Leone Crowley
| Born | 2 June 2006 Ballyvolane, Cork, Ireland |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Ireland |
| Professional | 2025–present |
Leone Crowley (born 2 June 2006) is an Irish snooker player. In January 2025 he won the WSF World Junior Championship, and with it earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour starting with the 2025–26 snooker season.
Career
[edit]A successful junior snooker player, he won Irish national titles in the U12, U14, U16, U18, and U21 age-groups.[1] In 2022, he was a finalist at the EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championship, in Albania.[2] He had his first televised match at the 2023 Snooker Shoot Out in Swansea, where he was defeated by Welsh professional Jackson Page.[3][4]
He won the U21 UK Open Championship in 2024.[1] He reached the final of the WSF Junior Snooker Championship in January 2025 in Saïdia, Morocco, with a semi-final win over Scotland's Amaan Iqbal, having had dominant wins as he progressed through the tournament, only lost six frames in total up to that point in the championship.[5][6] In the final on 23 January 2025, he whitewashed Kaylan Patel of England 5-0 to secure a two-year professional card on the World Snooker Tour from the 2025-26 snooker season. He also became the first Irishman to win the event.[7][2] He was awarded a place into the qualifying rounds for the 2025 World Snooker Championship.[8] In the first round of qualifying, held in Sheffield, in April 2025, he was defeated 3-10 by Thailand professional Manasawin Phetmalaikul.[9][10]
Personal life
[edit]He is from Ballyvolane, Cork, in the Republic of Ireland.[5] He practised for a time with former professional Anthony O'Connor at Shooters snooker club in Cork.[11] He regularly practises at Mark Allen's snooker camp in Belfast.[12]
Performance and rankings timeline
[edit]| Tournament | 2023/ 24 |
2024/ 25 |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking[nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] |
| Championship League | A | A |
| Xi'an Grand Prix | NH | A |
| Saudi Arabia Masters | NH | A |
| English Open | A | A |
| British Open | A | A |
| Wuhan Open | A | A |
| Northern Ireland Open | A | A |
| International Championship | A | A |
| UK Championship | A | A |
| Shoot Out | 1R | A |
| Scottish Open | A | A |
| German Masters | A | A |
| Welsh Open | A | A |
| World Open | A | A |
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ |
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ |
| Tour Championship | DNQ | DNQ |
| World Championship | A | LQ |
| 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: 11 (8 titles)
[edit]| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2017 | Irish Under-12 Championship | Adam Quinn
|
3–0 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2019 | Irish Under-18 Championship | Aaron Hill
|
0–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 2021 | Irish Under-18 Championship | Alex Currid
|
3–2 |
| Winner | 3. | 2021 | Irish Under-16 Championship | Aaron Smith
|
3–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2021 | Irish Under-21 Championship | Ross Bulman
|
1–3 |
| Winner | 4. | 2022 | Irish Under-18 Championship | Alex Currid
|
3–1 |
| Winner | 5. | 2022 | Irish Under-21 Championship | Aaron Goldrick
|
3–2 |
| Winner | 6. | 2022 | Irish Under-16 Championship | David Farrelly
|
3–0 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2022 | European Under-18 Championships |  Liam Davies
|
1–4 |
| Winner | 7. | 2023 | Irish Under-21 Championship | Sean Walsh
|
3–2 |
| Winner | 8. | 2025 | WSF Junior Championship |  Kaylan Patel
|
5–0 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cork snooker star Leone Crowley on the verge of history after reaching the WSF Junior Championship final". Echolive.ie. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ a b Day, Michael (23 January 2025). "Ireland's Leone Crowley wins WSF World Junior Snooker Championship". Totally Snookered. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Shaun Murphy makes historic 147 against clock in Shoot Out". RTE.ie. 8 Dec 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Crowley to play in World Snooker BetVictor Shoot Out". sbireland. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ a b "PATEL TO MEET CROWLEY IN WSF JUNIOR FINAL". WST.tv. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "PATEL AND CROWLEY SET UP 2025 WSF JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL". World Snooker Federation. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Cork teenage star Leone Crowley wins world junior snooker title". the42.ie. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "2025 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRANTS CONFIRMED". WST.tv. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ^ "HALO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING - DAY TWO AS IT HAPPENED". wst.tv. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Three Irish in action at World Championship qualifiers later today". Radio Kerry. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Cork snooker is stronger than ever thanks to passionate cue men like O'Connor". Exholive.ie. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "CROWLEY EARNS TOUR CARD WITH WSF JUNIOR TRIUMPH". wst.tv. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.