Iulian Boiko

Iulian Boiko
Born (2005-09-22) 22 September 2005
Kyiv, Ukraine
Sport country Ukraine
NicknameThe Kiev Dynamo[1]
Professional2020–2022, 2025–present
Highest ranking88 (August 2025)
Current ranking 88 (as of 18 August 2025)
Best ranking finishLast 16 (2023 Shoot Out)

Iulian Serhiyovych Boiko (Ukrainian: Юліан Сергійович Бойко; born 22 September 2005 in Kyiv, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian professional snooker player.[2]

Career

In May 2019, Boiko registered his first official century break in a 4–3 defeat against Billy Joe Castle in the second event of the 2019 Q School.[3]

In January 2020, Boiko finished as runner-up in the WSF Open, as a result, he was awarded a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2020–21 and 2021–22.[4] As a 14 years old, he became the youngest ever professional player.[5] In March 2020, Boiko defeated Darren Morgan, a former professional player, by 5–3 in the final to become the EBSA European 6-Reds champion for the first time.[6] Later in 2020, he participated at the qualifying stages of the World Championship, the youngest player to do so,[5] but he was eliminated by Thor Chuan Leong in the first qualifying round, losing 6–3.[7]

On 4 March 2021, Boiko won his first professional match in Gibraltar Open against Fergal O'Brien, winning 4–3.[8]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2017/
18 		2018/
19 		2019/
20 		2020/
21 		2021/
22 		2022/
23 		2023/
24 		2024/
25 		2025/
26
Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] 90 [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Non-Ranking RR RR A A RR RR
Saudi Arabia Masters Tournament Not Held 1R 5R
Wuhan Open Tournament Not Held A 1R
English Open A A A 1R LQ A A LQ
British Open Tournament Not Held 1R A A 2R
Xi'an Grand Prix Tournament Not Held LQ
Northern Ireland Open A A A 1R LQ A A LQ
International Championship A A A Not Held A LQ
UK Championship A A A 1R 1R A LQ LQ
Shoot Out A A 1R 1R 1R A 4R 2R
Scottish Open A A A 1R 1R A LQ LQ
German Masters A A LQ LQ LQ A LQ LQ
World Grand Prix DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Players Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Welsh Open A A A 1R 1R A 1R LQ
World Open A A A Not Held 1R LQ
Tour Championship NH DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship A A LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ
Former ranking tournaments
Paul Hunter Classic A 1R NR Tournament Not Held
WST Pro Series Not Held RR Tournament Not Held
Turkish Masters Tournament Not Held 1R Tournament Not Held
Gibraltar Open LQ LQ A 2R 2R Tournament Not Held
European Masters A A A 1R LQ A LQ Not Held
Former non-ranking tournaments
Paul Hunter Classic Ranking 1R Tournament 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. ^ a b c d e f He was an amateur
  3. ^ a b New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking

Career finals

Amateur finals: 6 (4 titles)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2020 WSF Open England Ashley Hugill 3–5
Winner 1. 2020 EBSA European 6-Reds Championship Wales Darren Morgan 5–3
Runner-up 2. 2023 EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championship Scotland Liam Graham 2–5
Winner 2. 2023 EBSA European Snooker Shoot-Out Israel Shachar Ruberg 1–0 (44–33)
Winner 3. 2024 EBSA European Snooker Shoot-Out England Craig Steadman 1–0 (49–5)
Winner 4. 2025 EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championship England Oliver Sykes 5–4

Team finals: 1 (1 title)

Outcome No. Year Championship Team Opponent Score Ref.
Winner 1. 2024 EBSA European Team Snooker Championship  Ukraine 1
Denys Khmelevskyi 		 Malta 1
Aaron Busuttil
Chris Peplow 		3–2 [9]

Personal life

Boiko is the son of Serhii Boiko, who is responsible for creating and overseeing the Ukrainian Snooker Federation.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Iulian Boiko". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Iulian Boiko". snooker.org. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Match Result | World Snooker Live Scores". livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. Archived from the original on 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  4. ^ "SNOOKER CONTINUES TO LEAD SPORT'S RETURN WITH TOUR STRUCTURE PLANS". World Snooker Tour. 2020-06-08. Archived from the original on June 8, 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Iulian Boiko". World Snooker. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020.
  6. ^ Administrator (2020-03-16). "Iulian Boiko is the new 6 Reds European Snooker Champion". European Billiards & Snooker Association. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  7. ^ "Thor ends 14-year-old Iulian Boiko's dream of qualifying for World Championship". uk.sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  8. ^ "15-year-old Iulian Boiko beats veteran for first pro win at Gibraltar Open". Metro. 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  9. ^ http://esnooker.pl/turnieje/2024/dme/en/show_drabinka_team.php?id_t=464
  10. ^ "Iulian Boiko | WSF l World Snooker Federation". www.worldsnookerfederation.org. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
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