Ian Preece

Ian Preece
	Paul Hunter Classic 2017
Born	23 June 1982 (age 41); Newport, Wales
Sport country	Wales
Professional	2003/2004, 2006–2010, 2016–2018
Highest ranking	55 (2008/2009)
Best ranking finish	Last 32 (x3)

Last updated April 28, 2024

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

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.

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 Held											A	LQ	2R
International Championship	Tournament Not Held											A	1R	A
China Championship	Tournament Not Held											NR	1R	A
English Open	Tournament Not Held											3R	2R	A
World Open ^{[nb 4]}	A	A	A	A	A	LQ	A	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	A
Northern Ireland Open	Tournament Not Held											1R	1R	A
UK Championship	A	A	A	A	A	LQ	A	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	1R	1R	A
Scottish Open ^{[nb 5]}	A	A	A	A	A	LQ	Tournament Not Held					2R	1R	A
European Masters ^{[nb 6]}	A	Not Held		A	A	LQ	A	LQ	NR	Not Held		A	1R	A
German Masters	Tournament Not Held											LQ	LQ	A
World Grand Prix	Tournament Not Held											DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Welsh Open	A	A	A	A	A	LQ	A	1R	LQ	2R	LQ	1R	2R	A
Shoot-Out	Tournament Not Held											1R	2R	A
Players Championship	Tournament Not Held											DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Gibraltar Open	Tournament Not Held											A	1R	A
Tour Championship	Tournament Not Held													DNQ
World Championship	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters	A	A	A	LQ	LQ	WD	A	A	LQ	A	A	A	A	A
Former ranking tournaments
British Open	A	A	A	A	A	LQ	A	Tournament Not Held
Irish Masters	Tournament Not Held				A	LQ	A	NR	Tournament Not Held
Northern Ireland Trophy	Tournament Not Held							LQ	LQ	LQ	Tournament Not Held
Bahrain Championship	Tournament Not Held									LQ	Tournament Not Held
Shanghai Masters	Tournament Not Held								LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	1R	NR
Paul Hunter Classic ^{[nb 7]}	Tournament Not Held						Pro-am Event					A	2R	NR
Indian Open	Tournament Not Held											LQ	1R	NH
China Open	A	A	A	A	Not Held		A	WR	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	NH

Performance Table Legend
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.

↑ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 He was an amateur.
1 2 3 New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
↑ The event was called the LG Cup (2003/2004), and the Grand Prix (2004/2005–2009/2010)
↑ The event was called the Players Championship (2003/2004)
↑ The event was called the Irish Open (1998/1999), European Open (2001/2002–2003/2004), and the Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008)
↑ 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)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Winner	1.	2000	Pontins Spring Open	Scott MacKenzie	7–4

Amateur finals: 4 (3 titles)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Winner	1.	1998	EBSA European Under-19 Snooker Championships	Sean O'Neill	7–3
Runner-up	1.	1999	EBSA European Under-19 Snooker Championships	Gerrit bij de Leij	3–6
Winner	2.	1999	Welsh Amateur Championship	Milton Davies	8–7
Winner	3.	1999	IBSF World Snooker Championship	David Lilley	11–8

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References

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

External links

Ian Preece at the World Snooker Tour (archived)
Ian Preece at snooker.org

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[4] From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.

[AMA-5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 He was an amateur.

[UR-6] 1 2 3 New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.

[7] The event was called the LG Cup (2003/2004), and the Grand Prix (2004/2005–2009/2010)

[8] The event was called the Players Championship (2003/2004)

[EUR-9] The event was called the Irish Open (1998/1999), European Open (2001/2002–2003/2004), and the Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008)

[10] The event was called the Grand Prix Fürth (2004/2005) and the Fürth German Open (2006/2007)

[Chris_Turner's_SNOOKER_ARCHIVE_-_Records-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.

[Ranking_history-3] "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.

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Paul Hunter Classic 2017
Born	(1982-06-23) 23 June 1982 (age 41) Newport, Wales
Sport country	Wales
Professional	2003/2004, 2006–2010, 2016–2018
Highest ranking	55 (2008/2009)
Best ranking finish	Last 32 (x3)