Harvey Chandler
Chandler at the 2017 Paul Hunter Classic | |
| Born | 19 April 1995 Northamptonshire, England |
|---|---|
| Sport country | England |
| Professional | 2018–2020 |
| Highest ranking | 82 (October 2019) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 16 (2018 Paul Hunter Classic) |
Harvey Chandler (born 19 April 1995) is an English professional snooker player from Northamptonshire.[1]
Early and personal life
He is from Raunds in North Northamptonshire.[2] He started playing snooker at the age of 13 years-old.[3] His father would snooker clubs with him. Chandler was coached as a teenager in Northampton by Malcolm Yax. He is 6’ 4 and a keen football fan, and supports Manchester United. He played as a goalkeeper in the youth teams at Rushden and Diamonds and Walsall before quitting at the age of 15 years-old to focus on snooker despite being offered a new contract. He has a brother who played rugby for Kettering.[4]
Career
In August 2017, he came through three rounds of qualifying to play the main draw at the 2017 Paul Hunter Classic. He defeated Li Yuan to reach the round of 64.[5]
In February 2018, Chandler won the EBSA European Snooker Championship in Bulgaria with a 7–2 victory over Jordan Brown. With this win, Chandler was granted a tour card for the 2018–19 professional snooker season.[6][7][8]
In June 2020, he secured a place in the Group Winners’ phase of the Championship League by topping his round-robin group with a 2-2 with Joe Perry, and then beating Mark King 3-1 to set up a decisive final match with Sam Baird in which he also won 3-1.[9]
In October 2022, he defeated Stan Moody, Jamie Curtis-Barrett and Josh Thomond on his way to the final of the WPBSA Q Tour event in Mons, Belgium before being edged out in the final by Farakh Ajaib.[10]
In June 2023, he was defeated by compatriot Wayne Brown 5-3 in the final of the 2023 EBSA European 6-Red Snooker Championship, held in Bulgaria.[11]
In June 2024, he earned credible 2-2 draws as a top-up player in the 2024 Championship League against Joe O'Connor and Aaron Hill.[12] In September 2024, he reached the final of the second event of the 2024/25 WPBSA Q Tour Europe in Sofia, Bulgaria, losing 4-3 in the final to Dylan Emery.[13] In March 2025, he reached the semi-final of the EBSA European Snooker Championship where he lost to young Polish player Michał Szubarczyk.[14][15][16]
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2012/ 13 |
2017/ 18 |
2018/ 19 |
2019/ 20 |
2022/ 23 |
2024/ 25 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[17][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 87 | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | ||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | RR | RR | |||||||||||
| English Open | NH | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | ||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | NH | A | 1R | 3R | A | A | ||||||||
| International Championship | A | A | LQ | LQ | NH | A | ||||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | LQ | ||||||||
| Shoot Out | NR | A | 1R | 1R | A | |||||||||
| Scottish Open | MR | A | 1R | 1R | A | |||||||||
| German Masters | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | |||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | |||||||||
| World Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | NH | |||||||||
| World Grand Prix | NH | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||
| Tour Championship | Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||
| World Championship | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | |||||||||
| Non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Championship League | A | A | A | 2R | A | |||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | MR | 2R | 4R | NR | Not Held | |||||||||
| Indian Open | NH | A | LQ | Not Held | ||||||||||
| China Open | A | A | LQ | Not Held | ||||||||||
| Riga Masters | NH | A | LQ | WD | Not Held | |||||||||
| China Championship | NH | A | LQ | 1R | Not Held | |||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | NH | LQ | 1R | 3R | Not Held | |||||||||
| European Masters | NH | A | LQ | LQ | A | NH | ||||||||
| 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
Pro-am finals: 1
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2018 | Pink Ribbon | Andrew Norman | 2–4 |
Amateur finals: 3 (1 title)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2018 | EBSA European Snooker Championship | Jordan Brown | 7–2 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2022 | Q Tour – Event 3 | Farakh Ajaib | 3–5 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2024 | Q Tour – Event 2 | Dylan Emery | 3–4 |
References
- ^ "Harvey hopes to be the next Northamptonshire star in snooker's big league". Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018 – via www.northantstelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "A dream come true for snooker star Harvey as he joins professional ranks" – via www.northantstelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Harvey Chandler, 123 in the World". Webs of Snooker. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Keep your eyes on Harvey Chandler". 10 August 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Harvey Chandler, 123 in the World". 27 September 2017. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Harvey Chandler Conquers Europe - SnookerHQ". 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Harvey Chandler 2018 European Men's Champion - European Billiards & Snooker Association". 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Main Tour Qualification 2018/19". 29 March 2018.
- ^ Dunham, Jon (4 June 2020). "Unbeaten Harvey makes progress but Kyren misses out in decider". Northants Telegraph. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "AJAIB OVER THE MOON AT Q TOUR". wpbsa. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "EUROPEAN 6-RED GOLD FOR BROWN". wpbsa.com. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "O'Connor tops Hill". wst.tv. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Sofia so good for Emery". wst.tv. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "The Pole is 14 years old and has just won a European Championship medal! And he is fighting for even more". przegladsportowy. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "MICHAŁ SZUBARCZYK NOMINATED FOR WORLD SNOOKER TOUR CARD". wpbsa. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "History-making 14-year-old in line to join Ronnie O'Sullivan on World Snooker Tour". 22 March 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
External links
- Harvey Chandler at the World Snooker Tour (archived)