Lukas Kleckers

Lukas Kleckers
Paul Hunter Classic 2017
Born (1996-05-18) 18 May 1996 (age 28)
Essen, North Rhine
Sport country Germany
NicknameThe Ruhr-potter[1]
Professional2017–2019, 2020–2024
Highest ranking76 (August 2021)
Best ranking finishQuarter-finals (2023 WST Classic)

Lukas Kleckers (born 18 May 1996 in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German former professional snooker player.

Career

Kleckers first drew attention in 2013 when, at the age of 17, he captured the highest ranking and most prestigious amateur event in Germany by defeating Roman Dietzel 4–2 in the final of the German Amateur Championship. In the next few years he twice played in the qualifying rounds for the World Championship, losing 10–6 to Noppon Saengkham in 2015 and 10–7 to Rory McLeod in 2016.[2] At the 2015 Riga Open he won a match in a European Tour event for the first time by beating Anthony Hamilton 4–0, before losing 4–0 to Stephen Maguire.[3]

Kleckers came through the 2017 Q School by winning six matches including victories over former professionals Adrian Rosa and Martin O'Donnell to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons.[4]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2014/
15 		2015/
16 		2016/
17 		2017/
18 		2018/
19 		2019/
20 		2020/
21 		2021/
22 		2022/
23 		2023/
24
Ranking[5][nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] 96 [nb 2] [nb 4] 80 [nb 5] 77
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Non-Ranking Event RR RR RR RR
European Masters Not Held A LQ LQ LQ 2R LQ 1R LQ
British Open Tournament Not Held 4R 1R LQ
English Open Not Held A 1R 2R A 1R LQ LQ 1R
Wuhan Open Tournament Not Held LQ
Northern Ireland Open Not Held A 1R 1R A 3R LQ LQ 1R
International Championship A A A LQ LQ A Tournament Not Held LQ
UK Championship A A A 1R 1R A 1R 1R LQ LQ
Shoot Out Non-Ranking A 1R 3R 1R 1R 3R 3R 2R
Scottish Open Not Held A 1R 1R A 1R LQ LQ 1R
World Grand Prix NR DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
German Masters A A A LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ
Welsh Open A A A 1R 3R A 1R 1R LQ LQ
Players Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Open Not Held A LQ LQ A Tournament Not Held 1R
Tour Championship Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship LQ LQ A LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ
Former ranking tournaments
Shanghai Masters A A A LQ Non-Ranking Tournament Not Held NR
Paul Hunter Classic Minor-Ranking WD 1R 2R NR Tournament Not Held
Indian Open A NH A LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
China Open A A A LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
Riga Masters[nb 6] Minor-Ranking A 2R 2R 2R Tournament Not Held
China Championship Not Held NR LQ LQ A Tournament Not Held
WST Pro Series Tournament Not Held RR Tournament Not Held
Turkish Masters Tournament Not Held 1R Not Held
Gibraltar Open NH MR A 1R 1R A 1R 1R Not Held
WST Classic Tournament Not Held QF NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Haining Open MR A A 2R A NH A Not Held
Six-red World Championship A A 2R A A A Not Held LQ 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.
  1. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. ^ a b c d He was an amateur
  3. ^ New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking
  4. ^ Players qualified through Challenge Tour began the season without ranking points
  5. ^ Players qualified through Q School began the season without ranking points
  6. ^ The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)

Career finals

Pro-am finals: 2 (1 title)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2018 3 Kings Open Austria Andreas Ploner 5–1
Runner-up 1. 2023 Vienna Snooker Open Austria Florian Nüßle 0–5

Amateur finals: 15 (11 titles)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2011 German Grand Prix - Final New Zealand Chris Mcbreen 2–3
Winner 1. 2013 German Grand Prix - Event 3 Germany Roman Dietzel 4–2
Winner 2. 2013 German Championship Germany Roman Dietzel 4–2[6]
Winner 3. 2014 German Grand Prix - Event 1 Germany Sascha Lippe 4–3
Winner 4. 2014 German Grand Prix - Event 3 Germany Jan Eisenstein 3–1
Runner-up 2. 2014 German Grand Prix - Event 6 Germany Roman Dietzel 2–4
Winner 5. 2015 German Grand Prix - Event 1 Germany Simon Lichtenberg 4–0
Runner-up 3. 2015 German Grand Prix - Event 2 Denmark Rune Kampe 1–3
Winner 6. 2016 German Grand Prix - Event 2 Austria Andreas Ploner 3–2
Runner-up 4. 2016 European 6-Reds Championship Poland Mateusz Baranowski 3–4
Winner 7. 2016 German 6-red Championship Germany Robin Otto 4–0
Winner 8. 2019 German 6-red Championship Germany Sascha Breuer 4–2
Winner 9. 2019 German Grand Prix - Event 1 France Brian Ochoiski 3–1
Winner 10. 2019 German Championship Germany Robin Otto 4–0
Winner 11. 2020 Challenge Tour – Event 8 Wales Tyler Rees 3–1

References

  1. ^ "James Cahill loses to Lukas Kleckers at snooker Q School as Liu Hongyu continues heavy-scoring streak". Eurosport. 19 May 2022. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Lukas Kleckers 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Lukas Kleckers 2015/2016". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Kleckers Books Tour Sport". World Snooker. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  6. ^ "Lukas Kleckers is a German snooker champion". derwesten.de. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
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