| Born | (1996-05-30)30 May 1996 (age 29) Mumbai,Maharashtra |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  India |
| Professional | 2023–present |
| Highestranking | 63 (May 2025) |
| Current ranking | 63 (as of 8 February 2026) |
| Best ranking finish | Semi-final (2024 English Open) |
Ishpreet Singh Chadha (Hindi:इशप्रीत सिंह चढ्ढा, born 30 May 1996) is an Indian snooker player. He has earned a two-year card on theWorld Snooker Tour starting with2023–24 snooker season.
FromMumbai,Maharashtra,[1] he and fellow-Mumbai nativeKreishh Gurbaxani have been described as protégés[a] of Indian former-professional snooker playerYasin Merchant.[2]
In April 2022, Chadha beat Pushpender Singh to win Bangalore Snooker Academy’s all-India Open snooker championship.[3] In December 2022, Chadha was crowned the SAARC Snooker champion inDhaka, defeatingAhsan Ramzan on the way to the final, and then fellow Indian Brijesh Daman in the final.[4] That month he defeatedPankaj Advani to win the 6-Red Snooker National Championships inIndore.[5]
Chadha reached the final of the Asia-Oceania Q School in Bangkok in June 2023, with a run that included victories over Pakistan’s Sharjeel Mahmood Asmat and Yu Kiu Chang of Hong Kong.[6][7] In the final round he defeated Hon Man Chau to earn a two-year card on theWorld Snooker Tour starting with the2023–24 snooker season.[8]
He started the season being entered into the draw at the 2023 Championship League held at theMorningside Arena inLeicester, England, from 26 June 2023.[9] He began his career with a credible draw against top-16 playerDavid Gilbert, and finished his round-robin group stage with a win overSean O'Sullivan.[10] In August 2023, he defeatedManasawin Phetmalaikul 4-1 to qualify for the final stages of the2023 British Open.[11] At the event, he secured the biggest win of his career against former world championStuart Bingham. In September 2023, he also beatAnthony McGill to qualify for the2023 Wuhan Open.[12] He earned a second victory of the season over Stuart Bingham to qualify for theWorld Open, winning 5-3.[13] In January 2024, he recorded the biggest win of his career with a 5-2 win over World ChampionLuca Brecel at the2024 German Masters.[14][15]
He reached the third round of the2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters where he was defeated byHossein Vafaei.[16]
At the2024 English Open inBrentwood in September 2024, he reached the seminfinal with wins againstHe Guoqiang,Jak Jones,Hossein Vafaei, former world championGraeme Dott, and four-time world championMark Selby.[17][18] In doing so, he became the first Indian player to reach a ranking event semi final sinceAditya Mehta in 2013.[19] Chadha lost toWu Yize in the semi-final without winning a frame.[20][21]
In February 2025, he reached the last-32 of the2025 Welsh Open with a win over defending championGary Wilson.[22] He recorded a 10-2 win over Mateusz Baranowski in qualifying for the 2025 World Championship.[23] He lost toZhou Yuelong in the third round of qualifying for the 2025 World Snooker Championship.[24]
He was formerly a competitiveesports player.[25]
| Tournament | 2016/ 17 | 2023/ 24 | 2024/ 25 | 2025/ 26 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 80 | 63 | |||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Championship League | NR | RR | RR | A | |||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Not Held | 3R | 2R | ||||||
| Wuhan Open | NH | 1R | 1R | 1R | |||||
| English Open | A | LQ | SF | 1R | |||||
| British Open | NH | 2R | LQ | LQ | |||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Not Held | LQ | 1R | ||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | A | LQ | 1R | LQ | |||||
| International Championship | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||
| UK Championship | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||
| Shoot Out | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | |||||
| Scottish Open | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | |||||
| German Masters | A | 2R | LQ | 2R | |||||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||
| Welsh Open | A | LQ | 2R | LQ | |||||
| World Open | A | 1R | 1R | ||||||
| Tour Championship | NH | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||
| World Championship | A | LQ | LQ | ||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Indian Open | 1R | Not Held | |||||||
| European Masters | A | 1R | Not Held | ||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Six-red World Championship | 2R | Not Held | |||||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) | QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
| SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
| DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew 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. | |||
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2015 | Indian Under-17 Championship | Shobhit Sethi | 3–0 |
| Winner | 2. | 2021 | Indian Amateur Championship | Malkeet Singh | 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2022 | Asian Championship |  Amir Sarkhosh | 0–5 |
| Winner | 3. | 2022 | SAARC Championship | Brijesh Damani | 7–3 |
