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{{Use British English|date=November 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox snooker player
{{Infobox snooker player
|name = Billy Joe Castle
|name = Billy Castle
| Nickname =
| image = Billy Castle PHC 2017-1.jpg
| image = Billy Castle PHC 2017-1.jpg
| caption = Castle at the [[2017 Paul Hunter Classic]]
| caption = Castle at the [[2017 Paul Hunter Classic]]
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| Sport country = {{ENG}}
| Sport country = {{ENG}}
| Professional = 2017–2021
| Professional = 2017–2021
| High ranking = 88 {{smaller|(June 2018)}}
| High ranking = 88 (June 2018)
| Official maximums =
| High break = '''130''': <br> {{smaller|2021 Welsh Open}}
| Best finish = ''Last 16'' {{smaller|([[2017 European Masters (snooker)|2017 European Masters]], [[2018 Paul Hunter Classic]], [[2020 Snooker Shoot Out]])}}
| Best finish = Quarter-final ([[2022 Snooker Shoot Out]])
| Other wins =
| World champ =
| World champ =
}}
}}
'''Billy Joe Castle''' (born 14 July 1992 in [[Marchwood]], [[Hampshire]]) is an English former professional [[snooker]] player.
'''Billy Joe Castle''' (born 14 July 1992 in [[Marchwood]], [[Hampshire]]) is an English professional [[snooker]] player.


==Career==
==Career==
In May 2017, Castle came through [[Q School (snooker)|Q-School]] by winning six matches to earn a two-year card on the [[World Snooker Tour]] for the [[2017–18 snooker season|2017–18]] and [[2018–19 snooker season|2018–19]] seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/kleckers-books-tour-spot/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519034020/http://www.worldsnooker.com/kleckers-books-tour-spot/|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 May 2017|title=Kleckers Books Tour Sport|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]]|accessdate=14 May 2017}}</ref> Prior to this Castle appeared in the 2015 [[English Amateur Championship]] final, losing 6–10 to Michael Rhodes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Castle is English Amateur Championship runner-up|url=http://www.cuestars.co.uk/news.php?id=824|publisher=cuestars.co.uk|accessdate=3 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518075340/http://www.cuestars.co.uk/news.php?id=824|archive-date=2015-05-18|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2017 he won the tournament by defeating [[David Lilley (snooker player)|David Lilley]] 10–8.<ref>{{cite web|title=Billy Castle crowned English Amateur Champion 2017|url=https://www.mysnookerstats.com/billy-castle-english-amateur-champion-2017/|publisher=mysnookerstats.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|number=879039393809518597|user=TheEASB|title=#EASBFinals2017 English Amateur...|accessdate=2 July 2017|date=25 June 2017}}</ref>
Castle came through the [[2017 Q School]] by winning six matches to earn a two-year card on the [[World Snooker Tour]] for the [[2017–18 snooker season|2017–18]] and [[2018–19 snooker season|2018–19]] seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/kleckers-books-tour-spot/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519034020/http://www.worldsnooker.com/kleckers-books-tour-spot/|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 May 2017|title=Kleckers Books Tour Sport|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]]|accessdate=14 May 2017}}</ref> Prior to this Castle appeared in the 2015 [[English Amateur Championship]] final, losing 6–10 to Michael Rhodes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Castle is English Amateur Championship runner-up|url=http://www.cuestars.co.uk/news.php?id=824|publisher=cuestars.co.uk|accessdate=3 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518075340/http://www.cuestars.co.uk/news.php?id=824|archive-date=2015-05-18|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2017 he won the tournament by defeating [[David Lilley (snooker player)|David Lilley]] 10–8.<ref>{{cite web|title=Billy Castle crowned English Amateur Champion 2017|url=https://www.mysnookerstats.com/billy-castle-english-amateur-champion-2017/|publisher=mysnookerstats.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|number=879039393809518597|user=TheEASB|title=#EASBFinals2017 English Amateur...|accessdate=2 July 2017|date=25 June 2017}}</ref>


==Performance and rankings timeline==
==Performance and rankings timeline==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
⚫
! Tournament
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
⚫
! '''Tournament'''
! [[2015–16 snooker season|2015/<br/>16]]
! [[2015–16 snooker season|2015/<br/>16]]
! [[2017–18 snooker season|2017/<br/>18]]
! [[2017–18 snooker season|2017/<br/>18]]
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! [[2021–22 snooker season|2021/<br/>22]]
! [[2021–22 snooker season|2021/<br/>22]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Snooker world rankings|Ranking]]<ref name="Ranking history">{{cite web|title=Ranking History|url=http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=6 February 2011}}</ref><ref group="nb">It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.</ref>
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Snooker world rankings|Ranking]]<ref name="Ranking history">{{cite web|title=Ranking History|url=http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=6 February 2011}}</ref><ref group="nb">It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season</ref>
| align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="AMA">He was an amateur.</ref>
|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="AMA">He was an amateur</ref>
| align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="UR">New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.</ref>
|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="UR">New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking</ref>
| align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2018/2019|88]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2018/2019|88]]
| align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="QS">Players qualified through Q School started the season without ranking points.</ref>
|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="QS">Players qualified through Q School started the season without ranking points</ref>
| align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2020/2021|86]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2020/2021|86]]
| align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="AMA"/>
|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="AMA"/>
|-
|-
|colspan="10"|'''Ranking tournaments'''
|colspan="10"|'''Ranking tournaments'''
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 UK Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 UK Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 UK Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 UK Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
⚫
|
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Scottish Open (snooker)|Scottish Open]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Scottish Open (snooker)|Scottish Open]]
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Snooker Shoot-Out|Shoot-Out]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Snooker Shoot Out|Shoot Out]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 Snooker Shoot-Out|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 Snooker Shoot Out|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 Snooker Shoot-Out|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 Snooker Shoot Out|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 Snooker Shoot Out|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 Snooker Shoot Out|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Snooker Shoot Out|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Snooker Shoot Out|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2022 Snooker Shoot Out|QF]]
|
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[German Masters]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[German Masters]]
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[European Masters (snooker)|European Masters]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[European Masters (snooker)|European Masters]]
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 Welsh Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 Welsh Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Welsh Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Welsh Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|
<!--
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Turkish Masters]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Turkish Masters]]
|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|
-->
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Gibraltar Open]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Gibraltar Open]]
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 Gibraltar Open|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 Gibraltar Open|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Gibraltar Open|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Gibraltar Open|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD
|
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Tour Championship (snooker)|Tour Championship]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Tour Championship (snooker)|Tour Championship]]
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[World Snooker Championship|World Championship]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[World Snooker Championship|World Championship]]
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|
|-
|-
|colspan="10"|'''Former ranking tournaments'''
|colspan="10"|'''Former ranking tournaments'''
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|-
|-
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|MR / Minor-Ranking Event || means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|MR / Minor-Ranking Event || means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
|-
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|VF / Variant Format Event || means an event is/was a variant format event.
|}
|}
{{Reflist|group=nb}}
{{Reflist|group=nb}}


==Career finals==
==Career finals==
===Amateur finals: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)===
===Amateur finals: 3 (2 titles)===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
⚫
!width="80"| Outcome
|-
!width="80"|'''Outcome'''
!width="20"| No.
!width="20"|'''No.'''
!width="50"| Year
!width="50"|'''Year'''
!width="250"| Championship
!width="250"|'''Championship'''
!width="200"| Opponent in the final
!width="200"|'''Opponent in the final'''
!width="50"| Score
⚫
!width="50"|'''Score'''
|-
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Lilley (snooker player)|David Lilley]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Lilley (snooker player)|David Lilley]]
| align="center"|10–7
| align="center"|10–7
⚫
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 2.
| 2022
| [[2022–23 Q Tour#Event 4|Q Tour – Event 4]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andrew Higginson]]
| align="center"|5–4
|}
|}


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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category}}
{{Commons category}}
* {{WST player|billy-castle|archive=20230922142832}}
*[http://www.worldsnooker.com/players/billy-joe-castle/ Billy Joe Castle] at ''worldsnooker.com''
*[http://cuetracker.net/players/billy-joe-castle Billy Joe Castle] at ''CueTracker.net: Snooker Results and Statistic Database''


{{DEFAULTSORT:Castle, Billy Joe}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Castle, Billy}}
[[Category:English snooker players]]
[[Category:English snooker players]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]

Latest revision as of 14:21, 3 December 2024

Billy Castle
Castle at the 2017 Paul Hunter Classic
Born (1992-07-14) 14 July 1992 (age 32)
Marchwood, Hampshire, England
Sport country England
Professional2017–2021
Highest ranking88 (June 2018)
Best ranking finishQuarter-final (2022 Snooker Shoot Out)

Billy Joe Castle (born 14 July 1992 in Marchwood, Hampshire) is an English professional snooker player.

Career

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Castle came through the 2017 Q School by winning six matches to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons.[1] Prior to this Castle appeared in the 2015 English Amateur Championship final, losing 6–10 to Michael Rhodes.[2] In 2017 he won the tournament by defeating David Lilley 10–8.[3][4]

Performance and rankings timeline

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Tournament 2015/
16 		2017/
18 		2018/
19 		2019/
20 		2020/
21 		2021/
22
Ranking[5][nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 3] 88 [nb 4] 86 [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Non-Ranking Event RR RR
British Open Tournament Not Held A
Northern Ireland Open NH 2R 3R 3R 1R A
English Open NH 1R 1R 1R 1R A
UK Championship A 1R 1R 1R 1R A
Scottish Open NH 1R 3R 2R 1R A
World Grand Prix DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Shoot Out NR 3R 2R 4R 1R QF
German Masters A LQ LQ LQ LQ A
Players Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
European Masters NH 3R LQ LQ 1R A
Welsh Open A 1R 2R 2R 1R A
Gibraltar Open MR 1R 2R 1R 1R WD
Tour Championship Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship A LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ
Former ranking tournaments
Australian Goldfields Open LQ Tournament Not Held
Shanghai Masters A LQ Non-Ranking Not Held
Paul Hunter Classic MR 1R 4R NR Not Held
Indian Open NH LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
China Open A LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
Riga Masters[nb 5] MR LQ LQ LQ Not Held
International Championship A LQ LQ LQ Not Held
China Championship NH LQ LQ LQ Not Held
World Open NH LQ LQ LQ Not Held
WST Pro Series Tournament Not Held RR NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Haining Open MR A A 2R Not Held
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.
  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
  4. ^ Players qualified through Q School started the season without ranking points
  5. ^ The event was called the Riga Open (2015/2016)

Career finals

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Amateur finals: 3 (2 titles)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2015 English Amateur Championship England Michael Rhodes 6–10
Winner 1. 2017 English Amateur Championship England David Lilley 10–7
Winner 2. 2022 Q Tour – Event 4 England Andrew Higginson 5–4

References

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  1. ^ "Kleckers Books Tour Sport". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Castle is English Amateur Championship runner-up". cuestars.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Billy Castle crowned English Amateur Champion 2017". mysnookerstats.com.
  4. ^ @TheEASB (25 June 2017). "#EASBFinals2017 English Amateur..." (Tweet). Retrieved 2 July 2017 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
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