Dean Young (snooker player)

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Dean Young
Born (2002-01-07) 7 January 2002 (age 19)
Sport country Scotland
Professional2021–present
Highest ranking113 (August 2021)
Current ranking 122 (as of 20 December 2021)
Best ranking finishLast 32 (x1)

Dean Young (born 7 January 2002) is a Scottish professional snooker player.

Career[]

Young went to Firrhill High School and has been playing since the age of seven. He is based at the Locarno Snooker Club in Edinburgh.[1]

He won the U-21 Scotland National Snooker Championship in 2018 and 2019 defeating Aaron Graham on both occasions.[2]

In June 2021, Young came through Q-School - Event 3 defeating Florian Nüßle and Mitchell Mann amongst others, before beating Haydon Pinhey 4–1 in the final round to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2021–2022 and seasons.[3] He was the only rookie from that year's Q-School.

Performance and rankings timeline[]

Tournament 2019/
20 		2020/
21 		2021/
22
Ranking[4][nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League NR A RR
British Open Not Held 1R
Northern Ireland Open A A LQ
English Open A A LQ
UK Championship A A 1R
Scottish Open A A LQ
World Grand Prix DNQ DNQ DNQ
Shoot-Out 3R 1R
German Masters A A LQ
Players Championship DNQ DNQ
European Masters A A LQ
Welsh Open A A
Not Held
Gibraltar Open A A
Tour Championship DNQ DNQ
World Championship LQ LQ
Former ranking tournaments
WST Pro Series NH RR NH
Performance Table Legend
LQ lost in the qualifying draw #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) 		QF lost in the quarter-finals
SF lost in the semi-finals F lost in the final W won the tournament
DNQ did not qualify for the tournament A did not participate in the tournament WD withdrew from the tournament
NH / Not Held means an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event means an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
VF / Variant Format Event means an event is/was a variant format event.
  1. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. ^ a b He was an amateur.
  3. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.

Career finals[]

Amateur finals: 2 (1 title)[]

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2019 Challenge Tour – Event 7 Wales Andrew Pagett 3–1

References[]

  1. ^ Gallacher, Michael (20 July 2020). "Dean Young just three victories away from snooker pro card". Edinburgh News. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Collumb Conquers Scottish Snooker's Premier Event". 15 May 2019. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Q School 2021 - Event 3 Live Scores | World Snooker Live Scores". livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2019.


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