Chris Totten Explained

Chris Totten
Birth Date:5 December 1998
Birth Place:Wishaw, Lanarkshire
Professional:2017–2019, 2024–present
High Ranking:84 (July 2025)
Best Finish:Last 32 (x2)

Chris Totten (born 5 December 1998) is a Scottish professional snooker player. He is a former EBSA European Snooker Champion. He first earned a two-year card to compete on the World Snooker Tour in 2017, and returned to the professional tour in 2024.

Career

In March 2017, Totten entered the 2017 EBSA European Snooker Championship as the number 28 seed; he advanced to the final where he defeated Andres Petrov 7–3 in the final to win the championship.[1] As a result, Totten was given a two-year card on the professional World Snooker Tour for the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons.[2]

Totten gained a new two-year card in 2024, qualifying through the second event of 2024 Q School.[3]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament2016/
17
2017/
18
2018/
19
2023/
24
2024/
25
2025/
26
Ranking[4] [5] [6] 8483
Ranking tournaments
Championship LeagueNon-Ranking EventRRRRRR
Saudi Arabia MastersTournament Not Held2R2R
Wuhan OpenNot HeldALQLQ
English OpenA1R1RALQLQ
British OpenNot HeldALQLQ
Xi'an Grand PrixTournament Not HeldLQLQ
Northern Ireland OpenA1R3RALQLQ
International ChampionshipALQLQALQLQ
UK ChampionshipA1R1RALQLQ
Shoot OutA1R1RA1R1R
Scottish Open1R3R1RALQLQ
German MastersALQLQALQLQ
World Grand PrixDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
Players ChampionshipDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
Welsh OpenA1R1RALQLQ
World OpenALQLQAWD
Tour ChampionshipNot HeldDNQDNQDNQ
World ChampionshipLQLQLQALQ
Former ranking tournaments
Shanghai MastersA1RNon-Ranking Event
Riga MastersALQLQNot Held
Paul Hunter ClassicA1RWDNot Held
China ChampionshipNRLQLQNot Held
Indian OpenALQLQNot Held
Gibraltar OpenA1RWDNot Held
China OpenA1RLQNot Held
European MastersALQ1RANot Held
Performance Table Legend
LQlost in the qualifying draw
  1. R
lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QFlost in the quarter-finals
SFlost in the semi-finalsFlost in the finalWwon the tournament
DNQdid not qualify for the tournamentAdid not participate in the tournamentWDwithdrew 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 (4 titles)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Winner1.2016Scottish Amateur Championship Craig MacGillivray7–4[7]
Winner2.2017EBSA European Snooker Championship Andres Petrov7–3
Winner3.2021Scottish Amateur Championship (2) Michael Collumb7–6[8]
Runner-up1.2023Scottish Amateur Championship Michael Collumb3–7
Winner4.2024Scottish Amateur Championship (3) Ross Vallance7–5[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chris Totton European Snooker Champion 2017. European Billiards & Snooker Association. 19 March 2017.
  2. Web site: The Next Wizrad Of Wishaw?. World Snooker. 19 March 2017.
  3. Web site: Ajaib, Kowalski, Mann and Totten run Q School gauntlet . World Snooker Tour . 1 December 2025 . 1 June 2024.
  4. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  5. He was an amateur
  6. New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
  7. Web site: Youngster Totten is Scottish Snooker Victor . World Snooker Federation. 10 May 2016. 15 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20230929203507/https://worldsnookerfederation.org/youngster-totten-is-scottish-snooker-victor/. 29 September 2023.
  8. Web site: Collumb Retains Scottish Championship . World Snooker Federation. 19 May 2023. 15 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20230926025557/https://worldsnookerfederation.org/collumb-retains-scottish-championship/. 26 September 2023.
  9. Web site: WPBSA International Round-Up May 2024. WPBSA. 24 May 2024. 28 December 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240526001800/https://wpbsa.com/wpbsa-international-round-up-may-2024/. 26 May 2024. live.