Liam Pullen (born 11 July 2005) is an English snooker player from Yorkshire. In April 2023 he became the England under-18 snooker champion. He has earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour starting with 2023–24 snooker season.
Career
From York, Pullen made his debut at Q School in 2021 as a fifteen year-old and his performances included a win over former professional James Cahill. In July 2022 he made his first maximum break, whilst practising in Leeds.
Pullen reached the final the WSF Junior Snooker Championship held in Sydney, Australia in February 2023, with a highest break of 143. In the final he lost to his compatriot Stan Moody.
In April 2023 Pullen won the English under-18 title defeating Oliver Sykes 4-2 in the final. In April 2023 Pullen also won through to face Leeds’ Daniel Womersley in the final of the Yorkshire Snooker Championship, held at the Northern Snooker Centre. That month he also retained his Yorkshire under-19 title he first won in 2022.
Pullen came back from a 3-0 deficit to defeat Craig Steadman 4-3, playing as a seventeen year-old at the 2023 Q School. His performances led him to earning a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour starting with 2023–24 snooker season.
2023/24 season
Pullen made his professional debut in the draw for the
2023 Championship League held at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England from 26 June 2023. In his opening match he was defeated by world number 31 Chris Wakelin. In the round-robin phase he drew with Oliver Lines, and recorded his first professional win, over Ukraine’s Anton Kazakov. Pullen recorded the biggest win of his career when he defeated former World Champion Graeme Dott in qualifying for the 2023 International Championship in September 2023.
Personal life
Pullen practises with local pros Peter Lines and Oliver Lines, with whom he also goes running.
Performance and rankings timeline
Career finals
Amateur finals: 6 (1 title)