Introduction
Iulian Serhiyovych Boiko (Ukrainian: Юліан Сергійович Бойко; born 22 September 2005 in Kyiv, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian former professional snooker player.
Career
In May 2019, Boiko registered his first official century break in a 4–3 defeat against Billy Joe Castle in the second event of the 2019 Q School.
In January 2020, Boiko finished as runner-up in the WSF Open, as a result, he was awarded a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2020–21 and 2021–22. As a 14 years old, he became the youngest ever professional player. In March 2020, Boiko defeated Darren Morgan, a former professional player, by 5–3 in the final to become the EBSA European 6-Reds champion for the first time. Later in 2020, he participated at the qualifying stages of the World Championship, the youngest player to do so, but he was eliminated by Thor Chuan Leong in the first qualifying round, losing 6–3.
On 4 March 2021, Boiko won his first professional match in Gibraltar Open against Fergal O'Brien, winning 4–3.
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking | 90 | ||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking | RR | RR | A | A | RR | |||||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | LQ | |||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Tournament Not Held | 1R | |||||||||||||
| English Open | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | A | A | LQ | |||||||
| British Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | A | A | 2R | ||||||||||
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | A | 1R | ||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | A | A | LQ | |||||||
| International Championship | A | A | A | Not Held | A | LQ | |||||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | LQ | ||||||||
| Shoot Out | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 4R | ||||||||
| Scottish Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | LQ | LQ | |||||||
| German Masters | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | ||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | ||||||||
| World Open | A | A | A | Not Held | 1R | ||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||
| Tour Championship | NH | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||
| World Championship | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | A | 1R | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||
| WST Pro Series | Not Held | RR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||
| Turkish Masters | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Not Held | ||||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | LQ | LQ | A | 2R | 2R | Not Held | |||||||||
| European Masters | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | A | LQ | NH | |||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | Ranking Event | 1R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||
| 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
Amateur finals: 5 (3 titles)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2020 | WSF Open | Ashley Hugill | 3–5 |
| Winner | 1. | 2020 | EBSA European 6-Reds Championship | Darren Morgan | 5–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2023 | EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championship | Liam Graham | 2–5 |
| Winner | 2. | 2023 | EBSA European Snooker Shoot-Out | Shachar Ruberg | 1–0 (44–33) |
| Winner | 3. | 2024 | EBSA European Snooker Shoot-Out | Craig Steadman | 1–0 (49–5) |
Personal life
Boiko is the son of Serhii Boiko, who is responsible for creating and overseeing the Ukrainian Snooker Federation.