Ian Preece

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Ian Preece
Ian Preece PHC 2017-1.jpg
Paul Hunter Classic 2017
Born (1982-06-23) 23 June 1982 (age 43)
Newport, Wales
Sport countryFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Professional2003/2004, 2006–2010, 2016–2018
Highest ranking 55 (2008/2009)
Best ranking finishLast 32 (x3)

Ian Preece (born 23 June 1982) is a Welsh former professional snooker player, from the city of Newport.

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Preece first appeared on the main tour in 2003, after a successful career as a junior; he held the record as the youngest winner of the World Amateur Championship in 1999, when he beat David Lilley 11–8 in the final. [1]

Career

Until 2009 his best runs were to the last 48 of tournaments, which he has achieved in the 2007 Welsh Open, 2007 China Open, 2007 UK Championship, and 2008 Shanghai Masters. He reached the last 32 of an event for the first time at the 2009 Welsh Open with victories over Peter Lines, Andrew Higginson and Stuart Bingham but was beaten 0–5 by Stephen Maguire. However the remainder of the 2008–09 season was poor and saw him in danger of dropping off the main tour, however he was awarded a wildcard from World Snooker which enabled him to compete on the tour for the 2009–10 season. However, he was unable to keep his place and so has slipped off the main tour.

2017 Paul Hunter Classic Ian Preece PHC 2017-2.jpg
2017 Paul Hunter Classic

After six years out of the professional game, Preece reached the last 16 at Q-School Event One in 2016, losing 2–4 to Chen Zhe, and the same stage at Event Two, where he was defeated 4–1 by John Astley. However, these performances were sufficient for him to finish third on the Q-School Order of Merit, and he thus earned a two-year card to compete again on the main tour. [2]

Preece won three matches in 2016 Shanghai Masters qualifying, but was denied a trip to China by David Gilbert losing out 5–2.

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournaments 1998/
99 		1999/
00 		2000/
01 		2001/
02 		2002/
03 		2003/
04 		2004/
05 		2006/
07 		2007/
08 		2008/
09 		2009/
10 		2016/
17 		2017/
18 		2019/
20
Ranking [3] [nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] [nb 2] [nb 3] 64 55 66 [nb 3] 79 [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Riga Masters Tournament Not HeldALQ 2R
International Championship Tournament Not HeldA 1R A
China Championship Tournament Not HeldNR 1R A
English Open Tournament Not Held 3R 2R A
World Open [nb 4] AAAAALQALQLQLQLQLQLQA
Northern Ireland Open Tournament Not Held 1R 1R A
UK Championship AAAAALQALQLQLQLQ 1R 1R A
Scottish Open [nb 5] AAAAALQTournament Not Held 2R 1R A
European Masters [nb 6] ANot HeldAALQALQNRNot HeldA 1R A
German Masters Tournament Not HeldLQLQA
World Grand Prix Tournament Not HeldDNQDNQDNQ
Welsh Open AAAAALQA 1R LQ 2R LQ 1R 2R A
Shoot-Out Tournament Not Held 1R 2R A
Players Championship Tournament Not HeldDNQDNQDNQ
Gibraltar Open Tournament Not HeldA 1R A
Tour Championship Tournament Not HeldDNQ
World Championship LQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQ
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters AAALQLQWDAALQAAAAA
Former ranking tournaments
British Open AAAAALQATournament Not Held
Irish Masters Tournament Not HeldALQANRTournament Not Held
Northern Ireland Trophy Tournament Not HeldLQLQLQTournament Not Held
Bahrain Championship Tournament Not HeldLQTournament Not Held
Shanghai Masters Tournament Not HeldLQLQLQLQ 1R NR
Paul Hunter Classic [nb 7] Tournament Not HeldPro-am EventA 2R NR
Indian Open Tournament Not HeldLQ 1R NH
China Open AAAANot HeldA WR LQLQLQLQLQNH
Performance Table Legend
LQlost in the qualifying draw#Rlost 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 Heldmeans an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
PA / Pro-am Eventmeans an event is/was a pro-am event.
  1. ↑ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 He was an amateur.
  3. 1 2 3 New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
  4. ↑ The event was called the LG Cup (2003/2004), and the Grand Prix (2004/2005–2009/2010)
  5. ↑ The event was called the Players Championship (2003/2004)
  6. ↑ The event was called the Irish Open (1998/1999), European Open (2001/2002–2003/2004), and the Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008)
  7. ↑ The event was called the Grand Prix Fürth (2004/2005) and the Fürth German Open (2006/2007)

Career finals

Pro-am finals: 1 (1 title)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Winner1.2000 Pontins Spring Open Flag of Scotland.svg Scott MacKenzie 7–4

Amateur finals: 4 (3 titles)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Winner1.1998 EBSA European Under-19 Snooker Championships Ulster Banner.svg Sean O'Neill7–3
Runner-up1.1999 EBSA European Under-19 Snooker Championships Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gerrit bij de Leij 3–6
Winner2.1999 Welsh Amateur Championship Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Milton Davies 8–7
Winner3.1999 IBSF World Snooker Championship Flag of England.svg David Lilley 11–8

References

  1. ↑ "Chris Turner's Snooker Archive – Records". 2008. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
  2. ↑ "Q School Order of Merit 2015/2016 - snooker.org". www.snooker.org. Archived from the original on 22 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
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