Billy Joe Castle (born 14 July 1992 in
Marchwood,
Hampshire
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) is an English professional
snooker
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player.
Career
In May 2017, Castle came through
Q-School
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by winning six matches to earn a two-year card on the
World Snooker Tour for the
2017–18 and
2018–19 seasons. Prior to this Castle appeared in the 2015
English Amateur Championship
The English Amateur Championship, an annual snooker competition, is the highest-ranking and most prestigious amateur event in England. It is also the oldest and longest-running snooker tournament in the world, having been established in 1916, a ...
final, losing 6–10 to Michael Rhodes. In 2017 he won the tournament by defeating
David Lilley
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10–8.
Performance and rankings timeline
Career finals
Amateur finals: 3 (2 titles)
References
External links
Billy Castleat ''worldsnooker.com''
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English snooker players
Living people
1992 births
People from New Forest District
Sportspeople from Hampshire