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Jiang Jun

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Jiang (江).
Jiang Jun
Born (2005-08-28) 28 August 2005 (age 19)[1]
Ji'an, Jiangxi, China
Sport country China
Professional2023–present
Highest ranking72 (November 2024)
Current ranking 73 (as of 2 December 2024)

Jiang Jun (Chinese: 江俊; born 28 April 2005) is a Chinese snooker player. In 2019 he became the IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Champion. In 2023 he earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour.

Career

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Junior career

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Jiang Jun won the 2019 IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship in Pingdu, China. In the final he defeated his compatriot Gao Yang.[2]

2022–23 season

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In January 2023, at the Guangzhou Snooker Championship, Jiang Jun finished as runner up to champion Ma Hai Long in the final.[3]

In March 2023, Jiang Jun reached the quarter-finals of the 2023 ACBS Asian Snooker Championship in Doha.[4]

In April 2023 he won a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour at the first CBSA qualifying tournament, defeating Chen Feilong, Long Zehuang and Luo Zetao, before beating Liu Hongyu 4-2 in the final.[5]

2023-24 season

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Jun made his professional debut in a draw at the 2023 Championship League held at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England from 26 June 2023. Aged seventeen years-old, in his opening match in the round-robin phase he earned a credible 2-2 draw with top-16 ranked Welshman Ryan Day and later recorded his first pro-win, against Himanshu Jain.[6]

During his first season on tour he recorded a few victories over more established professionals. In July 2023 he qualified for the main stages of the European Masters with a 5-1 win over Andrew Pagett.[7] In November 2023, he came from 4-1 down to defeat Jackson Page 6-4 at the 2023 UK Championship. [8]

In the first round of qualifying for the 2024 World Snooker Championship he defeated Iranian Amir Sarkhosh 10-6.[9] In the second round, he edged past compatriot Fan Zhengyi 10-8.[10] He then reached the final qualifying round after a 10-8 victory against Sam Craigie. He was denied a place at the Crucible by Hossein Vafaei who claimed a 10-5 victory.[11][12]

2024-25

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At the 2024 English Open in Brentwood in September 2024 he reached the last 32 with a win over Tom Ford.[13][14] He reached the last 64 at the 2024 Northern Ireland Open.[15] He made back-to-back centuries to defeat former World Champion Luca Brecel and qualify for the latter stages of the 2024 International Championship.[16]

Performance and rankings timeline

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Tournament 2023/
24 		2024/
25
Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] 78
Ranking tournaments
Championship League RR RR
Xi'an Grand Prix NH LQ
Saudi Arabia Masters NH 3R
English Open LQ 2R
British Open LQ LQ
Wuhan Open LQ LQ
Northern Ireland Open 1R 1R
International Championship LQ 3R
UK Championship LQ LQ
Shoot Out 2R
Scottish Open LQ LQ
German Masters LQ
Welsh Open LQ
World Open LQ
World Grand Prix DNQ
Players Championship DNQ
Tour Championship DNQ
World Championship LQ
Former ranking tournaments
European Masters 1R 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. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking

References

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  1. ^ "Jiang Jun". snooker.org. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Jiang Jun becomes World Under-18 Snooker Champion". ibsf.info. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Guangzhou Snooker Championship holds classic crowd events and returns to Liwan". mbd.baidu.com. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Completion Of The Quarter-Finalists Of The Asian Snooker Championship In Doha". Eastern Herald. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Jiang Jun Wins CBSA Qualifier". wpbsa.com. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  6. ^ "White and Williams through". wst.tv. 28 June 2023. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  7. ^ "PANG POWERS PAST MINK". wst.tv. 26 June 2023. Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  8. ^ "MINK MISSES OUT ON HISTORIC WIN". wst.tv. 20 November 2023. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  9. ^ "WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP: FERGAL O'BRIEN BRINGS CURTAIN DOWN ON 33-YEAR CAREER AFTER DEFEAT IN CRUCIBLE QUALIFIER". Eurosport. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  10. ^ "MARCO FU STAGES BRILLIANT COMEBACK TO DUMP OUT KEN DOHERTY, GRAEME DOTT PREVAILS IN 2024 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS". Eurosport. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  11. ^ "WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP: NEIL ROBERTSON HITS THREE CENTURIES TO MOVE WITHIN ONE WIN OF CRUCIBLE SPOT". Eurosport. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  12. ^ Haigh, Phil (17 April 2024). "Hossein Vafaei back in Crucible spotlight: 'I love to be centre of attention'". Metro.co.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  13. ^ Sharland, Pete (17 September 2024). "2024 ENGLISH OPEN SNOOKER: MARK ALLEN BATTLES BACK TO AVOID SHOCK AGAINST LONG ZEHUANG TO REACH LAST 32". Eurosport. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  14. ^ Bray, Jonny (15 September 2024). "ENGLISH OPEN 2024: LATEST SCORES, RESULTS, ORDER OF PLAY AS JUDD TRUMP LOOKS TO DEFEND HIS TITLE AT THE BRENTWOOD CENTRE". Eurosport. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  15. ^ Caulfield, David (30 September 2024). "Full list of results at the Northern Ireland Open qualifiers". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  16. ^ "ROBERTSON SET FOR NANJING". wst.tv. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
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