Jamie O'Neill (snooker player)

Jamie O'Neill (born 19 August 1986) is an English former professional snooker player who lives in Wellingborough.

Jamie O'Neill
Born (1986-08-19) 19 August 1986 (age 38)
Sport country England
Professional2007/2008, 2010/2011, 2012–2014, 2019–2023
Highest ranking79 (March 2021)
Best ranking finishLast 16 (x3)

Career

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O'Neill began his professional career by playing Challenge Tour in 2003, at the time the second-level professional tour.[1] 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.[2]

In May 2019, O'Neill came through the first event of the 2019 Q School 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

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He practices at Barratts in Northampton where he has his own Riley Aristocrat table.[citation needed] Professionals Kyren Wilson, Harvey Chandler and Peter Ebdon also practice at the club.[citation needed][importance?]

Performance and rankings timeline

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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
2020/
21
2021/
22
2022/
23
2023/
24
2024/
25
Ranking[3][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] 86 [nb 4] 86 [nb 2] [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Non-Ranking Event 2R A A RR RR
English Open Tournament Not Held A A 1R 1R LQ LQ A
British Open A A Tournament Not Held A LQ A
Northern Ireland Open Tournament Not Held A A 2R 1R WD LQ A
International Championship Tournament Not Held LQ LQ A A A A LQ Not Held A
UK Championship A A LQ LQ A LQ 2R A A A A 1R 1R 1R LQ A
Scottish Open[nb 5] A Tournament Not Held MR Not Held A A 1R 4R LQ LQ A
Shoot Out Not Held Non-Ranking Event A 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R
German Masters Not Held LQ A LQ 1R A A A A LQ 2R LQ LQ A
Welsh Open A A LQ LQ A LQ 1R A A A A 1R 2R LQ LQ A
World Open[nb 6] A A LQ LQ A LQ LQ Not Held A A LQ Not Held A
World Grand Prix Tournament Not Held NR DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Players Championship[nb 7] Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Tour Championship Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A A A A LQ LQ LQ LQ A
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters A A LQ A A A A A 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-Rank LQ LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
Australian Goldfields Open Tournament Not Held A LQ LQ A A Tournament Not Held
Shanghai Masters Not Held LQ LQ A LQ LQ A A A Non-Rank Not Held Non-Rank
Indian Open Tournament Not Held LQ A NH A A Tournament Not Held
China Open NH A LQ LQ A LQ 3R A A A A Tournament Not Held
Paul Hunter Classic[nb 8] NH Pro-Am Minor-Ranking Event WD LQ NR Tournament Not Held
China Championship Tournament Not Held A A LQ Tournament Not Held
WST Pro Series Tournament Not Held RR Tournament Not Held
Turkish Masters Tournament Not Held LQ Not Held
Gibraltar Open Tournament Not Held MR 2R 2R 2R 2R WD Not Held
WST Classic Tournament Not Held 1R Not Held
European Masters[nb 9] A A NR Tournament Not Held A A LQ 1R 1R A A NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship Not Held A NH A A A A A A A Not Held LQ 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.
  1. ^ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i He was an amateur
  3. ^ a b c d New players don't have a ranking
  4. ^ Players qualified One Year Ranking List started the season without ranking points
  5. ^ The event was called the Players Championship (2003/2004)
  6. ^ The event was called the LG Cup (2003/2004) and the Grand Prix (2004/2005 and 2007/2008)
  7. ^ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2010/2011–2015/2016)
  8. ^ The event was called the Grand Prix Fürth (2004/2005)
  9. ^ The event was called the European Open (2003/2004) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005 and 2007/2008)

Career finals

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Amateur finals: 5 (3 titles)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2003 European Under-19 Snooker Championships   Robert Shanks 6–3
Runner-up 1. 2006 PIOS – Event 8   Andrew Higginson 3–6
Winner 2. 2006 English Open   Jeff Cundy 8–3
Winner 3. 2007 PIOS – Event 6   Ashley Wright 6–2
Runner-up 2. 2019 English Amateur Championship   Brandon Sargeant 7–10

References

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  1. ^ "Jamie O'Neill – Season 2003/2004". Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  2. ^ "2009–10 PIOS Rankings". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
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