Connor Benzey
| Born | 13 February 2002[1] |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  England |
| Professional | 2025-present |
| Highest ranking | 126 (July 2025) |
| Current ranking | 126 (as of 24 July 2025) |
Connor Benzey (born 13 February 2002) is an English professional snooker player. He has earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour starting with the 2025–26 snooker season.
Career
[edit]From Southampton, he played as a youngster at Chandlers Ford Snooker Club.[2] He won the European U17 title in Malta in 2019. He finished second in the 2020 EPSB Under-21 Premier Development Tour and reached the last 16 of the World Snooker Federation Open in Malta.[3][4] He beat Fraser Patrick to reach the last-64 at the 2020 English Open in Milton Keynes in October 2020, before being beaten by John Higgins.[5][6] He entered Q School in 2020 entered Q School in 2020, he lost in the first round of all three events. In the three following years at Q School his best result was reaching the last-64. In 2024, he managed to reach the last-32 of both Q School events.[7]
A top-up player from the Q School order of merit competing as an amateur at the 2024 Championship League in Leicester, in June 2024, Benzey performed with credit going unbeaten in his round-robin group that included a draw with former world champion Mark Williams, as well as wins against Northern Ireland's Fergal Quinn and professional David Grace.[8] He was defeated by Mark Joyce in the quarterfinals of the Q Tour Global Play-Offs in Antalya in March 2025.[9] He entered Q School in May 2025, reaching the final round of event two with a win against former professional John Astley, where he faced Rodion Judin of Latvia. A 4-2 win earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour, starting with the 2025–26 snooker season.[10][11]
2025-26 season
[edit]He made his professional debut against former world champion Kyren Wilson at the 2025 Wuhan Open, losing 5-0.[12] He was drawn in the round-robin stage of the 2025 Championship League against Mark Davis, Sam Craigie and Jimmy Robertson, earning a 2-2 draw with group-winner Craigie.[13][14]
Performance and rankings timeline
[edit]| Tournament | 2019/ 20 |
2020/ 21 |
2024/ 25 |
2025/ 26 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | |||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Championship League | NR | A | RR | RR | |||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Not Held | A | |||||||
| Wuhan Open | Not Held | A | LQ | ||||||
| English Open | A | 2R | A | ||||||
| British Open | Not Held | A | LQ | ||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Not Held | A | |||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | A | A | A | ||||||
| International Championship | A | NH | A | ||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | ||||||
| Shoot Out | A | 2R | A | ||||||
| Scottish Open | A | A | A | ||||||
| German Masters | A | A | A | ||||||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | ||||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||
| World Open | A | NH | A | ||||||
| Tour Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | A | ||||||
| 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]Amateur finals: 2 (2 titles)
[edit]| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2022 | EPSB Open Series - Crucible - Event 1 | Hamim Hussain
|
3–0 |
| Winner | 2. | 2024 | EPSB Open Series - Frames - Event 2 | Marcos Dayao
|
3–2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Conor Benzey". Eurosport. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ Rees-Julian, George (1 June 2025). "Connor Benzey secures first pro tour card via Q School". Daily Echo. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Conner Benzey European U17 Champion". websfsnooker.com. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "CUE & A WITH CONNOR BENZEY". epsb. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ Dunkley, Tim (20 October 2020). "£3,000 jackpot for English Open wildcard Benzey". cuestars. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "BENZEY TO FACE CARRINGTON AT SHOOT OUT". epsb. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "MEET THE NEW PROS: CONNOR BENZEY". wst.tv. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ "MARK WILLIAMS MAKES STRONG START TO NEW SNOOKER SEASON AT CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE". Eurosport. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "TWELVE REMAIN AFTER OPENING DAY OF Q TOUR GLOBAL PLAY-OFFS". wst.tv. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "BURNS BLITZ EARNS FINAL ROUND SLOT". wst.tv. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "GRACE, BURNS, BENZEY AND QUINN SECURE TOUR CARDS AT Q SCHOOL". wst.tv. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ Kane, Desmond (24 June 2025). "Jimmy White hits vintage scoring form to book trip to Wuhan Open with qualifying victory over Anthony McGill, Kyren Wilson eases through". TNT Sports. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER 2025". championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "MERTENS AND CRAIGIE INTO SECOND STAGE". wst.tv. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.