Jamie Jones (snooker player)
Jamie Jones at the 2011 Paul Hunter Classic
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| Born |
14 February 1988 Neath, Glamorgan |
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| Sport country |
 Wales
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| Nickname | The Cimla Quiff The Welsh Warrior |
| Professional | 2006– |
| Highest ranking | 29 (May–July 2012) |
| Current ranking | 34 (as of 18 December 2016) |
| Career winnings | £333,480 |
| Highest break | 143 (2010 PTC5) |
| Century breaks | 77 |
| Best ranking finish | Semi-final (2015 Australian Goldfields Open) |
| Tournament wins | |
| Non-ranking | 2 |
Jamie Jones (born 14 February 1988) is a Welsh professional snooker player, from Neath. He was the youngest ever player, at age 14, to make a maximum 147 break in competition, a record that has since been beaten by Judd Trump. At the 2012 World Snooker Championship he reached his first ranking quarter-final.
In 2002, he became the youngest-ever player to make a 147 in an official event, making it aged 14, a record that has since been beaten by Judd Trump. Jones began his professional career by playing Challenge Tour in 2004, at the time the second-level professional tour. He qualified for the Main Tour for 2006/2007 by finishing top of the 2005/06 Welsh rankings, although he could not maintain his place there. His best result in his first season as a professional was to the last 48 of the Royal London Watches Grand Prix. After another spell on the tour in 2008/2009, in which, despite some strong performances, he again fell away, he regained a place for the 2010/2011 season.
He started the new season by winning three qualifying matches in the Shanghai Masters, beating Kuldesh Johal, Jimmy Michie and Adrian Gunnell before losing to Stephen Lee. After reaching the final of Players Tour Championship – Event 5, Jones rose to 47 in the rankings at the end of the season.
Jones made it to the quarter-finals of three Players Tour Championship events, but failed to progress further in any of them. However, his consistent performances meant he finished 23rd in the Order of Merit and therefore qualified for the 2012 PTC Finals, where he reached the last 16 of a ranking event for the first time by defeating reigning World Champion John Higgins 4 frames to 3, after being 1–3 down. This set up a match with Andrew Higginson, which he lost 3–4. Jones won two qualifying matches to reach the China Open, but lost 3–5 to Lu Ning in the wildcard round.
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