Iulian Boiko (born 22 September 2005 in
Kyiv,
Ukraine) is a Ukrainian
snooker
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player who was professional from 2020 to 2022.
Career
In May 2019, Boiko registered his first official
century break in a 4–3 defeat against
Billy Joe Castle
Billy Joe Castle (born 14 July 1992 in Marchwood, Hampshire) is an English professional snooker player.
Career
In May 2017, Castle came through Q School (snooker), Q-School by winning six matches to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker To ...
in the
Q School 2019 - Event 2.
In January 2020, Boiko finished as runner-up in the WSF Open, as a result, he was awarded a two-year card on the
World Snooker Tour for the
2020–21
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and
2021–22. As a 14 years old, he became the youngest ever professional player.
In March 2020, Boiko defeated
Darren Morgan, 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
World Championship, the youngest player to do so,
but he was eliminated by
Thor Chuan Leong
Thor Chuan Leong (; born 24 March 1988) is a Malaysian former professional snooker player. He is commonly referred to as Rory Thor.
Career
Thor, based in Penang, Malaysia represented his country at the 2006 & 2010 Asian Games and in the ...
in the first qualifying round, losing 6–3.
On 4 March 2021, Boiko won his first professional match in
Gibraltar Open
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against
Fergal O'Brien, winning 4–3.
Performance and rankings timeline
Career finals
Amateur finals: 3 (1 title)
Personal life
Boiko is the son of Serhii Boiko, who is responsible for creating and overseeing the Ukrainian Snooker Federation.
References
External links
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2005 births
Living people
Ukrainian snooker players