Mateusz Baranowski
| Born | 19 July 1997[1] |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Poland |
| Nickname | The Baron[2] |
| Professional | 2025–present |
| Highest ranking | 84 (July 2026) |
| Current ranking | 85 (as of 17 August 2026) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 32 (2025 Xi'an Grand Prix) |
Mateusz Baranowski (born 19 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.
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 semi-finals in 2015, 2020, and 2023.[3][4]
He reached the final of the WSF Championship on 31 January 2025, where he was defeated by Brian Cini of Malta.[5] For this performance, he was awarded a place in the qualifying rounds for the 2025 World Snooker Championship.[6] In the first round, he recorded a 10-2 win over Iranian professional Amir Sarkhosh.[7] He was then beaten 10-2 in the next round against Ishpreet Singh Chadha.[8]
He competed at Q School in May 2025, where he reached the final round with a 4-3 win over Phil O'Kane before facing Patrick Whelan.[9] He won 4-2 against Whelan and earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour, starting from the 2025-26 snooker season.[10][11]
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.[12] 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.[13][14] He defeated Wang Yuchen 4-3 in the first qualifying round of the 2025 Northern Ireland Open, recovering from 3-0 down.[15] He reached the last-32 of the 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix, where he lost a deciding frame to Gary Wilson.[16] In April, he recorded a 10-5 win over Florian Nüßle in the first round of qualifying for the 2026 World Snooker Championship, before losing to Ricky Walden.[17][18]
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 Michał Szubarczyk.[7]
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2011/ 12 |
2013/ 14 |
2014/ 15 |
2015/ 16 |
2016/ 17 |
2017/ 18 |
2018/ 19 |
2024/ 25 |
2025/ 26 |
2026/ 27 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 85 | |||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | A | RR | RR | |||||||||||||||
| China Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Not Held | LQ | ||||||||||
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | A | LQ | ||||||||||||||||
| British Open | Tournament Not Held | A | LQ | ||||||||||||||||
| English Open | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | A | LQ | |||||||||||||
| Shenzhen Open[nb 4] | Tournament Not Held | A | 2R | LQ | |||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | A | LQ | |||||||||||||
| International Championship | NH | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | ||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | ||||||||||
| Shoot Out | Non-Ranking | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | ||||||||||||
| Scottish Open | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | A | LQ | |||||||||||||
| German Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | ||||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | ||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Not Held | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||
| Players Championship[nb 5] | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||
| World Open | A | A | Not Held | A | A | A | A | LQ | |||||||||||
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||
| World Championship | A | A | A | LQ | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | Minor-Ranking Event | LQ | LQ | Not Held | |||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Tournament Not Held | A | 1R | NH | |||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||
- ↑ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 He was an amateur
- ↑ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
- ↑ The event was called the Xi'an Grand Prix (2024/2025–2025/2026)
- ↑ 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[19] | 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[20] | European Team Snooker Championships | Poland 1 Tomasz Skalski |
 MaltaDuncan Bezzina Tony Drago |
2–4 |
| Winner | 1. | 2022[21] | European Team Snooker Championships | Poland 1 Antoni Kowalski |
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5–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 2023[22] | European Team Snooker Championships (2) | Poland 1 Antoni Kowalski |
 IsraelShachar Ruberg Eden Sharav |
5–4 |
References
- ↑ "Mateusz Baranowski". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ "Mateusz Baranowski". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on 31 July 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ "BARANOWSKI CLAIMS POLISH SNOOKER TITLE TRIPLE". wpbsa.com. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ "KOWALSKI IS CHAMPION IN POLAND". wpbsa. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ Camilleri, Valhmor (31 January 2025). "Brian Cini reaches quarter-finals of World Amateur Snooker Championships". Times of Malta. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ↑ "2025 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRANTS CONFIRMED". WST.tv. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- 1 2 "MISSION IMPOSSIBLE UNDERWAY FOR KOWALSKI". wst.tv. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ↑ "THIS IS MY LAST TOURNAMENT – PERRY". wst.tv. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ↑ "URSENBACHER ON VERGE OF TOUR RETURN". wst.tv. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ "PULLEN, URSENBACHER, BROWN AND BARANOWSKI SECURE TOUR CARDS". wst.tv. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ Kane, Desmond (26 May 2025). "Alexander Ursenbacher and Liam Pullen reclaim spots on main World Snooker circuit with Q School success". TNT Sports. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ↑ Caulfield, David (25 June 2025). "Full list of results at the 2025 Wuhan Open qualifiers". Snookerhq. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ↑ "CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER 2025". championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ↑ Caulfield, David (10 July 2025). "Former champion David Gilbert qualifies for last 32". Snookerhq. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ↑ "QUINN WINS DERBY TO BOOST BELFAST HOPES". wst.tv. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ↑ "XI'AN GRAND PRIX DAY THREE". wst.tv. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ↑ Caulfield, David (8 April 2026). "Did Ken Doherty just play his last match as a snooker professional?". Snookerhq. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ "SZUBARCZYK KEEPS CRUCIBLE DREAM ALIVE". wst.tv. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ "EBSA 6 reds Snooker Championships 6R - Vilnius / Lithuania 2016". esnooker.pl.
- ↑ "European Team Snooker Championships Men - Belgrade / Serbia 2019". esnooker.pl.
- ↑ "European Team Snooker Championships Men - Shengjin / Albania 2022". esnooker.pl.
- ↑ "European Team Snooker Championships Men - Albena / Bulgaria 2023". esnooker.pl.
External links
- Mateusz Baranowski at WPBSA
- Mateusz Baranowski at WPBSA SnookerScores
- Mateusz Baranowski at the World Snooker Tour