Draft:Daniel Boyes

Daniel Boyes is an English snooker player.[1]

Early life

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Having previously played on a mini snooker table at home, at the age of six-years-old Boyes started attending the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds.[2]

Career

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Practising in Leeds, Boyes received coaching from profession player Peter Lines.[2] In January 2023, Boyes became the Yorkshire Under 16 Champion.[3]

In April 2024, Boyes defeated O’Shay Scott 5-3 to win the 2024 English Under-18 Championship as a 16-year-old.[4] That year, he reached the quarter-finals of the English Under-21 Championship.[2] He competed at the Snooker Shoot Out in December 2024, losing to Wu Yize.[5][6]

In January 2026, he was a semi-finalist at the WSF Junior Snooker Championship, in Bulgaria, losing to Wang Xinbo of China.[7] The following week, he advanced to the knockout stages of the WSF Championship in Sofia.[8]

References

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  1. ^ https://snookerscores.net/player/daniel-boyes
  2. ^ a b c "INTERVIEW - DANIEL BOYES". espb.co.uk. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 22 Jan 2026.
  3. ^ "Leed's Daniel Boyes is Yorkshire Under 16 Champion". ybsa.co.uk. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 22 Jan 2026.
  4. ^ "DANIEL BOYES IS ENGLISH UNDER-18 CHAMPION". espb.co.uk. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 22 Jan 2026.
  5. ^ "WPBSA NOMINATIONS FOR SHOOT OUT". wst.tv. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Snooker Shoot Out recap - Jimmy White suffers first-round exit, past champions Mark Allen, Anthony McGill progress". TNT SPORTS. 4 Dec 2024. Retrieved 22 Jan 2026.
  7. ^ "JUNIOR SEMIS SET IN SOFIA". worldsnookerfederation.org. 22 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  8. ^ "KNOCKOUT STAGES SET IN SOFIA". wpbsa. 28 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.