| Kreishh Gurbaxani Sheffield 2026.jpg | |
| Born | 23 August 2002 Mumbai, India |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  India |
| Nickname | Template:Infobox snooker player/nicknames |
| Professional | 2024–present |
| Highest ranking | 91 (July 2025) |
| [[[:Template:Infobox snooker player/rankings]] Current ranking] | Template:Infobox snooker player/rankings (as of Template:Infobox snooker player/rankings) |
| Century breaks | Template:Infobox snooker player/century breaks |
| Best ranking finish | Last 16 (2024 Shoot Out) |
Kreishh Gurbaxani (born 23 August 2002) is an Indian snooker player from Mumbai.[1] He earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour starting from the 2024–25 snooker season.
Career[edit | edit source]
From Mumbai,[2] 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.[3] 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.[4][5]
He was number one ranked Maharashtra player in 2022.[6] In January 2023, he defeated India No.1 ranked player Kamal Chawla at The All India Snooker Open.[7]
In 2023, He moved to Sheffield, England and practices in Ding Junhui Snooker Academy with former professional player Himanshu Jain and Hong Kong young snooker player Shaun Liu.[citation needed]
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.[8][9]
2024/25[edit | edit source]
He made his professional debut at the 2024 Championship League in Leicester in June 2024.[10] He secured his first win as a professional defeating Andrew Higginson at the 2024 Northern Ireland Open in September 2024.[11] In December 2024 he reached the last-16 of the 2024 Snooker Shoot Out with wins over Xu Si and Ashley Carty.[12][13][14]
2025/26[edit | edit source]
In June 2025, he was drawn to make his season debut in the first round of qualifying for the 2025 Wuhan Open where he was defeated by Stephen Maguire of Scotland 5-1.[15] He was drawn in the round-robin stage of the 2025 Championship League against Wu Yize, Craig Steadman and Wang Yuchen.[16] In April, he recorded a 10-6 loss over Steven Hallworth in the first round of qualifying for the 2026 World Snooker Championship.[17]
Performance and rankings timeline[edit | edit source]
| Tournament | 2024/ 25 |
2025/ 26 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[nb 1] | [nb 2] | 91 | |||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Championship League | RR | RR | |||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | 1R | 1R | |||||||
| Wuhan Open | LQ | LQ | |||||||
| English Open | LQ | LQ | |||||||
| British Open | LQ | LQ | |||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | LQ | LQ | |||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | LQ | LQ | |||||||
| International Championship | LQ | LQ | |||||||
| UK Championship | LQ | LQ | |||||||
| Shoot Out | 4R | 1R | |||||||
| Scottish Open | LQ | LQ | |||||||
| German Masters | LQ | LQ | |||||||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||
| Welsh Open | LQ | LQ | |||||||
| World Open | LQ | LQ | |||||||
| Tour Championship | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | |||||||
| 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. | |||
Career finals[edit | edit source]
Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)[edit | edit source]
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2020 | Indian Under-17 Championship | Digvijay Kadian
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4–1 |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Kane, Desmond (23 June 2025). "Shaun Murphy, Neil Robertson and Mark Selby make flying start to new snooker season in Wuhan Open qualifiers". wst.tv. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ "CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER 2025". championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ↑ Caulfield, David (8 April 2026). "Did Ken Doherty just play his last match as a snooker professional?". Snookerhq. Retrieved 8 April 2026.