Connor Benzey
English snooker player
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Connor Benzey (born 13 February 2002) is an English professional snooker player. He has earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour starting with the 2025–26 snooker season.
England| Born | 13 February 2002[1] |
|---|---|
| Sport country | England |
| Professional | 2025-present |
| Highest ranking | 117 (August 2025) |
| Current ranking | 120 (as of 2 March 2026) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 112 (2025 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters) |
Career
From Southampton, he played as a youngster at Chandlers Ford Snooker Club.[2] He won the European U17 title in Malta in 2019. He finished second in the 2020 EPSB Under-21 Premier Development Tour and reached the last 16 of the World Snooker Federation Open in Malta.[3][4] He beat Fraser Patrick to reach the last-64 at the 2020 English Open in Milton Keynes in October 2020, before being beaten by John Higgins.[5][6] He entered Q School in 2020 entered Q School in 2020, he lost in the first round of all three events. In the three following years at Q School his best result was reaching the last-64. In 2024, he managed to reach the last-32 of both Q School events.[7]
A top-up player from the Q School order of merit competing as an amateur at the 2024 Championship League in Leicester, in June 2024, Benzey performed with credit going unbeaten in his round-robin group that included a draw with former world champion Mark Williams, as well as wins against Northern Ireland's Fergal Quinn and professional David Grace.[8] He was defeated by Mark Joyce in the quarterfinals of the Q Tour Global Play-Offs in Antalya in March 2025.[9] He entered Q School in May 2025, reaching the final round of event two with a win against former professional John Astley, where he faced Rodion Judin of Latvia. A 4-2 win earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour, starting with the 2025–26 snooker season.[10][11]
2025-26 season
He made his professional debut against former world champion Kyren Wilson at the 2025 Wuhan Open, losing 5-0.[12] He was drawn in the round-robin stage of the 2025 Championship League against Mark Davis, Sam Craigie and Jimmy Robertson, earning a 2-2 draw with group-winner Craigie.[13][14] On 11 December he recorded a win against Chris Totten at the 2025 Snooker Shoot Out.[15]
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2019/ 20 |
2020/ 21 |
2024/ 25 |
2025/ 26 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | |||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Championship League | NR | A | RR | RR | |||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Not Held | A | 2R | ||||||
| Wuhan Open | Not Held | A | LQ | ||||||
| English Open | A | 2R | A | LQ | |||||
| British Open | Not Held | A | LQ | ||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Not Held | A | LQ | ||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | A | A | A | LQ | |||||
| International Championship | A | NH | A | LQ | |||||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | LQ | |||||
| Shoot Out | A | 2R | A | 2R | |||||
| Scottish Open | A | A | A | LQ | |||||
| German Masters | A | A | A | LQ | |||||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | LQ | |||||
| World Open | A | NH | A | LQ | |||||
| Tour Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | A | ||||||
| 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: 2 (2 titles)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2022 | EPSB Open Series - Crucible - Event 1 | Hamim Hussain |
3–0 |
| Winner | 2. | 2024 | EPSB Open Series - Frames - Event 2 | Marcos Dayao |
3–2 |
