Meet the 14-year-old set to make history after World Snooker Tour offer him two-year professional tour card
A 14-YEAR-OLD is set to become the youngest-ever player on the World Snooker Tour.
Polish teenager Michal Szubarczyk has been nominated for a two-year card on tour after reaching the final of the 2025 EBSA European Championship in Turkey.
Szubarczyk swept his way through to the final by beating four competitors before getting the better of former European champion Harvey Chandler 4-3 in the semi-final.
Unfortunately, the teen was then defeated 5-0 in the final by 34-year-old Liam Highfield, stopping Szubarczyk from a hattrick of victories.
That comes after the youngster had already won the Under-16 and Under-18 editions of the tournament.
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Champion Highfield – who was once ranked 39th in the world – has already earned a two-year WST card via the WPBSA Q-Tour Global play-offs.
Which means his nomination has been passed down to Szubarczyk for finishing in second place, should he wish to accept the invitation.
If he does accept the invitation, then the rising star will instantly make history as the youngest WST pro in history.
Not only would he be able to swap his homework for the practice tables, but he would also come up against some of snooker‘s biggest stars on tour.
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Players such as Ronnie O’Sullivan, Judd Trump and Kyren Wilson would all become potential opponents for the Polish prodigy.
Snooker fans online were excited at the prospect of seeing such a young talent shine on the biggest stage.
One wrote: “Yes! Come on! Even more talent!”
While another added: “Next generation!”
A third joked: “Let everyone know that Poland now has their own Luke Littler“
And a fourth posted: “Wow! Must be some player. European Amateur finalist at 14 is an incredible achievement.”
List of all-time Snooker World Champions
BELOW is a list of snooker World Champions by year.
The record is for the modern era, widely considered as dating from the 1968-69 season, when the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) took control of the sport.
The first World Championships ran from 1927 – with a break from 1941-45 because of World War II and 1958-63 because of a dispute in the sport.
Joe Davis (15), Fred Davis and John Pulman (both 8) were the most successful players during that period.
Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O’Sullivan share the record for the most titles in the modern era, with seven each.
- 1969 – John Spencer
- 1970 – Ray Reardon
- 1971 – John Spencer
- 1972 – Alex Higgins
- 1973 – Ray Reardon (2)
- 1974 – Ray Reardon (3)
- 1975 – Ray Reardon (4)
- 1976 – Ray Reardon (5)
- 1977 – John Spencer (2)
- 1978 – Ray Reardon (6)
- 1979 – Terry Griffiths
- 1980 – Cliff Thorburn
- 1981 – Steve Davis
- 1982 – Alex Higgins (2)
- 1983 – Steve Davis (2)
- 1984 – Steve Davis (3)
- 1985 – Dennis Taylor
- 1986 – Joe Johnson
- 1987 – Steve Davis (4)
- 1988 – Steve Davis (5)
- 1989 – Steve Davis (6)
- 1990 – Stephen Hendry
- 1991 – John Parrott
- 1992 – Stephen Hendry (2)
- 1993 – Stephen Hendry (3)
- 1994 – Stephen Hendry (4)
- 1995 – Stephen Hendry (5)
- 1996 – Stephen Hendry (6)
- 1997 – Ken Doherty
- 1998 – John Higgins
- 1999 – Stephen Hendry (7)
- 2000 – Mark Williams
- 2001 – Ronnie O’Sullivan
- 2002 – Peter Ebdon
- 2003 – Mark Williams (2)
- 2004 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (2)
- 2005 – Shaun Murphy
- 2006 – Graeme Dott
- 2007 – John Higgins (2)
- 2008 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (3)
- 2009 – John Higgins (3)
- 2010 – Neil Robertson
- 2011 – John Higgins (4)
- 2012 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (4)
- 2013 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (5)
- 2014 – Mark Selby
- 2015 – Stuart Bingham
- 2016 – Mark Selby (2)
- 2017 – Mark Selby (3)
- 2018 – Mark Williams (3)
- 2019 – Judd Trump
- 2020 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (6)
- 2021 – Mark Selby (4)
- 2022 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (7)
- 2023 – Luca Brecel
- 2024 – Kyren Wilson
Most World Titles (modern era)
- 7 – Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O’Sullivan
- 6 – Ray Reardon, Steve Davis
- 4 – John Higgins, Mark Selby
- 3 – John Spencer, Mark Williams
- 2 – Alex Higgins