| Born | (2002-08-23) 23 August 2002 (age 22) Mumbai, India |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  India |
| Professional | 2024–present |
| Highest ranking | 108 (July 2024) |
| Current ranking | 117 (as of 16 December 2024) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 16 (2024 Shoot Out) |
Kreishh Gurbaxani (born 23 August 2002) is an Indian snooker player from Mumbai. He earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour starting from the 2024–25 snooker season.
Career
From Mumbai, he began playing snooker at a young age and was junior snooker champion in his home state of Maharashtra in 2018, at the age of 15 years-old. By 2013 he had begun to be trained by two-time Asian champion Yasin Merchant at the Khar Gymnasium, also the base of fellow professional Ishpreet Singh Chadha, with the pair being described as “prodigies" of Merchant.
He was number one ranked Maharashtra player in 2022. In January 2023, he defeated India No.1 ranked player Kamal Chawla at The All India Snooker Open.
In 2023, He moved to Sheffield, England and practice in Ding Junhui Snooker Academy with former professional player Himanshu Jain and Hong Kong young snooker player Shaun Liu.
He took part in the Oceania/Asia Q School in May and June 2024, and at the second event won a two-year card on to the World Snooker Tour following wins in the latter rounds against Kwok Wai Fung and Muhammad Naseem.
2024/25
He made his professional debut at the 2024 Championship League in Leicester in June 2024. He secured his first win as a professional defeating Andrew Higginson at the 2024 Northern Ireland Open in September 2024. In December 2024 he reached the last-16 of the 2024 Snooker Shoot Out with wins over Xu Si and Ashley Carty.
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2024/ 25 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking | |||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Championship League | RR | ||||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | LQ | ||||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | 1R | ||||||||
| English Open | LQ | ||||||||
| British Open | LQ | ||||||||
| Wuhan Open | LQ | ||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | LQ | ||||||||
| International Championship | LQ | ||||||||
| UK Championship | LQ | ||||||||
| Shoot Out | 4R | ||||||||
| Scottish Open | LQ | ||||||||
| German Masters | LQ | ||||||||
| Welsh Open | |||||||||
| World Open | LQ | ||||||||
| World Grand Prix | |||||||||
| Players Championship | |||||||||
| Tour Championship | |||||||||
| World Championship | |||||||||
| 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. | |||
- It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
- New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
Career finals
Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2020 | Indian Under-17 Championship | Digvijay Kadian
|
4–1 |
References
- "Kreishh Gurbaxani". cuesportsindia. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- "Maharashtra snooker & billiards: Kreishh regains form to beat Tahaa Khan 3-0". Times of India. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- "Kreishh rallies to beat Shahyan in Khar Gym final". Times of India. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- "Little masters lose but win hearts". Times of India. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- "All India Snooker Open: Yasin Merchant, Ishpreet Singh Chadha, Kreishh Gurbaxani record easy first round wins". Freepressjournal.in. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- "Ishpreet overcomes Kreishh in three frames". Times of India. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- "All India Snooker Open: Kreishh Gurbaxani knocks out India No.1 Kamal Chawla". Free Press Journal. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- "Final Four Set in Bangkok". wst.tv. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- "2023/24 Snooker Season Ends at Q School n Bangkok With 12 Players Earning Place on Main Tour". Eurosport. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- "Carter cruises through". wst.tv. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- "WINNING START FOR WHITE IN BELFAST QUALIFIERS". wst.tv. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- "SNOOKER SHOOT OUT 2024: BAI YULU BEATEN BY ZHANG ANDA, DEFENDING CHAMPION MARK ALLEN AND SHAUN MURPHY CRASH OUT". Eurosport. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- "GURBAXANI THRIVES IN 'CRAZY' ATMOSPHERE". wst.tv. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- "Graham stuns Carter to reach last 16". wst.tv. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
