Iulian Serhiyovych Boiko (; born 22 September 2005 in

Kyiv Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...

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) is a Ukrainian professional

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player.

Career

In May 2019, Boiko registered his first official

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in a 4–3 defeat against Billy Joe Castle in the second event of the 2019 Q School. In January 2020, Boiko finished as runner-up in the WSF Open, as a result, he was awarded a two-year card on the

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for the

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and 2021–22. As a 14 years old, he became the youngest ever professional player. In March 2020, Boiko defeated

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, a former professional player, by 5–3 in the final to become the EBSA European 6-Reds champion for the first time. Later in 2020, he participated at the qualifying stages of the

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, the youngest player to do so, but he was eliminated by

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in the first qualifying round, losing 6–3. On 4 March 2021, Boiko won his first professional match in

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against

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, winning 4–3.

Performance and rankings timeline

Career finals

Amateur finals: 6 (4 titles)

Team finals: 1 (1 title)

Personal life

Boiko is the son of Serhii Boiko, who is responsible for creating and overseeing the Ukrainian Snooker Federation.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boiko, Iulian 2005 births Living people Sportspeople from Kyiv Ukrainian snooker players 21st-century Ukrainian sportsmen