Jiang Jun
Born | [1] Ji'an, Jiangxi, China | 28 August 2005
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Sport country | ![]() |
Professional | 2023–present |
Highest ranking | 72 (November 2024) |
Current ranking | 76 (as of 7 April 2025) |
Best ranking finish | Last 16 (2024 International Championship) |
Jiang Jun (
Career
Junior career
Jiang Jun won the 2019
2022–23 season
In January 2023, at the Guangzhou Snooker Championship, Jiang Jun finished as runner up to champion
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
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
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] He defeated Andrew Higginson in the second round of qualifying for the 2025 World Snooker Championship.[17]
Performance and rankings timeline
Tournament | 2023/ 24 |
2024/ 25 | |||||||
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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 | 1R | |||||||
Scottish Open | LQ | LQ | |||||||
German Masters | LQ | 1R | |||||||
Welsh Open | LQ | LQ | |||||||
World Open | LQ | LQ | |||||||
World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||
Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||
Tour Championship | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||
World Championship | LQ | LQ | |||||||
Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||
European Masters | 1R | 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. |
References
- ^ "Jiang Jun". snooker.org. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Jiang Jun becomes World Under-18 Snooker Champion". ibsf.info. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Guangzhou Snooker Championship holds classic crowd events and returns to Liwan". mbd.baidu.com. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Completion Of The Quarter-Finalists Of The Asian Snooker Championship In Doha". Eastern Herald. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Jiang Jun Wins CBSA Qualifier". wpbsa.com. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "White and Williams through". wst.tv. 28 June 2023. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "PANG POWERS PAST MINK". wst.tv. 26 June 2023. Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "MINK MISSES OUT ON HISTORIC WIN". wst.tv. 20 November 2023. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP: NEIL ROBERTSON HITS THREE CENTURIES TO MOVE WITHIN ONE WIN OF CRUCIBLE SPOT". Eurosport. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Caulfield, David (30 September 2024). "Full list of results at the Northern Ireland Open qualifiers". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "ROBERTSON SET FOR NANJING". wst.tv. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "HALO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING - DAY SIX AS IT HAPPENED". wst.tv. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
External links
- Jiang Jun at the World Snooker Tour
- Jiang Jun at snooker.org