Aaron Hill (snooker player)
| Born | 28 February 2002 Cork, County Cork, Ireland |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Ireland |
| Nickname | The Breeze[1] |
| Professional | 2020–present |
| Highest ranking | 47 (August 2025) |
| Current ranking | 47 (as of 18 August 2025) |
| Best ranking finish | Quarter-final (x2) |
Aaron Hill (born 28 February 2002) is an Irish professional snooker player.[2]
Career
In March 2020, Hill won the EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships, as a result, he was awarded a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2020–21 and 2021–22.[3]
On 24 September 2020, Hill defeated the World Champion at that time Ronnie O'Sullivan 5–4 in the last 64 of the European Masters.[4][5]
At the 2022 Northern Ireland Open, Hill defeated ranking world number 2 Judd Trump 4–1 to advance to the last 32.[6]
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2018/ 19 | 2019/ 20 | 2020/ 21 | 2021/ 22 | 2022/ 23 | 2023/ 24 | 2024/ 25 | 2025/ 26 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 79 | [nb 4] | 73 | 60 | 50 | ||||||
| Ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking | RR | RR | 2R | RR | RR | RR | |||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 4R | |||||||||||
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | QF | 1R | |||||||||||
| English Open | A | A | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | |||||||
| British Open | Not Held | 1R | LQ | LQ | 1R | |||||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | 1R | ||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | A | A | 1R | LQ | 2R | 3R | LQ | |||||||
| International Championship | A | A | Not Held | LQ | 1R | |||||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||
| Shoot Out | A | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3R | |||||||
| Scottish Open | A | A | 1R | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | |||||||
| German Masters | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | QF | |||||||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | 2R | LQ | 2R | 2R | LQ | |||||||
| World Open | A | A | Not Held | 1R | 2R | |||||||||
| Tour Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| WST Pro Series | Not Held | WD | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||
| Turkish Masters | Not Held | 1R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | A | A | 2R | 3R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||
| WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Not Held | |||||||||||
| European Masters | A | A | 4R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Not Held | |||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Six-red World Championship | A | A | Not Held | LQ | 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 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: 5 (3 titles)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2018 | World Open Under-16 Snooker Championships | .svg.png){kind=small} Ben Mertens | 3–4 | [7] |
| Winner | 1. | 2019 | EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championships |  Dylan Emery | 4–3 | [8] |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2019 | Challenge Tour - Event 4 |  Ashley Hugill | 1–3 | [9] |
| Winner | 2. | 2020 | EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championships (2) | Sean Maddocks | 4–1 | [10] |
| Winner | 3. | 2020 | EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships | Hayden Staniland | 5–2 | [11] |
References
- ^ "Aaron Hill". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Aaron Hill". snooker.org. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "SNOOKER CONTINUES TO LEAD SPORT'S RETURN WITH TOUR STRUCTURE PLANS". World Snooker Tour. 8 June 2020. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "'Speechless' - Ronnie O'Sullivan shocked by Cork teenager Aaron Hill at European Masters". RTE Sport. 25 September 2020. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Cork teen stuns six-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan at European Masters". The 42. 25 September 2020. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ Branigan, Peter (18 October 2022). "Hill shocks Trump at Northern Ireland Open". RTE.ie. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "IBSF world under 16 championships". Snooker Scene. November 2018. p. 36.
- ^ "European Snooker Championships U18 - Eilat / Israel 2019". EBSA. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Hugill Best In Bruges". World Snooker Tour. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 20 October 2019. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "European Snooker Championships U18 - Albufeira / Portugal 2020". EBSA. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "European Snooker Championships U21 - Albufeira / Portugal 2020". EBSA. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
External links
- Aaron Hill at the World Snooker Tour
- Aaron Hill at snooker.org