Artemijs Žižins (born 2 June 2006) is a Latvian professional snooker player. He earned a two-year card on the

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starting with the

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. He is the first ever professional player from Latvia.

Career

In 2022. he became European U16 champion defeating Liam Davies in the semi-final and Moldovan Vladislav Gradinari in the final. In June 2023, shortly after turning 17 years old, Žižins defeated five-time champion Rodion Judin 5-2 to claim his first Latvian National Snooker Championship. In March 2024, he reached the semi-final of the

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where he was defeated by eventual champion Bulcsú Révész of Hungary.

2024/25

In May 2024, he entered European Q School and recorded victories over former professional

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of Ukraine, and a 4-2 win over veteran professional

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. In the final round he beat Kayden Brierley to win a two-year assured place on the

starting from the

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. In June 2024, he made his professional debut at the 2024 Championship League in

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, losing 3–0 to former world champion

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. In July 2024, he recorded a 5-3 win over experienced professional

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in qualifying for the 2024 Xi'an Grand Prix. He reached the third round of the

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, in which he was defeated by

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. In the previous round, he scored a 137 break in a deciding frame victory against

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. At the 2024 English Open in Brentwood in September 2024, he reached the round of 64 with wins over

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and Robbie Williams. He also qualified for the

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, achieving a 5–4 win over Englishman

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2025/26

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of China 5-1. In the qualifying round for the 2025 British Open, he was building a 147 break when he missed the 14th black, in a 4-2 defeat to

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. He was drawn in the round-robin stage of the 2025 Championship League against

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and Kayden Brierley, winning all three matches with the loss of only one frame, to top the group.

Performance and rankings timeline

Career finals

Amateur finals: 5 (4 titles)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zizins, Artemijs Date of birth unknown Place of birth unknown Living people Latvian snooker players Latvian sportspeople 21st-century Latvian sportsmen