Josh Boileau (born 2 July 1995 in Newbridge, County Kildare) is an Irish former professional snooker player. He is the 2016 Under-21 European Snooker Champion.
In 2014, Boileau entered the EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships in Bucharest where he reached the final, before he lost 6âÂÂ1 Oliver Lines. Two years following his disappointment in Bucharest, Boileau once again made it to the final where he defeated Brandon Sargeant 6âÂÂ1 to win the 2016 EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championship, and as a result, he was given a two-year card on the professional World Snooker Tour for the 2016âÂÂ17 and 2017âÂÂ18 seasons. His first win at the venue stage of a ranking event was at the Northern Ireland Open when he edged past Mike Dunn 4âÂÂ3. Boileau then saw off Hamza Akbar 4âÂÂ2, before losing 4âÂÂ1 to Kurt Maflin. He overcame Hammad Miah 4âÂÂ1 at the Welsh Open to set up a second round meeting with Shaun Murphy, who Boileau said inspired him to start playing snooker after he watched him win the World Championship in 2005. Boileau beat the world number six 4âÂÂ2, but then lost 4âÂÂ0 to Robert Milkins.