| Born | 25 September 1980 Huddersfield, England |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  England |
| Professional | 2008/2009, 2010/2011 |
| Highest ranking | 80 (2008/2009) |
Kuldesh Johal (born 25 September 1980) is an English former professional snooker player. He competed on the main tour during the 2008/2009 and 2010/2011 seasons.
Born in 1980, Johal played in Challenge Tour qualifying events in the early 2000s, without any success. He won two Pontin's International Open Series events during the 2007/2008 season, defeating James Leadbetter, Matthew Couch, Jeff Cundy, Stuart Carrington and Andrew Pagett in Event 2 and Gary Wilson, Jamie Jones, Liam Highfield, Stephen Craigie and Simon Bedford in Event 6, winning a place on the main tour for the 2008/2009 season.
Johal's first season as a professional brought runs to the last 64 at two ranking tournaments - the 2008 UK Championship, where he beat Aditya Mehta and Paul Davies, both 9–5, before losing by the same scoreline to Michael Holt, and the 2009 China Open, where he overcame Michael Georgiou and Barry Pinches but lost 3–5 to Judd Trump. He lost his first-round qualifying match in the 2009 World Championship 8–10 to Jin Long, and finished the season ranked 80th, falling off the tour.
His performances in the minor tour events the following season were sufficient for him to return to the professional circuit for 2010/2011; however, he lost 18 of his 25 matches, the highlight being a run to the last 32 at PTC Event 2. There, he defeated Patrick Wallace 4–1 and Matthew Selt by the same scoreline, but surrendered a 3–1 lead over Alan McManus to lose 3–4. He concluded the season with a ranking of 86th, and was again relegated.
Having not played competitive snooker since 2012, Johal entered the 2015 Q School, aiming to regain his place on tour. In Event 2, he beat five opponents, including Jamie Clarke and Marcus Campbell – relegating the latter from professional snooker after a 24-year career – to reach the quarter-finals. Requiring only a victory in this match to return to the main tour, he was drawn against Jason Weston, but lost 2–4.
At the beginning of the 2015/2016 season, Johal received entries to the first three ranking events; he lost all three of his opening matches - in the Australian Goldfields Open, 1–5 to Zhao Xintong, at the Shanghai Masters, 4–5 to Craig Steadman and in the International Championship, 3–6 to Neil Robertson.
| Tournament | 1997/ 98 | 1999/ 00 | 2000/ 01 | 2001/ 02 | 2002/ 03 | 2003/ 04 | 2004/ 05 | 2008/ 09 | 2010/ 11 | 2015/ 16 | 2017/ 18 | 2018/ 19 | 2020/ 21 | 2021/ 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Ranking [1] [nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | [nb 3] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Tournament Not held | Non-Ranking Event | RR | RR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Tournament Not held | A | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not held | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English Open | Tournament Not held | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open [nb 4] | A | A | A | A | A | A | Tournament Not held | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Tournament Not held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoot-Out | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| German Masters [nb 5] | A | Tournament Not Held | LQ | WD | A | LQ | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship [nb 6] | Tournament Not held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Masters [nb 7] | Tournament Not held | A | A | A | A | Tournament Not held | A | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkish Masters | Tournament Not held | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | Tournament Not Held | MR | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Masters | LQ | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Trophy | Tournament Not Held | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bahrain Championship | Tournament Not Held | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Goldfields Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | NR | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Riga Masters [nb 8] | Tournament Not Held | MR | A | LQ | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Open [nb 9] | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | NH | A | A | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic [nb 10] | Tournament Not Held | Pro-am Event | Minor-Ranking | 2R | A | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Championship | Tournament Not Held | LQ | A | A | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Open [nb 11] | NR | A | A | A | Not Held | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||
| WST Pro Series | Tournament Not held | RR | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merseyside Professional Championship | A | 2R | A | WD | A | A | 1R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||
| PA / Pro-am Event | means an event is/was a pro-am event. | |||
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
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| Winner | 1. | 2000 | Pontins Autumn Open | Colin Morton | 5–3 |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
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| Winner | 1. | 2007 | PIOS – Event 4 |  Lee Walker | 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 2007 | PIOS – Event 2 | Andrew Pagett | 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 2008 | PIOS – Event 6 | Simon Bedford | 6–5 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2020 | Challenge Tour – Event 10 | Adam Duffy | 1–3 |
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