Iulian Boiko
Born (2005-09-22) 22 September 2005
Kyiv, Ukraine
Sport country Ukraine
NicknameThe Kiev Dynamo[1]
Professional2020–2022
Highest ranking90 (July 2021)
Best ranking finishLast 16 (2023 Shoot Out)

Iulian Serhiyovych Boiko (Ukrainian: Юліан Сергійович Бойко; born 22 September 2005 in Kyiv, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian snooker player who was professional from 2020 to 2022.[2]

Career

In May 2019, Boiko registered his first official century break in a 4–3 defeat against Billy Joe Castle in the second event of the 2019 Q School.[3]

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 and 2021–22.[4] As a 14 years old, he became the youngest ever professional player.[5] 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.[6] Later in 2020, he participated at the qualifying stages of the World Championship, the youngest player to do so,[5] but he was eliminated by Thor Chuan Leong in the first qualifying round, losing 6–3.[7]

On 4 March 2021, Boiko won his first professional match in Gibraltar Open against Fergal O'Brien, winning 4–3.[8]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2017/
18		 2018/
19		 2019/
20		 2020/
21		 2021/
22		 2022/
23		 2023/
24
Ranking[9][nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] 90 [nb 2] [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Non-Ranking Event RR RR A A
European Masters A A A 1R LQ A LQ
British Open Tournament Not Held 1R A A
English Open A A A 1R LQ A A
Northern Ireland Open A A A 1R LQ A A
UK Championship A A A 1R 1R A LQ
Shoot Out A A 1R 1R 1R A 4R
Scottish Open A A A 1R 1R A LQ
World Grand Prix DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
German Masters A A LQ LQ LQ A LQ
Welsh Open A A A 1R 1R A
Players Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Tour Championship NH DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship A A LQ LQ LQ LQ
Former ranking tournaments
Paul Hunter Classic A 1R NR Tournament Not Held
WST Pro Series Tournament Not Held RR Not Held
Turkish Masters Tournament Not Held 1R Not Held
Gibraltar Open LQ LQ A 2R 2R Not Held
Former non-ranking tournaments
Paul Hunter Classic Ranking Event 1R Tournament Not Held
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 Heldmeans an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. ↑ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 He was an amateur
  3. ↑ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking

Career finals

Amateur finals: 4 (2 titles)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2020 WSF Open England Ashley Hugill 3–5
Winner 1. 2020 European 6-Reds Championship Wales Darren Morgan 5–3
Runner-up 2. 2023 EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships Scotland Liam Graham 2–5
Winner 2. 2023 European Snooker Shootout Israel Shachar Ruberg 1–0 (44–33)

Personal life

Boiko is the son of Serhii Boiko, who is responsible for creating and overseeing the Ukrainian Snooker Federation.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Iulian Boiko". wst.tv. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Iulian Boiko". snooker.org. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Match Result | World Snooker Live Scores". livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. Archived from the original on 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  4. ↑ "SNOOKER CONTINUES TO LEAD SPORT'S RETURN WITH TOUR STRUCTURE PLANS". World Snooker Tour. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Iulian Boiko". World Snooker.
  6. ↑ Administrator (2020-03-16). "Iulian Boiko is the new 6 Reds European Snooker Champion". European Billiards & Snooker Association. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  7. ↑ "Thor ends 14-year-old Iulian Boiko's dream of qualifying for World Championship". uk.sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  8. ↑ "15-year-old Iulian Boiko beats veteran for first pro win at Gibraltar Open". Metro. 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  9. ↑ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Iulian Boiko | WSF l World Snooker Federation". www.worldsnookerfederation.org. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
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