Michal Szubarczyk-The 14-year-old shoots for the record of Cogioli di Ronnie O’Sullivan
Michal Szubarczyk. Remember the name.
The fourteen year old hopes to make history this week by breaking the longtime record of Ronnie O’Sullivan to become the youngest player to qualify for the World Championships at Crucible.
The pole made waves on the Snooker circuit, winning the titles of the European U16 and U18 championship in March.
But the teenager really attracted attention reaching the final of the Open Age event, which saw him beat from 34 -year -old Liam Highfield.
That extraordinary race was sufficient for Szubarczyk to be offered a two -year -old cards in the World Snooker Tour (WST).
His performances have gained praise from the three -time world champion Mark Williams, who said the teenager is “Not far away”, external From the level of Ronnie O’Sullivan at the same age.
But now Szubarczyk aims to beat the 33 -year -old record of O’Sullivan qualifying for the 2025 world championships.
The winner of seven times O’Sullivan is the youngest qualified at the crogiolo, who does it at the age of 16 in 1992. With the qualifications held months before the tournament, he was then 17 years old and five months when he made his debut at the event, losing 10-7 in Alan Mcmanus.
The 2023 champion Luca Brecel holds the record for the youngest player at the main event of the crucible, playing at the age of 17 and 45 days in 2012.
Szubarczyk can beat both those records comfortably while heading towards qualifying at the English Sport Institute in Sheffield on April 8, with the final games of the round played on April 15.
The pole faces Scotland Dean Young in the first round, with the winner of the best tie of the frame-19-fracta that crosses to face Stan Moody.
The teenager must win four consecutive games to earn a place in the crucible.
But a victory against Young would have seen Szubarczyk become the youngest player he has ever won a qualifying match at the World Championships, beating the record previously held by Liam Davies, who was 15 years old and 277 days when he beat Aaron Hill in 2022.
