Dylan Emery
| Born | 31 March 2001 |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Wales |
| Professional | 2022–present |
| Highest ranking | 66 (December 2023) |
| Current ranking | 75 (as of 7 May 2024) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 32 |
Dylan Emery (born 31 March 2001)[1] is a Welsh professional snooker player. The winner of the 2021 EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships, he defeated Julien Leclercq in the final, 5–2.[2] As a result of this win, he has earned a place on the professional World Snooker Tour from the 2022–23 snooker season.[3]
Emery also won the delayed 2020 Welsh Amateur Championship, defeating Paul Davies 8–6.[4] Called up as a last-minute replacement for the 2022 Turkish Masters, Emery defeated Alfie Burden 5–0 to qualify for the event.[5] He then met John Higgins, who beat him 5–2, with Higgins suggesting he would do well on the tour the following season.[6]
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2017/ 18 |
2018/ 19 |
2019/ 20 |
2020/ 21 |
2021/ 22 |
2022/ 23 |
2023/ 24 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[7][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 74 | ||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | RR | RR | RR | |||||
| European Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | ||
| British Open | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 1R | LQ | |||||
| English Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | ||
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | |||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | A | A | A | A | LQ | 1R | 2R | ||
| International Championship | A | A | A | Not Held | 2R | ||||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | ||
| Shoot Out | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | ||
| Scottish Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | ||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||
| German Masters | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | ||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | 2R | LQ | LQ | 2R | ||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||
| World Open | A | A | A | Not Held | LQ | ||||
| Tour Championship | NH | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||
| World Championship | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | A | 1R | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||
| WST Pro Series | Not Held | RR | Not Held | ||||||
| Turkish Masters | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Not Held | ||||||
| Gibraltar Open | LQ | A | A | 2R | A | Not Held | |||
| WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | 1R | NH | ||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Six-red World Championship | A | A | A | Not Held | LQ | NH | |||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
| SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
| DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
| NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. | |||
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. | |||
| R / Ranking Event | means an event is/was a ranking event. | |||
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. | |||
Career finals
Amateur finals: 6 (4 titles)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2017 | World Open Under-16 Snooker Championships |  Mikhail Terekhov
|
4–1 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2018 | Challenge Tour - Event 4 |  Mitchell Mann
|
0–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2019 | EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championships |  Aaron Hill
|
3–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 2019 | Welsh Under-21 Championship | Liam Davies
|
3–0 |
| Winner | 3. | 2021 | Welsh Amateur Championship | Paul Davies
|
8–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 2021 | EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships |  Julien Leclercq
|
5–2 |
References
- ^ "Dylan Emery – Player Profile – Snooker". Eurosport UK.
- ^ "Snooker star's dream of turning professional becomes reality". 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Emery is European Under-21 Snooker Champion". 7 October 2021.
- ^ "National Championships Claimed in Ireland and Wales". 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Emery Thrilled with 'Huge Win'". World Snooker. 3 February 2022. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Higgins Too Strong For 'Raw' Emery". World Snooker. 7 March 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
External links
- Dylan Emery at the World Snooker Tour
- Dylan Emery at snooker.org
