{{short description|Welsh snooker player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox snooker player |name = Tyler Rees | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|2|6|df=yes}} | birth_place = Llanelli, Carmarthenshire | Sport country = {{WAL}} | Official maximums = | World champ = }} '''Tyler Rees''' (born 6 February 1999 in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire) is a Welsh amateur snooker player. He was Under-18 European Snooker Champion in 2016.<ref name="ebsau18champion">{{cite web|title=Marathon Man Rees King Of Europe|url=http://www.ebsa.tv/index.php/k2/item/749-marathon-man-rees-king-of-europe|publisher=European Billiards and Snooker Association – Snooker Database|accessdate=12 February 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213215828/http://www.ebsa.tv/index.php/k2/item/749-marathon-man-rees-king-of-europe|archivedate=13 February 2016}}</ref>

==Career== In February 2016, Rees entered the 2016 EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championship as the number 15 seed, he managed to advance to the final where he defeated fellow countryman Jackson Page 5–2 in the final to win the inaugural championship. As a result, Rees was awarded a place in the qualifying rounds for the 2016 World Snooker Championship.<ref name="ebsau18champion"/> He lost 10–0 there to Jimmy Robertson.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Newstead|first1=Simon|title=Davis beaten in World Championship qualifying|url=http://www.bexhillobserver.net/sport/other-sports/davis-beaten-in-world-championship-qualifying-1-7323682|accessdate=2 May 2016|work=Bexhill Observer|date=12 April 2016|archive-date=7 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507144200/http://www.bexhillobserver.net/sport/other-sports/davis-beaten-in-world-championship-qualifying-1-7323682|url-status=dead}}</ref> The following season Rees was awarded a wildcard entry in the 2017 Welsh Open.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/wales/38936617 | title=Meet the teenagers rocking Welsh snooker | publisher=BBC Sport | access-date=15 February 2017 | archive-date=15 February 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215100212/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/38936617 | url-status=live }}</ref> However he was defeated in the first round 4-1 by Jamie Jones. Rees was again awarded with a place in the qualifying rounds for the World Championship, where once again he was defeated at the first hurdle, losing 10–2 to China's Xiao Guodong.

== Performance and rankings timeline == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" ! Tournament ! 2013/<br />14 ! 2015/<br />16 ! 2016/<br />17 ! 2017/<br />18 ! 2018/<br />19 ! 2019/<br />20 |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Ranking<ref name="Ranking history">{{cite web|title=Ranking History|url=http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=17 June 2019|archive-date=19 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219070820/http://www.snooker.org/Rnk/history.asp|url-status=live}}</ref><ref group="nb">It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.</ref> | align="center" | <ref group="nb" name="AMA">He was an amateur.</ref> | align="center" | <ref group="nb" name="AMA"/> | align="center" | <ref group="nb" name="AMA"/> | align="center" | <ref group="nb" name="AMA"/> | align="center" | <ref group="nb" name="AMA"/> | align="center" | <ref group="nb" name="AMA"/> |- |colspan="10"|'''Ranking tournaments''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Welsh Open |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Players Championship<ref group="nb">The event was called the Players Championship Grand Final (2013/2014–2015/2016)</ref> |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Championship |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |- |colspan="10"|'''Former ranking tournaments''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Paul Hunter Classic |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:78%;" |- ! colspan="6"|Performance Table Legend |- | align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|#R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament<br />(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | lost in the quarter-finals |- | align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF | lost in the semi-finals | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F | lost in the final | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''W''' | won the tournament |- | align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|A | did not participate in the tournament | align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|WD | withdrew from the tournament |} {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |- | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NH / Not Held || means an event was not held. |- | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NR / Non-Ranking Event || means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. |- | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|R / Ranking Event || means an event is/was a ranking event. |- | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|MR / Minor-Ranking Event || means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. |}

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==Career finals== ===Amateur finals: 3 (1 title)=== {| class="sortable wikitable" !width="80"| Outcome !width="20"| No. !width="50"| Year !width="350"| Championship !width="200"| Opponent in the final !width="100"| Score |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 1. | 2016 | EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championships | {{flagicon|WAL}} Jackson Page | 5–2 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 1. | 2018 | EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships | {{flagicon|GER}} Simon Lichtenberg | 3–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 2. | 2020 | Challenge Tour - Event 8 | {{flagicon|GER}} Lukas Kleckers | 1–3 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{portal|Cue sports}} * {{snooker.org player}}

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