Tyler Rees (born 6 February 1999 in

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) is a

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amateur

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player. He was Under-18 European Snooker Champion in 2016.

Career

In February 2016, Rees entered the 2016 EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championship as the number 15 seed, he managed to advance to the final where he defeated fellow countryman

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5–2 in the final to win the inaugural championship. As a result, Rees was awarded a place in the qualifying rounds for the 2016 World Snooker Championship. He lost 10–0 there to Jimmy Robertson. The following season Rees was awarded a wildcard entry in the 2017 Welsh Open. However he was defeated in the first round 4-1 by Jamie Jones. Rees was again awarded with a place in the qualifying rounds for the

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, where once again he was defeated at the first hurdle, losing 10–2 to

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Performance and rankings timeline

Career finals

Amateur finals: 3 (1 title)

References

External links

Tyler Rees
at ''CueTracker.net: Snooker Results and Statistic Database'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Rees, Tyler Welsh snooker players Living people 1999 births Snooker players from Llanelli