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Bulcsú Révész

Bulcsú Révész (born 1 January 2007[1]) is a Hungarian professional snooker player. He is the first ever professional snooker player from Hungary[2]

Bulcsú Révész
Born (2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 (age 17)
Sport country Hungary
Professional2024–present
Highest ranking91 (September 2024)
Current ranking 96 (as of 11 November 2024)

In February 2024 he won the 2024 WSF World Junior Championship, and with it earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour starting with 2024–25 snooker season.

Career

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In 2019, competing as a 12-year-old, Révész made the last-16 of the six-red snooker event at the EBSA European Championships. He reached the quarter-finals of the EBSA European Snooker Open, where he lost out to the eventual winner Kristján Helgason from Iceland.[3] That year, he was runner-up at the under-16 European Championship and the under-16 World Championship, and finished third at the under-21 World Championship.[4] He was defeated by Liam Davies in the final of the 2022 World Open Under-16 Snooker Championships.[5] The following year, he became European under-18 snooker champion, defeating Liam Pullen in the final of the 2023 EBSA European Snooker Championships.[6]

In November 2023, Révész competed in qualifying for the professional 2023 UK Championship. He lost 3‍–‍6 against professional Hammad Miah. However, during the match he hit a total clearance 140 break which marked his highest competitive break.[7] He played in the single-frame professional tournament, the 2023 Snooker Shoot Out where he played 2005 World Snooker Championship winner Shaun Murphy. Murphy won the match with the first maximum break made under the format.[8]

At the WSF Snooker Championship [de] held in Albania in February 2024, Révész defeated China's Gong Chenzhi 5‍–‍3 in the final. Winning the event awarded Révész a professional place on the World Snooker Tour from the 2024–25 snooker season.[9][10] In doing so, he becomes the first professional Hungarian snooker player.[11] In March 2024, he beat Latvian Artemijs Žižins and Vladislav Gradinari of Moldova to win the European U18 championship.[12]

In the first round of qualifying for the 2024 World Snooker Championship he defeated Sean O'Sullivan 10-8, having comeback from 6-1 and 8-5 down.[13][14] In the second round, he was defeated 10-8 by James Cahill.[15]

2024-25

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He began his pro career at the 2024 Championship League in Leicester in June 2024, where he was defeated by World Championship finalist Jak Jones in his round robin group.[16] In July 2024, he recorded a 5-0 whitewash over experienced professional David Grace in qualifying for the 2024 Xi'an Grand Prix.[17] He reached the third round of the 2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters with a 4-3 win over Mark Davis.[18] At the 2024 English Open in Brentwood in September 2024 he reached the last-64 where he was defeated by Stephen Maguire.[19] At the 2024 British Open in Cheltenham he recorded a 4-3 win over Ali Carter.[20] He came from 3-0 down to beat Iulian Boiko 4-3 and whitewashed Robbie Williams to reach the last-64 at the 2024 Northern Ireland Open.[21][22]

Performance and rankings timeline

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Tournament 2022/
23 		2023/
24 		2024/
25
Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3]
Championship League A A RR
Xi'an Grand Prix Not Held 1R
Saudi Arabia Masters Not Held 3R
English Open A A 1R
British Open A A 1R
Wuhan Open NH A LQ
Northern Ireland Open A A 1R
International Championship Not Held LQ
UK Championship A LQ
Shoot Out A 1R
Scottish Open A A LQ
German Masters A A
Welsh Open A A
World Open Not Held
World Grand Prix DNQ DNQ
Players Championship DNQ DNQ
Tour Championship DNQ DNQ
World Championship LQ 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

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Amateur finals: 7 (4 titles)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2019 World Under-16 Championship   Antoni Kowalski 2–4
Winner 1. 2019 Hungarian Amateur Championship   Zsolt Fenyvesi 7–6
Runner-up 2. 2021 Hungarian Amateur Championship   Zsolt Fenyvesi 4–7
Runner-up 3. 2022 World Under-16 Championship (2)   Liam Davies 2–4
Winner 2. 2022 Welsh Open   Shachar Ruberg 4–1
Winner 3. 2023 European Under-18 Championships   Liam Pullen 4–3
Winner 4. 2024 WSF Junior Championship   Gong Chenzhi 5–3

References

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  1. ^ "Bulcsu Revesz - Players". snooker.org. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Home of World Snooker".
  3. ^ "Bulcsú Révész the 12 year old Hungarian Prospect that caught the attention of everyone in Belgrade". EBSA. 3 June 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  4. ^ "A rising star from Hungary: Bulcsú Révész". World Snooker Tour. 14 October 2022. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  5. ^ Pathak, Vivek (27 August 2022). "Liam creates history with the hat-trick of titles". IBSF. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  6. ^ Barroso, Antonio (21 March 2023). "Bulcsú Révész is the new U18 European champion". EBSA. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  7. ^ Buzás, Gábor (20 November 2023). "Révész Bulcsú időnként csodás játékkal kapott ki a UK-selejtezőben" (in Hungarian). Eurosport. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Murphy hits first 147 in Shoot-out history". BBC Sport. 7 December 2023. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Hungary for success! Revesz wins junior title". World Snooker Tour. 2 February 2024. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  10. ^ Caulfield, David (2 February 2024). "Hungarian teenager Bulcsú Révész wins tour card". SnookerHQ. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Sznúker: Történelmi siker, Révész Bulcsú nyerte a junior-vb-t, s ezzel profivá vált!" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 2 February 2024. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Snooker: Bulcsú Révész defended his U18 European championship title". utanpotlassport.hu. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  13. ^ "WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP: FERGAL O'BRIEN BRINGS CURTAIN DOWN ON 33-YEAR CAREER AFTER DEFEAT IN CRUCIBLE QUALIFIER". Eurosport. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  14. ^ "CRUCIBLE QUALIFYING DAY TWO: REVESZ WEATHERS THE STORM". WST. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  15. ^ "CRUCIBLE QUALIFYING DAY FOUR: HEATHCOTE WIN LEAVES LINES ON VERGE". WST. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  16. ^ "MCGUIGAN MAKES FAST START TO PRO CAREER". wst.tv. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Thunder scorches path to Xi'an". wst.tv. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  18. ^ "SAUDI ARABIA SNOOKER MASTERS: DAY TWO EVENING". wst.tv. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  19. ^ Sharland, Pete (17 September 2024). "2024 ENGLISH OPEN SNOOKER: MARK ALLEN BATTLES BACK TO AVOID SHOCK AGAINST LONG ZEHUANG TO REACH LAST 32". Eurosport. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  20. ^ "UNIBET BRITISH OPRN DAY ONE ROUND UP". 24 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  21. ^ Caulfield, David (30 September 2024). "Full list of results at the Northern Ireland Open qualifiers". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  22. ^ "WINNING START FOR WHITE IN BELFAST QUALIFIERS". wst.tv. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
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