Alexander Ursenbacher is a Swiss professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2013 after coming through Q-School. In March 2017 he won the EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championship. In July 2020, he became the first Swiss player to qualify for the main draw of the World Championships.
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Alexander Ursenbacher is a Swiss professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2013 after coming through Q-School. In March 2017 he won the EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championship in Nicosia. In July 2020, he became the first Swiss player to qualify for the main draw of the World Championships. He is often called by the nickname ‘The Swiss Fish’ and is the son of a Portuguese mother and a Swiss father. He has won a host of junior titles in his native Switzerland and has won the national championship twice.
He lost his professional status upon the expiry of his two-year tour card in 2015, however regained it two years later after defeating Jackson Page 6–4 in the final of the 2017 EBSAEuropeanUnder21SnookerChampionship. In June 2019, he was well beaten by 15th seed Barry Hawkins 10–2 in the first round of the 2019 Welsh Open. He also knocked out tournament favourite Ronnie O’Sullivan in the third round.
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