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DeutschHarvey Chandler
 Chandler 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) |
Harvey Chandler (born 19 April 1995) is an English former professional snooker player from Northamptonshire.[1]
Early and personal life
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]Pro-am finals: 1
[edit]| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2018 | Pink Ribbon | Andrew Norman | 2–4 |
Amateur finals: 3 (1 title)
[edit]| 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 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2024 | Q Tour – Event 2 |  Dylan Emery | 3–4 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Harvey hopes to be the next Northamptonshire star in snooker's big league". Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018 – via www.northantstelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "A dream come true for snooker star Harvey as he joins professional ranks" – via www.northantstelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Harvey Chandler, 123 in the World". Webs of Snooker. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Keep your eyes on Harvey Chandler". 10 August 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Harvey Chandler, 123 in the World". 27 September 2017. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Harvey Chandler Conquers Europe - SnookerHQ". 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Harvey Chandler 2018 European Men's Champion - European Billiards & Snooker Association". 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Main Tour Qualification 2018/19". 29 March 2018.
- ^ Dunham, Jon (4 June 2020). "Unbeaten Harvey makes progress but Kyren misses out in decider". Northants Telegraph. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "AJAIB OVER THE MOON AT Q TOUR". wpbsa. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "EUROPEAN 6-RED GOLD FOR BROWN". wpbsa.com. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "O'Connor tops Hill". wst.tv. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Sofia so good for Emery". wst.tv. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "The Pole is 14 years old and has just won a European Championship medal! And he is fighting for even more". przegladsportowy. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "MICHAŁ SZUBARCZYK NOMINATED FOR WORLD SNOOKER TOUR CARD". wpbsa. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "History-making 14-year-old in line to join Ronnie O'Sullivan on World Snooker Tour". 22 March 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
External links
[edit]
- Harvey Chandler at the World Snooker Tour (archived)