Mateusz Baranowski

Mateusz Baranowski (born 17 July 1997) is a Polish professional snooker player. He earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour from the 2025-26 snooker season.

Mateusz Baranowski

Born	(1997-07-17) 17 July 1997 (age 28)[1]
Sport country	Poland
Professional	2025–present
Highest ranking	125 (July 2025)
Current ranking	128 (as of 18 August 2025)

Career

He is from Zielona Góra. He is a multiple-time Polish national champion having won the title in 2017, 2018 2022 and 2025, and also reached the semifinal in 2015, 2020, and 2023.^[2][3]

He reached the final of the WSF Championship on 31 January 2025, where he was defeated by Brian Cini of Malta.^[4] For this performance, he was awarded a place into the qualifying rounds for the 2025 World Snooker Championship.^[5] In the first round, he recorded a 10-2 win over Iranian professional Amir Sarkhosh.^[6] He was then beaten by a 10-2 scoreline in the next round against Ishpreet Singh Chadha.^[7]

He competed at Q School in May 2025, where he reaches the final round with a 4-3 win over Phil O'Kane before facing Patrick Whelen.^[8] He won 4-2 against Whelan and earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour, starting from the 2025-26 snooker season.^[9][10]

2025-26 season

He made his professional debut in June 2025 in the qualifying round for the Wuhan Open with a 5-2 defeat to experienced pro Tom Ford.^[11] He was drawn in the round-robin stage of the 2025 Championship League against Lei Peifan, Long Zehuang and English amateur Ryan Davies, recording a win over Davies.^[12][13]

Personal life

He formerly worked as a barman in his local snooker hall. He has coached the Polish Junior Snooker Team, which included a 14-year-old Michal Szubarczyk.^[6]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament	2011/ 12	2013/ 14	2014/ 15	2015/ 16	2016/ 17	2017/ 18	2018/ 19	2024/ 25	2025/ 26
Ranking[nb 1]	[nb 2]	[nb 2]	[nb 2]	[nb 2]	[nb 2]	[nb 2]	[nb 2]	[nb 2]	[nb 3]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League	Non-Ranking Event							A	RR
Saudi Arabia Masters	Tournament Not Held							A	1R
Wuhan Open	Tournament Not Held							A	LQ
English Open	Tournament Not Held				A	A	A	A
British Open	Tournament Not Held							A	LQ
Xi'an Grand Prix	Tournament Not Held							A
Northern Ireland Open	Tournament Not Held				A	A	A	A
International Championship	NH	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
UK Championship	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
Shoot Out	Non-Ranking			A	A	A	A	A
Scottish Open	Tournament Not Held				A	A	A	A
German Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
World Grand Prix	Not Held		NR	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Players Championship[nb 4]	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Welsh Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
World Open	A	A	Not Held		A	A	A	A
Tour Championship	Tournament Not Held						DNQ	DNQ
World Championship	A	A	A	LQ	A	A	A	LQ
Former ranking tournaments
Paul Hunter Classic	Minor-Ranking Event					LQ	LQ	Not Held
Former non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship	NH	A	A	A	RR	A	A	Not Held

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. He was an amateur
3. New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
4. The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2011/2012, 2013/2014–2015/2016)

Career finals

Pro-am finals: 1

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	2019	Independence Day Cup	Craig Steadman	0–4

Amateur finals: 9 (5 titles)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	2015	Polish Amateur Championship	Adam Stefanow	2–7
Winner	1.	2016[14]	EBSA European 6-Reds Championship	Lukas Kleckers	4–3
Winner	2.	2017	Polish Amateur Championship	Kacper Filipiak	6–5
Winner	3.	2018	Polish Amateur Championship (2)	Kacper Filipiak	6–4
Runner-up	2.	2020	Polish Amateur Championship (2)	Antoni Kowalski	4–6
Winner	4.	2022	Polish Amateur Championship (3)	Konrad Juszczyszyn	5–1
Runner-up	3.	2023	Polish Amateur Championship (3)	Antoni Kowalski	2–5
Runner-up	4.	2024	Polish Amateur Championship (4)	Antoni Kowalski	1–5
Winner	5.	2025	Polish Amateur Championship (4)	Daniel Holoyda	5–2

Team finals: 3 (2 titles)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Team/Partner	Opponent(s) in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	2019[15]	European Team Snooker Championships	Poland 1 Tomasz Skalski	Malta Duncan Bezzina Tony Drago	2–4
Winner	1.	2022[16]	European Team Snooker Championships	Poland 1 Antoni Kowalski	Belgium 1 Julien Leclercq Kevin Hanssens	5–3
Winner	2.	2023[17]	European Team Snooker Championships (2)	Poland 1 Antoni Kowalski	Israel Shachar Ruberg Eden Sharav	5–4