Florian Nüßle
Florian Nüßle is an Austrian professional snooker player from Graz. In 2017, aged 16, he became his country's youngest national snooker champion. In March 2025, he won his Q Tour Playoff to gain a two-year professional tour card starting from the 2025–26 season, becoming the first professional snooker player from Austria.
Career
National tournaments
Florian Nüßle became interested in snooker as a child and played pool with a standing aid when he was five years old. He also played football in his youth for five years for SK Sturm Graz, and golf, but ultimately opted for snooker. After obtaining his secondary school certificate he went to the UK with the aim of becoming a professional player.He first participated in the Austrian national youth championships in 2007, and won his first national title in the under16 age group at the age of 13, defending his title in the following two years. In 2015 he won the under21 title and defended it in the years that followed. At 16, he became the youngest player to win the national championship when he won the Austrian National Championship. He also became ranked as Austrian number one that season. In 2018 he played in the final, winning 5–2.