Michael Georgiou
Michael Georgiou (born 18 January 1988) is a British-Cypriot former professional snooker player from Forest Hill. He is a practice partner of Igor Figueiredo and Hammad Miah, who practises at Whetstone Snooker Club.
Georgiou at the 2016 Paul Hunter Classic | |
| Born | 18 January 1988 Forest Hill, England |
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| Sport country | England (until 2016) Cyprus (2016–present) |
| Nickname | the Pride of Cyprus |
| Professional | 2008/2009, 2014–2020 |
| Highest ranking | 46 (May–July 2019) |
| Maximum breaks | 1 |
| Tournament wins | |
| Ranking | 1 |
In 2018, Georgiou won his first professional ranking title by defeating Graeme Dott in the final of the Snooker Shoot-Out.
Michael Georgiou made the 140th official maximum break in the third frame of the last 128 match against Umut Dikme at the 2018 Paul Hunter Classic. It was Michael's first professional maximum break.
In 2019 he became the first Cypriot player to qualify for the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield defeating Lee Walker 10–7, Peter Ebdon 10–8 and Yan Bingtao 10–8 in the 3 qualifying rounds to make his Crucible debut.