Billy Joe Castle (born 14 July 1992 in Marchwood,

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) is an English professional

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player.

Career

In May 2017, Castle came through

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by winning six matches to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons. Prior to this Castle appeared in the 2015

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final, losing 6–10 to Michael Rhodes. In 2017 he won the tournament by defeating

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10–8.

Performance and rankings timeline

Career finals

Amateur finals: 3 (2 titles)

References

External links

Billy Castle
at ''worldsnooker.com'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Castle, Billy English snooker players Living people 1992 births People from New Forest District Sportspeople from Hampshire