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Michael Georgiou

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Michael Georgiou
Georgiou at the2016 Paul Hunter Classic
Born(1988-01-18)18 January 1988(age 36)
Forest Hill,England
Sport countryEngland(until 2016)
Cyprus(2016–present)
NicknameThe Pride of Cyprus[1]
Professional2008/2009, 2014–2020
Highestranking46 (May–July 2019)
Maximum breaks1
Tournament wins
Ranking1

Michael Georgiou(born 18 January 1988) is a British-Cypriotformer professionalsnookerplayer fromForest Hill.He is a practice partner ofIgor FigueiredoandHammad Miah,who practises at Whetstone Snooker Club.[2]

In 2018, Georgiou won his first professional ranking title by defeatingGraeme Dottin the final of theSnooker Shoot-Out.[3][4]

Michael Georgiou made the 140th official maximum break in the third frame of the last 128 match againstUmut Dikmeat the2018 Paul Hunter Classic.It was Michael's first professional maximum break.

In2019he became the first Cypriot player to qualify for theWorld Snooker ChampionshipinSheffielddefeatingLee Walker10–7,Peter Ebdon10–8 andYan Bingtao10–8 in the 3 qualifying rounds to make his Crucible debut.

Career

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Georgiou qualified for the main tour by winning the 2007IBSF World Under-21 Snooker ChampionshipinIndia.However it was a season to forget as he failed to win a single match and lost his tour place as a result.

Georgiou spent the next two seasons competing in the PIOS series then decided to give up snooker and started a career in recruitment. He commented: "I was doing a 9-to-5 job, sitting behind a desk. But I always kept an eye on snooker and when I saw how the sport had changed and the opportunities that are there now, I decided to give it another try".[5]Georgiou returned to serious action in 2013 as he entered theQ School,his best run coming at the second event where he defeatedDessie Sheehanand Darren Bond, before losing to eventual qualifierAhmed Saif.Georgiou continued to enterEuropean Tourevents as an amateur during the 2013/14 season, while also participating in the EBSA Qualifying Tour where he reached final of one of the tournaments to qualify for the play-offs. There Georgiou was beaten to the two-year tour card byZak Surety;however he was more successful in the2014 Q Schoolwhere, after losing early in Event 1, he went all the way in Event 2 by defeatingAdam Wicheard,Gareth Green,Sean O'Sullivan,Jordan Brownand in the final roundAshley Cartyto confirm his return to the main tour for the2014–15and2015–16seasons.

Michael Georgiou at2015 German Masters

Georgiou started his comeback season in the best possible way as he whitewashedAditya Mehta5–0 to qualify for the venue stages of the2014 Wuxi Classic,where he beatMarcus Campbell5–2, before losing 5–3 toNeil Robertson.[6]Anthony McGilleliminated him 6–4 in the first round of theUK Championship,but Georgiou then overcame2006world championGraeme Dott5–1 andAndrew Pagett5–3 in qualifying for theGerman Masters.He lost 5–3 againstAlfie Burden.[7]Georgiou's best form came at theWelsh Openwhere he defeatedPeter Lines4–1,Lee Walker4–2 and Dott 4–3 to reach the last 16 of a ranking event for the first time.[8]However, he suffered a 4–2 defeat to four-time world championJohn Higgins.[9]

Georgiou made his debut in theAustralian Goldfields Openby beatingRoss Muir5–0,Aditya Mehta5–4 andDavid Gilbert5–4, but lost 5–2 toJohn Higginsin the first round.[10]Before theUK Championshiphe had been practicing with seven-time world championStephen Hendryand knocked outDavid Morris6–5 in the opening round.[11]He was defeated 6–2 byMark Allenin the second round.[12]Gergiou reached the third round of theWelsh Openby overcomingJamie Jones4–0 andPeter Ebdon4–2, but lost 4–1 to Higgins for the second year in a row.[10]He needed to qualify for theWorld Championshipto remain on tour, but lost his opening game 10–6 toNoppon Saengkhammeaning he needed to come throughQ Schoolto earn his place back.[13]

Georgiou announced that he would be representing Cyprus at the2016 Q School.Georgiou was successful in the second event, regaining his tour place defeatingCraig Steadman4–1 in the final round and as a result would qualify for the tour as a Cypriot player.[14]He got to the third round of thePaul Hunter Classiccourtesy of beatingFraser Patrick4–1 andDavid Gilbert4–2 and lost 4–1 toGerard Greene.Georgiou secured 6–2 and 6–4 wins overMatthew SeltandMike Dunnto set up a third round encounter withRonnie O'Sullivanat theUK Championship.Georgiou took the opening frame, but would go on to lose 6–1 and described his opponent as not human after the match such was his standard of play.[15]He had a fourth round showing at theShoot-Outand was eliminated byAndy Hicks.[16] Georgiou moved out of London toNorthern Irelandfor a different pace of life and to be around fellow pro'sJordan BrownandMark Allen,however results didn't follow and after a second round defeat toJimmy Whitein qualifying for the delayed2020 World Snooker Championshipsaw his ranking drop low enough for him to be off the professional tour.[17]

Performance and rankings timeline

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Tournament 2008/
09 		2014/
15 		2015/
16 		2016/
17 		2017/
18 		2018/
19 		2019/
20 		2021/
22 		2022/
23
Ranking[18][nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] 90 [nb 3] 74 49 46 [nb 4] [nb 4]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Tournament Not Held RR A
European Masters Tournament Not Held LQ 2R 1R LQ LQ A
British Open Tournament Not Held 2R A
Northern Ireland Open Tournament Not Held 2R 2R 1R 1R LQ A
UK Championship LQ 1R 2R 3R 2R 1R 2R 1R A
Scottish Open Tournament Not Held 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R A
English Open Tournament Not Held 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R A
World Grand Prix NH NR DNQ DNQ 2R DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Shoot Out NH Non-Ranking 4R W 2R 1R 4R 2R
German Masters NH 1R LQ LQ 1R 1R QF 1R A
Welsh Open LQ 4R 3R 1R 2R 4R 1R LQ A
Players Championship[nb 5] NH DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Tour Championship Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
Champion of Champions NH A A A A 1R A A A
The Masters LQ A A A A A A A A
Former ranking tournaments
Northern Ireland Trophy LQ Tournament Not Held
Bahrain Championship LQ Tournament Not Held
Wuxi Classic[nb 6] NR 2R Tournament Not Held
Australian Goldfields Open NH LQ 1R Tournament Not Held
Shanghai Masters LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R Non-Ranking Not Held
Paul Hunter Classic PA Minor-Ranking 3R 3R 2R NR Not Held
Indian Open NH LQ NH 2R LQ 1R Tournament Not Held
China Open LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
Riga Masters[nb 7] NH Minor-Ranking 1R 1R LQ LQ Not Held
International Championship NH LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ Not Held
China Championship Tournament Not Held NR 1R LQ LQ Not Held
World Open[nb 8] LQ Not Held LQ 1R 1R 1R Not Held
Turkish Masters Tournament Not Held LQ NH
Gibraltar Open Not Held MR 1R 3R 2R 1R 3R NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Shoot Out NH A 1R Ranking Event
Haining Open NH Minor-Ranking A A 3R 4R 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.
  1. ^From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. ^abNew players don't have a ranking
  3. ^Players qualified through the Q School started the season without ranking points
  4. ^abHe was an amateur
  5. ^The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2014/2015–2015/2016)
  6. ^The event was called the Jiangsu Classic (2008/2009)
  7. ^The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)
  8. ^The event was called the Grand Prix (2008/2009)

Career finals

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Ranking finals: 1 (1 title)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2018 Snooker Shoot Out ScotlandGraeme Dott 1–0

Pro-am finals: 3 (2 titles)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2009 Pontins Autumn Open WalesDavid Donovan 5–2
Winner 2. 2018 Vienna Snooker Open ScotlandRoss Muir 5–4
Runner-up 1. 2018 Golden Q Cup BelgiumLuca Brecel 1–5

Amateur finals: 2 (1 title)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2007 English Under-19 Championship EnglandJohn Astley 1–5[19]
Winner 1. 2007 IBSF World Under-21 Championship ChinaZhang Anda 11–6

References

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  1. ^Lambis, Paul (2 January 2023)."The pride of Cyprus".Cyprus Mail.Archivedfrom the original on 19 May 2023.Retrieved19 May2023.
  2. ^"Michael Georgiou Q&A".World Snooker.August 2014.Retrieved1 August2014.
  3. ^"Georgiou Wins Maiden Title".World Snooker. 11 February 2018.Retrieved12 February2018.
  4. ^"Shoot-Out-Titel für Michael Georgiou - SnookerPRO".SnookerPRO(in German). 11 February 2018.Retrieved22 October2018.
  5. ^"Highfield Breaks Lion's Heart".worldsnooker.com.World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.21 May 2014.Retrieved21 May2014.
  6. ^"Michael Georgiou 2014/2015".Snooker.org.Retrieved10 April2015.
  7. ^"Alfie Burden makes last 16 of snooker's German Masters".Welwyn Hatfield Times.5 February 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 27 October 2016.Retrieved10 April2015.
  8. ^"Mark WIlliams wins all-Welsh battle".South Wales Argus.Retrieved10 April2015.
  9. ^"Welsh Open: Mark Selby knocked out by Luca Brecel".BBC Sport.Retrieved10 April2015.
  10. ^ab"Michael Georgiou 2015/2016".Snooker.org.Retrieved28 March2016.
  11. ^"In Form Higgins Starts Strongly".World Snooker.24 November 2015.Retrieved28 March2016.
  12. ^"Joe Swail may face Mark Allen test after both progress".Belfast Telegraph.Retrieved28 March2016.
  13. ^"Q School Order of Merit".World Snooker.Archived fromthe originalon 5 May 2016.Retrieved2 May2016.
  14. ^"Michael Georgiou represents Cyprus flag in Q School 2016 confirmed by World Snooker".Cyprus Snooker Federation. Archived fromthe originalon 4 August 2021.Retrieved4 May2016.
  15. ^"O'Sullivan is unstoppable, says beaten Georgiou".RTÉ.28 November 2016.Retrieved12 April2017.
  16. ^"Michael Georgiou 2016/2017".Snooker.org.Retrieved12 April2017.
  17. ^"'Where do I go from here?' Michael Georgiou on dealing with the devastating low of losing his place on tour – Metro ".
  18. ^"Ranking History".Snooker.org.Retrieved6 February2011.
  19. ^"Snooker: Young star plays for pro future".The Journal.21 June 2007. Archived fromthe originalon 11 May 2019.Retrieved30 September2023.
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