Kreishh Gurbaxani
| Born | 23 August 2002 Mumbai, India |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  India |
| Professional | 2024–present |
| Highest ranking | 108 (July 2024) |
| Current ranking | 120 (as of 28 October 2024) |
Kreishh Gurbaxani (born 23 August 2002) is an Indian snooker player from Mumbai.[1] He earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour starting from the 2024–25 snooker season.
Career
[edit]From Mumbai,[2] he began playing snooker at a young age and was junior snooker champion in his home state of Maharashtra in 2018, at the age of 15 years-old.[3] By 2013 he had begun to be trained by two-time Asian champion Yasin Merchant at the Khar Gymnasium, also the base of fellow professional Ishpreet Singh Chadha, with the pair being described as “prodigies" of Merchant.[4][5]
He was number one ranked Maharashtra player in 2022.[6] In January 2023, he defeated India No.1 ranked player Kamal Chawla at The All India Snooker Open.[7]
In 2023, He moved to Sheffield, England and practice in Ding Junhui Snooker Academy with former professional player Himanshu Jain and Hong Kong young snooker player Shaun Liu.[citation needed]
He took part in the Oceania/Asia Q School in May and June 2024, and at the second event won a two-year card on to the World Snooker Tour following wins in the latter rounds against Kwok Wai Fung and Muhammad Naseem.[8][9]
2024/25
[edit]He made his professional debut at the 2024 Championship League in Leicester in June 2024.[10] He secured his first win as a professional defeating Andrew Higginson at the 2024 Northern Ireland Open in September 2024.[11]
Performance and rankings timeline
[edit]| 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. | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Kreishh Gurbaxani". cuesportsindia. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Maharashtra snooker & billiards: Kreishh regains form to beat Tahaa Khan 3-0". Times of India. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Kreishh rallies to beat Shahyan in Khar Gym final". Times of India. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Little masters lose but win hearts". Times of India. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "All India Snooker Open: Yasin Merchant, Ishpreet Singh Chadha, Kreishh Gurbaxani record easy first round wins". Freepressjournal.in. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Ishpreet overcomes Kreishh in three frames". Times of India. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "All India Snooker Open: Kreishh Gurbaxani knocks out India No.1 Kamal Chawla". Free Press Journal. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Final Four Set in Bangkok". wst.tv. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "2023/24 Snooker Season Ends at Q School n Bangkok With 12 Players Earning Place on Main Tour". Eurosport. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Carter cruises through". wst.tv. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "WINNING START FOR WHITE IN BELFAST QUALIFIERS". wst.tv. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.