Jamie Wilson is a former professional snooker player from

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. He played on the

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on a two-year Tour Card from the

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having earned a spot at Q School in 2020.

Career

At the third event of the 2020 Q School at the

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, Wilson clinched a two-year Tour Card on to the

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and 2021-22 snooker seasons. Wilson defeated former-professionals David Finbow and

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in deciding frames, as well as former-professional

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, to reach the final round where he squeezed past

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on the colours in another final frame decider. Aged just 16, Wilson was the youngest qualifier in 2020, and the youngest English player to ever qualify through Q School. Wilson made his professional debut at the 2020 Championship League, earning a credible 2-2 draw with

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. He also drew with

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and finished third in his four-man round robin group. He secured his first win as a professional against

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at the 2021 Snooker Shoot Out, He came from 3-1 down to win 4–3 against

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in the 2021 Welsh Open. His performances at the 2021 WST Pro Series round robin first round in March 2021, included a win against

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, and a defeat to

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. After dropping off the World Snooker Tour, he continued to play club snooker in Waterlooville, Hampshire.

Personal life

From

, he attended

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. He started playing snooker at the age of six years-old. He played amateur snooker in

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. His parents Suzy and Steve, run a sports bar in

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(Waterlooville Sports Bar) which opened in 2016 and is where Wilson would play cue sports. He had Tim Dunkley as a coach from 2017.

Performance and rankings timeline

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Jamie 2003 births Living people Sportspeople from Havant Sportspeople from Hampshire English snooker players 21st-century English sportsmen