Diana Stateczny (born 13 January 1980) is a

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and professional

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player. She won the women's 2019

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Career

Early career

Stateczny started playing cue sports in 1995, initially

, but focusing on

from around 2009. She was runner-up at the 2005 14.1

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, and won the 2007

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European Snooker Championship Finals

At the 2010

, Stateczny won all of the matches in her qualifying group without losing a , and topped the qualifying table. She was therefore the top

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in the knockout, where she beat Anne-Katrin Hirsch 4–3 and Natascha Niermann 4–0 to reach the final. She lost in the final 3–5 to defending champion

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. Stateczny won all of her matches in qualifying for the knockout of the 2019

. She then beat Ewelina Piślewska 3–2, Polina Astakhova 4–1 and Linda Erben 4–1 to reach the final against Anastasia Nechaeva. Stateczny won the first frame of the final, before losing the next two. However, she then won the next three frames to record a 4–2 victory and win the title.

European Team Championships

Stateczny was part of the winning

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in 2011, and was a losing finalist in 2015 and 2019.

Personal life

She lives in

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, and works for Phenox, a medical technology company.

Titles and achievements

Snooker *2020

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World Women's 6 Reds Championship runner-up, lost 3–5 to

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in the final. *2019 European Champion *2019 European Team Snooker Championship Ladies runner-up (with Linda Erben) *2017 German champion *2016 German champion *2015 Team European Championship runner-up *2014 German champion *2013 German champion *2012 German champion *2011 German championship runner-up *2011 Team European Champion *2010 German champion *2010 European Championship runner-up *2009 German champion Pool *2007

European Pool Champion *2005 14.1 runner-up

*2005 European Team Championship Ladies *2001 European Team Championship Ladies

References

External links

Diana Stateczny's Official WebsiteEuropean Snooker Championships 2019 Final: Anastasia Nechaeva vs Diana StatecznyDiana Stateczny – World Women's Snooker
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