Himanshu Jain Explained

Himanshu Jain
Birth Date:6 September 1991
Birth Place:Telangana, India
Professional:2022–2024
High Ranking:93 (June 2023)
Best Finish:Last 64 (2022 Scottish Open)

Himanshu Dinesh Jain (born 6 September 1991) is an Indian former professional snooker player.[1]

Jain turned professional as one of the two qualifiers from the second Asia & Oceania event of the 2022 Q School, earning a two-year tour card for the 2022–23 and 2023–24 snooker seasons.[2] He became the fifth Indian to make an entry into the professional circuit and the first to do so via qualification rather than their Asian or World Championship ranking.[3]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament2018/
19
2022/
23
2023/
24
Ranking[4] [5] 93
Ranking tournaments
Championship LeagueNRRRRR
European MastersAWDLQ
British OpenNHLQLQ
English OpenALQLQ
Wuhan OpenNot HeldLQ
Northern Ireland OpenALQLQ
International ChampionshipANHLQ
UK ChampionshipALQA
Shoot OutA1R1R
Scottish OpenA1RLQ
World Grand PrixDNQDNQDNQ
German MastersALQLQ
Welsh OpenALQLQ
Players ChampionshipDNQDNQDNQ
World OpenANHLQ
Tour ChampionshipDNQDNQDNQ
World ChampionshipALQLQ
Former ranking tournaments
Indian OpenLQNot Held
WST ClassicNH1RNH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World ChampionshipALQNH
Performance Table Legend
LQlost in the qualifying draw
  1. R
lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QFlost in the quarter-finals
SFlost in the semi-finalsFlost in the finalWwon the tournament
DNQdid not qualify for the tournamentAdid not participate in the tournamentWDwithdrew 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Himanshu Jain . https://web.archive.org/web/20220613095103/https://wst.tv/players/himanshu-jain/ . dead . 13 June 2022 . World Snooker . 2 March 2023.
  2. Web site: Poomjaeng Earn Tour Return . https://web.archive.org/web/20220611133004/https://wst.tv/poomjaeng-earns-tour-return/ . dead . 11 June 2022 . WST. 11 June 2022.
  3. News: Subrahmanyam . V. V. . Himanshu Jain qualifies for Pro Circuit World Snooker Tour, creates history . 2 March 2023 . sportstar.thehindu.com . 12 June 2022 . en.
  4. He was an amateur
  5. New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking