Draft:Oliver Sykes

Oliver Sykes is an English snooker player from Eastleigh, Hampshire.

Early life
A left-hander from Eastleigh, Hampshire, as an eleven year-old he retired from his local Eastleigh & District under-13 league after winning five titles. That year he also won the local Eastleigh & District under-19 league. As a -6 year-old in 2022, he became the champion at Chandlers Ford Snooker Club in Hampshire.

Career
Aged 15 years-old, Sykes was given a wildcard to the 2021 English Open in Milton Keynes where he faced Allan Taylor.

2023/24
In September and October 2023, Sykes won the opening two events on the English Junior Snooker Tour placed him to the top of the national junior rankings.

Given a wildcard to the 2023 UK Championship as the number one ranked junior player, he faced Alfie Burden in the first qualifying round and beat his more experienced opponent 6-1. in the following round he was defeated 6-4 by Jamie Clarke. In December 2023, he recorded a victory over experience professional Rod Lawler at the 2023 Snooker Shoot Out.

At the WSF Junior Snooker Championship held in Albania in February 2024, he reached the semi-finals before he was defeated by eventual champion Bulcsú Revesz.

In April 2024, he played in the first round of qualifying for the 2024 World Snooker Championship, and lost to Louis Heathcote 10-6. That month, he reached the semi-finals of the English under-21 championships.

He entered Q School in May 2024, in the first event he was defeated by German Umut Dikme.