John Astley (snooker player)
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| Born |
13 January 1989 Gateshead, England |
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| Sport country |
 England
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| Professional | 2013–2015, 2016– |
| Highest ranking | 75 (September–November 2014) |
| Current ranking | 81 (as of 18 December 2016) |
| Career winnings | £54,104 |
| Highest break | 138 (2012 Antwerp Open) |
| Century breaks | 18 |
| Best ranking finish | Quarter-final (2016 Riga Masters) |
John J. Astley (born 13 January 1989) is an English professional snooker player from Gateshead, Tyne and Wear.
Astley first came into prominence in 2007 by winning the national Under-19 title (defeating Michael Georgiou in the final), however wins in the amateur PIOS tournaments proved hard to come by. His attempts to qualify for the main tour via Q School in 2011 and 2012 were unsuccessful as well. Nevertheless, Astley gained enough sponsorship to be able to enter all the PTC events in the 2012/13 season as an amateur. He reached the last 32 stage three times and finished fourth highest ranked amateur on the Order of Merit, winning a tour card for 2013/14 and 2014/15 seasons.
Astley won his opening match of the season 5–2 against Mike Dunn to reach the main draw of the Wuxi Classic. In his first appearance in a ranking event Astley was whitewashed 5–0 by Robert Milkins. He won a match in a ranking event for the first time by edging out Ken Doherty 6–5 in the UK Championship, a performance he described afterwards as the best of his career. He lost 6–1 against Stuart Carrington in the next round. Astley also qualified for the China Open with a 5–2 success over Robbie Williams and then came through a wildcard round match once in China, before losing 5–1 to Ding Junhui. Astley beat Sam Baird 10–9 in the first round of World Championship qualifying, but his season ended in his next match with a heavy 10–2 loss to Jamie Cope. He finished his debut season on the tour ranked world number 98. Astley was awarded the Rookie of the Year Award at the World Snooker Annual Award Ceremony.
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