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{{short description|Indian snooker player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox snooker player
| name = Kreishh Gurbaxani
| image = Kreishh Gurbaxani Sheffield 2026.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2002|8|23}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[India]]
| Sport country = {{IND}}
| Professional = 2024–present
| High ranking = 91 (July 2025)
| Official maximums =
| Best finish = Last 16 ([[2024 Snooker Shoot Out|2024 Shoot Out]])
| World champ =
}}
''' Kreishh Gurbaxani''' (born 23 August 2002) is an Indian snooker player from [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cuesportsindia.com/profiles/players/Men/94/Kreishh-Gurbaxani|website=cuesportsindia|accessdate=2 June 2024|title=Kreishh Gurbaxani}}</ref> He earned a two-year card on the [[World Snooker Tour]] starting from the [[2024–25 snooker season]].

==Career==
From [[Mumbai]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/65952540.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst|website=Times of India|accessdate=2 June 2024|title= Maharashtra snooker & billiards: Kreishh regains form to beat Tahaa Khan 3-0|date=25 September 2018}}</ref> he began playing snooker at a young age and was junior snooker champion in his home state of [[Maharashtra]] in 2018, at the age of 15 years-old.<ref>{{cite web|date=6 June 2018|accessdate=1 June 2024|title= Kreishh rallies to beat Shahyan in Khar Gym final|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/64482121.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst|website=Times of India}}</ref> By 2013 he had begun to be trained by two-time Asian champion [[Yasin Merchant]] at the Khar Gymnasium, also the base of fellow professional [[Ishpreet Singh Chadha]], with the pair being described as “prodigies" of Merchant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/21518724.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst|accessdate=2 June 2024|website=Times of India|title= Little masters lose but win hearts|date=1 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/all-india-snooker-open-yasin-merchant-ishpreet-singh-chadha-kreishh-gurbaxani-record-easy-first-round-wins|website=Freepressjournal.in|accessdate=2 June 2024|title= All India Snooker Open: Yasin Merchant, Ishpreet Singh Chadha, Kreishh Gurbaxani record easy first round wins|date=10 January 2023}}</ref>

He was number one ranked Maharashtra player in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2 June 2024|website=Times of India|title=Ishpreet overcomes Kreishh in three frames|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/92217035.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst|date=15 June 2022}}</ref> In January 2023, he defeated India No.1 ranked player Kamal Chawla at The All India Snooker Open.<ref>{{cite web|date=14 January 2023|url= https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/all-india-snooker-open-kreishh-gurbaxani-knocks-out-india-no1-kamal-chawla|title= All India Snooker Open: Kreishh Gurbaxani knocks out India No.1 Kamal Chawla|website=Free Press Journal|accessdate=2 June 2024}}</ref>

In 2023, He moved to Sheffield, England and practices in Ding Junhui Snooker Academy with former professional player Himanshu Jain and Hong Kong young snooker player Shaun Liu.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}

He took part in the Oceania/Asia Q School in May and June 2024, and at the second event won a two-year card on to the [[World Snooker Tour]] following wins in the latter rounds against Kwok Wai Fung and Muhammad Naseem.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/june/01/final-four-set-in-bangkok/|website=wst.tv|accessdate=2 June 2024|title= Final Four Set in Bangkok|date=2 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=Eurosport|url= https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/2023-24-snooker-season-ends-at-q-school-in-bangkok-with-12-players-earning-place-on-main-tour_sto10178847/story.shtml |title= 2023/24 Snooker Season Ends at Q School n Bangkok With 12 Players Earning Place on Main Tour|accessdate=2 June 2024}}</ref>

===2024/25===
He made his professional debut at the [[2024 Championship League (ranking) |2024 Championship League]] in [[Leicester]] in June 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/june/26/captain-cruises-through/ |date=26 June 2024|accessdate=27 June 2024|website=wst.tv|title=Carter cruises through}}</ref> He secured his first win as a professional defeating [[Andrew Higginson (snooker player)|Andrew Higginson]] at the [[2024 Northern Ireland Open]] in September 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/september/28/winning-start-for-white-in-belfast-qualifiers/|website=wst.tv|accessdate=1 October 2024|title= WINNING START FOR WHITE IN BELFAST QUALIFIERS|date=28 September 2024}}</ref> In December 2024 he reached the last-16 of the [[2024 Snooker Shoot Out]] with wins over [[Xu Si]] and [[Ashley Carty]].<ref>{{cite web|website=Eurosport|accessdate=7 December 2024|url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/9club-shoot-out/2024-2025/bai-yulu-zhang-anda-neil-robertson-mark-allen_sto20060566/story.shtml|title= SNOOKER SHOOT OUT 2024: BAI YULU BEATEN BY ZHANG ANDA, DEFENDING CHAMPION MARK ALLEN AND SHAUN MURPHY CRASH OUT|date=6 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/december/06/Gurbaxani-Thrives-In--Crazy--Atmosphere/|website=wst.tv|accessdate=7 December 2024|title= GURBAXANI THRIVES IN 'CRAZY' ATMOSPHERE|date=6 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=wst.tv|date=7 December 2024|accessdate=7 December 2024|url= https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/december/07/Graham-Stuns-Carter-To-Reach-Last-16/|title=Graham stuns Carter to reach last 16}}</ref>

===2025/26===
In June 2025, he was drawn to make his season debut in the first round of qualifying for the [[2025 Wuhan Open (snooker)|2025 Wuhan Open]] where he was defeated by [[Stephen Maguire]] of Scotland 5-1.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.tntsports.co.uk/snooker/shaun-murphy-and-neil-robertson-make-flying-start-to-new-snooker-season-in-qualifiers_sto23195074/story.shtml |website=wst.tv|accessdate=24 June 2025|first=Desmond|last=Kane|title= Shaun Murphy, Neil Robertson and Mark Selby make flying start to new snooker season in Wuhan Open qualifiers |date=23 June 2025}}</ref>
He was drawn in the round-robin stage of the [[2025 Championship League (ranking)| 2025 Championship League]] against [[Wu Yize]], [[Craig Steadman]] and [[Wang Yuchen (snooker player)|Wang Yuchen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk/ranking/championship-league-snooker-2025/stage-1/|website= championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk|accessdate=28 June 2025|title=CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER 2025}}</ref> In April, he recorded a 10-6 loss over [[Steven Hallworth]] in the first round of qualifying for the [[2026 World Snooker Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snookerhq.com/2026/04/08/ken-doherty-last-match-snooker-professional/|website=Snookerhq|accessdate=8 April 2026|title= Did Ken Doherty just play his last match as a snooker professional?
|first=David|last= Caulfield|date=April 8, 2026}}</ref>

==Performance and rankings timeline==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
! Tournament
! [[2024–25 snooker season|2024/<br/>25]]
! [[2025–26 snooker season|2025/<br/>26]]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Snooker world rankings|Ranking]]<ref group="nb">It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season</ref>
|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="UR">New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking</ref>
|align="center"|[[2025–26 snooker world rankings|91]]
|-
|colspan="10"|'''Ranking tournaments'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Championship League]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2024 Championship League (ranking)#Group 5|RR]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2025 Championship League (ranking)#Group 9|RR]]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters|Saudi Arabia Masters]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2025 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters|1R]]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Wuhan Open (snooker)|Wuhan Open]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[English Open (snooker)|English Open]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[British Open (snooker)|British Open]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Xi'an Grand Prix]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Northern Ireland Open (snooker)|Northern Ireland Open]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[International Championship]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[UK Championship]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Snooker Shoot Out|Shoot Out]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2024 Snooker Shoot Out|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2025 Snooker Shoot Out|1R]]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Scottish Open (snooker)|Scottish Open]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[German Masters]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[World Grand Prix (snooker)|World Grand Prix]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Players Championship (snooker)|Players Championship]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Welsh Open (snooker)|Welsh Open]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[World Open (snooker)|World Open]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Tour Championship (snooker)|Tour Championship]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[World Snooker Championship|World Championship]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|}
{| 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.
|}
{{Reflist|group=nb}}

== Career finals ==
=== Amateur finals: 1 (1 title) ===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!width="80"| Outcome
!width="20"| No.
!width="50"| Year
!width="300"| Championship
!width="200"| Opponent in the final
!width="100"| Score
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 1.
| 2020
| Indian Under-17 Championship
| {{flagicon|IND}} Digvijay Kadian
| 4–1
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{WPBSA player}}
* {{WPBSA SnookerScores player}}
* {{WST player}}
* {{Snooker.org player}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian snooker players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Mumbai]]

Kreishh Gurbaxani - Revision history

SharronKifer8 at 23:34, 8 April 2026