Ian Burns (snooker player)
Ian Burns at the 2012 Paul Hunter Classic
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11 March 1985 Preston, England |
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| Sport country |
 England
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| Professional | 2012– |
| Highest ranking | 63 (December 2016) |
| Current ranking | 63 (as of 18 December 2016) |
| Career winnings | £122,551 |
| Highest break | 136 (2012 Antwerp Open, 2015 German Masters Qualifying) |
| Century breaks | 27 |
| Best ranking finish | Last 16 (2014 International Championship and 2015 Australian Goldfields Open) |
Ian Burns (born 11 March 1985) is an English professional snooker player.
Burns turned professional in 2012 after qualifying in his first attempt of the Q School and gained a two-year tour card for the 2012/13 and 2013/14 snooker seasons. He won four matches in the event, concluding with a 4–3 victory over veteran Rod Lawler to seal his card.
Burns first match as a professional was a 3–5 defeat to Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon in qualifying for the 2012 Wuxi Classic. Burns reached the final qualifying round for the first time when attempting to reach the UK Championship. he defeated Michael Leslie, Kurt Maflin and Anthony Hamilton before being beaten 2–6 by Dominic Dale. Burns did come through four qualifying rounds to play in the main draw of a ranking event for the first time at the World Open, in Haikou, China. He defeated Saleh Mohammad 5–1 in the wildcard round, before losing by the same scoreline to top 16 player Barry Hawkins in the last 32.
The 2012 Welsh Open saw Burns qualify for his second ranking event, as he defeated Jack Lisowski 4–1 before receiving a walkover due to the withdrawal of Jamie Cope. At the main venue in Newport, he lost in the last 32 to 2010 World Champion Neil Robertson 1–4. Burns also had a very good season in the minor-ranking Players Tour Championship events, with his best finish coming at the fifth European Tour Event, where he beat the likes of Marcus Campbell and Liang Wenbo, but then lost to Ding Junhui in the quarter-finals. He also reached the last 16 in two other events which helped him finish 35th on the PTC Order of Merit, just outside the top 26 who qualified for the Finals. Burns beat Joel Walker 10–8 in the first round of World Championship Qualifying, but his season ended when he was defeated 2–10 by Yu Delu in the following round. Burns was awarded the Rookie of the Year Award at the World Snooker Annual Award Ceremony. Burns finished his first year on tour ranked world number 68, the highest of any of the debutants.
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