Lukas Kleckers (born 18 May 1996 in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German professional snooker player.
Career
Kleckers first drew attention in 2013 when, at the age of 17, he captured the highest ranking and most prestigious amateur event in Germany by defeating Roman Dietzel 4–2 in the final of the German Championship. In the next few years he twice played in the qualifying rounds for the World Championship, losing 10–6 to Noppon Saengkham in 2015 and 10–7 to Rory McLeod in 2016. At the 2015 Riga Open he won a match in a European Tour event for the first time by beating Anthony Hamilton 4–0, before losing 4–0 to Stephen Maguire.
In May 2017, Kleckers came through Q-School by winning six matches including victories over former professionals Adrian Rosa and Martin O'Donnell to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons.
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 |
|---|
| Ranking | | | | | 96 | | |
| Ranking tournaments |
| Riga Masters | Minor-Rank. | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | |
| International Championship | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | |
| China Championship | Not Held | NR | LQ | LQ | A | |
| English Open | Not Held | A | 1R | 2R | A | |
| World Open | Not Held | A | LQ | LQ | A | |
| Northern Ireland Open | Not Held | A | 1R | 1R | A | |
| UK Championship | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | |
| Scottish Open | Not Held | A | 1R | 1R | A | |
| European Masters | Not Held | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | |
| German Masters | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | |
| World Grand Prix | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | A | |
| Shoot-Out | Non-Rank. | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | |
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |
| Gibraltar Open | NH | MR | A | 1R | 1R | A | |
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | |
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | |
| Non-ranking tournaments |
| Haining Open | Minor-Rank. | A | A | 2R | A | |
| Variant format tournaments |
| Six-red World Championship | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | |
| Former ranking tournaments |
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | LQ | Non-Rank. | |
| Paul Hunter Classic | Minor-Rank. | WD | 1R | 2R | NR | |
| Indian Open | A | NH | A | LQ | LQ | NH | |
| China Open | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | NH | |
| 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
Pro-am finals: 1 (1 title)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 2018 | 3 Kings Open | Andreas Ploner | 5–1 |
Amateur finals: 15 (11 titles, 4 runners-up)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2011 | German Grand Prix - Final | Chris Mcbreen | 2–3 |
| Winner | 1. | 2013 | German Grand Prix - Event 3 | Roman Dietzel | 4–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 2013 | German Championship | Roman Dietzel | 4–2 |
| Winner | 3. | 2014 | German Grand Prix - Event 1 | Sascha Lippe | 4–3 |
| Winner | 4. | 2014 | German Grand Prix - Event 3 | Jan Eisenstein | 3–1 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2014 | German Grand Prix - Event 6 | Roman Dietzel | 2–4 |
| Winner | 5. | 2015 | German Grand Prix - Event 1 | Simon Lichtenberg | 4–0 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2015 | German Grand Prix - Event 2 | Rune Kampe | 1–3 |
| Winner | 6. | 2016 | German Grand Prix - Event 2 | Andreas Ploner | 3–2 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2016 | European 6-Reds Championship | Mateusz Baranowski | 3–4 |
| Winner | 7. | 2016 | German 6-red Championship | Robin Otto | 4–0 |
| Winner | 8. | 2019 | German 6-red Championship | Sascha Breuer | 4–2 |
| Winner | 9. | 2019 | German Grand Prix - Event 1 | Brian Ochoiski | 3–1 |
| Winner | 10. | 2019 | German Championship | Robin Otto | 4–0 |
| Winner | 11. | 2020 | Challenge Tour - Event 8 | Tyler Rees | 3–1 |
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