Kishan Hirani
Welsh snooker player
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Kishan H. Hirani (born 2 June 1992) is a Welsh retired professional snooker player.[1]
Hirani at the 2014 Paul Hunter Classic | |
| Born | 2 June 1992 |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Wales |
| Professional | 2015-2020 |
| Highest ranking | 84 (September 2019) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 32 (x1) |
Career
Hirani qualified for his first professional tournament in the 2017 Paul Hunter Classic, winning three matches. He played Chris Wakelin in the first round, but lost 0–4.[1] Having won the third event of the 2018 Q School, he won a two-year tour card for the 2018–19 and 2019–20 snooker seasons, defeating Simon Bedford 4–2.[1]
2018/19 season
In the 2018 Paul Hunter Classic, Hirani qualified for the second round, defeating Jamie Clarke 4–3 in the first round, before losing to Craig Steadman in the second round 0–4. Hirani played in the first round of the 2018 UK Championship, but lost 6–2 to Neil Robertson.
In the summer of 2018, Hirani stated that he intended playing in as many tournaments as possible during his two-year tour card, but that he was seeking a waistcoat sponsor to enable him to do so [2]
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2015/ 16 |
2016/ 17 |
2017/ 18 |
2018/ 19 |
2019/ 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[3][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 88 |
| Ranking tournaments | |||||
| Riga Masters | MR | A | A | LQ | LQ |
| International Championship | A | A | A | LQ | LQ |
| China Championship | NH | NR | A | LQ | 1R |
| English Open | NH | A | A | 1R | 1R |
| World Open | NH | A | A | LQ | LQ |
| Northern Ireland Open | NH | A | A | 2R | 1R |
| UK Championship | A | A | A | 1R | 1R |
| Scottish Open | NH | A | A | 1R | 2R |
| European Masters | NH | A | A | LQ | LQ |
| German Masters | A | A | A | LQ | 1R |
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R |
| Shoot-Out | NR | A | A | 2R | 1R |
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Gibraltar Open | MR | A | A | 1R | 1R |
| Tour Championship | Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | ||
| World Championship | LQ | A | A | LQ | LQ |
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | MR | LQ | 1R | 2R | NR |
| Indian Open | NH | A | A | LQ | NH |
| China Open | A | A | A | 1R | 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
Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2016 | Snookerbacker Classic - Qualifier 11 - Gloucester |  Jamie Bodle |
4–0 |
