Liam Pullen (born 11 July 2005) is an English snooker player from

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. In April 2023 he became the England under-18 snooker champion. He has earned a two-year card on the

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starting with 2023–24 snooker season.

Career

From

York York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...

, Pullen made his debut at Q School in 2021 as a fifteen year-old and his performances included a win over former professional James Cahill. In July 2022 he made his first maximum break, while practising in

Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...

. Pullen reached the final the WSF Junior Snooker Championship held in

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in February 2023, with a highest break of 143. In the final he lost to his compatriot

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. In March 2023, he reached the final of 2023 EBSA European Snooker Championships in

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where he was defeated by Hungarian

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. In April 2023 Pullen won the English under-18 title defeating Oliver Sykes 4-2 in the final. In April 2023 Pullen also won through to face Leeds’ Daniel Womersley in the final of the Yorkshire Snooker Championship, held at the Northern Snooker Centre. That month he also retained his Yorkshire under-19 title he first won in 2022. Pullen came back from a 3-0 deficit to defeat

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4-3, playing as a seventeen year-old at the 2023 Q School. His performances led him to earning a two-year card on the

starting with 2023–24 snooker season.

2023/24 season

Pullen made his professional debut in the draw for the 2023 Championship League held at the

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, England from 26 June 2023. In his opening match he was defeated by world number 31

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. In the round-robin phase he drew with

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, and recorded his first professional win, over Ukraine's

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. Pullen recorded the biggest win of his career when he defeated former world champion

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in qualifying for the 2023 International Championship in September 2023. He followed up that win by defeating

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in a decider at the event in

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to reach the last-32 of a ranking event for the first time. He also reached the last-32 of the

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in December 2023. Later that month, he qualified for the

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with a win over former world champion

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. He qualified for the 2024 Welsh Open with a 4-0 win over

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Personal life

Pullen practises with local pros such as;

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and

with whom he also goes

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Performance and rankings timeline

Career finals

Amateur finals: 6 (1 title)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pullen, Liam 2005 births Living people English snooker players Sportspeople from York