Josh Boileau (born 2 July 1995) is an Irish former professional snooker player. He is the 2016 Under-21 European Snooker Champion.
Career In 2014, Boileau entered the EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships in Bucharest where he reached the final, before he lost 6–1 Oliver Lines. Two years following his disappointment in Bucharest, Boileau once again made it to the final where he defeated Brandon Sargeant 6–1 to win the 2016 EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championship, and as a result, he was given a two-year card on the professional World Snooker Tour for the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons. His first win at the venue stage of a ranking event was at the Northern Ireland Open when he edged past Mike Dunn 4–3. Boileau then saw off Hamza Akbar 4–2, before losing 4–1 to Kurt Maflin. He overcame Hammad Miah 4–1 at the Welsh Open to set up a second round meeting with Shaun Murphy, who Boileau said inspired him to start playing snooker after he watched him win the World Championship in 2005. Boileau beat the world number six 4–2, but then lost 4–0 to Robert Milkins.
Performance and rankings timeline Tournament 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 RankingIt shows the ranking at the beginning of the season. He was not on Main Tour.He was not on Main Tour.He was not on Main Tour.New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.87 Ranking tournamentsRiga MastersThe event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015−2015/2016)NHMinor-Rank.LQLQChina ChampionshipTournament Not HeldNRLQPaul Hunter ClassicMinor-Ranking Event1R1RIndian OpenAANHA1R World OpenLQNot HeldLQLQ European MastersTournament Not HeldLQLQ English OpenTournament Not Held1R1R International ChampionshipAAAALQ Shanghai MastersAAALQLQ Northern Ireland OpenTournament Not Held3R1R UK ChampionshipAAA1R1R Scottish OpenNHNot Held1R1R German MastersAAALQLQShoot-OutVariant Format Event1R2RWorld Grand PrixNHNRDNQDNQDNQ Welsh OpenAAA3R1RGibraltar OpenNot HeldMR1RWD Players ChampionshipThe event was called the Players Championship Grand Final (2013/2014−2015/2016)DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ China OpenAAALQLQ World ChampionshipAALQLQLQ Former ranking tournaments Australian Goldfields OpenLQAANot Held Performance Table LegendLQ 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-finalsSF lost in the semi-finalsF lost in the finalW won the tournamentDNQ did not qualify for the tournamentA did not participate in the tournamentWD 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.
Career finals
Amateur finals: 4 (1 title) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreRunner-up 1. 2014 Oliver Lines 1–6Runner-up 2. 2014 Hossein Vafaei 3–8Winner 1. 2016 Brandon Sargeant 6–1Runner-up 3. 2019 3–7
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