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Revision as of 15:39, 31 May 2015
| Born | 30 April 1993 |
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| Sport country |  Wales |
| Professional | 2015– |
| Current ranking | 99 (as of 16 July 2024) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 64 (2013 Welsh Open, 2014 China Open) |
Duane Jones (born 30 April 1993) is a Welsh professional snooker player.
Career
Junior
Allen started playing snooker aged twleve,[2] joining his local snooker club and playing on full sized table at twelve.[2] after being impressed the how easy Jimmy White made the game look on televison.[2] He later became Welsh under-16 captain and the youngest player to win the single in the Aberdare Valley Snooker League.[2]
Amateur
During the 2010/2011 season, Jones started to feature in Players Tour Championship events, as well as Q School and ranking events as a top up player.[2] In the 2013 Welsh Open, Jones beat former World semi finalist Andy Hicks in the opening round of qualifying 4–3, before a narrow 3–4 defeat to former World Champion Neil Robertson in the following round.[3] Jones, lost at the final stage of Q School in 2013 (to Lee Spick) and 2014 (to Chris Melling),[2] however these performance did earn him the chance the compete in more ranking events as a top up amatuer player.[2] The most notbale result, being a 5–2 win over top 16 player Joe Perry 5–2 with breaks of 141, 137, 75 and 74.[2]
Professional
In 2015, Allen was successful in Q School and earned a tour card for the 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 seasons by beating Zhao Xintong 4–3 in his final match of Event 2 in a black ball finish in the deciding frame.[4][5][2]
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2010/ 11 |
2011/ 12 |
2012/ 13 |
2013/ 14 |
2014/ 15 |
2015/ 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[6][nb 1] | UR[nb 2] | UR[nb 2] | UR[nb 2] | UR[nb 2] | UR[nb 2] | UR[nb 3] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Goldfields Open | NH | A | LQ | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | LQ | A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International Championship | Not Held | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | WD | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| German Masters | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | LQ | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Open | Not Held | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship Grand Final[nb 4] | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | A | A | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Open | A | A | LQ | A | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuxi Classic | Non-ranking | LQ | A | A | 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. | |||
References
- ^ a b c "Career-total Statistics for Duane Jones - Professional". CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Duane Jones". Pro Snooker Blog. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ "BetVictor Welsh Open Qualifiers (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ "World Snooker's Q School ends as eight new professionals get tour cards at Meadowside Leisure Centre". burtonmail.co.uk. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Q School Event Two Winners". World Snooker. 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
External links
- Duane Jones at CueTracker.net: Snooker Results and Statistic Database
- Profile on Pro Snooker Blog