Ian Preece
Paul Hunter Classic 2017
Born (1982-06-23) 23 June 1982
Newport, Wales
Sport country Wales
Professional2003/2004, 2006–2010, 2016–2018
Highest ranking55 (2008/2009)
Best ranking finishLast 32 (x3)

Ian Preece (born 23 June 1982) is a Welsh former professional snooker player, from the city of Newport.

Preece first appeared on the main tour in 2003, after a successful career as a junior; he held the record as the youngest winner of the World Amateur Championship in 1999, when he beat David Lilley 11–8 in the final.[1]

Career

Until 2009 his best runs were to the last 48 of tournaments, which he has achieved in the 2007 Welsh Open, 2007 China Open, 2007 UK Championship, and 2008 Shanghai Masters. He reached the last 32 of an event for the first time at the 2009 Welsh Open with victories over Peter Lines, Andrew Higginson and Stuart Bingham but was beaten 0–5 by Stephen Maguire. However the remainder of the 2008–09 season was poor and saw him in danger of dropping off the main tour, however he was awarded a wildcard from World Snooker which enabled him to compete on the tour for the 2009–10 season. However, he was unable to keep his place and so has slipped off the main tour.

2017 Paul Hunter Classic

After six years out of the professional game, Preece reached the last 16 at Q-School Event One in 2016, losing 2–4 to Chen Zhe, and the same stage at Event Two, where he was defeated 4–1 by John Astley. However, these performances were sufficient for him to finish third on the Q-School Order of Merit, and he thus earned a two-year card to compete again on the main tour.[2]

Preece won three matches in 2016 Shanghai Masters qualifying, but was denied a trip to China by David Gilbert losing out 5–2.

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournaments 1998/
99		 1999/
00		 2000/
01		 2001/
02		 2002/
03		 2003/
04		 2004/
05		 2006/
07		 2007/
08		 2008/
09		 2009/
10		 2016/
17		 2017/
18		 2019/
20
Ranking[3][nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] [nb 2] [nb 3] 64 55 66 [nb 3] 79 [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Riga Masters Tournament Not Held A LQ 2R
International Championship Tournament Not Held A 1R A
China Championship Tournament Not Held NR 1R A
English Open Tournament Not Held 3R 2R A
World Open[nb 4] A A A A A LQ A LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A
Northern Ireland Open Tournament Not Held 1R 1R A
UK Championship A A A A A LQ A LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R 1R A
Scottish Open[nb 5] A A A A A LQ Tournament Not Held 2R 1R A
European Masters[nb 6] A Not Held A A LQ A LQ NR Not Held A 1R A
German Masters Tournament Not Held LQ LQ A
World Grand Prix Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ
Welsh Open A A A A A LQ A 1R LQ 2R LQ 1R 2R A
Shoot-Out Tournament Not Held 1R 2R A
Players Championship Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ
Gibraltar Open Tournament Not Held A 1R A
Tour Championship Tournament Not Held DNQ
World Championship LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters A A A LQ LQ WD A A LQ A A A A A
Former ranking tournaments
British Open A A A A A LQ A Tournament Not Held
Irish Masters Tournament Not Held A LQ A NR Tournament Not Held
Northern Ireland Trophy Tournament Not Held LQ LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
Bahrain Championship Tournament Not Held LQ Tournament Not Held
Shanghai Masters Tournament Not Held LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R NR
Paul Hunter Classic[nb 7] Tournament Not Held Pro-am Event A 2R NR
Indian Open Tournament Not Held LQ 1R NH
China Open A A A A Not Held A WR LQ LQ LQ LQ 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 Heldmeans an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
PA / Pro-am Eventmeans an event is/was a pro-am event.
  1. ↑ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 He was an amateur.
  3. 1 2 3 New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
  4. ↑ The event was called the LG Cup (2003/2004), and the Grand Prix (2004/2005–2009/2010)
  5. ↑ The event was called the Players Championship (2003/2004)
  6. ↑ The event was called the Irish Open (1998/1999), European Open (2001/2002–2003/2004), and the Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008)
  7. ↑ The event was called the Grand Prix Fürth (2004/2005) and the Fürth German Open (2006/2007)

Career finals

Pro-am finals: 1 (1 title)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2000 Pontins Spring Open Scotland Scott MacKenzie 7–4

Amateur finals: 4 (3 titles)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 1998 EBSA European Under-19 Snooker Championships Northern Ireland Sean O'Neill 7–3
Runner-up 1. 1999 EBSA European Under-19 Snooker Championships Netherlands Gerrit bij de Leij 3–6
Winner 2. 1999 Welsh Amateur Championship Wales Milton Davies 8–7
Winner 3. 1999 IBSF World Snooker Championship England David Lilley 11–8

References

  1. ↑ "Chris Turner's Snooker Archive – Records". 2008. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
  2. ↑ "Q School Order of Merit 2015/2016 - snooker.org". www.snooker.org. Archived from the original on 22 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
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