Julien Leclercq (snooker player)

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Julien Leclercq
Born (2003-02-03) 3 February 2003 (age 22)
Crisnée, Liège, Belgium [1]
Sport countryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
NicknameThe Belgian Beast [2]
Professional2022–present
Highest ranking 62 (July 2023)
Current ranking 80 (as of 2 September 2025)
Best ranking finishRunner-up (2023 Shoot Out)

Julien Leclercq (born 3 February 2003) is a Belgian professional snooker player.

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Leclercq turned professional in 2022 after winning the Q Tour Playoff and gained a two-year tour card for the 2022–23 and 2023–24 snooker seasons. [3]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2020/
21
2022/
23
2023/
24
2024/
25
2025/
26
Ranking [nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 3] 68 [nb 4] 77
Ranking tournaments
Championship League A RR RR RR RR
Saudi Arabia Masters Not Held 2R 3R
Wuhan Open Not HeldLQLQLQ
English Open A 1R 1R LQ
British Open NHLQ 2R LQLQ
Xi'an Grand Prix Not Held 1R LQ
Northern Ireland Open A 1R 1R LQLQ
International Championship Not HeldLQLQ
UK Championship ALQLQLQ
Shoot Out A F 2R 1R
Scottish Open ALQ 1R 1R
German Masters ALQ 3R LQ
World Grand Prix DNQDNQDNQDNQ
Players Championship DNQDNQDNQDNQ
Welsh Open A 2R 1R LQ
World Open Not HeldLQLQ
Tour Championship DNQDNQDNQDNQ
World Championship LQLQLQLQ
Former ranking tournaments
WST Classic NH 1R Not Held
European Masters ALQLQNot Held
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. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. He was an amateur
  3. New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
  4. Players qualified One Year Ranking List started the season without ranking points

Career finals

Ranking finals: 1

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent(s) in the finalScore
Runner-up1. 2023 Snooker Shoot Out Flag of England.svg Chris Wakelin 0–1

Team finals: 2 (1 title)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipTeam/PartnerOpponent(s) in the finalScore
Winner1.2021 [4] European Team Snooker ChampionshipsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1
Kevin Hanssens
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1
Elfed Evans
Darren Morgan
5–2
Runner-up1.2022 [5] European Team Snooker ChampionshipsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1
Kevin Hanssens
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1
Mateusz Baranowski
Antoni Kowalski
3–5

Amateur finals: 4 (1 title)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Runner-up1.2021 EBSA European Under-18 Championship Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ben Mertens 3–4
Runner-up2.2021 EBSA European Under-21 Championship Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dylan Emery 2–5
Runner-up3.2022 Q Tour - Event 3 Flag of England.svg Sean O'Sullivan 2–5
Winner1.2022 Q Tour - Play-Off Flag of England.svg Alex Clenshaw 5–2

References

  1. A.R. "Julien Leclercq enfin professionnel: "Je suis aux anges"". lavenir.net (in French). Archived from the original on 2022-12-13. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  2. "Julien Leclercq". World Snooker Tour . Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  3. "Leclercq wins Q Tour Play-off". WST. 11 March 2022. Archived from the original on May 10, 2022.
  4. "European Team Snooker Championships Men - Albufeira / Portugal 2021". esnooker.pl.
  5. "European Team Snooker Championships Men - Shengjin / Albania 2022". esnooker.pl.