Scott Donaldson
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| Born | 19 March 1994 Perth, Scotland |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Scotland |
| Nickname | The Perthshire Potting Prince[1] |
| Professional | 2012– |
| Highest ranking | 76 |
| Current ranking | 46 (as of 16 December 2024) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 16 (2013 Wuxi Classic, 2014 Welsh Open) |
Scott Donaldson (born 19 March 1994) is a Scottish professional snooker player.
Donaldson turned professional in 2012 after winning the 2012 EBSA European Snooker Championships and gained a two year tour card for the 2012/13 and 2013/14 snooker seasons.
Career
Debut season
Donaldson did not participate on 2012 Wuxi Classic and 2012 Australian Goldfields Open, which both were held before the EBSA European Snooker Championships.[4] His first match as a professional was a 4-2 win over Liam Highfield in the minor-ranking PTC Event 1.[5] The tournament formed part of the Players Tour Championship events, with Donaldson playing in all ten tournaments, with his best result coming in European Tour Event 1, where he beat Ricky Norris and Chris Norbury, before losing 3–4 to Michael Wild in the last 32. He was placed 70th on the Order of Merit.[6]
His best run of results for the ranking event came in Shanghai Masters Qualifying, where he defeated Chen Zhe and Yu Delu, but then lost 1–5 to Nigel Bond.[5] Donaldson's season ended when he was beaten 6–10 by Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in the first round of World Championship Qualifying.[7] He finished his first year on tour ranked world number 89.[8]
2013/2014 season
In his opening match, Donaldson defeated Tom Ford 5–1 to qualify for the 2013 Wuxi Classic in China where he defeated Gareth Green 5–3 and Jimmy Robertson 5–4, before losing 1–5 to Robert Milkins.[9]
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2011/ 12 |
2012/ 13 |
2013/ 14 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[10][nb 1] | UR | UR[nb 2] | 89 |
| Ranking tournaments | |||
| Wuxi Classic | NR | A | 3R |
| Australian Goldfields Open | A | A | LQ |
| Shanghai Masters | A | LQ | LQ |
| Indian Open | Not Held | LQ | |
| International Championship | NH | LQ | LQ |
| UK Championship | A | LQ | 3R |
| German Masters | A | LQ | LQ |
| Welsh Open | A | LQ | |
| World Open | A | LQ | |
| Players Tour Championship Finals | DNQ | DNQ | |
| China Open | A | LQ | |
| World Championship | A | LQ | |
| 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. | |||
References
- ^ "Scott Donaldson". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Scott Donaldson Player Profile". Snooker Database. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "DESSIE SHEEHAN v SCOTT DONALDSON". ls.worldsnookerdata.com. Love Snooker. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ "Donaldson Excited By Tour Debut". World Snooker. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Scott Donaldson 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "Issued after Munich Open 2013 (ET6)" (PDF). World Snooker. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "Betfair World Championship Qualifiers". Snooker.org. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "Official World Snooker Ranking List For The 2013/2014 Season" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "Scott Donaldson 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
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