Polish teenager Michal Szubarczyk has grow to be the youngest participant to win a World Championship match, defeating former ladies’s world champion Onyee Ng in qualifying on Monday.
Aged 15 years, two months and 25 days, he beat Ng 10-7 within the first qualifying spherical in Sheffield to surpass the earlier record set by Wales’ Liam Davies (15 years and 277 days) in 2022.
Szubarczyk turned the youngest ever skilled snooker participant when he made his debut aged 14 in June 2025 and is now eyeing Luca Brecel’s record because the youngest participant to characteristic on the Crucible.
The Belgian was aged 17 years and 45 days when he reached the principle attract 2012.
Szubarczyk will face Sanderson Lam within the second of 4 qualifying rounds.
“I feel very proud and excited about the next matches. Maybe this year or next year I can become the youngest Crucible player,” Szubarczyk advised the World Snooker Tour’s web site.
“For me, getting to the Crucible is the first goal of many others in professional snooker.
“I’m having fun with the stress and expectation. I’ve been dreaming about taking part in within the World Championship for in regards to the final six years.”
Szubarczyk rose to prominence in April 2025 when he reached the ultimate of the open-age occasion on the European Championship and gained the World Amateur Championship later that 12 months.
