David John

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David John
David John
birthday 24th November 1984 (age 35)
nationality WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales
professional 2002/03, 2016–2018
Prize money £ 11,757
Highest break 131
Century Breaks 5
Main tour successes
World championships -
Ranking tournament victories -
Minor tournament victories -
World rankings
Highest WRL place 94 (June 2017)

David John (born November 24, 1984 ) is a Welsh snooker player .

Career

Beginnings

John achieved his first major successes in the amateur field in 2000 when he reached the quarter-finals at the U19 European Championship and the U21 World Championship as well as the second round at the European Amateur Championship . At the Welsh Amateur Championship in 2001 he made it to the finals, where he lost 7: 9 to David Mills . In the same year he also reached the quarter-finals at the Amateur European Championships and the U21 World Cup . In February 2002 John took part for the first time in the qualification for the professional world championship , in which he was eliminated in the second round against Garoid O'Connor . At the amateur European championship in 2002 he was European champion with a 7-2 victory in the final against the Scottish David McLellan . At the U21 World Cup in 2002 he also made it into the final, but lost there 9:11 against the Chinese Ding Junhui .

First professional season

For the 2002/03 season, John was able to secure a professional starting place on the Main Tour for the first time . At the first world ranking tournament of the season, the LG Cup , he made it to the last 96 with a 5-3 win against Andrew Higginson , in which he was eliminated 2-5 by Martin Dziewialtowski . At the Benson & Hedges Championship , an invitation tournament that also served as qualification for the Masters 2002 , he achieved his best result of the season with the round of 64. His best result in a world ranking tournament followed in January 2003 with the round of 80 at the Welsh Open , in which he was only slightly defeated 4: 5 by Englishman Mark Selby . In two other world ranking tournaments, the European Open and the Scottish Open 2003 , he reached the round of 96. At the 2003 World Cup , he was eliminated in the sixth qualifying round with 7:10 against Martin Gould . At the end of the season he finished 111th in the world rankings and lost his professional rank.

Amateur time

In June 2003, David John was the first player to successfully defend his title from the previous year at the European Championship with a 7-3 final win over his compatriot Andrew Pagett . In the 2003/04 season he tried to return to the Main Tour via the Challenge Tour . However, he never got past the quarter-finals and thus missed the qualification. In qualifying for the 2004 World Cup , he was eliminated in the first round against Craig Steadman . At the 2004 European Championship he was defeated as defending champion in the round of 16 to later European champion Mark Allen . In the following years he tried several times in vain to qualify for the Main Tour via the Challenge Tour or the PIOS . At the 2005 World Cup , he reached the second qualifying round.

At the Welsh Amateur Championship 2011 David John made it into the final, where he lost 4-8 to Daniel Wells . Two years later he made it into the final again, defeating Alex Taubman 8: 4. In December 2013 he reached the final round of an international amateur championship at the amateur world championship for the first time in ten years and was eliminated there in the round of 64 against Tomasz Skalski . In May 2015, he tried to qualify for the Main Tour through the Q School . However, he did not get beyond reaching the round of 16 of his group in the first tournament and thus missed the qualification, but received a starting place for the qualification of the Australian Goldfields Open 2015 via the Order of Merit of the Q School , in which he, after a 5: 1 first round win against Alfie Burden , lost in the second qualifying round against Peter Lines . In February 2016 he reached the round of 16 of the European Championship . In May 2016, after thirteen years, he returned to the Main Tour through the Q School; After he was eliminated in the second round of the first tournament , he reached the final of his group at the second tournament , in which he defeated the Englishman Zak Surety 4-1 and thus won the Main Tour seasons 2016/17 and 2017 / 18 qualified.

Second professional time

Season 2016/17

The 2016/17 season was marked by initial defeats. In qualifying for the Indian Open he had to admit defeat to Mark Williams , in qualifying for the World Open he lost 5-1 to Kurt Maflin . At the Paul Hunter Classic he lost 4-1 to Mark King in the first round , followed by a 5-5 defeat in qualifying against Duane Jones at the Shanghai Masters . He won his first win of the season in qualifying for the European Masters , where he defeated the amateur player Bradley Jones 4-0. In the first main round he was defeated by Luca Brecel 2: 4. In the first round of the English Open - the first of four tournaments in the newly introduced Home Nation Series - he lost 4-2 to Mark Williams. In qualifying for the International Championship he lost 6-1 to Graeme Dott , and then lost 4-1 to Ronnie O'Sullivan in the first round of the Northern Ireland Open . At the UK Championship he lost to Barry Hawkins in the first round with a white wash . At the Scottish Open he lost 4-0 to Jimmy White . In the first qualifying round of the German Masters he lost to Marco Fu 3: 5, at the Welsh Open a 2: 4 defeat to Mark King followed. In the shoot-out he defeated Charlie Walters 84-0 on points in the first round , but lost 13:50 to Liam Highfield in the second round . At the Pro / Am tournament Gibraltar Open , he defeated Robbie Williams 4: 3 in the first round before losing to Mark Davis 3: 4 . At the China Open he lost 5-0 in qualifying against Joe Perry . In the first qualifying round for the World Snooker Championship he lost 4:10 to Matthew Selt . He finished the season fifth from last at world number 125 .

Season 2017/18

The 2017/18 season was even worse than the previous one; he didn't win a single game. At the season opener, the Riga Masters , he lost in qualifying with 1: 4 against Ryan Day , who would later win the tournament. The China Championship was followed by a 5-0 loss to Jimmy Robertson in qualifying . At the Paul Hunter Classic in Fürth he lost 4-2 to Jamie Cope in the first round . In qualifying for the Indian Open , he lost 4-1 to John Higgins , who should go out of the tournament as the winner. At the World Open he was defeated in the qualification Barry Hawkins with 0: 5. At the European Masters he lost 4-0 in qualifying against Anthony Hamilton . At least he got 250 bekam in the shoot-out , although he lost 14:22 to Mike Dunn in his opening game. In the first round of the Welsh Open he lost 4-1 to Craig Steadman . At the China Open , he slipped just past a win in qualifying, losing 5-6 to Anthony Hamilton . His last game as a professional was the game in the first qualifying round for the World Snooker Championship , which he lost 4:10 to Andrew Higginson . He finished fourth from last the season on world number 128 , which means he missed a qualification for the next season by a long way.

Match fixing

On May 22, 2018, the WPBSA announced that David John was under investigation for allegedly manipulating Graham Dott and Joe Perry's games in the 2016/17 season, and he was suspended with immediate effect. After the suspicions were confirmed, a hearing was held in January 2019 at which the Welshman admitted the manipulation. He was then banned from participating in professional competitions for 5 years and 7 months up to and including December 21, 2023. His compatriot Jamie Jones , who had known about the manipulation, was also affected by the affair .

successes

Final participation

output year competition Final opponent Result
Amateur tournaments
Second 2001 Welsh Amateur Championship WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg David Mills 7: 9
winner 2002 European Championship ScotlandScotland David McLellan 7: 2
Second 2002 U21 world championship China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Ding Junhui 9:11
winner 2003 European Championship WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Andrew Pagett 7: 3
Second 2011 Welsh Amateur Championship WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Daniel Wells 4: 8
winner 2013 Welsh Amateur Championship WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Alex Taubman 8: 4
winner 2016 Q School EnglandEngland Zak Surety 4: 1

Web links

Commons : David John  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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  1. ↑ a b c Profile of David John on CueTracker (as of June 1, 2018)
  2. ↑ http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=38&season=2017
  3. ↑ 2000 European Under-19 Championships. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed May 22, 2016 .
  4. ↑ 2001 Welsh Amateur Championship. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed May 22, 2016 .
  5. ↑ 2001 European Championships - Men. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed May 22, 2016 .
  6. ↑ 2001 World Under-21 Championship - Men. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed May 22, 2016 .
  7. ↑ 2002 World Championship. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed May 22, 2016 .
  8. ↑ 2002 European Championships - Men. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed May 22, 2016 .
  9. ↑ 2002 World Under-21 Championship - Men. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed May 22, 2016 .
  10. ↑ 2002 LG Cup. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed May 22, 2016 .
  11. ↑ 2002 Benson and Hedges Championship. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed May 22, 2016 .
  12. ↑ 2003 Welsh Open. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed May 22, 2016 .
  13. ↑ 2003 European Open. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed May 22, 2016 .
  14. ↑ 2003 Scottish Open. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed May 22, 2016 .
  15. ↑ 2003 World Championship. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed May 22, 2016 .
  16. ↑ 2004 Challenge Tour - Event 3. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed May 22, 2016 .
  17. ↑ 2004 World Championship. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed May 22, 2016 .
  18. ↑ 2005 World Championship. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed May 22, 2016 .
  19. ↑ 2011 Welsh Amateur Championship. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed May 22, 2016 .
  20. ↑ 2013 Welsh Amateur Championship. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed May 22, 2016 .
  21. ^ Q School Event 2 Qualifiers. In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , May 22, 2016, accessed May 22, 2016 .
  22. ↑ Ron Florax: David John - Season 2016-2017 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, 2017, archived from the original on August 26, 2018 ; accessed on August 26, 2018 (English).
  23. ^ Ron Florax: World Rankings. WPBSA , May 2, 2017, archived from the original on August 26, 2018 ; accessed on August 26, 2018 (English).
  24. ↑ Ron Florax: David John - Season 2017-2018 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, 2018, archived from the original on August 26, 2018 ; accessed on August 26, 2018 (English).
  25. ↑ World Rankings. WPBSA , May 7, 2018, archived from the original on August 26, 2018 ; accessed on August 26, 2018 (English).
  26. ↑ WPBSA Disciplinary Hearing Finding: David John and Jamie Jones , World Snooker, February 6, 2019
personal data
SURNAME John, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION welsh snooker player
DATE OF BIRTH November 24, 1984