Jiang Jun Explained

Jiang Jun
Birth Date:28 August 2005[1]
Birth Place:Ji'an, Jiangxi, China
Professional:2023–present
High Ranking:72 (November 2024)

Jiang Jun (; 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

Junior career

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

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

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]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament2023/
24
2024/
25
Ranking[17] [18] 78
Ranking tournaments
Championship LeagueRRRR
Xi'an Grand PrixNHLQ
Saudi Arabia MastersNH3R
English OpenLQ2R
British OpenLQLQ
Wuhan OpenLQLQ
Northern Ireland Open1R1R
International ChampionshipLQ3R
UK ChampionshipLQLQ
Shoot Out2R1R
Scottish OpenLQLQ
German MastersLQ
Welsh OpenLQ
World OpenLQ
World Grand PrixDNQ
Players ChampionshipDNQ
Tour ChampionshipDNQ
World ChampionshipLQ
Former ranking tournaments
European Masters1RNH
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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jiang Jun. snooker.org. 29 August 2023.
  2. Web site: Jiang Jun becomes World Under-18 Snooker Champion. ibsf.info. July 8, 2019. March 5, 2023.
  3. Web site: Guangzhou Snooker Championship holds classic crowd events and returns to Liwan. March 5, 2023. January 4, 2023. mbd.baidu.com.
  4. Web site: Completion Of The Quarter-Finalists Of The Asian Snooker Championship In Doha . March 15, 2023. Eastern Herald. May 1, 2023.
  5. Web site: April 13, 2023. wpbsa.com. Jiang Jun Wins CBSA Qualifier. May 1, 2023.
  6. Web site: White and Williams through. https://web.archive.org/web/20230629043316/https://wst.tv/white-and-williams-through/. dead. 29 June 2023. wst.tv. 29 June 2023. 28 June 2023.
  7. Web site: PANG POWERS PAST MINK. https://web.archive.org/web/20230729074533/https://wst.tv/pang-powers-past-mink/. dead. 29 July 2023. wst.tv. 29 July 2023. 26 June 2023.
  8. Web site: MINK MISSES OUT ON HISTORIC WIN. https://web.archive.org/web/20231120195333/https://wst.tv/mink-misses-out-on-historic-win/. dead. 20 November 2023. wst.tv. 20 November 2023. 20 November 2023.
  9. Web site: WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP: FERGAL O'BRIEN BRINGS CURTAIN DOWN ON 33-YEAR CAREER AFTER DEFEAT IN CRUCIBLE QUALIFIER . Eurosport. 9 April 2024. 10 April 2024.
  10. Web site: MARCO FU STAGES BRILLIANT COMEBACK TO DUMP OUT KEN DOHERTY, GRAEME DOTT PREVAILS IN 2024 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS. Eurosport. 13 April 2024. 12 April 2024.
  11. Web site: WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP: NEIL ROBERTSON HITS THREE CENTURIES TO MOVE WITHIN ONE WIN OF CRUCIBLE SPOT. Eurosport. 16 April 2024. 15 April 2024.
  12. Web site: Hossein Vafaei back in Crucible spotlight: ‘I love to be centre of attention’. Metro.co.uk. 2 October 2024. Phil. Haigh. Apr 17, 2024.
  13. Web site: 2024 ENGLISH OPEN SNOOKER: MARK ALLEN BATTLES BACK TO AVOID SHOCK AGAINST LONG ZEHUANG TO REACH LAST 32. Eurosport. 18 September 2024. Pete. Sharland. 17 September 2024.
  14. Web site: ENGLISH OPEN 2024: LATEST SCORES, RESULTS, ORDER OF PLAY AS JUDD TRUMP LOOKS TO DEFEND HIS TITLE AT THE BRENTWOOD CENTRE. 16 September 2024. 15 September 2024. Jonny. Bray. Eurosport.
  15. Web site: Full list of results at the Northern Ireland Open qualifiers. Snooker HQ. 1 October 2024. David . Caulfield. September 30, 2024.
  16. Web site: wst.tv. ROBERTSON SET FOR NANJING. 2 October 2024. 1 October 2024.
  17. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  18. New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking