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Ishpreet Singh Chadha

Ishpreet Singh Chadha
Born (1996-05-30) May 30, 1996 (age 28)
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Sport country India
Professional2023–present
Highest ranking68 (September 2024)
Current ranking 69 (as of 2 February 2025)
Best ranking finishSemi-final (2024 English Open)

Ishpreet Singh Chadha (Hindi: इशप्रीत सिंह चढ्ढा, born 30 May 1996) is an Indian snooker player. He has earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour starting with 2023–24 snooker season.

Career

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From Mumbai, Maharashtra,[1] he and fellow-Mumbai native Kreishh Gurbaxani have been described as protégés[a] of Indian former-professional snooker player Yasin Merchant.[2]

In April 2022, Chadha beat Pushpender Singh to win Bangalore Snooker Academy’s all-India Open snooker championship.[3] In December 2022, Chadha was crowned the SAARC Snooker champion in Dhaka, defeating Ahsan Ramzan on the way to the final, and then fellow Indian Brijesh Daman in the final.[4] That month he defeated Pankaj Advani to win the 6-Red Snooker National Championships in Indore.[5]

Chadha reached the final of the Asia-Oceania Q School in Bangkok in June 2023, with a run that included victories over Pakistan’s Sharjeel Mahmood Asmat and Yu Kiu Chang of Hong Kong.[6][7] In the final round he defeated Hon Man Chau to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour starting with the 2023–24 snooker season.[8]

2023/24

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He started the season being entered into the draw at the 2023 Championship League held at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England, from 26 June 2023.[9] He began his career with a credible draw against top-16 player David Gilbert, and finished his round-robin group stage with a win over Sean O'Sullivan.[10] In August 2023, he defeated Manasawin Phetmalaikul 4-1 to qualify for the final stages of the 2023 British Open.[11] At the event, he secured the biggest win of his career against former world champion Stuart Bingham. In September 2023, he also beat Anthony McGill to qualify for the 2023 Wuhan Open.[12] He earned a second victory of the season over Stuart Bingham to qualify for the World Open, winning 5-3.[13] In January 2024, he recorded the biggest win of his career with a 5-2 win over World Champion Luca Brecel at the 2024 German Masters.[14][15]

2024/25

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He reached the third round of the 2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters where he was defeated by Hossein Vafaei.[16]

At the 2024 English Open in Brentwood in September 2024, he reached the seminfinal with wins against He Guoqiang, Jak Jones, Hossein Vafaei, former world champion Graeme Dott, and four-time world champion Mark Selby.[17][18] In doing so, he became the first Indian player to reach a ranking event semi final since Aditya Mehta in 2013.[19] Chadha lost to Wu Yize in the semi-final without winning a frame.[20][21]

In February 2025, he reached the last-32 of the 2025 Welsh Open with a win over defending champion Gary Wilson.[22]

Personal life

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He was formerly a competitive esports player.[23]

Performance and rankings timeline

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Tournament 2016/
17 		2023/
24 		2024/
25
Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 3] 80
Ranking tournaments
Championship League NR RR RR
Xi'an Grand Prix Not Held LQ
Saudi Arabia Masters Not Held 3R
English Open A LQ SF
British Open NH 2R LQ
Wuhan Open NH 1R 1R
Northern Ireland Open A LQ 1R
International Championship A LQ LQ
UK Championship A LQ LQ
Shoot Out A 1R 2R
Scottish Open A 1R 2R
German Masters A 2R LQ
Welsh Open A LQ 2R
World Open A 1R
World Grand Prix DNQ DNQ DNQ
Players Championship DNQ DNQ
Tour Championship NH DNQ
World Championship A LQ
Former ranking tournaments
Indian Open 1R Not Held
European Masters A 1R NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship 2R 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. ^ He was an amateur
  3. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking

Career finals

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Amateur finals: 4 (3 titles)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2015 Indian Under-17 Championship India Shobhit Sethi 3–0
Winner 2. 2021 Indian Amateur Championship India Malkeet Singh 6–3
Runner-up 1. 2022 Asian Championship Iran Amir Sarkhosh 0–5
Winner 3. 2022 SAARC Championship India Brijesh Damani 7–3

Notes

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  1. ^ The source misspelled this as prodigies.

References

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  1. ^ "Ishpreet Singh Chadha in sparkling form". Magzmumbai.com. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  2. ^ "All India Snooker Open: Yasin Merchant, Ishpreet Singh Chadha, Kreishh Gurbaxani record easy first round wins". Freepressjournal.in. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Ishpreet crowned champion". The Times of India. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Ishpreet Singh Chadha crowned SAARC Snooker Champion". Thebridge.in. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Ishpreet Singh wins 6-Red Snooker Nationals, beats Pankaj Advani in final". Sportscafe.in. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Chahdha scores impressive win". wst.tv. 9 June 2023. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Asia-Oceania Q school - Final day line up". wst.tv. 11 June 2023. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Singh set for Pro tour". wst.tv. 12 June 2023. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  9. ^ "CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER 2023". Championship League Snooker. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Gilbert grabs winners week slot". wst.tv. 13 July 2023. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Singh when you're winning". wst.tv. 14 August 2023. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Singh scores huge win over Bingham". wst.tv. 27 September 2023. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  13. ^ "KLECKERS LANDS YUSHAN SLOT". wst.tv. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Mark Allen holds his nerve in German Masters". RTE. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Carter makes winning start". wst.tv. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  16. ^ "SAUDI ARABIA SNOOKER MASTERS: DAY THREE AFTERNOON". wst.tv. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  17. ^ "BetVictor English Open - Saturday round-up". World Snooker Tour. 14 September 2024. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  18. ^ Bray, Johnny (16 September 2024). "ENGLISH OPEN 2024: LATEST SCORES, RESULTS, ORDER OF PLAY AS JUDD TRUMP LOOKS TO DEFEND HIS TITLE AT THE BRENTWOOD CENTRE". Eurosport. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  19. ^ "SINGH CHADHA PIPS SELBY IN THRILLER". wst.tv. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  20. ^ "Wu Yize through to English Open final with comprehensive win over Ishpreet Singh Chadha at Brentwood Centre". Eurosport. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  21. ^ "Wonderful Wu Makes Maiden Final". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  22. ^ "Chadha knocks out 2024 champion Wilson in first round". BBC Sport. 10 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  23. ^ Wolstenholme, Luke (23 August 2023). "How esports helped a snooker player go pro". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
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