Leone Crowley

Leone Crowley
Born (2006-06-02) 2 June 2006
Ballyvolane, Cork, Ireland
Sport countryIreland
Professional2025–present

Leone Crowley (born 2 June 2006) is an Irish professional snooker player. In January 2025 he won the WSF World Junior Championship, and with it earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour starting with the 2025–26 snooker season.

Career

A successful junior snooker player, he won Irish national titles in the U12, U14, U16, U18, and U21 age-groups.[1] In 2022, he was a finalist at the EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championship, in Albania.[2] He had his first televised match at the 2023 Snooker Shoot Out in Swansea, where he was defeated by Welsh professional Jackson Page.[3][4]

He won the U21 UK Open Championship in 2024.[1] He reached the final of the WSF Junior Snooker Championship in January 2025 in Saïdia, Morocco, with a semi-final win over Scotland's Amaan Iqbal, having had dominant wins as he progressed through the tournament, only lost six frames in total up to that point in the championship.[5][6] In the final on 23 January 2025, he whitewashed Kaylan Patel of England 5-0 to secure a two-year professional card on the World Snooker Tour from the 2025-26 snooker season. He also became the first Irishman to win the event.[7][2] He was awarded a place into the qualifying rounds for the 2025 World Snooker Championship.[8] In the first round of qualifying, held in Sheffield, in April 2025, he was defeated 3-10 by Thailand professional Manasawin Phetmalaikul.[9][10]

2025-26 season

In June 2025, he was drawn to make his professional debut in the first round of qualifying for the 2025 Wuhan Open against former world champion Neil Robertson, and suffered a 5-0 defeat.[11][12] He recorded his first win as a professional later that month in qualifying for the 2025 British Open, with a 4-0 win against Hatem Yassen.[13] He was drawn in the round-robin stage of the 2025 Championship League against Daniel Wells, Ng On Yee and He Guoqiang, earning a 2-2 draw against Wells.[14][15]

Personal life

He is from Ballyvolane, Cork, in the Republic of Ireland.[5] He practised for a time with former professional Anthony O'Connor at Shooters snooker club in Cork.[16] He regularly practises at Mark Allen's snooker camp in Belfast.[17]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2023/
24 		2024/
25 		2025/
26
Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3]
Championship League A A RR
Saudi Arabia Masters NH A
Wuhan Open A A LQ
English Open A A
British Open A A
Xi'an Grand Prix NH A
Northern Ireland Open A A
International Championship A A
UK Championship A A
Shoot Out 1R A
Scottish Open A A
German Masters A A
World Grand Prix DNQ DNQ
Players Championship DNQ DNQ
Welsh Open A A
World Open A A
Tour Championship DNQ DNQ
World Championship A LQ
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.
  1. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. ^ a b He was an amateur
  3. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking

Career finals

Amateur finals: 11 (8 titles)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2017 Irish Under-12 Championship Adam Quinn 3–0
Runner-up 1. 2019 Irish Under-18 Championship Aaron Hill 0–4
Winner 2. 2021 Irish Under-18 Championship Alex Currid 3–2
Winner 3. 2021 Irish Under-16 Championship Aaron Smith 3–2
Runner-up 2. 2021 Irish Under-21 Championship Ross Bulman 1–3
Winner 4. 2022 Irish Under-18 Championship Alex Currid 3–1
Winner 5. 2022 Irish Under-21 Championship Aaron Goldrick 3–2
Winner 6. 2022 Irish Under-16 Championship David Farrelly 3–0
Runner-up 3. 2022 European Under-18 Championships Liam Davies 1–4
Winner 7. 2023 Irish Under-21 Championship Sean Walsh 3–2
Winner 8. 2025 WSF Junior Championship Kaylan Patel 5–0

References

  1. ^ a b "Cork snooker star Leone Crowley on the verge of history after reaching the WSF Junior Championship final". Echolive.ie. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b Day, Michael (23 January 2025). "Ireland's Leone Crowley wins WSF World Junior Snooker Championship". Totally Snookered. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Shaun Murphy makes historic 147 against clock in Shoot Out". RTE.ie. 8 Dec 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Crowley to play in World Snooker BetVictor Shoot Out". sbireland. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  5. ^ a b "PATEL TO MEET CROWLEY IN WSF JUNIOR FINAL". WST.tv. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  6. ^ "PATEL AND CROWLEY SET UP 2025 WSF JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL". World Snooker Federation. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Cork teenage star Leone Crowley wins world junior snooker title". the42.ie. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  8. ^ "2025 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRANTS CONFIRMED". WST.tv. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  9. ^ "HALO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING - DAY TWO AS IT HAPPENED". wst.tv. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Three Irish in action at World Championship qualifiers later today". Radio Kerry. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  11. ^ Kane, Desmond (23 June 2025). "Wuhan Open 2025: Luca Brecel fails to show up for first event of season as Mark Williams, John Higgins and Reanne Evans enjoy winning starts". tntsport. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Hill books Wuhan Open spot as debutants whitewashed". RTE. 23 Jun 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  13. ^ "BAI BOOKS CHELTENHAM SPOT". wst.tv. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  14. ^ "CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER 2025". championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  15. ^ Caulfield, David (July 4, 2025). "Ng On Yee impresses in Stage One victory". Snookerhq.com. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  16. ^ "Cork snooker is stronger than ever thanks to passionate cue men like O'Connor". Exholive.ie. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  17. ^ "CROWLEY EARNS TOUR CARD WITH WSF JUNIOR TRIUMPH". wst.tv. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
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