 Paul Hunter Classic 2018 | |
| Born | (1994-03-22) 22 March 1994 (age 30) Nowa Sól, Lubuskie |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Poland |
| Professional | 2018–2020 |
| Highest ranking | 88 (July–August 2019) |
Adam Stefanów (born 22 March 1994 in Nowa Sól, Lubuskie) is a Polish former professional snooker player. Stefanów lives in Sheffield, England. He received an Invitational Tour Card after finishing runner-up in the 2018 WSF Championship. His two-year card started in the 2018/2019 season.
Career
Stefanów was high enough in the Q School Order of Merit after the 2016 Q School to be given a place in a number of ranking tournaments in the 2016/17 season as an amateur. He recorded wins against Ben Woollaston in the Riga Masters, James Cahill in the Scottish Open and Michael Wild in the 2017 Welsh Open.
He was largely unsuccessful at the 2017 Q School in comparison to the previous year and therefore wasn't able to compete in any professional tournaments of note in the 2017/18 season, however, he finished runner-up in the 2018 WSF Championship in March 2018 which saw him receive a place in both the qualifying draw in the 2018 World Championship and a full tour card for the following two seasons. He won his first round tie at 2018 World Championship qualifying 10–8 against Gary Wilson, before losing out 4–10 against Thepchaiya Un-Nooh.
His first full season on tour was relatively quiet, winning just two matches all season, one however of which was quite a notable 6-4 win against Shaun Murphy in qualifying for the China Open. Over in China in the venue stages he was defeated in the Last 64 1-6 by Andrew Higginson.
In the 2019/20 season he defeated former two-time ranking event winner Michael White 4-0 to qualify for the Riga Masters but was defeated 1-4 by Liam Highfield in Riga. His final professional win that season was a 4-1 win over Luca Brecel in the English Open.
He dropped off the tour at the end of the season. He entered the 2020 Q School to try and regain his tour card, but withdrew from each tournament before it began, possibly due to Covid-19 travel restrictions at the time and has since not entered any amateur or professional snooker tournament.
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2016/ 17 |
2017/ 18 |
2018/ 19 |
2019/ 20 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Riga Masters | 1R | A | LQ | 1R | |||||||||||||||
| International Championship | A | A | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||
| China Championship | NR | A | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||
| English Open | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | |||||||||||||||
| World Open | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | |||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | |||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | |||||||||||||||
| European Masters | A | A | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||
| German Masters | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | |||||||||||||||
| Shoot-Out | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | |||||||||||||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | LQ | A | 1R | 1R | |||||||||||||||
| Tour Championship | Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | LQ | A | Non-Rank. | ||||||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | LQ | 1R | 1R | NR | |||||||||||||||
| Indian Open | LQ | A | LQ | NH | |||||||||||||||
| China Open | LQ | 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 | 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. | |||
- It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
- ^ He was an amateur.
- New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
Career finals
Amateur finals: 2 (1 title)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2015 | Polish Amateur Championship | Mateusz Baranowski
|
7–2 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2018 | WSF Championship |  Luo Honghao
|
0–6 |
References
- "Poland's Stefanów to Join Main Tour". WPBSA.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 17 May 2018.
- "Welsh Open 2017: Scores & schedule of play". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
External links
- Adam Stefanów at the World Snooker Tour (archived)
- Adam Stefanów at snooker.org
