2019/ 20 | 2020/ 21 | 2024/ 25 |
| Ranking | | | | | | | | |
| Ranking tournaments |||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | A | RR |
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | LQ |
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | 3R |
| English Open | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | A | A | A | LQ |
| British Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | 1R |
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | LQ |
| Northern Ireland Open | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | A | A | A | LQ |
| International Championship | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | LQ |
| UK Championship | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ |
| Shoot Out | Non-Ranking | Non-Ranking | Non-Ranking | A | A | A | A | 4R |
| Scottish Open | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | A | A | A | 1R |
| German Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R |
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ |
| World Open | A | Not Held | Not Held | A | A | A | NH | 2R |
| World Grand Prix | NH | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| World Championship | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | |
| Former ranking tournaments |||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | Minor-Ranking | Minor-Ranking | Minor-Ranking | LQ | LQ | NR | Not Held | Not Held |
| European Masters | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | A | A | 2R | 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 4 5 6 7 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 (2013/2014–2015/2016)

## Career finals
### Pro-am finals: 1

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2024 | Belgian Open | Joe O'Connor | 2–4 |

### Amateur finals: 8 (5 titles)

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 2019 | World Open Under-16 Snooker Championships | Bulcsú Révész | 4–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 2020 | Polish Amateur Championship | Mateusz Baranowski | 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2022 | IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship | Liam Davies | 3–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2022 | IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship | Liam Davies | 1–5 |
| Winner | 3. | 2023 | Polish Amateur Championship (2) | Mateusz Baranowski | 5–2 |
| Winner | 4. | 2023 | Q Tour – Event 4 | Rory McLeod | 5–3 |
| Winner | 5. | 2024 | Polish Amateur Championship (3) | Mateusz Baranowski | 5–1 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2024 | EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships | Liam Davies | 3–5 |

### Team finals: 2 (2 titles)

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Team/Partner | Opponent(s) in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 2022 | European Team Snooker Championships | Poland 1 Mateusz Baranowski | Belgium 1 Julien Leclercq Kevin Hanssens | 5–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 2023 | European Team Snooker Championships (2) | Poland 1 Mateusz Baranowski | Israel Shachar Ruberg Eden Sharav | 5–4 |