Wayne Jones (snooker player)
| Born | 24 December 1959 Tredegar, Wales[1] |
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| Sport country |  Wales |
| Professional | 1984–2001 |
| Highest ranking | 22 (1990/1991) |
| Best ranking finish | Runner-up (x1) |
Wayne Jones (born 24 December 1959)[1] is a former Welsh professional snooker player. He won the Welsh Amateur snooker championship in 1983 by defeating Terry Parsons in the final, and turned professional in 1984.[1] He was runner-up to Terry Griffiths at the 1988 Welsh Professional Championship.[2]
Despite never breaking into the top 16, he reached the last 16 and quarter-finals of several ranking events.[2] He reached the final of the 1989 Classic after eliminating Jimmy White, Eugene Hughes, David Taylor, John Parrott and Willie Thorne.[2] He lost the final 11–13 to Doug Mountjoy.[2][3]
He qualified for the main World Championship on four occasions, but only ever progressed beyond the first round once, in 1989, when his 10–9 victory over Neal Foulds, but was followed by a 3–13 defeat by Dean Reynolds in the last 16.[2] He was relegated from the professional tour after placing 143rd in the world rankings in 2001.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Morrison, Ian (1988). Hamlyn Who's Who in Snooker. London: Hamlyn. p. 59. ISBN 0600557138.
- ^ a b c d e Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 585–588. ISBN 978-0-9548549-0-4.
- ^ "Williams wins all Welsh final". BBC News. 28 November 1999. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Williams top, O'Sullivan second in end of season rankings". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 2001. pp. 35–36.
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