Artemijs Žižins

Artemijs Žižins (born 2 June 2006) is a Latvian professional snooker player. He has earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour starting with the 2024–25 snooker season. He is the first ever professional player from Latvia.

Career
In 2022 he became European U16 champion defeating Liam Davies in the semi final and Moldovan Vladislav Gradinari in the final.

In June 2023, shortly after turning 17 years-old, Žižins defeated five-time champion Rodion Judin 5-2 to claim his first Latvian National Snooker Championship.

In March 2024, he reached the semi-finals of the EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championship where he was defeated by eventual champion Bulcsú Révész of Hungary.

2024/25
In May 2024, he entered European Q School and recorded victories over former professional Iulian Boiko of Ukraine, and a 4-2 win over veteran professional Mark Joyce. In the final round he beat Kayden Brierley to win a two-year assured place on the World Snooker Tour starting from the 2024-25 snooker season. In June 2024, he made his precessional debut at the 2024 Championship League in Leicester, losing 3-0 to former world champion John Higgins.