Tyler Rees (born 6 February 1999 in

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) is a Welsh amateur

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player. He was Under-18 European Snooker Champion in 2016.

Career

In February 2016, Rees entered the 2016

EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championship The EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championships is an amateur junior snooker tournament. The event series is sanctioned by the European Billiards and Snooker Association and started from 2016. The inaugural tournament was won by Tyler Rees who d ...

as the number 15 seed, he managed to advance to the final where he defeated fellow countryman

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5–2 in the final to win the inaugural championship. As a result, Rees was awarded a place in the qualifying rounds for the

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. He lost 10–0 there to Jimmy Robertson. The following season Rees was awarded a wildcard entry in the 2017 Welsh Open. However he was defeated in the first round 4-1 by Jamie Jones. Rees was again awarded with a place in the qualifying rounds for the

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, where once again he was defeated at the first hurdle, losing 10–2 to

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Performance and rankings timeline

Career finals

Amateur finals: 3 (1 title)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rees, Tyler Welsh snooker players Living people 1999 births Snooker players from Llanelli