Jamie O'Neill (snooker player)
Born | 19 August 1986 |
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Sport country | ![]() |
Professional | 2003–2005, 2007/08, 2010/11, 2012–2014 |
Highest ranking | 80 (June 2011)[1] |
Best ranking finish | Last 16 (2014 China Open) |
Jamie O'Neill (born 19 August 1986) is a former English professional snooker player who lives in Wellingborough.
Career
O'Neill began his professional career by playing Challenge Tour in 2003, at the time the second-level professional tour.[3] He qualified for the 2007/2008 Main Tour by finishing 6th in the International Open Series Order of Merit. He won the sixth of eight events, beating Ashley Wright 6–2 in the final at Prestatyn. O'Neill has also won two significant amateur titles, the 2003 European Under-19 Championship and the 2006 English Open Championship. O'Neill reclaimed his place on the professional Main Tour by finishing sixth on the PIOS rankings.[4]
Performance and rankings timeline
Tournament | 2003/ 04 |
2004/ 05 |
2007/ 08 |
2010/ 11 |
2011/ 12 |
2012/ 13 |
2013/ 14 |
2014/ 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Ranking[5][nb 1] | UR[nb 2][nb 3] | UR[nb 3] | UR[nb 2] | UR[nb 2] | 80[1][nb 4] | 89[6] | 93 | 97[nb 4] | |||||||||||||||
Ranking Tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wuxi Classic | Not Held | Non-Ranking | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Goldfields Open | Not Held | A | LQ | LQ | A | ||||||||||||||||||
Shanghai Masters | Not Held | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | A | ||||||||||||||||
International Championship | Not Held | LQ | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||||
UK Championship | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | 2R | A | |||||||||||||||
German Masters | Not Held | LQ | A | LQ | 1R | A | |||||||||||||||||
Welsh Open | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | 1R | A | |||||||||||||||
Indian Open | Not Held | LQ | A | ||||||||||||||||||||
Players Championship Grand Final[nb 5] | Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||
China Open | Not Held | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | 3R | A | |||||||||||||||
World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||
Non-Ranking Tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The Masters | A | A | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||
Former Ranking Tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Ireland Trophy | Not Held | LQ | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Open[nb 6] | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | NH |
Performance Table Legend | |||||
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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. |
- ^ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
- ^ a b c New players don't have a ranking.
- ^ a b He was not on the Main Tour.
- ^ a b He was an amateur.
- ^ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2010/2011-2012/2013)
- ^ The event was called the LG Cup (2003/2004) and the Grand Prix (2004/2005-2009/2010)
Playing style
He practices at Windmill Snooker Club, where Peter Ebdon and Shaun Murphy honed their skills.
References
- ^ a b "Rankings after PTC1 2011" (PDF). World Snooker. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Jamie O'Neill".
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(help) CueTracker – Snooker Database; Retrieved 9 April 2014 - ^ "Jamie O'Neill – Season 2003/2004". Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "2009–10 PIOS Rankings". Global Snooker. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ "Official World Ranking List for the 2012/2013 Season" (PDF). Retrieved 10 May 2012.