Harvey Chandler
English snooker player
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Harvey Chandler (born 19 April 1995) is an English professional snooker player from Northamptonshire.[1]
Northamptonshire, England
EnglandChandler at the 2017 Paul Hunter Classic | |
| Born | 19 April 1995 Northamptonshire, England |
|---|---|
| Sport country | England |
| Professional | 2018–2020 |
| Highest ranking | 82 (October 2019) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 16 (2018 Paul Hunter Classic) |
Early and personal life
He is from Raunds in North Northamptonshire.[2] He started playing snooker at the age of 13 years-old.[3] His father would snooker clubs with him. Chandler was coached as a teenager in Northampton by Malcolm Yax. He is 6’ 4 and a keen football fan, and supports Manchester United. He played as a goalkeeper in the youth teams at Rushden and Diamonds and Walsall before quitting at the age of 15 years-old to focus on snooker despite being offered a new contract. He has a brother who played rugby for Kettering.[4]
Career
In August 2017, he came through three rounds of qualifying to play the main draw at the 2017 Paul Hunter Classic. He defeated Li Yuan to reach the round of 64.[5]
In February 2018, Chandler won the EBSA European Snooker Championship in Bulgaria with a 7–2 victory over Jordan Brown. With this win, Chandler was granted a tour card for the 2018–19 professional snooker season.[6][7][8]
In June 2020, he secured a place in the Group Winners’ phase of the Championship League by topping his round-robin group with a 2-2 with Joe Perry, and then beating Mark King 3-1 to set up a decisive final match with Sam Baird in which he also won 3-1.[9]
In October 2022, he defeated Stan Moody, Jamie Curtis-Barrett and Josh Thomond on his way to the final of the WPBSA Q Tour event in Mons, Belgium before being edged out in the final by Farakh Ajaib.[10]
In June 2023, he was defeated by compatriot Wayne Brown 5-3 in the final of the 2023 EBSA European 6-Red Snooker Championship, held in Bulgaria.[11]
In June 2024, he earned credible 2-2 draws as a top-up player in the 2024 Championship League against Joe O'Connor and Aaron Hill.[12] In September 2024, he reached the final of the second event of the 2024/25 WPBSA Q Tour Europe in Sofia, Bulgaria, losing 4-3 in the final to Dylan Emery.[13] In March 2025, he reached the semi-final of the EBSA European Snooker Championship where he lost to young Polish player Michał Szubarczyk.[14][15][16]
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2012/ 13 |
2017/ 18 |
2018/ 19 |
2019/ 20 |
2022/ 23 |
2024/ 25 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[17][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 87 | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | ||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | RR | RR | |||||||||||
| English Open | NH | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | ||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | NH | A | 1R | 3R | A | A | ||||||||
| International Championship | A | A | LQ | LQ | NH | A | ||||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | LQ | ||||||||
| Shoot Out | NR | A | 1R | 1R | A | |||||||||
| Scottish Open | MR | A | 1R | 1R | A | |||||||||
| German Masters | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | |||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | |||||||||
| World Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | NH | |||||||||
| World Grand Prix | NH | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||
| Tour Championship | Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||
| World Championship | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | |||||||||
| Non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Championship League | A | A | A | 2R | A | |||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | MR | 2R | 4R | NR | Not Held | |||||||||
| Indian Open | NH | A | LQ | Not Held | ||||||||||
| China Open | A | A | LQ | Not Held | ||||||||||
| Riga Masters | NH | A | LQ | WD | Not Held | |||||||||
| China Championship | NH | A | LQ | 1R | Not Held | |||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | NH | LQ | 1R | 3R | Not Held | |||||||||
| European Masters | NH | A | LQ | LQ | A | NH | ||||||||
| 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
Pro-am finals: 1
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2018 | Pink Ribbon | Andrew Norman |
2–4 |
Amateur finals: 3 (1 title)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2018 | EBSA European Snooker Championship |  Jordan Brown |
7–2 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2022 | Q Tour – Event 3 |  Farakh Ajaib |
3–5 |
| Winner | 1. | 2023 | Italian Snooker Masters | Sean Maddocks |
4–2 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2024 | Q Tour – Event 2 |  Dylan Emery |
3–4 |
