Connor Benzey
Connor Benzey is an English professional snooker player. He has earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour starting with the 2025–26 [snooker season].
Career
From Southampton, he played as a youngster at Chandlers Ford Snooker Club. He won the European U17 title in Malta in 2019. He finished second in the 2020 EPSB Under-21 Premier Development Tour and reached the last 16 of the World Snooker Federation Open in Malta. He beat Fraser Patrick to reach the last-64 at the 2020 [English Open (snooker)|2020 English Open] in Milton Keynes in October 2020, before being beaten by John Higgins. He entered Q [School (snooker)|Q School] in 2020 entered Q School in 2020, he lost in the first round of all three events. In the three following years at Q School his best result was reaching the last-64. In 2024, he managed to reach the last-32 of both Q School events.A top-up player from the Q School order of merit competing as an amateur at the 2024 [Championship League (ranking) |2024 Championship League] in Leicester, in June 2024, Benzey performed with credit going unbeaten in his round-robin group that included a draw with former world champion Mark Williams, as well as wins against Northern Ireland's Fergal Quinn and professional David Grace. He was defeated by Mark Joyce in the quarterfinals of the Q Tour Global Play-Offs in Antalya in March 2025. He entered Q School in May 2025, reaching the final round of event two with a win against former professional John Astley, where he faced Rodion Judin of Latvia. A 4-2 win earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour, starting with the 2025–26 snooker season.