Born | York, Yorkshire, England | 28 September 1994
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Sport country | England |
Professional | 2017–2019, 2020–2024 |
Highest ranking | 65 (July 2023) |
Current ranking | 67 (as of 7 May 2024) |
Best ranking finish | Quarter-finals (x1) |
Ashley Hugill (born 28 September 1994 in York, Yorkshire) is an English professional snooker player.
Hugill came through the 2017 Q School by winning six matches to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons. [1] Hugill made a maximum break during event 3 of the 2019–20 Challenge Tour.[ citation needed ]
Tournament | 2015/ 16 | 2016/ 17 | 2017/ 18 | 2018/ 19 | 2019/ 20 | 2020/ 21 | 2021/ 22 | 2022/ 23 | 2023/ 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ranking [2] [nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 82 | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 81 | [nb 4] | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | RR | 2R | RR | RR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Masters | NH | LQ | LQ | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
British Open | Tournament Not Held | 2R | LQ | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
English Open | NH | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | LQ | QF | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Ireland Open | NH | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | Not Held | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UK Championship | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shoot-Out | NR | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | WD | 1R | 2R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scottish Open | NH | A | 4R | 1R | A | 2R | LQ | 1R | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German Masters | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Welsh Open | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Open | NH | LQ | LQ | A | A | Not Held | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tour Championship | Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championship | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Goldfields Open | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shanghai Masters | LQ | A | LQ | Non-Ranking | Not Held | NR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paul Hunter Classic | MR | 1R | 1R | 1R | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Open | NH | 1R | 1R | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
China Open | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Riga Masters | MR | LQ | LQ | A | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
China Championship | NH | NR | LQ | LQ | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WST Pro Series | Tournament Not Held | RR | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turkish Masters | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gibraltar Open | MR | LQ | 1R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 2R | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | 1R | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six-red World Championship | A | A | A | A | A | Not Held | LQ | 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. |
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 2019 | Challenge Tour - Event 4 | Aaron Hill | 3–1 |
Runner-up | 1. | 2019 | Challenge Tour - Event 6 | Oliver Brown | 1–3 |
Winner | 2. | 2020 | WSF Open | Iulian Boiko | 5–3 |
Winner | 3. | 2020 | Challenge Tour - Event 9 | Sydney Wilson | 3–1 |
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