Jason Weston

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Jason Weston
Jason Weston PHC 2016-2.JPG
Paul Hunter Classic 2016
Born (1971-01-11) 11 January 1971 (age 52)
Portsmouth, England
Sport countryFlag of England.svg  England
Professional1991–1997, 1998–2001, 2002/2003, 2015–2017
Highest ranking 90 (June 2016) [1]
Best ranking finishLast 32 (x2)

Jason Weston (born 11 January 1971 in Portsmouth) is an English former professional snooker player. He competed on the main tour between 1991 and 1997 and intermittently until 2003, at one point being ranked the world number 90.

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After entering the 2015 Q School, Weston regained his professional status for the 2015–16 season after a twelve-year absence.

Career

Weston, first turned professional at the start of the 1991–92 season, [2] in a season which he reached the semi-final of the Benson & Hedges Satellite Championship, losing to future World Champion Ken Doherty, an event which the winner gain entry as a wildcard to the Masters. [3] Weston qualified for the 1992 British Open in Derby, losing to Eddie Charlton in the last 32. [2] However he then struggled to match these season and had an on-off career on the main tour, before ending to his career in 2003 after suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome. [2]

During the 2014–15 season Weston returned to competition snooker at the pro-am 2015 Gdynia Open. [2]

2016 Paul Hunter Classic Jason Weston PHC 2016-1.JPG
2016 Paul Hunter Classic

Weston entered the 2015 Q School at which eight two-year professional tour cards were on offer. [2] Weston was successful in the second event with wins over Corey Deuel, Owais Ali, Simon Dent, Matthew Day, Joe Roberts and Kuldesh Johal 4–2 in the quarter final ensured his place of the World Snooker Tour for the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons. [2] [4] Weston only won 4 matches (including one walkover) during the 2015/16 season, all at the minor-ranking European Tour events. The following season was even worse, as his only win came at the single-frame Shoot-Out event. As a result, Weston was relegated from the tour.

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 1991/
92 		1992/
93 		1993/
94 		1994/
95 		1995/
96 		1996/
97 		1997/
98 		1998/
99 		1999/
00 		2000/
01 		2001/
02 		2002/
03 		2014/
15 		2015/
16 		2016/
17
Ranking [5] [nb 1] [nb 2] 98 118 102 111 123 [nb 3] [nb 2] 123 131 [nb 3] [nb 2] [nb 3] [nb 2] 115
Ranking tournaments
Riga Masters [nb 4] Tournament Not HeldMinor-Rank.LQ
Indian Open Tournament Not HeldANHLQ
World Open [nb 5] LQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQALQALQNRDNQLQ
Paul Hunter Classic Tournament Not HeldMinor-Rank. 1R
Shanghai Masters Tournament Not HeldALQLQ
European Masters [nb 6] LQ 2R LQLQLQLQNHLQNot HeldALQNot HeldLQ
English Open Tournament Not Held 1R
International Championship Tournament Not HeldALQLQ
Northern Ireland Open Tournament Not Held 1R
UK Championship LQLQLQLQLQ 1R LQLQALQALQA 1R 1R
Scottish Open [nb 7] NHLQLQLQLQ 1R ALQALQALQNot Held 1R
German Masters [nb 8] Not HeldLQLQLQNRTournament Not HeldALQLQ
World Grand Prix Tournament Not HeldNRADNQ
Welsh Open LQ 1R LQ 1R LQLQLQLQALQALQA 1R 1R
Shoot-Out Tournament Not HeldNon-ranking Event 2R
Gibraltar Open Tournament Not HeldMR 1R
Players Championship [nb 9] Tournament Not HeldDNQDNQDNQ
China Open [nb 10] Tournament Not HeldNRLQALQANHALQLQ
World Championship LQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQALQLQ
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters LQLQAWDALQLQALQLQLQLQAAA
Former ranking tournaments
Classic LQTournament Not Held
Strachan Open [nb 11] LQMRNRTournament Not Held
Dubai Classic [nb 12] LQLQLQLQLQLQTournament Not Held
Thailand Masters [nb 13] WDLQLQLQLQLQALQAAANRNot Held
British Open 2R LQLQLQLQLQALQALQTournament Not Held
Irish Masters Non-Ranking EventLQNot Held
Australian Goldfields Open [nb 14] Tournament Not HeldNRNot HeldALQNH
Shoot-Out Tournament Not HeldAARV
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
DQdisqualified from the tournament
NH / Not Heldevent was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventevent is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventevent is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventevent is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. ↑ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. 1 2 3 4 New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
  3. 1 2 3 He was an amateur.
  4. ↑ The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)
  5. ↑ The event was called the Grand Prix (2008/2009–2009/2010) and the Haikou World Open (2011/2012–2013/2014)
  6. ↑ The event was called the Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008)
  7. ↑ The event run under different names as International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997)
  8. ↑ The event run under different name as German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)
  9. ↑ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2010/2011–2012/2013) and the Players Championship Grand Final (2013/2014–2015/2016)
  10. ↑ The event run under different name as China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
  11. ↑ The event run under different name as Strachan Challenge (1992/1993–1993/1994)
  12. ↑ The event run under different names as Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and Asian Classic (1996/1997)
  13. ↑ The event run under different names as Asian Open (1991/1992–1992/1993) and Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)
  14. ↑ The event run under different names as Australian Open (1994/1995) and Australian Masters (1995/1996)

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References

  1. ↑ "WORLD RANKINGS After 2016 Kaspersky Riga Masters". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Jason Weston". Pro Snooker Blog. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Benson & Hedges Championship, Masters Qualifying Tournament". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Q School Event Two Winners". World Snooker. 27 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
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