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{{short description|Welsh snooker player}}
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| caption = Jones at the [[2016 Paul Hunter Classic]]
| caption = Jones at the [[2016 Paul Hunter Classic]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1993|7|29}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1993|7|29}}
| birth_place = [[Cwmbran]], Wales
| birth_place = [[Cwmbran]], [[Torfaen]], Wales
| Sport country = {{WAL}}
| Sport country = {{WAL}}
| Nickname =
| Professional = 2010/2011, 2013–2015, 2016–present
| Professional = 2010/2011, 2013–2015, 2016–present
| High ranking = 40 (August 2022)
| High ranking = 14 (May 2024)
| Official maximums =
| Official maximums =1
| Best finish = Semi-finals ([[2022 Gibraltar Open]])
| Best finish = Runner-up ([[2024 World Snooker Championship|2024 World Championship]])
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'''Jak Jones''' (born 29 July 1993) is a Welsh professional [[snooker|snooker player]].
'''Jak Jones''' (born 29 July 1993)<ref name="WPBSA profile">{{cite web|url=https://wpbsa.com/player/jak-jones/ |title=Jak Jones bio |website=WPBSA |date=8 April 2024 |access-date=2 May 2024}}</ref> is a Welsh professional [[snooker|snooker player]].


Jones was born in [[Cwmbran]], Wales. He became a professional in 2010 at the age of 16, by winning the 2010 European Under 19 Snooker Championship in Malta.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-European-Under-19-Championship-Results.asp | title=2010 European Under 19 Championship | publisher=Global Snooker | access-date=14 June 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505215531/http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-European-Under-19-Championship-Results.asp | archive-date=5 May 2014 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
Jones is from [[Cwmbran]], [[Torfaen]] in South Wales.<ref name="WPBSA profile" /> He became a professional in 2010 at the age of 16 after winning the 2010 European Under-19 Snooker Championship in Malta.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-European-Under-19-Championship-Results.asp | title=2010 European Under 19 Championship | website=global-snooker.com | access-date=14 June 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505215531/http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-European-Under-19-Championship-Results.asp | archive-date=5 May 2014}}</ref>

He reached the final of the [[2024 World Snooker Championship]] as a qualifier, losing 18–14 to [[Kyren Wilson]] in the final.


==Career==
==Career==
===Professional debut===
===Early years===
Jones' talent was first spotted, by chance on a holiday in [[Corfu]], by [[Darren Morgan]], himself a 1994 Crucible semi-finalist, who was on his honeymoon there.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/articles/c136r58mvyko {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>
In his first year on the tour, Jones could only win one match in his attempts to qualify for the seven ranking events.<ref name="2010/11">{{cite web | url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2010&player=90 | title=Jak Jones 2010/2011 | publisher=Snooker.org | access-date=14 June 2013}}</ref> He played in all 12 of the minor-ranking [[Players Tour Championship 2010/2011|Players Tour Championship]] events throughout the year, with his best results being two last 32 defeats to be placed 85th on the Order of Merit.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2010&template=10 | title=Order of Merit 2010/2011 | publisher=Snooker.org | access-date=14 June 2013}}</ref> He ended his debut season ranked world number 94 meaning he was relegated from the tour as he did not finish inside the top 64.<ref name="2010/11"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Rankings after 2011 World Championship |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/64/71/0,,13165~160100,00.pdf |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]] |access-date=4 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614041647/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/64/71/0,,13165~160100,00.pdf |archive-date=14 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Jones first turned professional in 2010 after winning the [[EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships|European Under-19 Snooker Championships]], defeating [[Anthony McGill (snooker player)|Anthony McGill]] 6–4 in the final.<ref>{{cite web |title=European Snooker Championships U19 2010 – play-off results |url=http://snooker.pl/turnieje/2010/me19/en/me19d_2010.php |website=snooker.pl |publisher=European Billiards & Snooker Association |access-date=6 June 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714165752/http://snooker.pl/turnieje/2010/me19/en/me19d_2010.php |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In his first year on the tour, Jones only won one match in his attempts to qualify for the seven ranking events.<ref name="2010/11">{{cite web | url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2010&player=90 | title=Jak Jones 2010/2011 | publisher=Snooker.org | access-date=14 June 2013}}</ref> He played in all 12 of the minor-ranking [[Players Tour Championship 2010/2011|Players Tour Championship]] (PTC) events throughout the year, with his best results being two last 32 defeats, and was placed 85th on the PTC Order of Merit.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2010&template=10 | title=Order of Merit 2010/2011 | publisher=Snooker.org | access-date=14 June 2013}}</ref> He ended his debut season ranked world number 94, meaning he was relegated from the tour as he did not finish inside the top 64.<ref name="2010/11"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Rankings after 2011 World Championship |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/64/71/0,,13165~160100,00.pdf |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]] |access-date=4 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614041647/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/64/71/0,,13165~160100,00.pdf |archive-date=14 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===2011/2012 season===
Jones could only enter PTC events since dropping of the tour and he played in 10 of the 12. At the [[Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 2|second event]] he beat [[Anthony Hamilton (snooker player)|Anthony Hamilton]] 4–3, [[James Wattana]] 4–2 and [[Sam Craigie]] 4–1 to reach the last 16, where he was edged out 3–4 by [[Rory McLeod (snooker player)|Rory McLeod]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2011&player=90 | title=Jak Jones 2011/2012 | publisher=Snooker.org | access-date=14 June 2013}}</ref> Two other last 32 defeats saw Jones finish 75th on the PTC Order of Merit.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2011&template=10 | title=Order of Merit 2011/2012 | publisher=Snooker.org | access-date=14 June 2013}}</ref>


Having dropped off the tour, Jones could only enter PTC events for the next couple of seasons; he played in 10 of the 12. At the [[Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 2|second event]], he beat [[Anthony Hamilton (snooker player)|Anthony Hamilton]] 4–3, [[James Wattana]] 4–2 and [[Sam Craigie]] 4–1 to reach the last 16, where he was edged out 3–4 by [[Rory McLeod (snooker player)|Rory McLeod]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2011&player=90 | title=Jak Jones 2011/2012 | publisher=Snooker.org | access-date=14 June 2013}}</ref> Two other last 32 defeats saw Jones finish 75th on the PTC Order of Merit.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2011&template=10 | title=Order of Merit 2011/2012 | publisher=Snooker.org | access-date=14 June 2013}}</ref>
===2012/2013 season===
Jones played in seven out of twelve PTC events during the [[2012–13 snooker season|2012–13 season]] and could only win a total of three matches to be ranked 106th on the Order of Merit.<ref name="2012/13">{{cite web | url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2012&player=90 | title=Jak Jones 2012/2013 | publisher=Snooker.org | access-date=14 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2012&template=10 | title=Order of Merit 2012/2013 | publisher=Snooker.org | access-date=14 June 2013}}</ref> He earned a place in the EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-offs by finishing number 2 in the rankings and winning the Scottish Amateur Open. He beat Elliot Slessor 4–2 and John Parkin 4–0 to claim a place back on the snooker tour for the [[2013–14 snooker season|2013–14 season]].<ref name="2012/13"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Einsle, Carrington and Jones Earn Tour Places|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3160716,00.html|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]]|access-date=4 May 2013}}</ref>


Jones played in seven out of twelve PTC events during the [[2012–13 snooker season|2012–13 season]]. He won a total of three matches and was ranked 106th on the Order of Merit.<ref name="2012/13">{{cite web | url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2012&player=90 | title=Jak Jones 2012/2013 | publisher=Snooker.org | access-date=14 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2012&template=10 | title=Order of Merit 2012/2013 | publisher=Snooker.org | access-date=14 June 2013}}</ref> He earned a place in the EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-offs by finishing number 2 in the rankings and winning the Scottish Amateur Open. He beat [[Elliot Slessor]] 4–2 and John Parkin 4–0 to claim a place back on the snooker tour for the [[2013–14 snooker season|2013–14 season]].<ref name="2012/13"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Einsle, Carrington and Jones Earn Tour Places |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3160716,00.html |work=World Snooker |date=28 April 2013 |access-date=4 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501110508/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3160716,00.html |archive-date=1 May 2013}}</ref>
===2013/2014 season===
Jones had a miserable [[2013–14 snooker season|2013–14 season]] as he lost all 16 matches he played, to finish ranked world number 128.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2013&player=90 | title=Jak Jones 2013/2014 | publisher=Snooker.org | access-date=9 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/71/c1/0,,13165~180593,00.pdf |title=World Snooker Rankings After the 2014 World Championship |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]] |access-date=7 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508030740/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/71/c1/0%2C%2C13165~180593%2C00.pdf |archive-date= 8 May 2014 }}</ref>


===2014/2015 season===
===2013–2016===
Jones lost all 16 matches he played in the 2013–14 season, meaning that he finished with a world ranking of 128.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2013&player=90 | title=Jak Jones 2013/2014 | publisher=Snooker.org | access-date=9 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/71/c1/0,,13165~180593,00.pdf |title=World Snooker Rankings After the 2014 World Championship |work=World Snooker |access-date=7 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508030740/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/71/c1/0%2C%2C13165~180593%2C00.pdf |archive-date= 8 May 2014 }}</ref>
Jones won his first match at the main tour event in 18 months in qualifying for the [[2014 Australian Goldfields Open|Australian Goldfields Open]] by edging past Joe O'Connor 5–4, but was beaten 5–1 by [[Nigel Bond]] in the subsequent round.<ref name="2014/15">{{cite web | url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=90&season=2014 | title=Jak Jones 2014/2014 | publisher=Snooker.org | access-date=11 August 2014}}</ref> In the second round of the [[European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 1|Riga Open]] he recorded the biggest win of his career by knocking out world number one [[Neil Robertson]] 4–3, before losing by a reverse of this scoreline to [[Sean O'Sullivan (snooker player)|Sean O'Sullivan]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140810/sport/Drago-and-Borg-bow-out-in-Riga.531258 | title=Drago and Borg bow out in Riga | work=[[The Times (Malta)|The Times]] | access-date=11 August 2014}}</ref> He would later finish 67th on the Order of Merit.<ref>{{cite web|title=European Order of Merit 2014/2015|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=10&season=2014|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=28 April 2015}}</ref> He couldn't win more than one match at any other event during the rest of the season until [[2015 World Snooker Championship|World Championship]] when he defeated [[Aditya Mehta]] 10–7 and [[Jack Lisowski]] 10–5.<ref name="2014/15"/> This meant that Jones was just one victory away from qualifying for the biggest event on the snooker calendar and he recovered from 4–0 down against [[Ryan Day (snooker player)|Ryan Day]] to level at 6–6. However, Jones would lose four frames on the trot to be beaten 10–6.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/sweet-16-through-to-sheffield/ | title=Sweet 16 Through to Sheffield | publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]] | access-date=28 April 2015}}</ref> He fell off the tour at the end of the season as he was the world number 95, outside the top 64 who retain their places.<ref>{{cite web|title=World Rankings After 2015 World Championship|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/rankings/|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]]|access-date=8 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507001308/http://www.worldsnooker.com/rankings/|archive-date=7 May 2015 }}</ref>


In the [[2014–15 snooker season|2014–15 season]], he qualified for the [[2014 Australian Goldfields Open|Australian Goldfields Open]] by edging past [[Joe O'Connor (snooker player)|Joe O'Connor]] 5–4: it was his first win on the main tour in 18 months. He was beaten 1–5 by [[Nigel Bond]] in the subsequent round.<ref name="2014/15">{{cite web | url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=90&season=2014 | title=Jak Jones 2014/2014 | publisher=Snooker.org | access-date=11 August 2014}}</ref> In the second round of the [[European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 1|Riga Open]] he recorded the biggest win of his career by knocking out world number one [[Neil Robertson]] 4–3, before losing by a reverse of this scoreline to [[Sean O'Sullivan (snooker player)|Sean O'Sullivan]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140810/sport/Drago-and-Borg-bow-out-in-Riga.531258 | title=Drago and Borg bow out in Riga | newspaper=[[Times of Malta]] | date=9 August 2014 | access-date=11 August 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505060136/https://www.timesofmalta.com/article/Drago-and-Borg-bow-out-in-Riga.531258 |archive-date=5 May 2024}}</ref> He later finished 67th on the Order of Merit.<ref>{{cite web|title=European Order of Merit 2014/2015|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=10&season=2014|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=28 April 2015}}</ref> He did not win more than one match at any other event during the rest of the season until the [[2015 World Snooker Championship|World Championship]], when he defeated [[Aditya Mehta]] 10–7 and [[Jack Lisowski]] 10–5.<ref name="2014/15"/> This meant that Jones was just one victory away from qualifying for the biggest event on the snooker calendar. He recovered from 0–4 down against [[Ryan Day (snooker player)|Ryan Day]] to level at 6–6. However, he then lost four frames in a row to be beaten 6–10.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/sweet-16-through-to-sheffield/ | title=Sweet 16 Through to Sheffield |work=World Snooker |date=15 April 2015 |access-date=28 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150422073001/http://www.worldsnooker.com/sweet-16-through-to-sheffield/ |archive-date=22 April 2015}}</ref> He fell off the tour at the end of the season as he was the world number 95, outside the top 64 who retain their places.<ref>{{cite web|title=World Rankings After 2015 Betfred World Championship|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/rankings/|work=World Snooker|access-date=8 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507001308/http://www.worldsnooker.com/rankings/|archive-date=7 May 2015 }}</ref>
===2015/2016 season===
Jones did not play in a single professional event during the [[2015–16 snooker season|2015–16 season]], but by beating [[Jamie Clarke (snooker player)|Jamie Clarke]] 7–4 in the final of the [[2016 EBSA European Snooker Championship|2016 EBSA European Championship]] he earned a two-year main tour card.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jak Jones is the NEW European Champion|url=http://www.ebsa.tv/index.php/k2/item/804-jak-jones-is-the-new-european-champion|publisher=European Billiards & Snooker Association|access-date=29 August 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160706193736/http://www.ebsa.tv/index.php/k2/item/804-jak-jones-is-the-new-european-champion|archive-date=6 July 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


After falling off the professional tour, Jones did not play in a single professional event during the [[2015–16 snooker season|2015–16 season]], but by beating [[Jamie Clarke (snooker player)|Jamie Clarke]] 7–4 in the final of the [[2016 EBSA European Snooker Championship|2016 EBSA European Championship]] he earned a two-year main tour card.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jak Jones is the new European Champion|url=http://www.ebsa.tv/index.php/k2/item/804-jak-jones-is-the-new-european-champion|date=21 February 2016 |website=[[EBSA European Snooker Championship|EBSA.tv]] |access-date=29 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160706193736/http://www.ebsa.tv/index.php/k2/item/804-jak-jones-is-the-new-european-champion |archive-date=6 July 2016}}</ref>
===2016/2017 season===
Jones beat [[Jamie Cope]] 4–3 at the [[2016 Riga Masters|Riga Masters]], before being thrashed 4–0 by [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]]. He defeated [[Brandon Sargeant]] 4–0 and [[Elliot Slessor]] 4–3 at the [[2016 English Open (snooker)|English Open]] and then recorded a shock 4–2 win over [[Ding Junhui]], a player ranked 105 places above him, despite having a high break of 34.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/roundup/14801079.Cwmbran_s_Jones_shocks_Ding_as_Williams_wins_Gwent_battle/|title=Cwmbran's Jak Jones shocks Ding Junhui as Mark Williams wins Gwent battle|newspaper=[[South Wales Argus]]|access-date=12 April 2017}}</ref> Jones was 3–1 up on [[Anthony Hamilton (snooker player)|Anthony Hamilton]] in the fourth round, but lost 4–3.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/nottingham-s-anthony-hamilton-blames-tiredness-for-english-open-exit/story-29813090-detail/story.html|title=Nottingham's Anthony Hamilton blames tiredness for English Open exit|newspaper=[[Nottingham Post]]|access-date=12 April 2017}}</ref> At the [[2016 International Championship|International Championship]] he saw off [[Jimmy Robertson (snooker player)|Jimmy Robertson]] 6–4 and was then eliminated 6–2 by [[John Higgins]] in the second round. Jones had a good run at the [[2017 Snooker Shoot-Out|Shoot-Out]] in which he exited to [[Shaun Murphy]] in the fourth round.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=90&season=2016|title=Jak Jones 2016/2017|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=12 April 2017}}</ref>


===2016–2020===
He dropped off the tour at the end of the 2017/18 season but entered [[Q School (snooker)|Q School]] in an attempt to win back a place, and secured his return to the tour at the first event.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wst.tv/craigie-clinches-tour-card-as-pros-bounce-back/|title=Craigie Clinches Tour Card As Pros Bounce Back|date=19 May 2018|website=World Snooker}}</ref>
Jones beat [[Jamie Cope]] 4–3 at the [[2016 Riga Masters|Riga Masters]], before being thrashed 0–4 by [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]]. He defeated [[Brandon Sargeant]] 4–0 and [[Elliot Slessor]] 4–3 at the [[2016 English Open (snooker)|English Open]], then recorded a shock 4–2 win over [[Ding Junhui]], a player ranked 105 places above him, despite having a high break of 34.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/14801079.cwmbrans-jak-jones-shocks-ding-junhui-as-mark-williams-wins-gwent-battle/ |title=Cwmbran's Jak Jones shocks Ding Junhui as Mark Williams wins Gwent battle |newspaper=[[South Wales Argus]] |last=Williams |first=David |date=13 October 2016 |access-date=12 April 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404224557/https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/14801079.cwmbrans-jak-jones-shocks-ding-junhui-as-mark-williams-wins-gwent-battle/ |archive-date=4 April 2019}}</ref> Jones was 3–1 up on [[Anthony Hamilton (snooker player)|Anthony Hamilton]] in the fourth round, but lost 3–4.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/nottingham-s-anthony-hamilton-blames-tiredness-for-english-open-exit/story-29813090-detail/story.html|title=Nottingham's Anthony Hamilton blames tiredness for English Open exit|newspaper=[[Nottingham Post]]|access-date=12 April 2017}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> At the [[2016 International Championship|International Championship]], he saw off [[Jimmy Robertson (snooker player)|Jimmy Robertson]] 6–4 and was then defeated 2–6 by [[John Higgins]] in the second round. He reached the fourth round at the [[2017 Snooker Shoot-Out|Shoot-Out]], before being defeated by [[Shaun Murphy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=90&season=2016|title=Jak Jones 2016/2017|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=12 April 2017}}</ref> At the end of the season, he reached his new highest world ranking of 77.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?cutoff=1&season=2017&template=25|title=Historic Seedings After 2017 World Championship|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=4 May 2024}}</ref>

Despite his new ranking, Jones was unable to progress beyond the second round of any ranking event over the course of the [[2017–18 snooker season|2017–18 season]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=90&season=2017|title=Jak Jones 2017/2018|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref> He dropped off the tour but entered the [[2018 Q School]] in an attempt to win back a place, and secured his return to the tour at the first event.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wst.tv/craigie-clinches-tour-card-as-pros-bounce-back/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220184505/https://wst.tv/craigie-clinches-tour-card-as-pros-bounce-back/|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 February 2020|title=Craigie Clinches Tour Card As Pros Bounce Back|date=19 May 2018|website=World Snooker}}</ref>

The highlights of his [[2018–19 snooker season|2018–19 season]] were reaching the last 32 of the [[2018 UK Championship|UK Championship]] where he lost 2–6 to [[Sunny Akani]], and the [[2019 Welsh Open (snooker)|Welsh Open]] where he lost 1–4 to [[Joe O'Connor (snooker player)|Joe O'Connor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=90&season=2018|title=Jak Jones 2018/2019|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref> By the end of the season he had marginally improved his best season-end ranking to 75.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?cutoff=1&season=2019&template=25|title=Historic Seedings After 2017 World Championship|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=4 May 2024}}</ref>

His best results in the [[2019–20 snooker season|2019–20 season]] came early on, where he reached the last 32 of the [[2019 Riga Masters|Riga Masters]] (losing 4-2 to [[Matthew Selt]]) and the [[2019 International Championship|International Championship]] (losing 3–6 to [[Gary Wilson (snooker player)|Gary Wilson]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=90&season=2019|title=Jak Jones 2019/2020|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref> He finished the season just outside the top 64 in 67th, but finished in second place (behind [[Jordan Brown (snooker player)|Jordan Brown]]) on the one-year ranking list for players ranked outside the top 64, thus receiving a new tour card.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=33&season=2019|title=Season Points 2019/2020|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=4 May 2024}}</ref>

===2020–2022===
During the [[2020–21 snooker season|2020–21 season]] which was largely played behind closed doors due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Jones progressed to the quarter-finals of a ranking event for first time. At the [[2020 English Open (snooker)|2020 English Open]], he recorded victories over [[Elliot Slessor]] (4–1), [[Jack Lisowski]] (4–3), [[Ben Hancorn]] (4–2), and compatriot [[Matthew Stevens]] (4–3) before losing 1–5 to [[John Higgins]] in the quarter-finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=90&season=2020|title=Jak Jones 2020/2021|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=4 May 2024}}</ref> Although he was unable to match this result over the remainder of the season, he finished with a career-high ranking of 65.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?cutoff=1&season=2020&template=25|title=Historic Seedings After 2020 World Championship|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=4 May 2024}}</ref>

In [[2021–22 snooker season|2021–22]], he continued to consistently qualify for events, and had a relatively strong finish to the season. At the first round of the [[2022 Turkish Masters|Turkish Masters]], he defeated [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]] 5–4 in a final-frame decider.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/60681406 |title=Mark Allen: Antrim man exits from Turkish Masters after 5–4 defeat by Jak Jones |work=BBC Sport |date=9 March 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505060523/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/60681406 |archive-date=5 May 2024}}</ref> He then defeated [[Hossein Vafaei]] 5–4 in the last 32, before losing to former world champion [[Shaun Murphy]] 3–5 in the last 16.<ref name=2021/2022>{{cite web|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=90&season=2021|title=Jak Jones 2021/2022|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=4 May 2024}}</ref> At the next ranking event, the [[2022 Gibraltar Open|Gibraltar Open]], he received a [[walkover]] against Vafaei, before defeating both [[Robbie Williams (snooker player)|Robbie Williams]] and [[Luca Brecel]] 4–3 in final-frame deciders.<ref name=2021/2022></ref> He then recorded impressive victories over former world champions [[Neil Robertson]] (4–1)<ref name=2021/2022></ref> and [[Stuart Bingham]] (4–0)<ref name=2021/2022></ref> to progress to his maiden ranking semi-final where he was defeated 4–2 by eventual tournament winner [[Robert Milkins]].<ref name="WalesOnline">{{cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/jak-jones-unknown-welshman-who-29098287|title=Jak Jones: The unknown Welshman who shocked snooker now just two games away from a fortune|website=Wales Online|date=2 May 2024}}</ref>

===2022–23 season===
With a new high ranking of 41,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2021&template=31|title=Rankings 2021/2022|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=4 May 2024}}</ref> he had a relatively quiet first half of the season, not progressing beyond the last 64 of a ranking event.<ref name=2022/2023>{{cite web|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=90&season=2022|title=Jak Jones 2022/2023|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=4 May 2024}}</ref> In the second half of the season, he recorded back-to-back last 16 finishes at the [[2023 Snooker Shoot Out (2022–23 season)|Shoot Out]] and the [[2023 Welsh Open (snooker)|Welsh Open]], where he was defeated by [[Chris Wakelin]] and [[Pang Junxu]] respectively.<ref name=2022/2023></ref> At the [[2023 World Snooker Championship]], he entered the second round of qualifying where was drawn against [[Adam Duffy]], winning 10–6. He then defeated Robbie Williams in the next round 10–9 in a final-frame decider, before being drawn against 2013 world finalist [[Barry Hawkins]] in the final round of qualifying. Jones defeated Hawkins 10–8 to progress to the final stage of the World Championship and the [[Crucible Theatre]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|title=World Snooker Championship: Jak Jones beats Barry Hawkins in final qualifying round |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/65247113 |date=11 April 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417034749/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/65247113 |archive-date=17 April 2023}}</ref> Drawn against two-time world finalist [[Ali Carter]] in the first round, he recorded an impressive 10–6 victory to progress to the last 16 where he faced 2010 world champion Neil Robertson, one of the pre-tournament favourites.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2023/04/17/jak-jones-assesses-neil-robertson-challenge-after-stunning-ali-carter-18623261/|title='He's struggling isn't he?' – Flying Neil Robertson next for Jak Jones after stunning Ali Carter|work=Metro|date=17 April 2023}}</ref> Jones led virtually throughout the match (the only point at which he trailed was at 5–4) and produced a shock 13–7 win to progress to the quarter-finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/world-championship/2022-2023/world-snooker-championship-2023-neil-robertson-felt-jak-jones-was-there-for-the-taking-during-shock-_sto9573220/story.shtml |title=World Snooker Championship 2023: Neil Robertson felt Jak Jones 'was there for the taking' during shock loss |last=Livie |first=Alex |work=Eurosport |date=22 April 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023172337/https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/world-championship/2022-2023/world-snooker-championship-2023-neil-robertson-felt-jak-jones-was-there-for-the-taking-during-shock-_sto9573220/story.shtml |archive-date=23 October 2023}}</ref> Faced with Mark Allen in the quarter-finals, who Jones called the "player of the season" in the match build-up,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2023/04/25/jak-jones-unfazed-by-another-big-test-in-mark-allen-on-dream-world-championship-debut-18668812/|title=Jak Jones unfazed by another big test in Mark Allen on dream World Championship debut|work=Metro|date=25 April 2023}}</ref> Jones built a 4–2 lead, but despite a plucky performance and a match that lasted over eight hours, he was defeated 10–13.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/world-championship/2022-2023/mark-allen-outlasts-jak-jones-to-seal-semi-final-spot-at-world-championship-will-face-john-higgins-o_sto9579190/story.shtml |title=Mark Allen outlasts Jak Jones to seal semi-final spot at World Championship, will face John Higgins or Mark Selby |last=Hemingway |first=Rob |work=Eurosport |date=26 April 2023}}</ref>

Jones' [[Music at sporting events#Entrance music|walk-on music]] is "[[Dakota (song)|Dakota]]" by [[Stereophonics]].<ref>https://www.wst.tv/news/2023/april/18/crucible-walk-on-music/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref><ref>https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/world-championship/2023-2024/world-snooker-championship-live-si-jiahui-closes-gap-on-jak-jones-after-david-gilbert-seals-quarter-_sto10117296/story.shtml {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>

===2023–24 season===
Jones started the [[2023–24 snooker season|2023–24 season]] with three victories from three in the [[2023 Championship League (ranking)|Championship League]] ranking event to top his group in the first stage; he did not progress from his group in the second stage.<ref name=2023/2024>{{cite web|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=90&season=2023|title=Jak Jones 2023/2024|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=4 May 2024}}</ref> He once again had a quiet first half of the season, with his best performance being a last 32 finish at the [[2023 International Championship|International Championship]], where he lost 4–6 to [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/international-championship/2023-2024/international-championship-snooker-2023-live-ronnie-o-sullivan-eyes-quarter-finals-mark-selby-and-jo_sto9874765/story.shtml |title=International Championship snooker 2023 recap - Ronnie O'Sullivan into quarter-finals, Mark Selby and John Higgins out |last=Hassall |first=Paul |work=Eurosport |date=9 November 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221040443/https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/international-championship/2023-2024/international-championship-snooker-2023-live-ronnie-o-sullivan-eyes-quarter-finals-mark-selby-and-jo_sto9874765/story.shtml |archive-date=21 December 2023}}</ref> After a last 16 finish at his tournament, the [[2024 Welsh Open (snooker)|Welsh Open]] (where he lost 0–4 to [[Dominic Dale]]),<ref name=2023/2024></ref> he entered qualifying for the [[World Snooker Championship]]. He had victories over compatriot [[Jamie Clarke (snooker player)|Jamie Clarke]] (10–6) and [[Zhou Yuelong]] (10–4) to progress to the Crucible as a qualifier for the second consecutive season.<ref name="WalesOnline"></ref> He was drawn against world number 11 [[Zhang Anda]] in the last 32, whom he defeated 10–4.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snookerhq.com/2024/04/21/jak-jones-we-dragged-each-other-down/|title=Jak Jones – 'we dragged each other down'|website=SnookerHQ|date=21 April 2024}}</ref> He then defeated 2023 semi-finalist [[Si Jiahui]] 13–9 in the last 16 to reach the quarter-finals for the second successive season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snookerhq.com/2024/04/28/jak-jones-i-dont-know-how-i-won/|title=Jak Jones – 'I don't know how I won'|website=SnookerHQ|date=28 April 2024}}</ref> Facing [[Judd Trump]] – one of the pre-tournament favourites – in the quarter-finals, Jones completed a 13–9 victory to progress to the semi-finals of the World Championship for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/snooker/news/12243/13126822/judd-trump-dumped-out-of-world-snooker-championship-as-jak-jones-reaches-crucible-semi-finals |title=Judd Trump dumped out of World Snooker Championship as Jak Jones reaches Crucible semi-finals |work=Sky Sports |date=1 May 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502061419/https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/snooker/news/12243/13126822/judd-trump-dumped-out-of-world-snooker-championship-as-jak-jones-reaches-crucible-semi-finals |archive-date=2 May 2024}}</ref> He overcame Stuart Bingham 17–12 in the semi-finals to reach the World Championship final<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/snooker-scores-jak-jones-beats-stuart-bingham-in-world-championship-semi-final/217682 |title=Snooker scores: Jak Jones beats Stuart Bingham in World Championship semi-final |date=4 May 2024 |work=Sporting Life |url-status=live |archive-date=4 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240504215050/https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/snooker-scores-jak-jones-beats-stuart-bingham-in-world-championship-semi-final/217682}}</ref> where he lost 18-14 to Kyren Wilson.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/articles/cg3lpy4drlqo|title=Wilson beats tenacious Jones to win world title|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2024-05-07}}</ref>

Two of Jones's losing opponents, Trump and Bingham, criticised his playing style, complaining about his tactical approach. Jones responded that the comments were an excuse.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/articles/cn3d92d48pro|title=Jones calls criticism of playing style 'pathetic'|website=BBC Sport|date=5 May 2024|author=Steve Sutcliffe|access-date=8 May 2024}}</ref>


==Performance and rankings timeline==
==Performance and rankings timeline==
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:85%;"
! Tournament
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! [[2010–11 snooker season|2010/<br />11]]
! '''Tournament'''
! [[2010–11 snooker season|2010/<br/>11]]
! [[2011–12 snooker season|2011/<br />12]]
! [[2011–12 snooker season|2011/<br/>12]]
! [[2012–13 snooker season|2012/<br />13]]
! [[2012–13 snooker season|2012/<br/>13]]
! [[2013–14 snooker season|2013/<br />14]]
! [[2013–14 snooker season|2013/<br/>14]]
! [[2014–15 snooker season|2014/<br />15]]
! [[2014–15 snooker season|2014/<br/>15]]
! [[2016–17 snooker season|2016/<br />17]]
! [[2016–17 snooker season|2016/<br/>17]]
! [[2017–18 snooker season|2017/<br />18]]
! [[2017–18 snooker season|2017/<br/>18]]
! [[2018–19 snooker season|2018/<br />19]]
! [[2018–19 snooker season|2018/<br/>19]]
! [[2019–20 snooker season|2019/<br />20]]
! [[2019–20 snooker season|2019/<br/>20]]
! [[2020–21 snooker season|2020/<br />21]]
! [[2020–21 snooker season|2020/<br/>21]]
! [[2021–22 snooker season|2021/<br />22]]
! [[2021–22 snooker season|2021/<br/>22]]
! [[2022–23 snooker season|2022/<br />23]]
! [[2022–23 snooker season|2022/<br/>23]]
! [[2023–24 snooker season|2023/<br />24]]
! [[2024–25 snooker season|2024/<br />25]]
|-
|-
|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|access-date=6 February 2011}}</ref><ref group="nb">It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season</ref>
!scope=row |[[Snooker world rankings|Ranking]]<ref name="Ranking history">{{cite web|title=Ranking History|url=http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=6 February 2011}}</ref><ref group="nb">It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season</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"|<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="AMA"/>
|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="AMA"/>
|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="UR"/>
|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="UR"/>
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2014/2015|128]]
|align="center"|[[2014–15 snooker world rankings|128]]
|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="UR"/>
|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="UR"/>
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2017/2018|77]]
|align="center"|[[2017–18 snooker world rankings|77]]
|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 2019/2020|75]]
|align="center"|[[2019–20 snooker world rankings|75]]
|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="OR">Players qualified One Year Ranking List started the season without ranking points</ref>
|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="OR">Players qualified One Year Ranking List started the season without ranking points</ref>
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2021/2022|65]]
|align="center"|[[2021–22 snooker world rankings|65]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2022/2023|41]]
|align="center"|[[2022–23 snooker world rankings|41]]
|align="center"|[[2023–24 snooker world rankings|35]]
|align="center"|[[2024–25 snooker world rankings|14]]
|-
|-
|colspan="20"|'''Ranking tournaments'''
|colspan="20"|'''Ranking tournaments'''
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Championship League (ranking)|RR]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Championship League (ranking)|RR]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 Championship League (ranking)|RR]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 Championship League (ranking)|RR]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 Championship League (ranking)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2024 Championship League (ranking)|2R]]
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[European Masters (snooker)|European Masters]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Xi'an Grand Prix]]
|align="center" colspan="13" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2024 Xi'an Grand Prix|3R]]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters|Saudi Arabia Masters]]
|align="center" colspan="13" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters|5R]]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[English Open (snooker)|English Open]]
|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 English Open (snooker)|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 English Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 English Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 English Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2020 English Open (snooker)|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 English Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 European Masters (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 European Masters|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2024 English Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 European Masters (2019–20 season)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 European Masters (2020–21 season)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 European Masters (2021–22 season)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 European Masters (2022–23 season)|1R]]
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[British Open (snooker)|British Open]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[British Open (snooker)|British Open]]
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 British Open|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 British Open|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 British Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 British Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2024 British Open|QF]]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Wuhan Open (snooker)|Wuhan Open]]
|align="center" colspan="12" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 Wuhan Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2024 Wuhan Open (snooker)|2R]]
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Northern Ireland Open (snooker)|Northern Ireland Open]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Northern Ireland Open (snooker)|Northern Ireland Open]]
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 Northern Ireland Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 Northern Ireland Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Northern Ireland Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Northern Ireland Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 Northern Ireland Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2024 Northern Ireland Open|2R]]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[International Championship]]
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 International Championship (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 International Championship (snooker)|3R]]
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 International Championship|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|-
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 UK Championship|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 UK Championship|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2024 UK Championship|2R]]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Snooker Shoot Out|Shoot Out]]
|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 Snooker Shoot Out|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 Snooker Shoot Out|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 Snooker Shoot Out|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 Snooker Shoot Out|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Snooker Shoot Out|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 Snooker Shoot Out|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 Snooker Shoot Out (2022–23 season)|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 Snooker Shoot Out (2023–24 season)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2024 Snooker Shoot Out|2R]]
|-
|-
|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;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[English Open (snooker)|English Open]]
|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 English Open (snooker)|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 English Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 English Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 English Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2020 English Open (snooker)|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 English Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2024 Scottish Open (snooker)|2R]]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[World Grand Prix (snooker)|World Grand Prix]]
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|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
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 World Grand Prix (2020–21 season)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Snooker Shoot Out|Shoot Out]]
|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 Snooker Shoot Out|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 Snooker Shoot Out|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 Snooker Shoot Out|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 Snooker Shoot Out|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Snooker Shoot Out|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 Snooker Shoot Out|3R]]
|
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[German Masters]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[German Masters]]
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 German Masters|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 German Masters|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 German Masters|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 German Masters|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Welsh Open (snooker)|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Welsh Open (snooker)|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 Welsh Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 Welsh Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 Welsh Open (snooker)|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2024 Welsh Open (snooker)|3R]]
|
|
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Players Championship (snooker)|Players Championship]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2010/2011–2012/2013)</ref>
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[World Open (snooker)|World Open]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 World Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2024 World Open (snooker)|1R]]
|
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[World Grand Prix (snooker)|World Grand Prix]]
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|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
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 World Grand Prix (2020–21 season)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Players Championship (snooker)|Players Championship]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2010/2011–2014/2015)</ref>
|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
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
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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
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|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Turkish Masters]]
|align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 Turkish Masters|3R]]
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|
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Tour Championship (snooker)|Tour Championship]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Tour Championship (snooker)|Tour Championship]]
|align="center" colspan="7" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="7" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|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
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
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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="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2023 World Snooker Championship|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:thistle;"|[[2024 World Snooker Championship|F]]
|
|
|-
|-
|colspan="20"|'''Non-ranking tournaments'''
|colspan="20"|'''Non-ranking tournaments'''
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Haining Open]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Shanghai Masters (snooker)|Shanghai Masters]]
|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="7" style="color:#555555;"|Ranking Event
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|MR
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2016 Haining Open|QF]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2024 Shanghai Masters|1R]]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Champion of Champions (snooker)|Champion of Champions]]
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2024 Champion of Champions|QF]]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Championship League]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2024 Championship League (invitational)|RR]]
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|-
|-
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Paul Hunter Classic]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Paul Hunter Classic]]
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Indian Open (snooker)|Indian Open]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Indian Open (snooker)|Indian Open]]
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
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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" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[China Open (snooker)|China Open]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[China Open (snooker)|China Open]]
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 China Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 China Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Riga Masters (snooker)|Riga Masters]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)</ref>
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Riga Masters (snooker)|Riga Masters]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015)</ref>
|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|MR
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|MR
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 Riga Masters|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 Riga Masters|3R]]
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[International Championship]]
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 International Championship (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 International Championship (snooker)|3R]]
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[China Championship (snooker)|China Championship]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[China Championship (snooker)|China Championship]]
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 China Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 China Championship|1R]]
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[World Open (snooker)|World Open]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 World Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[WST Pro Series]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[WST Pro Series]]
|align="center" colspan="9" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="9" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 WST Pro Series|RR]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 WST Pro Series|RR]]
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Turkish Masters]]
|align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 Turkish Masters|3R]]
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Gibraltar Open]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Gibraltar Open]]
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Gibraltar Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Gibraltar Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2022 Gibraltar Open|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2022 Gibraltar Open|SF]]
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[WST Classic]]
|align="center" colspan="11" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[WST Classic|2R]]
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[European Masters (snooker)|European Masters]]
|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 European Masters (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 European Masters|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 European Masters (2019–20 season)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 European Masters (2020–21 season)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 European Masters (2021–22 season)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 European Masters (2022–23 season)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|-
|colspan="20"|'''Former non-ranking tournaments'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Six-red World Championship]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Haining Open]]
|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|MR
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2016 Haining Open|QF]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|}
|}
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| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NH / Not Held || means an event was not held.
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NH / Not Held || means an event was not held.
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NR / Non-Ranking Event || means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NR / Non-Ranking Event || means an event is/was not a ranking event.
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|R / Ranking Event || means an event is/was a ranking event.
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|R / Ranking Event || means an event is/was a ranking event.
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==Career finals==
==Career finals==
===Ranking finals: 1===
{| class="wikitable"
! Legend
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| World Championship (0–1)
|}

{| class="sortable wikitable"
!width="80"|Outcome
!width="20"|No.
!width="50"|Year
!width="300"|Championship
!width="200"|Opponent
!width="50"|Score
|-
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"|
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 1.
| [[2024 World Snooker Championship|2024]]
| [[World Snooker Championship]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kyren Wilson]]
| 14–18
|}

===Amateur finals: 4 (2 titles)===
===Amateur finals: 4 (2 titles)===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!width="80"| Outcome
|-
|width="80"|'''Outcome'''
!width="20"| No.
|width="20"|'''No.'''
!width="50"| Year
|width="50"|'''Year'''
!width="300"| Championship
|width="300"|'''Championship'''
!width="200"| Opponent in the final
|width="200"|'''Opponent in the final'''
!width="50"|Score
|width="100"|'''Score'''
|-
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
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|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 1.
| 2.
| 2009
| 2009
| [[International Open Series|PIOS – Event 4]]
| [[International Open Series|PIOS – Event 4]]
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Jak Jones}}
{{Commons category|Jak Jones}}
{{portal|Cue sports}}
*[http://www.worldsnooker.com/players/jak-jones/ Jak Jones] at ''worldsnooker.com''
* {{WST player}}
*
* {{snooker.org player}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100806192813/http://www.global-snooker.com/Jak-Jones.asp?tf=1 Profile on Global Snooker]
* [http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=534 Profile on Snooker Database]


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Latest revision as of 18:13, 7 January 2025

This article is about the snooker player. For other people, see Jack Jones.

Jak Jones
Jones at the 2016 Paul Hunter Classic
Born (1993-07-29) 29 July 1993 (age 31)
Cwmbran, Torfaen, Wales
Sport country Wales
NicknameThe Silent Assassin[1]
Professional2010/2011, 2013–2015, 2016–present
Highest ranking14 (May 2024)
Current ranking 18 (as of 16 December 2024)
Maximum breaks1
Century breaks106
Best ranking finishRunner-up (2024 World Championship)

Jak Jones (born 29 July 1993)[2] is a Welsh professional snooker player.

Jones is from Cwmbran, Torfaen in South Wales.[2] He became a professional in 2010 at the age of 16 after winning the 2010 European Under-19 Snooker Championship in Malta.[3]

He reached the final of the 2024 World Snooker Championship as a qualifier, losing 18–14 to Kyren Wilson in the final.

Career

[edit]

Early years

[edit]

Jones' talent was first spotted, by chance on a holiday in Corfu, by Darren Morgan, himself a 1994 Crucible semi-finalist, who was on his honeymoon there.[4]

Jones first turned professional in 2010 after winning the European Under-19 Snooker Championships, defeating Anthony McGill 6–4 in the final.[5] In his first year on the tour, Jones only won one match in his attempts to qualify for the seven ranking events.[6] He played in all 12 of the minor-ranking Players Tour Championship (PTC) events throughout the year, with his best results being two last 32 defeats, and was placed 85th on the PTC Order of Merit.[7] He ended his debut season ranked world number 94, meaning he was relegated from the tour as he did not finish inside the top 64.[6][8]

Having dropped off the tour, Jones could only enter PTC events for the next couple of seasons; he played in 10 of the 12. At the second event, he beat Anthony Hamilton 4–3, James Wattana 4–2 and Sam Craigie 4–1 to reach the last 16, where he was edged out 3–4 by Rory McLeod.[9] Two other last 32 defeats saw Jones finish 75th on the PTC Order of Merit.[10]

Jones played in seven out of twelve PTC events during the 2012–13 season. He won a total of three matches and was ranked 106th on the Order of Merit.[11][12] He earned a place in the EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-offs by finishing number 2 in the rankings and winning the Scottish Amateur Open. He beat Elliot Slessor 4–2 and John Parkin 4–0 to claim a place back on the snooker tour for the 2013–14 season.[11][13]

2013–2016

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Jones lost all 16 matches he played in the 2013–14 season, meaning that he finished with a world ranking of 128.[14][15]

In the 2014–15 season, he qualified for the Australian Goldfields Open by edging past Joe O'Connor 5–4: it was his first win on the main tour in 18 months. He was beaten 1–5 by Nigel Bond in the subsequent round.[16] In the second round of the Riga Open he recorded the biggest win of his career by knocking out world number one Neil Robertson 4–3, before losing by a reverse of this scoreline to Sean O'Sullivan.[17] He later finished 67th on the Order of Merit.[18] He did not win more than one match at any other event during the rest of the season until the World Championship, when he defeated Aditya Mehta 10–7 and Jack Lisowski 10–5.[16] This meant that Jones was just one victory away from qualifying for the biggest event on the snooker calendar. He recovered from 0–4 down against Ryan Day to level at 6–6. However, he then lost four frames in a row to be beaten 6–10.[19] He fell off the tour at the end of the season as he was the world number 95, outside the top 64 who retain their places.[20]

After falling off the professional tour, Jones did not play in a single professional event during the 2015–16 season, but by beating Jamie Clarke 7–4 in the final of the 2016 EBSA European Championship he earned a two-year main tour card.[21]

2016–2020

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Jones beat Jamie Cope 4–3 at the Riga Masters, before being thrashed 0–4 by Mark Williams. He defeated Brandon Sargeant 4–0 and Elliot Slessor 4–3 at the English Open, then recorded a shock 4–2 win over Ding Junhui, a player ranked 105 places above him, despite having a high break of 34.[22] Jones was 3–1 up on Anthony Hamilton in the fourth round, but lost 3–4.[23] At the International Championship, he saw off Jimmy Robertson 6–4 and was then defeated 2–6 by John Higgins in the second round. He reached the fourth round at the Shoot-Out, before being defeated by Shaun Murphy.[24] At the end of the season, he reached his new highest world ranking of 77.[25]

Despite his new ranking, Jones was unable to progress beyond the second round of any ranking event over the course of the 2017–18 season,[26] He dropped off the tour but entered the 2018 Q School in an attempt to win back a place, and secured his return to the tour at the first event.[27]

The highlights of his 2018–19 season were reaching the last 32 of the UK Championship where he lost 2–6 to Sunny Akani, and the Welsh Open where he lost 1–4 to Joe O'Connor.[28] By the end of the season he had marginally improved his best season-end ranking to 75.[29]

His best results in the 2019–20 season came early on, where he reached the last 32 of the Riga Masters (losing 4-2 to Matthew Selt) and the International Championship (losing 3–6 to Gary Wilson).[30] He finished the season just outside the top 64 in 67th, but finished in second place (behind Jordan Brown) on the one-year ranking list for players ranked outside the top 64, thus receiving a new tour card.[31]

2020–2022

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During the 2020–21 season which was largely played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jones progressed to the quarter-finals of a ranking event for first time. At the 2020 English Open, he recorded victories over Elliot Slessor (4–1), Jack Lisowski (4–3), Ben Hancorn (4–2), and compatriot Matthew Stevens (4–3) before losing 1–5 to John Higgins in the quarter-finals.[32] Although he was unable to match this result over the remainder of the season, he finished with a career-high ranking of 65.[33]

In 2021–22, he continued to consistently qualify for events, and had a relatively strong finish to the season. At the first round of the Turkish Masters, he defeated Mark Allen 5–4 in a final-frame decider.[34] He then defeated Hossein Vafaei 5–4 in the last 32, before losing to former world champion Shaun Murphy 3–5 in the last 16.[35] At the next ranking event, the Gibraltar Open, he received a walkover against Vafaei, before defeating both Robbie Williams and Luca Brecel 4–3 in final-frame deciders.[35] He then recorded impressive victories over former world champions Neil Robertson (4–1)[35] and Stuart Bingham (4–0)[35] to progress to his maiden ranking semi-final where he was defeated 4–2 by eventual tournament winner Robert Milkins.[36]

2022–23 season

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With a new high ranking of 41,[37] he had a relatively quiet first half of the season, not progressing beyond the last 64 of a ranking event.[38] In the second half of the season, he recorded back-to-back last 16 finishes at the Shoot Out and the Welsh Open, where he was defeated by Chris Wakelin and Pang Junxu respectively.[38] At the 2023 World Snooker Championship, he entered the second round of qualifying where was drawn against Adam Duffy, winning 10–6. He then defeated Robbie Williams in the next round 10–9 in a final-frame decider, before being drawn against 2013 world finalist Barry Hawkins in the final round of qualifying. Jones defeated Hawkins 10–8 to progress to the final stage of the World Championship and the Crucible Theatre for the first time.[39] Drawn against two-time world finalist Ali Carter in the first round, he recorded an impressive 10–6 victory to progress to the last 16 where he faced 2010 world champion Neil Robertson, one of the pre-tournament favourites.[40] Jones led virtually throughout the match (the only point at which he trailed was at 5–4) and produced a shock 13–7 win to progress to the quarter-finals.[41] Faced with Mark Allen in the quarter-finals, who Jones called the "player of the season" in the match build-up,[42] Jones built a 4–2 lead, but despite a plucky performance and a match that lasted over eight hours, he was defeated 10–13.[43]

Jones' walk-on music is "Dakota" by Stereophonics.[44][45]

2023–24 season

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Jones started the 2023–24 season with three victories from three in the Championship League ranking event to top his group in the first stage; he did not progress from his group in the second stage.[46] He once again had a quiet first half of the season, with his best performance being a last 32 finish at the International Championship, where he lost 4–6 to Ronnie O'Sullivan.[47] After a last 16 finish at his tournament, the Welsh Open (where he lost 0–4 to Dominic Dale),[46] he entered qualifying for the World Snooker Championship. He had victories over compatriot Jamie Clarke (10–6) and Zhou Yuelong (10–4) to progress to the Crucible as a qualifier for the second consecutive season.[36] He was drawn against world number 11 Zhang Anda in the last 32, whom he defeated 10–4.[48] He then defeated 2023 semi-finalist Si Jiahui 13–9 in the last 16 to reach the quarter-finals for the second successive season.[49] Facing Judd Trump – one of the pre-tournament favourites – in the quarter-finals, Jones completed a 13–9 victory to progress to the semi-finals of the World Championship for the first time.[50] He overcame Stuart Bingham 17–12 in the semi-finals to reach the World Championship final[51] where he lost 18-14 to Kyren Wilson.[52]

Two of Jones's losing opponents, Trump and Bingham, criticised his playing style, complaining about his tactical approach. Jones responded that the comments were an excuse.[53]

Performance and rankings timeline

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Tournament 2010/
11 		2011/
12 		2012/
13 		2013/
14 		2014/
15 		2016/
17 		2017/
18 		2018/
19 		2019/
20 		2020/
21 		2021/
22 		2022/
23 		2023/
24 		2024/
25
Ranking[54][nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 3] [nb 3] [nb 2] 128 [nb 2] 77 [nb 4] 75 [nb 5] 65 41 35 14
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Tournament Not Held RR RR RR 2R 2R
Xi'an Grand Prix Tournament Not Held 3R
Saudi Arabia Masters Tournament Not Held 5R
English Open Tournament Not Held 4R 1R 1R 1R QF 1R LQ LQ 1R
British Open Tournament Not Held 3R 2R LQ QF
Wuhan Open Tournament Not Held 1R 2R
Northern Ireland Open Tournament Not Held A 2R 1R 2R 2R 2R LQ 2R 2R
International Championship Not Held A LQ A 2R LQ LQ 3R Not Held 2R LQ
UK Championship LQ A A 1R 1R 1R 2R 3R 2R 3R 2R LQ LQ 2R
Shoot Out Non-Ranking Event 4R 2R 3R 3R 1R 3R 4R 1R 2R
Scottish Open Not Held MR Not Held 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R LQ LQ LQ 2R
German Masters LQ A A LQ WD LQ LQ LQ 1R 2R LQ LQ LQ
Welsh Open LQ A A 1R 1R 1R 2R 3R 1R 3R 2R 3R 3R
World Open LQ A A LQ NH LQ LQ 2R LQ Not Held 1R
World Grand Prix Not Held NR DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 1R DNQ DNQ DNQ
Players Championship[nb 6] DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Tour Championship Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship LQ A A LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ QF F
Non-ranking tournaments
Shanghai Masters Ranking Event A A Not Held A 1R
Champion of Champions Not Held A A A A A A A A A A QF
Championship League A A A A A A A A A A A A RR
Former ranking tournaments
Wuxi Classic Non-Ranking A LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
Australian Goldfields Open NH A A LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
Shanghai Masters LQ A A LQ LQ A LQ Non-Ranking Not Held Non-Ranking
Paul Hunter Classic Minor-Ranking Event 1R 2R A NR Tournament Not Held
Indian Open Not Held LQ LQ A LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
China Open LQ A A LQ LQ LQ 2R LQ Tournament Not Held
Riga Masters[nb 7] Tournament Not Held MR 2R LQ LQ 3R Tournament Not Held
China Championship Tournament Not Held NR LQ LQ 1R Tournament Not Held
WST Pro Series Tournament Not Held RR Tournament Not Held
Turkish Masters Tournament Not Held 3R Not Held
Gibraltar Open Tournament Not Held A 2R 1R 1R 2R SF Not Held
WST Classic Tournament Not Held 2R Not Held
European Masters Tournament Not Held LQ 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R LQ NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship A NH A A A A A A A Not Held LQ Not Held
Haining Open Tournament Not Held MR QF A A A NH A NH A 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 not 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 c New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
  3. ^ a b He was an amateur
  4. ^ Players qualified through Q School started the season without ranking points
  5. ^ Players qualified One Year Ranking List started the season without ranking points
  6. ^ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2010/2011–2014/2015)
  7. ^ The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015)

Career finals

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Ranking finals: 1

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Legend
World Championship (0–1)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 2024 World Snooker Championship England Kyren Wilson 14–18

Amateur finals: 4 (2 titles)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2009 Junior Pot Black Scotland Ross Muir 0–1
Runner-up 2. 2009 PIOS – Event 4 Wales Jamie Jones 0–6
Winner 1. 2010 European Under-19 Snooker Championships Scotland Anthony McGill 6–4
Winner 2. 2016 European Snooker Championship Wales Jamie Clarke 7–4

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