Tony Jones (snooker player)
Appearance
Born | Blackpool,Lancashire,England | 15 April 1960
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Sport country | England |
Professional | 1983–2004 |
Highestranking | 15 (1991/1992) |
Tournament wins | |
Ranking | 1 |
Tony Jones(born 15 April 1960) is anEnglishformer professionalsnookerplayer.
Career
[edit]In 1983, Jones became the English Amateur Champion, beatingJohn Parrott13–9. He was also a World Championship doubles finalist (with partnerRay Reardon) in 1985.
Jones was the surprise winner of the1991 European Openwhen,ranked no. 35 in the world,he beatMark Johnston-Allen9–7, despite never having previously been beyond the quarter-final stage of a ranking tournament. He reached no. 15 in the1991/1992 rankingsas a result, but dropped out of the top sixteen thefollowing season.Despite a quarter-final appearance at the1996 Grand Prix,he gradually slid down the rankings and lost his professional status in 2004.
Performance and rankings timeline
[edit]Tournament | 1983/ 84 |
1984/ 85 |
1985/ 86 |
1986/ 87 |
1987/ 88 |
1988/ 89 |
1989/ 90 |
1990/ 91 |
1991/ 92 |
1992/ 93 |
1993/ 94 |
1994/ 95 |
1995/ 96 |
1996/ 97 |
1997/ 98 |
1998/ 99 |
1999/ 00 |
2000/ 01 |
2001/ 02 |
2002/ 03 |
2003/ 04 |
2004/ 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ranking[1][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 50 | 55 | 46 | 49 | 62 | 35 | 15 | 22 | 29 | 34 | 43 | 63 | 60 | 63 | 65 | 79 | 96 | 84 | 85 | [nb 4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Prix[nb 5] | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | QF | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
British Open[nb 6] | NR | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | LQ | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ | 1R | LQ | 1R | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UK Championship | NR | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Welsh Open | Tournament Not Held | 3R | 2R | 1R | LQ | 1R | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Open[nb 7] | Tournament Not Held | 1R | LQ | W | 3R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | NR | LQ | Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Irish Masters | Non-Ranking Event | LQ | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championship | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | WR | A | LQ | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canadian Masters | Not Held | Non-Ranking | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hong Kong Open | Non-Ranking Event | NH | 3R | Not Held | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classic | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strachan Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dubai Classic[nb 8] | Tournament Not Held | NR | 2R | LQ | 1R | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malta Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
China Open[nb 9] | Tournament Not Held | NR | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thailand Masters[nb 10] | Non-Ranking Event | Not Held | QF | LQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | NR | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Players Championship[nb 11] | A | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | 1R | 3R | Not Held | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UK Championship | 1R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
British Open[nb 12] | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canadian Masters | Not Held | QF | A | A | R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
English Professional Championship | NH | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shoot-Out | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Masters | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pot Black | A | A | A | Tournament Not Held | 1R | A | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Matchplay | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | 1R | A | Tournament Not Held |
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. | |||
PA / Pro-am Event | means an event is/was a pro-am event. |
- ^From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
- ^He was an amateur.
- ^New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking.
- ^He was not on the Main Tour.
- ^The event was also called the Professional Players Tournament (1983/1984) and the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)
- ^The event was also called the International Masters (1983/1984).
- ^The event was also called the Irish Open (1998/1999) and Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008)
- ^The event was also called the Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and Asian Classic (1996/1997)
- ^The event was also called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
- ^The event was also called the Asian Open (1989/1990 to 1992/1993) and Thailand Open (1993/1994 to 1996/1997).
- ^The event was also called the International Open (1983/1984 to 1984/1985, 1986/1987 to 1996/1997), Matchroom Trophy (1985/1986) and the Scottish Open (1998/1999 to 2002/2003).
- ^The event was also called the International Masters (1983/1984).
Career finals
[edit]Ranking finals: 1 (1 title)
[edit]Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 1991 | European Open | Mark Johnston-Allen | 9–7 |
Team finals: 1
[edit]Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Team/partner | Opponent(s) in the final | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1985 | World Doubles Championship | Ray Reardon | Steve Davis Tony Meo |
5–12 |
Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)
[edit]Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 1983 | English Amateur Championship | John Parrott | 13–9 |
References
[edit]- ^"Ranking History".Snooker.org.Retrieved7 November2017.