Jamie O'Neill (snooker player)

Jamie O'Neill
Born (1986-08-19) 19 August 1986
Sport country  England
Professional 2003–2005, 2007/08, 2010/11, 2012–2014
Highest ranking 80 (June 2011)[1]
Career winnings £27,897[2]
Highest break 133 (PTC Event 2 – 2011)
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
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
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.
  1. ↑ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. 1 2 3 New players don't have a ranking.
  3. 1 2 He was not on the Main Tour.
  4. 1 2 He was an amateur.
  5. ↑ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2010/2011-2012/2013)
  6. ↑ 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

  1. 1 2 "Rankings after PTC1 2011" (PDF). World Snooker. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Jamie O'Neill". CueTracker – Snooker Database; Retrieved 9 April 2014
  3. ↑ "Jamie O'Neill – Season 2003/2004". Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "2009–10 PIOS Rankings". Global Snooker. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  5. ↑ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  6. ↑ "Official World Ranking List for the 2012/2013 Season" (PDF). Retrieved 10 May 2012.

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