Jamie O'Neill (snooker player)
Jamie O'Neill (born 19 August 1986) is an English professional snooker player who lives in Wellingborough.
Born | 19 August 1986 |
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Sport country | |
Professional | 2007/2008, 2010/2011, 2012–2014, 2019– |
Highest ranking | 80 (June 2011)[1] |
Current ranking | 117 (as of 27 June 2020) |
Career winnings | £42,669 |
Highest break | 133: 2011 PTC - Event 2 |
Century breaks | 31 |
Best ranking finish | Last 16 (2014 China Open) |
Career
O'Neill began his professional career by playing Challenge Tour in 2003, at the time the second-level professional tour.[2] 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.[3]
In May 2019, O'Neill came through Q-School - Event 1 by winning five matches to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2019/2020 and 2020–21 seasons.
Playing style
He practices at Barratts in Northampton where he has his own Riley Aristocrat table. Professionals Kyren Wilson, Harvey Chandler and Peter Ebdon also practice at the club.
Performance and rankings timeline
Tournament | 2003/ 04 |
2004/ 05 |
2007/ 08 |
2010/ 11 |
2011/ 12 |
2012/ 13 |
2013/ 14 |
2014/ 15 |
2015/ 16 |
2017/ 18 |
2018/ 19 |
2019/ 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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Ranking[4][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | [nb 3] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 93 | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | |||||||||||||||||
Ranking Tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Riga Masters[nb 4] | Tournament Not Held | Minor-Rank. | A | A | WD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
International Championship | Not Held | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | A | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||
China Championship | Tournament Not Held | A | A | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
English Open | Tournament Not Held | A | A | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Open[nb 5] | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | Not Held | A | A | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||
Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | A | A | 2R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
UK Championship | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | 2R | A | A | A | A | 1R | |||||||||||||||||
Scottish Open | Tournament Not Held | MR | Not Held | A | A | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||
European Masters[nb 6] | A | A | NR | Tournament Not Held | A | A | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German Masters | Not Held | LQ | A | LQ | 1R | A | A | A | A | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||
World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Welsh Open | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | |||||||||||||||||
Shoot-Out | Not Held | Minor-Ranking Event | A | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Players Championship[nb 7] | Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||
Gibraltar Open | Tournament Not Held | MR | 2R | 2R | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | A | LQ | |||||||||||||||||
Non-Ranking Tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Masters | A | A | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||
Former Ranking Tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Ireland Trophy | Not Held | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wuxi Classic | Not Held | Non-Ranking | LQ | LQ | LQ | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Goldfields Open | Not Held | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Shanghai Masters | Not Held | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | Non-Rank. | |||||||||||||||||||
Paul Hunter Classic[nb 8] | NH | Pro-Am | Minor-Ranking Event | WD | LQ | NR | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | A | NH | A | A | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||
China Open | NH | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | 3R | A | A | A | A | 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.
- He was an amateur.
- New players don't have a ranking.
- The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)
- The event was called the LG Cup (2003/2004) and the Grand Prix (2004/2005-2009/2010)
- The event was called the European Open (2003/2004) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005 and 2007/2008)
- The event was called the Players Tour Championship Finals (2010/2011–2015/2016)
- The event was called the Grand Prix Fürth (2004/2005)
Career finals
Amateur finals: 2 (2 title)
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
Winner | 1. | 2003 | European Under-19 Snooker Championships | 6–3 | |
Winner | 2. | 2006 | English Open | 8–3 |
References
- "Rankings after PTC1 2011" (PDF). World Snooker. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- "Jamie O'Neill – Season 2003/2004". Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- "2009–10 PIOS Rankings". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
External links
- Jamie O'Neill at worldsnooker.com